Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
1
The Sound of Fallout: From Iconic Games to Pres...
Crafting the immersive sonic world of Fallout.
39 min
2
Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's...
How Wicked’s audio team captured the astounding vocals live on-set.
29 min
3
The Secret Soundtracks of Movies & TV
The vintage grooves behind modern hits.
42 min
4
Inside Imagineering: How Sound Powers Disney Magic
The sonic secrets of Disney Imagineers.
23 min
5
Live from New York, I’m Retired! SNL’s Sound Le...
The chaos & craft of mixing SNL
33 min
6
The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band
30 min
7
Sound Off (Gold): Transit Tunes & Childhood Chimes
The winning stories from our listener-produced Sound Off competition.
25 min
8
Yahoo! The Yodel Heard Around the World
How a cowboy’s yodel became Yahoo’s signature sound.
23 min
9
Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo’s 8-Bit Masterpiece
30 min
10
Sound Off (Silver): Pinball Pings & Airport Aco...
The second collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
27 min
11
Mixing Madison Square Garden for Vulfpeck’s Big...
Behind the faders at a legendary music venue.
36 min
12
The Music of Jeopardy! From a Lullaby to $100,0...
The evolution of Jeopardy’s unforgettable theme song.
22 min
13
Sound Off (Bronze): Siren Calls & Medical Melodies
The first collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
28 min
14
I interviewed 5 other Dallas Taylors and things...
An odyssey into the power of names.
41 min
15
Mix Notes: Dumb Farts, Alien Crickets & Junkyar...
Hollywood’s sound masters share their best sonic stories.
26 min
16
The Deaf Composer: How Beethoven wrote music he...
The fact and fiction around one of the greatest composers in history.
26 min
17
The Sonic Brand Makeover We Didn’t Know We Needed
How Switched on Pop changed their theme music after 400 episodes.
39 min
18
Inside Apple: Sonic Accessibility
How accessible design benefits everyone.
30 min
19
“In a World…” The epic evolution of movie trailers
The trends and tropes of movie marketing.
21 min
20
“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that cha...
The incredible story behind a single line of dialogue in Halo.
41 min
21
Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “...
Hearing the universe through data sonification.
32 min
22
Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the...
The rise and fall of the Boom Car phenomenon.
26 min
23
Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of Earworms
How to keep radio listeners hooked.
32 min
24
Guess That Sound 2024: Sound Pro Smackdown
Three audio pros go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
41 min
25
Dog Translation Guide: Decoding Barks, Howls, &...
How to decode your dog’s barks, growls, and wags.
37 min