Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
1
Yahoo! The Yodel Heard Around the World
How a cowboy’s yodel became Yahoo’s signature sound.
23 min
2
Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo’s 8-Bit Masterpiece
30 min
3
Sound Off: Pinball Pings, Borrowed Melodies & A...
The second collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
27 min
4
Mixing Madison Square Garden for Vulfpeck’s Big...
Behind the faders at a legendary music venue.
36 min
5
The Music of Jeopardy! From a Lullaby to $100,0...
The evolution of Jeopardy’s unforgettable theme song.
22 min
6
Sound Off: Siren Calls, Medical Melodies & Miss...
The first collection of listener-produced stories from our Sound Off competition.
28 min
7
I interviewed 5 other Dallas Taylors and things...
An odyssey into the power of names.
41 min
8
Mix Notes: Dumb Farts, Alien Crickets & Junkyar...
Hollywood’s sound masters share their best sonic stories.
26 min
9
The Deaf Composer: How Beethoven wrote music he...
The fact and fiction around one of the greatest composers in history.
26 min
10
The Sonic Brand Makeover We Didn’t Know We Needed
How Switched on Pop changed their theme music after 400 episodes.
39 min
11
Inside Apple: Sonic Accessibility
How accessible design benefits everyone.
30 min
12
“In a World…” The epic evolution of movie trailers
The trends and tropes of movie marketing.
21 min
13
“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that cha...
The incredible story behind a single line of dialogue in Halo.
41 min
14
Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “...
Hearing the universe through data sonification.
32 min
15
Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the...
The rise and fall of the Boom Car phenomenon.
26 min
16
Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of Earworms
How to keep radio listeners hooked.
32 min
17
Sound Pro Smackdown: Guess That Sound! w/ 3 ind...
Three audio pros go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
41 min
18
Dog Translation Guide: Decoding Barks, Howls, &...
How to decode your dog’s barks, growls, and wags.
37 min
19
Cat Translation Guide: Decoding Meows, Purrs, &...
How to decode your cat’s meows, chirrups, and chitters.
36 min
20
The Voices of Bluey w/ Uncle Stripe
The voices and real-life inspiration behind the hit series.
25 min
21
The Organic Sound of Bluey w/ Sound Designer Da...
The organic sound design of the hit series.
27 min
22
"Blah, blah, blah" and the Ungooglable Phrase
A linguistic deep dive into nonsensical phrases.
24 min
23
Lofi Girl: The story behind 📚 beats to relax/st...
How Lofi became the go-to genre for studying and relaxing.
28 min
24
How Doctors Listen: A sonic journey through the...
What sound can tell doctors about our health.
23 min
25
The Sound of Apple: Marimbas, Radars & Reflections
The design genius behind Apple’s ringtones, alarms, and more.
23 min