Twenty Thousand Hertz+

The stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Hosted by Sound Designer Dallas Taylor, Twenty Thousand Hertz unlocks the stories, secrets and science behind what you hear.

Whether you’re a professional audio engineer with decades of experience, a fourth grader who loves sound and music, or anyone in between, you’ll find something to love: the sound design secrets of hit movies, the forgotten backstories of classic theme songs, the sonic craft of jingles and device sounds, linguistic mysteries, psychoacoustics, video game music, animal communication, and beyond. With moving human stories, immersive sound design, and non-stop ear candy, Twenty Thousand Hertz has grown into the world’s leading podcast about sound. 

New to the show? Start here:

• I'm Lovin' It: How “Ba da ba ba ba” took over the world

• The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life

• Tudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound

• The Legend of Zelda: A Beep to the Past

• Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios

• A sonic journey through the Solar System

• Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
76
Guess That Sound 2022: Endless Thread
Stop, hey, what’s that sound?
50 min
77
TikTalk Update
The Kat is out of the bag.
7 min
78
Talkin’ Turkey
We explore the rich sonic world of a North American bird
14 min
79
Synth Showdown: Digital vs. Analog
A new foe has appeared!
22 min
80
Synth Showdown: Moog vs. Buchla
Round one. Fight!
23 min
81
MicroHertz: Halloween Hertz
Dallas takes on a spooky sound challenge
16 min
82
A Thousand Words: Audio description for all!
Do you see what I hear?
27 min
83
MicroHertz: Origin Story
How did Twenty Thousand Hertz get here?
17 min
84
The Booj Strikes Back: Why all modern trailers ...
How to turn your trailers up to 11.
24 min
85
MicroHertz: Trailers Through the Decades
How the structure and sound of movie trailers evolved through the years.
17 min
86
The weird, wild world of 1-900 numbers
The rise and fall of 900 numbers.
34 min
87
MicroHertz: Unsolved Sonic Mysteries
Strange and unexplained sounds throughout history
18 min
88
Tokyo Rose: World War II’s most controversial ...
How a Japanese-American radio host became one of the most despised voices of World War II.
24 min
89
TikTalk: The woman who sued TikTok for using h...
Meet the voices of TikTok.
28 min
90
MicroHertz: Scary Sounds/Silly Sounds
Dallas shares the scariest and silliest sounds
17 min
91
The sonic secrets behind Ted Lasso
The winning sound design behind Ted Lasso.
30 min
92
MicroHertz: Ask Dallas
Dallas answers listener questions
16 min
93
Sonic Happiness: A guide to feeling better thro...
Practical tips for making your world sound better so that you feel better.
42 min
94
MicroHertz: Twenty Thousand Tunes
The composer behind the music of this show.
16 min
95
Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Du...
Dun dun duuun!
27 min
96
MicroHertz: To the ISS!
20K visits the International Space Station
15 min
97
Sleight of Ear: Behind the scenes w/ Dallas Ta...
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min
98
Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
99
Relearning Boléro: How our brains rewrite the ...
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
100
Ghosts in the Hit Machine: The secrets of music...
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min