Twenty Thousand Hertz+
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
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MicroHertz: To the ISS!
20K visits the International Space Station
15 min
77
Sleight of Ear
Dallas reveals the tricks of the trade.
24 min
78
Breathe
A story from Dallas’ former life.
32 min
79
Relearning Boléro
Can we really trust our ears?
38 min
80
Ghosts in the (Hit) Machine
Inside the secretive world of ghostwriting and ghost producing.
27 min
81
Windows_Logon.wav
The death and rebirth of the Windows startup sound.
31 min
82
Ta-da! It’s Windows
Start me up.
26 min
83
Liquid Terror
The sound that haunts Hollywood.
24 min
84
Mind the Gap
Stand clear of the closing doors, please.
32 min
85
Hidden Hitmakers [Extended Cut]
Who writes the hits for the pop stars?
33 min
86
Happy Little Episode
How a soft-spoken, poofy-haired painter changed the world, one gentle word at a time.
41 min
87
Pirate Radio
How a group of scrappy radio pirates changed the course of music history.
33 min
88
Being Dallas Taylor
What’s in a name?
40 min
89
Sul Sul
The secrets of Simlish, the gibberish language of The Sims.
25 min
90
Aural Exam
The hosts of Underunderstood go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
37 min
91
HBO 2.0
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min
92
It's Not TV. It's HBO.
How HBO crafted two of the most iconic pieces of sonic branding in history.
23 min
93
Zzzzzzzzzzzrr...
If you live with a snorer, it can be tricky to roll out of bed after a night of little sleep.
40 min
94
Creature Speakers
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
95
Video(less) Games
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
96
Blind Sports
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min
97
Listening to the Movies
Hearing is believing.
27 min
98
Sonic Bubbles
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
99
Domestic Symphony
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
100
The Windsor Hum
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min