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