Twenty Thousand Hertz+

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

Design
Arts
Music Commentary
1
Sound Pro Smackdown!
Three audio pros go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
41 min
2
Dog Translation Guide
How to decode your dog’s barks, growls, and wags.
37 min
3
Cat Translation Guide
How to decode your cat’s meows, chirrups, and chitters.
36 min
4
The Voices of… BLUEY!!!
The voices and real-life inspiration behind the hit series.
25 min
5
The Sound of… BLUEY!!!
The organic sound design of the hit series.
27 min
6
"blah, blah, blah..."
A linguistic deep dive into nonsensical phrases.
24 min
7
Lofi Girl
How Lofi became the go-to genre for studying and relaxing.
28 min
8
Sonic Diagnosis
What sound can tell doctors about our health.
23 min
9
The Sound of Apple 2.0
The design genius behind Apple’s ringtones, alarms, and more.
23 min
10
The Sound of Apple 1.0
The design secrets behind Apple’s iconic sounds.
24 min
11
Listener Stories
A collection of six audience tales.
20 min
12
Nursery Rhymes
Once you listen, you’ll never hear nursery rhymes the same way again.
41 min
13
Silent Sea
The mysteries of aquatic sound, and the fight against underwater noise pollution.
22 min
14
TikTok’s Boom-Bling
The dog bark was a mistake.
20 min
15
Late Night
Mixing Seth Meyers
24 min
16
Untranslatable Words
Je ne say what?
26 min
17
Hans Zimmer's Remote Control
Bringing an alien world to life through sound.
44 min
18
Aural Obscura
You’ve gotta hear it to believe it.
25 min
19
All About That Bass
It’s time to bass the music
24 min
20
Industrial Musicals
A hidden world of showbiz…
28 min
21
Into the Huluverse
Take Me There.
23 min
22
Welcome to Twenty Thousand Hertz
A lovingly-crafted podcast about the amazing world of sound.
2 min
23
Tournament of Champions
Simply ear-resistible.
43 min
24
Tune Tech
Tech on me.
25 min
25
Headphone Handbook
Check your head(phones).
23 min