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