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Twenty Thousand Hertz

A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interes

Episodes

Total: 208

The world of sound is full of great stories. To get in touch with your sonic world, follow Twenty Th

Tournament of Champions

2023/12/13

For our fourth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, we pitted the winners from the past three years again

Tune Tech

2023/11/29

From electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only possible th

Headphone Handbook

2023/11/15

The world of headphones is a deep rabbit hole. With thousands of options and endless technical jargo

Sounds That Sell

2023/11/1

Since the earliest days of commercial radio, companies have been using sound to worm their way into

Auto-Tone

2023/10/18

The sound of a roaring combustion engine is a fixture of modern life. But as electric vehicles becom

Wilhelm Scream Remix

2023/10/4

For more than seventy years now, filmmakers have been using and reusing a particular scream. Without

Wilhelm Screamix

2023/10/4

For more than seventy years now, filmmakers have been using and reusing a particular scream. Without

Subtitles: On

2023/9/20

In recent years, the dialogue in movies and TV shows has gotten harder and harder to understand. No

Mangini's Moments

2023/9/6

Mark Mangini is one of the most prolific sound designers of all time. He’s been credited on over 150

The Voice Inside

2023/8/23

Many of us talk to ourselves in our heads pretty much all day long. But it turns out that there are

The original Zelda game featured three melodies that would come to define the franchise: the Secret

Zelda: A Beep to the Past

2023/7/26

Music is a quintessential part of the Zelda series. And some of Zelda’s most iconic melodies go all

The history of recorded sound stretches back over a hundred and fifty years, starting with a device

Seventh-Inning Stretch

2023/6/7

Baseball fan or not, there’s one song that virtually every American knows… or at least, we think we

Vocal Stratosphere

2023/5/24

Our vocal system is incredibly complex. What we call “the voice” starts with very precise movements

Songbugs

2023/5/10

Why do bugs make the sounds they do? And how do they make them? In this episode, we explore the un-b

Breathe Deep

2023/4/28

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, we’ve revamped one of the most personal episodes we’ve ev

The Spatial Race

2023/4/19

 In the 1960s, stereo sound revolutionized the music industry. But it turns out, a pioneering engine

Found In Translation

2023/4/12

Have you ever seen something so cute that you just wanted to squeeze it? Have you ever felt sleepy a