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Twenty Thousand Hertz — 242 episodes · page 2 of 3
Sonic Happiness: A guide to feeling better through sound
Shock Horror A: The origin of the dramatic “Dun, dun, duuun!”
Sleight of Ear: Behind the scenes w/ Dallas Taylor
Breathe: My Unexpected Journey
Relearning Boléro: How our brains rewrite the sounds we hear
Ghosts in the Hit Machine: The secrets of musical ghostwriters
Why Windows Got Rid of Startup Sounds
Ta-da! The history of Windows’ classic startup sounds
The Waterphone: Hollywood’s spookiest sound effect
Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices
Hidden Hitmakers: The unsung heroes behind pop’s biggest hits
Happy Little Episode: The soothing voice of Bob Ross
Pirate Radio: Britain’s AM rebels of the ’60s
Being Dallas Taylor: Meeting my name twins
Sul Sul! Behind the gibberish language of The Sims
Guess That Sound 2021: Underunderstood
The Static Angel: How HBO perfected its sonic identity
It’s Not TV: Behind HBO’s legendary sounds
One simple trick scientists say will stop snoring
Creature Speakers: The art of voicing monsters
How blind gamers are changing the world of video games
Sports Without Sight: The sound-driven world of blind athletes
Sound Cinema: Experiencing film through audio description
Sonic Bubbles: Escaping noise, but at what cost?
Domestic Symphony: Why your dryer has a theme song
The mysterious “Windsor Hum” is finally solved!
The Buzzer: Are there secret spy messages on the radio?
Stay Tuned: The new voices of the Looney Tunes
Inside the Foley Prop Room: Frozen, Jurassic Park & more
The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life
Leaky Pipeline: The fight that revolutionized cinema sound
Auditory Icons: Credit card beeps to driverless car melodies
Progression Obsession: Pop music’s most used chord changes
SM7: The mic that shaped sound and culture
The Sound of Minecraft: A melancholy masterpiece w/ C418
20th Century Fox Fanfare: A family legacy
Sonic Weapons: How “sound cannons” are used for control
I'm Lovin’ It: How “Ba da ba ba ba” took over the world
The Physics of Sound w/ Bill Nye the Science Guy
Seeing Sounds, Tasting Names: The world of synesthesia
Sing Gently: Singing together, even when apart
The Song Hunter: How Alan Lomax saved the sounds of America
From Klingon to Dothraki: How sci-fi languages shape worlds
Space Audity: The challenges of space communication
Sonic Utopia: Can we build a better sounding world?
The Cyborg, The Scientist, and the Death of Silence
Dies Irae: The death melody haunting Hollywood
Perfect Pitch: Unlocking Jacob Collier’s musical brilliance
Tyrannosaurus FX: What dinosaurs really sounded like
Napster: How free music broke the industry
Vocal Discords: When nodules silence singers
Deepfake Dallas: How AI learned to speak like me
The Weight of Noise: One writer’s struggle in New York City
Tudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound
Guess That Sound 2020: My Brother, My Brother & Me
Hamilton’s Sonic Secrets: Behind the Broadway phenomenon
Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Can you copyright a vibe?
Copyrights & Wrongs: Musical Inspiration vs. Plagiarism
Makin’ Whoopee: The hilarious history & science of fart sounds
Pew Pew! The making of Star Wars’ iconic sounds
That’s All Folks! Mel Blanc’s curtain call
What’s Up, Doc? Mel Blanc and the magic of Looney Tunes
Twenty Parts Per Thousand: Designing with smell
Cremona: Saving the world’s most prized violin sounds
Satanic Panic: Backwards messages and '80s hysteria
Noise “R” Us: The evolution of noisy toys
Good Vibes: Unlocking music’s hidden power over your brain
4’33”: John Cage’s revolutionary “silent” musical piece
The Seinfeld theme song w/ Composer Jonathan Wolff
Sonic Wonderland: The world’s most incredible sounding places
Historically Speaking: How language & accent shape your brain
Vroom Vroom: The symphony of high-performance engines
Baby Shark: From summer camp song to viral earworm
Virtual Choir: 8,000 Voices, One Song
The Price is Right: The drama behind TV’s catchiest theme song
The Loudness War: Can streaming finally end it?
The [COMPRESSED] history of music mastering
You’ve Got Mail: The voice behind AOL
From Spinal Tap to The Simpsons: Voice acting w/ Harry Shearer
Hear Here: The messy history of architectural acoustics
What makes Stradivarius violins so special?
808: The drum machine that changed music forever
Soundmarks: AT&T, United Airlines, and inventive sonic branding
Deaf Gain: The promise and controversy of cochlear implants
Plants That Listen (and some that sing)
Sonic Illusions: Can you really trust your ears?
Mother of Dragons(sounds): Game of Thrones’ bittersweet sounds
Sound Escapes: Nature’s untouched soundtrack
The Voyager Golden Record: Humanity’s message to the cosmos
Bird Translation Guide: Decoding Tweets, Hoots, & Warbles
Phone Tones: The hidden language of phone number beeps
The Booj: The secret sound formula behind blockbuster trailers
Dining on Decibels: Why are restaurants so noisy?
Do Not Disturb: The unseen impacts of alarms and alerts
Blue! 42! How helmet radio changed the NFL
Silence: Dispatches from the quietest place on Earth
A sonic journey through the Solar System
Boots ’n Cats: The scientific secrets of beatboxing
Being George Clooney: Dubbing Hollywood celebrities
The Xbox Startup Sound: Crafting a console classic