Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast

Twenty Thousand Hertz

The secrets, stories, and science behind what you hear.

The secrets, stories, and science behind what you hear.

 

#213

The Sonic Brand Makeover We Didn’t Know We Needed

After 10 years and 400 episodes, our friends at [Switched on Pop] (https://switchedonpop.c... more

16 Apr 2025

44 MINS

44:54

16 Apr 2025


#212

Inside Apple: Sonic Accessibility

If you want to know where the future of sound is headed, accessibility is a great place to... more

02 Apr 2025

36 MINS

36:10

02 Apr 2025


#211

“In a World…” The epic evolution of movie trailers

Movie trailers have changed dramatically over the decades, from the classic “Voice of God”... more

19 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:11

19 Mar 2025


#210

“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that changed Halo forever

In the late ‘90s, Brian Johnson and Brian Morden were suburban teenagers obsessed with vid... more

05 Mar 2025

46 MINS

46:35

05 Mar 2025


#209

Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “music”

What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists tra... more

19 Feb 2025

37 MINS

37:34

19 Feb 2025


#208

Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the streets

In the late '80s and early '90s, a seismic subculture shook the streets… literally. “Boom ... more

05 Feb 2025

32 MINS

32:03

05 Feb 2025


#207

Radio Station Jingles: 80 Years of Earworms

If you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, ov... more

22 Jan 2025

38 MINS

38:25

22 Jan 2025


#206

Sound Pro Smackdown: Guess That Sound! w/ 3 industry experts

For our fifth annual Mystery Sound Game Show, Dallas invited three friends from the world ... more

04 Dec 2024

47 MINS

47:26

04 Dec 2024


#205

Dog Translation Guide: Decoding Barks, Howls, & Growls

We all know that dogs are smart, sensitive creatures, but interpreting their vocalizations... more

20 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:42

20 Nov 2024


#204

Cat Translation Guide: Decoding Meows, Purrs, & Chirrups

Cats can be very vocal creatures, but the exact meaning and intention behind these sounds ... more

20 Nov 2024

41 MINS

41:44

20 Nov 2024


#203

The Voices of Bluey w/ Uncle Stripe

Despite Bluey’s enormous, global popularity, the cast and crew are a tight-knit family, of... more

23 Oct 2024

30 MINS

30:35

23 Oct 2024


#202

The Organic Sound of Bluey w/ Sound Designer Dan Brumm

Since its debut in 2018, Bluey has become one of the most popular and beloved TV shows of ... more

09 Oct 2024

33 MINS

33:04

09 Oct 2024


#201

"Blah, blah, blah" and the Ungooglable Phrase

“Blah, blah, blah” and “yada, yada, yada” have had plenty written about them. But there’s ... more

25 Sep 2024

30 MINS

30:20

25 Sep 2024