Twenty Thousand Hertz
Dallas Taylor
Twenty Thousand Hertz
Dallas Taylor
Wednesday 24 March 2021 : The melodic fanfare that introduces every 20th Century Fox movie was first composed almost a hundred years ago. Since then, it's become one...
Wednesday 10 March 2021 : The Long-Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, was developed for the military for long-range communication at sea. But this ear-splitting device...
Wednesday 24 February 2021 : Since its introduction in 2003, the McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle has become one of the most recognizable melodies in the...
Wednesday 27 January 2021 : What is sound, on a fundamental level? How did animals evolve to hear? And what happens when you go faster than sound itself? In this...
Wednesday 13 January 2021 : Synesthesia is a neurological condition where one sensory experience gets combined with another, meaning someone might hear sounds when they...
Friday 08 January 2021 : A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Subscribe now. Learn more...
Wednesday 16 December 2020 : After composer Eric Whitacre finished Virtual Choir number 5 in 2018, he thought the project might be done for good. But 2020 was just...
Wednesday 09 December 2020 : Alan Lomax believed that the culture of poor Americans was important and worthy of saving. So he spent decades traveling the American South...
Wednesday 02 December 2020 : Sci-fi and fantasy creators often use constructed languages (or conlangs) to help us believe that the characters come from ancient times or...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : We've all heard the iconic recordings from the Apollo missions. But how exactly does NASA manage to run live audio between Earth and the...
Wednesday 11 November 2020 : Technology has the power to transform the way our world sounds. It could even give us entirely new ways to experience our surroundings. In...
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : Sound surrounds us, even in the quietest moments. But depending on how we hear, the world can be a different auditory experience for each of...
Wednesday 21 October 2020 : For hundreds of years, composers have been using a specific four-note melody to evoke death. It's appeared in dozens of famous movies, and...
Wednesday 14 October 2020 : People with perfect or "absolute" pitch hear every single sound as precise musical notes. Is this extraordinary talent a blessing or a...
Wednesday 07 October 2020 : When you imagine the sound of a dinosaur, you probably think of a scene from the Jurassic Park movies. How do sound designers make these...
Wednesday 30 September 2020 : In less than two years, Napster became a global sensation... and then record labels and multi-platinum artists brought it crashing down. But...
Wednesday 16 September 2020 : Musicians like Justin Timberlake, Adele, Björk and Rod Stewart have all had surgery to treat vocal nodes. Nodes are so widely discussed,...
Wednesday 02 September 2020 : Using artificial intelligence, someone can make an algorithm that sounds just like you. And then they can say... whatever they want you to...
Wednesday 19 August 2020 : When writer Paige Towers moved to one of the loudest cities in the world, she found herself overcome with anxiety and depression. She came...
Wednesday 05 August 2020 : The Netflix ta-dum sound has quickly become one of the most iconic sound logos of our generation. I bet you can hear it in your head right...
Saturday 01 August 2020 : The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Subscribe now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Wednesday 22 July 2020 : Join Dallas and the McElroy brothers (hosts of My Brother, My Brother and Me) as they compete to see which brother has the best ear. We...
Wednesday 08 July 2020 : Broadway’s award-winning, record-breaking, smash hit, Hamilton, is a musical unlike any other. In this special episode, we have...
Wednesday 24 June 2020 : Can you steal from yourself? Can you copyright a mood? We look back on some important copyright cases that could have an impact on the...
Wednesday 10 June 2020 : Most western music is built on the same 12 notes. Sometimes the arrangement of those notes sounds similar, which raises the question: Theft...
Twenty Thousand Hertz
Dallas Taylor
#118 | 20th Century Fox
The melodic fanfare that introduces every 20th Century Fox movie was first composed almost a hundred years ago. Since then, it's become one...
#117 | The Deterrent Tone
The Long-Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, was developed for the military for long-range communication at sea. But this ear-splitting device...
#116 | I'm Lovin' It
Since its introduction in 2003, the McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle has become one of the most recognizable melodies in the...
#115 | Sound 101 with Bill Nye
What is sound, on a fundamental level? How did animals evolve to hear? And what happens when you go faster than sound itself? In this...
#114 | Synesthesia
Synesthesia is a neurological condition where one sensory experience gets combined with another, meaning someone might hear sounds when they...
Introducing Twenty Thousand Hertz
A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Subscribe now. Learn more...
#113 | Sing Gently
After composer Eric Whitacre finished Virtual Choir number 5 in 2018, he thought the project might be done for good. But 2020 was just...
#112 | Sounds Worth Saving
Alan Lomax believed that the culture of poor Americans was important and worthy of saving. So he spent decades traveling the American South...
#111 | Conlang
Sci-fi and fantasy creators often use constructed languages (or conlangs) to help us believe that the characters come from ancient times or...
#110 | Space Audity
We've all heard the iconic recordings from the Apollo missions. But how exactly does NASA manage to run live audio between Earth and the...
#109 | Sonic Utopia
Technology has the power to transform the way our world sounds. It could even give us entirely new ways to experience our surroundings. In...
#108 | Sound and Silence
Sound surrounds us, even in the quietest moments. But depending on how we hear, the world can be a different auditory experience for each of...
#107 | Dies Irae
For hundreds of years, composers have been using a specific four-note melody to evoke death. It's appeared in dozens of famous movies, and...
#106 | Perfect Pitch
People with perfect or "absolute" pitch hear every single sound as precise musical notes. Is this extraordinary talent a blessing or a...
#105 | Tyrannosaurus FX
When you imagine the sound of a dinosaur, you probably think of a scene from the Jurassic Park movies. How do sound designers make these...
#104 | Napster
In less than two years, Napster became a global sensation... and then record labels and multi-platinum artists brought it crashing down. But...
#103 | Vocal Discords
Musicians like Justin Timberlake, Adele, Björk and Rod Stewart have all had surgery to treat vocal nodes. Nodes are so widely discussed,...
#102 | Deepfake Dallas
Using artificial intelligence, someone can make an algorithm that sounds just like you. And then they can say... whatever they want you to...
#101 | The City That Never Sleeps
When writer Paige Towers moved to one of the loudest cities in the world, she found herself overcome with anxiety and depression. She came...
#100 | Ta-dum! It's Netflix
The Netflix ta-dum sound has quickly become one of the most iconic sound logos of our generation. I bet you can hear it in your head right...
Introducing Twenty Thousand Hertz
The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Subscribe now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
#99 | McElroys, Mysteries and Me
Join Dallas and the McElroy brothers (hosts of My Brother, My Brother and Me) as they compete to see which brother has the best ear. We...
#98 | Hamilton Remix
Broadway’s award-winning, record-breaking, smash hit, Hamilton, is a musical unlike any other. In this special episode, we have...
#97 | Stop... Collaborate & Listen
Can you steal from yourself? Can you copyright a mood? We look back on some important copyright cases that could have an impact on the...
#96 | Copyrights & Wrongs
Most western music is built on the same 12 notes. Sometimes the arrangement of those notes sounds similar, which raises the question: Theft...
