# Twenty Thousand Hertz Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/20k Official site: http://www.20k.org Author: Dallas Taylor Episodes: 240 ## Resource The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds. Whether you're a professional audio engineer with decades of experience, a fourth grader who loves sound and music, or anyone in between, Twenty Thousand Hertz will help unlock your sonic world… from the sound design secrets of hit movies, to the sonic craft of jingles and device sounds, to the forgotten backstories of classic theme songs, to linguistic mysteries, psychoacoustics, video game music, animal communication, and beyond. With moving human stories, immersive sound design, and the guiding voice of host Dallas Taylor, Twenty Thousand Hertz has grown into the world’s leading podcast about sound. New to the show? Start here: • I'm Lovin' It: How “Ba da ba ba ba” took over the world • The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life • Tudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound • The Legend of Zelda: A Beep to the Past • Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios • A sonic journey through the Solar System • Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394.md ## Episodes - [Age of Audio: The Inside Story of Podcasting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/age-of-audio-the-inside-story-of-podcasting) — 2026-05-18T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Poop Song Conspiracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-poop-song-conspiracy) — 2026-05-11T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Heartfelt Music of Bluey w/ Composer Joff Bush](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-heartfelt-music-of-bluey-w-composer-joff-bush) — 2026-05-04T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Acoustic Worlds of Radiolab Creator Jad Abumrad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-acoustic-worlds-of-radiolab-creator-jad-abumrad) — 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 - [He was deaf for 35 years + Listener Stories kickoff](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/he-was-deaf-for-35-years-listener-stories-kickoff) — 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 - [Harry Potter and the Sound Designer’s Stone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/harry-potter-and-the-sound-designer-s-stone) — 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 - [When Everything Stopped, He Started Listening](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/when-everything-stopped-he-started-listening) — 2026-02-23T11:00:00+00:00 - [The State of the 20K Multiverse™](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-state-of-the-20k-multiverse) — 2026-02-09T11:00:00+00:00 - [Doctor Who & The BBC Radiophonic Workshop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/doctor-who-the-bbc-radiophonic-workshop) — 2026-01-26T11:00:00+00:00 - [Butterfly in the Synth: Reading Rainbow’s Magical Theme Song](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/butterfly-in-the-synth-reading-rainbow-s-magical-theme-song) — 2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00 - [Auld Lang What? The surprising origins of the New Year’s song](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/auld-lang-what-the-surprising-origins-of-the-new-year-s-song) — 2025-12-31T11:00:00+00:00 - [Guess That Sound 2025: Youtube Channel Champs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/guess-that-sound-2025-youtube-channel-champs) — 2025-12-17T11:00:00+00:00 - [The Sound of Fallout: From Iconic Games to Prestige TV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-sound-of-fallout-from-iconic-games-to-prestige-tv) — 2025-12-03T11:00:00+00:00 - [Defying Gravity: The Audio Wizardry of Wicked's Live Vocals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/defying-gravity-the-audio-wizardry-of-wicked-s-live-vocals) — 2025-11-19T11:00:00+00:00 - [The Secret Soundtracks of Movies & TV](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-secret-soundtracks-of-movies-tv) — 2025-11-05T11:00:00+00:00 - [Inside Imagineering: How Sound Powers Disney Magic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/inside-imagineering-how-sound-powers-disney-magic) — 2025-10-22T10:00:00+00:00 - [Live from New York, I’m Retired! SNL’s Sound Legend Signs Off](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/live-from-new-york-i-m-retired-snl-s-sound-legend-signs-off) — 2025-10-08T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Nursery Rhyme That Ruined a Rock Band](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-nursery-rhyme-that-ruined-a-rock-band) — 2025-09-24T10:00:00+00:00 - [Listener Stories 2025 (Gold): Transit Tunes & Childhood Chimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/listener-stories-2025-gold-transit-tunes-childhood-chimes) — 2025-09-10T10:00:00+00:00 - [Yahoo! The Yodel Heard Around the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/yahoo-the-yodel-heard-around-the-world) — 2025-08-27T10:00:00+00:00 - [Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo’s 8-Bit Masterpiece](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/super-mario-bros-koji-kondo-s-8-bit-masterpiece) — 2025-08-13T10:00:00+00:00 - [Listener Stories 2025 (Silver): Pinball Pings & Airport Acoustics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/listener-stories-2025-silver-pinball-pings-airport-acoustics) — 2025-07-30T10:00:00+00:00 - [Mixing Madison Square Garden for Vulfpeck’s Biggest Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/mixing-madison-square-garden-for-vulfpeck-s-biggest-show) — 2025-07-16T10:00:00+00:00 - [The Music of Jeopardy! From a Lullaby to $100,000,000](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/the-music-of-jeopardy-from-a-lullaby-to-100-000-000) — 2025-07-02T10:00:00+00:00 - [Listener Stories 2025 (Bronze): Siren Calls & Medical Melodies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394/listener-stories-2025-bronze-siren-calls-medical-melodies) — 2025-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.