# Listener Stories  2025 (Gold): Transit Tunes & Childhood Chimes

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Podcast: [Twenty Thousand Hertz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-thousand-hertz-1053394)
Published: 2025-09-10T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.20k.org/episodes/sound-off-2025-gold
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## Resource

We’re proud to present the winning entries from our Listener Stories competition: five listener-made shorts that rose to the very top. From clever tinnitus tonics to melodic subway signals, from mischievous church bells to a guitar that speaks in whispers, this Gold Collection is rich with emotion, originality, and sonic craft. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Visit quince.com/20k for free shipping on your order & 365 day returns. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at ⁠⁠⁠shopify.com/20k⁠⁠⁠. Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at ⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/hertz⁠⁠⁠. Visit ⁠⁠openphone.com/20k⁠⁠ for 20% of your first 6 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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