Twenty Thousand Hertz

Twenty Thousand Hertz is an independent podcast about "the world’s most interesting sounds".[1] Episodes are published every other Monday.

Twenty Thousand Hertz
Presentation
Hosted byDallas Taylor
UpdatesBiweekly
Production
ProductionDefacto Sound
No. of episodes83
Publication
Original release2016-10-31 – present
Website20k.org

Overview

The show's title refers to highest frequency that can be perceived within the human hearing range (without hearing loss). It grew out of host Dallas Taylor's admiration for the podcast 99% Invisible and a desire to hear more stories like the ones they produced about audio design.[2] The show is hosted and produced by Dallas Taylor and the writer of the episode, with help from Sam Schneble.

Though the audio production company Defacto Sound, which is owned by Taylor, is the production headquarters for Twenty Thousand Hertz, he has said that the podcast is not intended as content marketing.[2] Instead of focusing on the industry of sound design exclusively, episodes focus on a variety of topics related to sound. The podcast has covered topics such as the THX Deep Note, misophonia, the Voyager Golden Record[3], ASMR, and advertising jingles.

Doug Fabrizio of KUER-FM says the show, "challenges listeners to refine their sense of hearing."[4]

Reception

Twenty Thousand Hertz won a 2019 Webby People's Voice Award for Best Original Music / Sound Design.[5][6]

Episodes of Twenty Thousand Hertz have been featured on the Radiotopia productions 99% Invisible[7][8] and The Allusionist.[9]

In 2017, OZY listed Twenty Thousand Hertz as one of "4 Podcasts that'll Make You Wish Your Commute Were Longer."[10]

In 2018, a crossover episode called "Theater of the Mind" was produced with the podcast Imaginary Worlds,[11] which explored the history of radio dramas.

References
  1. "What's that sound?". The Daily Star. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  2. "Twenty Thousand Hertz mixes sound design and storytelling for a fantastic podcast". Discover Pods. 2017-08-16. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. "The Voyager Golden Record deconstructed on the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast". Boing Boing. 2019-04-22. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  4. Fabrizio, Doug. "Twenty Thousand Hertz". radiowest.kuer.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "Twenty Thousand Hertz -- The Webby Awards". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. Liao, Shannon (2019-04-23). "Here are all the winners of the 2019 Webby Awards". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  7. "NBC Chimes: Behind the Scenes with the First Trademarked Sound". 99% Invisible. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  8. "Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!". 99% Invisible. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  9. "Allusionist 63: Evolution of Accents". The Allusionist. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  10. Pathak, Sushmita (2017-09-10). "4 Podcasts That'll Make You Wish Your Commute Were Longer". OZY. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  11. "Theater for the Mind". Imaginary Worlds. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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