Twenty Thousand Hertz

Twenty Thousand Hertz is a podcast about "the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds".[1] Episodes are published every other Wednesday.

Twenty Thousand Hertz
Presentation
Hosted byDallas Taylor
UpdatesBiweekly
Production
ProductionDefacto Sound
No. of episodes114
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.

In 2018, a crossover episode called "Theater of the Mind" was produced with the podcast Imaginary Worlds,[4] which explored the history of radio dramas.

In May 2020, host Dallas Taylor gave a TED Talk titled "What silence can teach you about sound."[5] The talk discussed John Cage's composition 4'33", a topic which had previously been explored in an episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz.[6]

In August 2020, the podcast joined the TED podcast network.[7][8]

In September 2020, following a Twenty Thousand Hertz episode about audio deepfakes, host Dallas Taylor was featured in a segment of NPR's Here & Now, discussing the topic.[9][10]

In October 2020, host Dallas Taylor was featured in an episode of the TED Radio Hour titled "Sound and Silence," which drew from his TED Talk.[11]

In November 2020, Dallas Taylor was featured in an episode of the Popular Science podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, discussing the use of animals noises in sound design.[12]

Reception

Twenty Thousand Hertz won the 2019 Webby People's Voice Award for Best Original Music / Sound Design.[13][14]

The podcast also won the 2020 Webby Award for Science & Education, as well as the People's Voice Award for Science & Education.[15]

Twenty Thousand Hertz was featured in Esquire's list of "The 63 Best Podcasts You Can Listen To In 2020," as well as Discover Pods "The 71 Best Podcasts of 2020."[16][17]

In a review for 34th Street Magazine, reviewer Caylen David writes, "Twenty Thousand Hertz presents the stories of iconic sound designs in a creative way that keeps listeners wanting more. Give it a listen—you might find that the journey to create pop culture's greatest sounds is more interesting than the finished product."[18]

Episodes of Twenty Thousand Hertz have been featured on the Radiotopia productions 99% Invisible[19][20] and The Allusionist.[21]

In 2017, OZY listed Twenty Thousand Hertz as one of "4 Podcasts that'll Make You Wish Your Commute Were Longer."[22]

Doug Fabrizio of KUER-FM says the show "challenges listeners to refine their sense of hearing."[23]

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. "Theater for the Mind". Imaginary Worlds. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  5. "What silence can teach you about sound". TED.com. May 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  6. "4'33"". 20k.org. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  7. "r/20k - After 4 years, 99 episodes, multiple Webby Awards, and over 18 million downloads... we're joining TED! AMA!". reddit. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  8. "Twenty Thousand Hertz Joins TED Family of Podcasts". Pressparty. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  9. "Deepfake Dallas". 20k.org. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  10. "Can We Believe Our Ears? Experts Say To Heed Caution As Audio Deep Fake Technology Advances". wbur.org. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  11. "Sound And Silence". NPR.org. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  12. "Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you're allergic to it. One astronaut did". popsci.com. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  13. "Twenty Thousand Hertz -- The Webby Awards". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  14. 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.
  15. "Twenty Thousand Hertz". winners.webbyawards.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  16. Nicholson, Tom (2020-12-07). "The 63 Best Podcasts You Can Listen To In 2020". esquire.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  17. "The 71 Best Podcasts of 2020". discoverpods.com. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  18. David, Caylen (2020-12-11). "Sound Design Matters: A Review of the 'Twenty Thousand Hertz' Podcast". 34st.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  19. "NBC Chimes: Behind the Scenes with the First Trademarked Sound". 99% Invisible. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  20. "Classic Cartoon Sound Effects!". 99% Invisible. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  21. "Allusionist 63: Evolution of Accents". The Allusionist. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  22. 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.
  23. Fabrizio, Doug. "Twenty Thousand Hertz". radiowest.kuer.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
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