Twenty Thousand Hertz

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Hosted by Dallas and Dallas Taylor and Grace and Casey · Dallas Taylor

4.9from 6,206 ratings

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85Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
449
Episodes
75
Transcribed
6,206
Ratings
Bi-weekly
Cadence
2016
First episode
3M
YouTube views

About Twenty Thousand Hertz

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 (Still) Lovin' It: The McDonald's Jingle Saga Continues • The Art of Foley: Bringing Slimer & Batman to life • Tudum! The story behind the iconic Netflix sound • Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece • Inside Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Studios • A sonic journey through the Solar System • Mind the Gap: NYC & London’s iconic transit voices

Publisher
Dallas Taylor
Category
arts
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
1 Nov 2016
Latest episode
2 Nov 2026
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Latest episodes

75 of 449 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    10 Years of 20K! How It All Began

  2. 19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    How ​modern Music Supervisors ​craft the ​perfect Needle Drop

  3. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Needle Drops: How pop songs first started showing up in movies

Who has been a guest on Twenty Thousand Hertz

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Joanna Fang
  • Mark Kilborn
  • Jeffrey Brice
  • Tom Batoy
  • Franco Tortora

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views
2,863,595
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
4,246 ratings
Spotify
4.9 / 5
1,960 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

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Quality
95
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
94

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Who hosts Twenty Thousand Hertz?

Dallas and Dallas Taylor and Grace and Casey host the show. Published by Dallas Taylor.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does Twenty Thousand Hertz take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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