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Twenty Thousand Hertz

Aural Exam

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

For our second annual Mystery Sound competition, we’ve rounded up the 20 best sounds from the past year, and invited the hosts of Underunderstood to test their ears in a competitive guessing game. So bust out those Q-tips, turn up your headphones, and prepare to guess along as we find out who will be the ultimate Mystery Sound Champion. Follow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit. Subscribe to our Youtube channel here. Become a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Subscribe to Underunderstood wherever you get your podcasts. Get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp at betterhelp.com/20k. Visit zocdoc.com/hertz to download the Zocdoc app and sign up for free. Get your donation of up to $250 matched at givewell.org. Just select "Podcast" at checkout, then enter “Twenty Thousand Hertz.” Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/auralexam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.9

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0:11.1

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0:16.7

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0:20.9

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0:26.9

Slack.com slash DHQ. You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.

0:32.7

If you are a regular listener, then you're familiar with the mystery sound segment of our

0:39.4

show. But if you're not familiar, in the middle of each episode, we play a sound and ask

0:43.9

you to write in and tell us what you think it is. Now, to be honest, this whole thing

0:48.5

is just an excuse for us to engage with you. And drop some interesting factoids about

0:53.1

sounds that don't necessarily need a full episode. Plus, anyone who guesses it right is

0:58.2

entered to win a free, super soft 20k t-shirt. Now, once a year, we'd like to round up

1:03.4

the best mystery sounds from the past 12 months into kind of a game show. It allows you

1:07.9

to play along and catch up on any sounds you may have missed. It also gives me an opportunity

1:12.3

to take a break from reading scripts and be a little more casual and goofy. Most importantly,

1:17.1

though, it gives our team a well-deserved break going into the busy holiday season. Last

1:22.0

year, I had on the Maccoroi brothers, from the podcast My Brother, My Brother, and me.

1:26.4

In this year, we've invited the hosts of another great podcast called Under Understood. That's

1:31.0

Billy, Adrian, John, and Regina. You'll also hear from Casey, our supervising producer,

1:36.2

who will be keeping score. So without further ado, here's my friend Matt Baker, giving us the

1:40.4

best game show announcer voice he could muster.

1:44.2

Welcome to the second annual 20,000 Hertz Mystery Sound Extrabaganza. In this heated competition,

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