Hey listeners. A lot of people don't know this, but 20,000 Hertz was created because of a contest.

I had this idea for a podcast about sound for years. And then in 2016, the podcast network

Radiotopia announced something called PodQuest. It was an open call for people to submit trailers

for a story-driven podcast that they'd like to make. The winner would get to join

Radiotopia and make that show. Having that deadline motivated me to actually start 20,000 Hertz.

And while we didn't win PodQuest, I'm so thankful that it happened, because this show might not

even exist without it. Now, as a small indie team, we're not nearly as big as Radiotopia, but we do have a

sizable audience of thoughtful, passionate people. I know for a fact that we have some of the

greatest sound artists and storytellers on earth that listen to this podcast. And just like what

podcast did for me, I want to motivate you all to bring a story to life. That's why we're announcing

a special competition, which we're calling Soundoff. It's you all to bring a story to life. That's why we're announcing a special

competition, which we're calling Sound Off. It's your chance to craft a mini 20,000 Hertz episode

that'll be heard by over 100,000 people here on this feed. Specifically, we're looking

for fully produced stories that are roughly two to five minutes long and relate to sound

in one way or another. It can include anything, music, an interview, sound design, but it does need to be clean

and appropriate for all ages.

We'll count down the winning stories in a special episode this summer.

The top creator will get a private feedback session with our team, as well as $100 in credit

to the 20,000 Hertz store.

For more details and to submit,

visit 20k.org slash soundoff. Submissions close on May 7th, so start working on your story now.

Again, that's 20k.org slash soundoff. There's also a link in the show notes.

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