Live from New York, I’m Retired! SNL’s Sound Legend Signs Off

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Behind Saturday Night Live, there’s a small army of audio professionals making the whole thing sound effortless. In this episode, Dallas goes behind the scenes at Studio 8H to meet Robert Palladino, who’s mixed SNL for 40 years… and is about to do it one last time. Along the way, he gets an unprecedented look at how this legendary show is mixed, and talks to the new Production Mixer Fred Hedemark about stepping into Bobby’s shoes. Watch Dallas' trip to SNL on Youtube. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about Fred Hedemark’s work at audiofred.com. Find a therapist who takes your insurance at ⁠growtherapy.com/20k⁠. Get 3 months of free payroll at ⁠gusto.com/20k⁠. Visit ⁠⁠⁠quo.com/20k⁠⁠⁠ for 20% of your first 6 months of buisiness phone software. Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/hertz⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.0	You're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
1:11.8	The stories behind the world's most iconic and fascinating sounds.
1:17.4	I'm Dallas Taylor.
1:20.2	I am here at 30 Rock in New York City.
1:24.1	Last spring, I got to fulfill a lifelong dream of mine.
1:27.9	The home of NBC, the home of The Tonight Show, the home of Seth Myers.
1:32.7	I went to 30 Rockefeller Plaza and went backstage in Studio 8H.
1:38.2	And most famously, Saturday Night Live, and that's what I'm here for.
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