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Twenty Thousand Hertz

Sound Off: Siren calls, medical melodies & missing frequencies

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Twenty Thousand Hertz is proud to present the first short story collection from our Sound Off competition, featuring six bite-sized pieces written and produced entirely by our listeners. From the dawn of recording to the sonic secrets of thunder, from mythic sirens to melodic medicine, this Bronze Collection offers a first taste of the breadth and originality of these incredible stories. Subscribe on ⁠YouTube⁠⁠ to be the first to see our new video episodes. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠mystery.20k.org⁠. Explore Defacto Sound's work at defactosound.com, and click the ⁠Contact Form⁠ to get in touch. Follow Dallas on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, and ⁠LinkedIn⁠. Join our community on ⁠Reddit⁠ and follow us on ⁠Facebook⁠. Visit ⁠sonos.com⁠ to learn about the Sonos Ace headphones and more. Visit openphone.com/20k for 20% of your first 6 months. Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at ⁠indeed.com/hertz⁠. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at ⁠shopify.com/20k⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

In the nine years since 20,000 Hertz began, I've told some of the most fascinating sound stories I could find,

0:05.8

and doing it only with sound. But there have always been a few stories I've held back on,

0:11.0

not because they weren't amazing, but because these stories needed to be seen. Well, now's the time.

0:18.5

Next week, on June 25th, 20,000 Hertz is expanding into a brand new, ongoing video series on my YouTube channel.

0:25.6

These are rich, deep stories that bring you behind the scenes of the world's most iconic sounds,

0:31.6

with a level of access I've never seen before.

0:33.6

I've been filming across the country in studios, theme parks, live events, and some

0:39.2

unusual places you might not expect, and all of it is coming to my YouTube channel,

0:43.8

dallas taylor.mp3. Now, don't worry, 20,000 Hertz the podcast, this one that you know and

0:49.7

love will still be right here, telling highly crafted stories. But now, there will be an entire series of video stories running alongside it.

0:57.3

Sometimes these might share the same source material,

1:00.0

but they go through entirely different pipelines that are designed for the platform they're in.

1:04.3

So if you go and subscribe right now, you'll be the very first to see it.

1:08.0

There's a direct link in the show notes.

1:09.9

I've been working on this for

1:11.0

years and we're only a few days away. I am beyond excited. Subscribe now and I'll see you soon.

1:17.9

Actually, um, I guess you'll be seeing me soon. So don't be startled, but I have a face.

1:25.3

This episode is sponsored by Sonos.

1:27.9

I've been using Sonos speakers throughout my home for over a decade.

1:31.9

I love the way that they wirelessly integrate with each other,

1:34.6

creating a fluid, unified system that sounds amazing.

1:38.2

So when I first tried out the new Sonos Ace headphones, I had high expectations.

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