Decibels! Voices that shatter glass! Loudest concert records! We're pumping the trivia jam this week with intriguing facts about volume and sound. The 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano holds the record of being the loudest event in human history, but is it possible to fully comprehend a volume of that magnitude? Blast that car radio and tune in for a twi ... Show More
Dec 20
305: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #61
Sorry not sorry, Wise Men, because we're bringing the hefty gift of trivia! So let's close this year out with some epic quizzes. Get ready for a full course meal of hilarious fast food fails and flops. Play Karen's double-syllable lightning round word game, and what's the actual ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2024
Hearing the Unheard: How Nature’s Quiet Can Help You Hear What Anxiety Drowns Out
In this Monday night meditation class, we delve into the concept of listening and silence amidst the constant noise of modern life, especially during the election season. Today’s discussion touches on the various sources of human-made noise and their impact on inner peace, the va ... Show More
35m 40s
Feb 2024
High Adventure and The Whistler
This week's hour of radio drama begins with High Adventure. We'll hear Sideshow, its broadcast from June 18, 1950. (30:00) Our final story is Death In Sixteen Millimeter, the July 17, 1949, episode of The Whistler. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/rr1 ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2025
Listener Stories 2025 (Bronze): Siren Calls & Medical Melodies
Twenty Thousand Hertz is proud to present the first collection from our Listener Stories competition, featuring six bite-sized pieces written and produced entirely by our audience. From the dawn of recording to the sonic secrets of thunder, from mythic sirens to melodic medicine, ... Show More
31m 2s
Aug 2024
Krakatoa!
The awesome, brutal power of the Krakatoa eruption, which had the explosive force of a 200-megatonne bomb, killed more than 36,000 people and cooled the entire Earth by an average of 0.6°C.
Curiously, Krakatoa is not the most powerful volcanic eruption in history, but it is perh ... Show More
11m 45s