The Acoustic Worlds of Radiolab Creator Jad Abumrad

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  You're listening to 20,000 Hertz, the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.

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  I'm Dallas Taylor.

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  Over the last 10 years of 20,000 Hertz, we've explored sound from so many different angles,

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  from films and TV shows to history, brain science, and beyond.

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  But I would be remiss if we never covered the person

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  who I consider the most recognizable and interesting sound designer in podcasting.

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  I also think about this person as simply being one of the greatest sound designers in history.

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  And that's Jad Aboumarad, who I first knew as the creator of Radiolab.

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  You're listening to Radiolab from WNYC.

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  For years, Jad was Radiolab's main host, editor, sound designer, and composer.

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  And the way that he uses immersive sound to craft emotional, enlightening stories inspired the sound of 20,000 hertz.

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  But it's not just about inspiration.

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  20,000 hertz wouldn't exist without Jad Abumrad and Radiolab.

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  And here's why.

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  Unlike YouTube videos, Instagram, or TikTok, podcasts don't grow by going viral through an algorithm.

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  Instead, they often grow when a more popular podcast replays one of their episodes or features the host as a guest.

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  And back in 2011, Radiolab played an episode by a little show called 99% Invisible.

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  That boost helped 99PI expand into a huge success.

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  And then, years later, 99PI paid it forward by featuring 20,000 Hertz several times,

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  which I know is how many of you first heard us.

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