Listener Stories 2026 (Gold): Protest Pop & Birthday Ballads

2026年听众故事(金):抗议流行曲 & 生日情歌

Twenty Thousand Hertz

2026-09-21

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We’re proud to present the top selections from our 2026 Listener Story competition. In these extraordinary pieces, you’ll hear about the forgotten world of free online record labels, the controversial sounds that shape public spaces, the hidden history of a global pop hit, and finally, this year’s winning story. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound. Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series. Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 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. Listener Links: Explore Wesley Slover’s custom music at sanctus.audio. Learn about the Sound Co-Op audio collective. Learn about defensive urbanism and subscribe to Darknet Diaries.  Explore Ricardo Ramirez’s work at rezsounds.com. Build your home sound system today at sonos.com. Get NetSuite's free business guide, "Aligning for the Agentic Era: How AI Is Changing Everyday Work," at netsuite.com/20k.
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  • Hey listeners, I want to thank every single person who has signed up for the 20,000 Hertz plus feed over on Supercast.

  • I really believe that even though you hear my voice on every episode, this isn't really my show.

  • It's really your show too.

  • This podcast cannot exist without you.

  • And every single person who subscribes helps massively to help us afford to make this show.

  • And I'm a podcast listener too.

  • So I get these requests from other podcasters as well.

  • And I also think, what could my $5 per month actually do?

  • But the answer is really a lot.

  • Making the show is really, really hard from a financial perspective.

  • I think you can hear that in how we make our shows.

  • Despite how great we sound, we're not a mega show by any means.

  • But I think this show is really important.

  • We're coming up on our 10th year and I've been thinking

  • about the body of work that's been made over this last decade.

  • And I really think of 20,000 Hertz, almost like the Smithsonian of sound,

  • where I feel the weight of making the show on my shoulders.

  • But that weight also comes with an immense financial weight,

  • which becomes more and more difficult with every single passing year, as we all know.

  • But if you can afford it, please consider becoming a premium member at 20k.org slash plus.