Movie trailers have changed dramatically over the decades, from the classic “Voice of God” narrators of the ‘80s and ‘90s, to today’s thunderous “bwaahs” and “boojes.” In this episode, Dallas and producer Andrew Anderson take a deep dive into the evolving art of trailer sound design, breaking down the most iconic trends and overused tropes. Featuring legendary trailers from Star Wars to Predator, plus an intimidating encounter with the most famous trailer voice of all time. Enter the “Sound Off” Story Contest at <a href="http://20k.org/soundoff">20k.org/soundoff</a>. Submissions close on May 7th, 2025.Explore the all new <a href="https://defactosound.com/">Defacto Sound website</a>, and click the <a href="https://defactosound.com/#connect">Contact Form</a> to get in touch.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.wav">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.wav">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallas_taylor">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">LinkedIn</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">Reddit</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">Facebook</a>.Find the right doctor, right now at <a href="https://zocdoc.com/hertz">zocdoc.com/hertz</a>.Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at <a href="https://www.indeed.com/hertz">indeed.com/hertz</a>.Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at <a href="https://netsuite.com/20k">netsuite.com/20k</a>.Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at <a href="https://incogni.com/20k">incogni.com/20k</a>.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/in-a-world">www.20k.org/episodes/in-a-world</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Movie trailers have changed dramatically over the decades, from the classic “Voice of God” narrators of the ‘80s and ‘90s, to today’s thunderous “bwaahs” and “boojes.” In this episode, Dallas and producer Andrew Anderson take a deep dive into the evolving art of trailer sound design, breaking down the most iconic trends and overused tropes. Featuring legendary trailers from Star Wars to Predator, plus an intimidating encounter with the most famous trailer voice of all time.

Enter the “Sound Off” Story Contest at 20k.org/soundoff. Submissions close on May 7th, 2025.
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Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/in-a-world
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The trends and tropes of movie marketing.

Movie trailers have changed dramatically over the decades, from the classic “Voice of God” narrators of the ‘80s and ‘90s, to today’s thunderous “bwaahs” and “boojes.” In this episode, Dallas and producer Andrew Anderson take a deep dive into the evolving art of trailer sound design, breaking down the most iconic trends and overused tropes. Featuring legendary trailers from Star Wars to Predator, plus an intimidating encounter with the most famous trailer voice of all time.

Enter the “Sound Off” Story Contest at 20k.org/soundoff. Submissions close on May 7th, 2025.
Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
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Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at netsuite.com/20k.
Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at incogni.com/20k.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/in-a-world
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“In a World…” The epic evolution of movie trailers

In the late ‘90s, Brian Johnson and Brian Morden were suburban teenagers obsessed with video games and music. And then, through an extraordinary wish, the two friends found themselves on a journey that made gaming history. In this episode, we explore how a single line of dialogue became a timeless piece of Halo lore, and the profound impact it had on everyone involved. Donate to the <a href="https://secure2.wish.org/site/SPageNavigator/dfr_landing.html?chid=100-000">Make-A-Wish Foundation</a> and <a href="https://www.brianmordenfoundation.org/">Brian Morden Foundation</a>.Explore the all new <a href="https://defactosound.com/">Defacto Sound website</a>, and click the <a href="https://defactosound.com/#connect">Contact Form</a> to get in touch.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.wav">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.wav">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallas_taylor">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">LinkedIn</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">Reddit</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">Facebook</a>.Follow <a href="https://lnk.to/youllhearitpc">You’ll Hear It</a>, the #1 jazz podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.Cut your current cloud bill in half with OCI at <a href="http://oracle.com/20k">oracle.com/20k</a>.Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/20k">shopify.com/20k</a>.Get 50% off your first meal box plus free shipping at <a href="https://factormeals.com/factorpodcast">factormeals.com/factorpodcast</a>.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/the-autumn-shes-been-hit">www.20k.org/episodes/the-autumn-shes-been-hit</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>In the late ‘90s, Brian Johnson and Brian Morden were suburban teenagers obsessed with video games and music. And then, through an extraordinary wish, the two friends found themselves on a journey that made gaming history. In this episode, we explore how a single line of dialogue became a timeless piece of Halo lore, and the profound impact it had on everyone involved.

Donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Brian Morden Foundation.
Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
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Get 50% off your first meal box plus free shipping at factormeals.com/factorpodcast.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/the-autumn-shes-been-hit
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

The incredible story behind a single line of dialogue in Halo.

In the late ‘90s, Brian Johnson and Brian Morden were suburban teenagers obsessed with video games and music. And then, through an extraordinary wish, the two friends found themselves on a journey that made gaming history. In this episode, we explore how a single line of dialogue became a timeless piece of Halo lore, and the profound impact it had on everyone involved.

Donate to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Brian Morden Foundation.
Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Follow You’ll Hear It, the #1 jazz podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.
Cut your current cloud bill in half with OCI at oracle.com/20k.
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at shopify.com/20k.
Get 50% off your first meal box plus free shipping at factormeals.com/factorpodcast.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/the-autumn-shes-been-hit
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“The Autumn, She’s Been Hit!” The wish that changed Halo forever

What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists translate electromagnetic waves from the Sun into sound, and even music. Through this process, researchers are gradually unlocking the Sun’s secrets, from the steady “hum” of the star’s rotation, to the way that solar winds “play” the Earth’s magnetosphere like a harp. This story comes from the podcast <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/curious-universe/">NASA’s Curious Universe</a>, and features Host and Astrophysicist <a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/padi.boyd">Padi Boyd</a>, Sonification Specialist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrobertalexander/">Robert Alexander</a> and Heliophysicist <a href="https://www.spacescience.org/bio.php?emp=MHARTINGER">Mike Hartinger</a>.  Explore the all new <a href="https://defactosound.com/">Defacto Sound website</a>, and click the <a href="https://defactosound.com/#connect">Contact Form</a> to get in touch.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.wav">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.wav">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallas_taylor">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">LinkedIn</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">Reddit</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">Facebook</a>.Subscribe to <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/podcasts/curious-universe/">NASA’s Curious Universe</a> wherever you get your podcasts.Get 50% off your first meal box plus free shipping at <a href="https://factormeals.com/factorpodcast">factormeals.com/factorpodcast</a>.Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at <a href="https://incogni.com/20k">incogni.com/20k</a>.Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at <a href="https://indeed.com/hertz">indeed.com/hertz</a>.Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at <a href="https://netsuite.com/20k">netsuite.com/20k</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists translate electromagnetic waves from the Sun into sound, and even music. Through this process, researchers are gradually unlocking the Sun’s secrets, from the steady “hum” of the star’s rotation, to the way that solar winds “play” the Earth’s magnetosphere like a harp. This story comes from the podcast NASA’s Curious Universe, and features Host and Astrophysicist Padi Boyd, Sonification Specialist Robert Alexander and Heliophysicist Mike Hartinger. 

Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Subscribe to NASA’s Curious Universe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at indeed.com/hertz.
Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at netsuite.com/20k.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

Hearing the universe through data sonification.

What sound can teach us about our Sun? In this episode, we explore how NASA scientists translate electromagnetic waves from the Sun into sound, and even music. Through this process, researchers are gradually unlocking the Sun’s secrets, from the steady “hum” of the star’s rotation, to the way that solar winds “play” the Earth’s magnetosphere like a harp. This story comes from the podcast NASA’s Curious Universe, and features Host and Astrophysicist Padi Boyd, Sonification Specialist Robert Alexander and Heliophysicist Mike Hartinger. 

Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Subscribe to NASA’s Curious Universe wherever you get your podcasts.
Get 50% off your first meal box plus free shipping at factormeals.com/factorpodcast.
Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at incogni.com/20k.
Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at indeed.com/hertz.
Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at netsuite.com/20k.
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Solar Symphony: Listening to the Sun’s hidden “music”

In the late '80s and early '90s, a seismic subculture shook the streets… literally. “Boom Cars,” decked out with custom sound systems, roamed neighborhoods blasting the bassiest music ever recorded. But where did this movement come from, and why did it fade away? In this episode, we dive into the world of Miami Bass, dB Drag Racing, and the infamous tapes that could shred your subwoofers. Featuring journalist <a href="https://jesse-serwer.com/">Jesse Serwer</a> and Bass Music pioneer <a href="https://djmagicmike.com/">DJ Magic Mike.</a> Explore the all new <a href="https://defactosound.com/">Defacto Sound website</a>, and click the <a href="https://defactosound.com/#connect">Contact Form</a> to get in touch.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.wav">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.wav">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallas_taylor">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">LinkedIn</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">Reddit</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">Facebook</a>.Find the right doctor, right now at <a href="https://zocdoc.com/20k">zocdoc.com/20k</a>.Explore Shure's products, including the all new <a href="https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7i">MV7i</a> microphone, at <a href="https://www.shure.com/">shure.com</a>.Take a free test drive of OCI at <a href="http://oracle.com/20k">oracle.com/20k</a>.Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/20k">shopify.com/20k</a>.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/speaker-terror-upper">www.20k.org/episodes/speaker-terror-upper</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>In the late '80s and early '90s, a seismic subculture shook the streets… literally. “Boom Cars,” decked out with custom sound systems, roamed neighborhoods blasting the bassiest music ever recorded. But where did this movement come from, and why did it fade away? In this episode, we dive into the world of Miami Bass, dB Drag Racing, and the infamous tapes that could shred your subwoofers. Featuring journalist Jesse Serwer and Bass Music pioneer DJ Magic Mike.

Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Find the right doctor, right now at zocdoc.com/20k.
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Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at shopify.com/20k.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/speaker-terror-upper
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

The rise and fall of the Boom Car phenomenon.

In the late '80s and early '90s, a seismic subculture shook the streets… literally. “Boom Cars,” decked out with custom sound systems, roamed neighborhoods blasting the bassiest music ever recorded. But where did this movement come from, and why did it fade away? In this episode, we dive into the world of Miami Bass, dB Drag Racing, and the infamous tapes that could shred your subwoofers. Featuring journalist Jesse Serwer and Bass Music pioneer DJ Magic Mike.

Explore the all new Defacto Sound website, and click the Contact Form to get in touch.
If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Find the right doctor, right now at zocdoc.com/20k.
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Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/20k.
Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at shopify.com/20k.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/speaker-terror-upper
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Speaker Terror Upper: When Bass Tapes shook the streets

If you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, over the top jingle proclaiming the name and call letters of the radio station. But where did these little tunes come from? Who makes them? And why are they still so common? In this episode, we explore the history of radio ID jingles, and pack in so many earworms, you’re going to need an exterminator. Featuring <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeannaisham/">Jeanna Isham</a> of <a href="https://www.dreamrproductions.com/">Dreamr Productions</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_M._Wolfert">Jon Wolfert</a> of <a href="https://www.jingles.com/">JAM Creative Productions</a>, and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikdhuber/">Erik Huber</a> of <a href="https://reelworld.com/">ReelWorld Productions</a>. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at <a href="http://mystery.20k.org/">mystery.20k.org</a>.Follow Dallas on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dallastaylor.wav">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@dallastaylor.wav">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@dallas_taylor">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallastaylor/">LinkedIn</a>.Join our community on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/20k/">Reddit</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/20korg/">Facebook</a>.Follow Jeanna’s podcast, <a href="https://soundinmarketing.com/podcast/">Sound in Marketing</a> wherever you get your podcasts.Find the right doctor, right now at <a href="https://zocdoc.com/20k">zocdoc.com/20k</a>.Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at <a href="https://netsuite.com/20k">netsuite.com/20k</a>.Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at <a href="https://incogni.com/20k">incogni.com/20k</a>.Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at<a href="https://www.indeed.com/hertz"> indeed.com/hertz</a>.Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: <a href="https://www.20k.org/episodes/radio-station-jingles">www.20k.org/episodes/radio-station-jingles</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>If you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, over the top jingle proclaiming the name and call letters of the radio station. But where did these little tunes come from? Who makes them? And why are they still so common? In this episode, we explore the history of radio ID jingles, and pack in so many earworms, you’re going to need an exterminator. Featuring Jeanna Isham of Dreamr Productions, Jon Wolfert of JAM Creative Productions, and Erik Huber of ReelWorld Productions.

If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
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Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/radio-station-jingles
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

How to keep radio listeners hooked.

If you turn on the radio, there’s one thing you’re almost guaranteed to hear: a catchy, over the top jingle proclaiming the name and call letters of the radio station. But where did these little tunes come from? Who makes them? And why are they still so common? In this episode, we explore the history of radio ID jingles, and pack in so many earworms, you’re going to need an exterminator. Featuring Jeanna Isham of Dreamr Productions, Jon Wolfert of JAM Creative Productions, and Erik Huber of ReelWorld Productions.

If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.
Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Join our community on Reddit and follow us on Facebook.
Follow Jeanna’s podcast, Sound in Marketing wherever you get your podcasts.
Find the right doctor, right now at zocdoc.com/20k.
Download the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning at netsuite.com/20k.
Get an exclusive 60% discount on Incogni and a 30-day money-back guarantee at incogni.com/20k.
Claim your $75 sponsored job credit at indeed.com/hertz.
Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/radio-station-jingles
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