Listener Stories 2026 (Silver): Keyboard Clicks & Singing Forests
Twenty Thousand Hertz - The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
Our 2026 Listener Story competition continues with five more incredible listener-made pieces. In this Silver collection, you’ll hear the surprising craft behind mechanical keyboards, the natural sounds hidden in Indian ragas, and how learning a new language can transform noise into belonging.
Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound.
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Listener Links:
- Hear Leonardo Barrios’ music under the name Bardø on Spotify.
- Learn about Ross Maddox’s work testing the hearing of babies at maddoxlab.org.
- Explore Nathaniel Harrison’s work with Shore 3 Studios.
- Hear Vicki Hansen’s music under the name Indiajiva on Youtube and Spotify.
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Our 2026 Listener Story competition continues with five more incredible listener-made pieces. In this Silver collection, you’ll hear the surprising craft behind mechanical keyboards, the natural sounds hidden in Indian ragas, and how learning a new language can transform noise into belonging.
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:
- Hear Leonardo Barrios’ music under the name Bardø on Spotify.
- Learn about Ross Maddox’s work testing the hearing of babies at maddoxlab.org.
- Explore Nathaniel Harrison’s work with Shore 3 Studios.
- Hear Vicki Hansen’s music under the name Indiajiva on Youtube and Spotify.
Try NetSuite Next for free at netsuite.ai/20k.
Shopify: Own your customer relationships. Own your revenue. Start with a free trial at shopify.com/20k
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