Art by Jon McCormack.

This episode was written and produced by Casey Emmerling.

After making Age of Audio, a feature documentary about the history of podcasting, filmmaker Shaun Michael Colón sat down with Dallas for a revealing conversation about the state and future of this industry. Together, Dallas & Shaun unpack the shift toward celebrity chit chat shows, what gets lost in video, the real economics of making Twenty Thousand Hertz, and why highly crafted audio storytelling still matters.

MUSIC FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE

Wesley Slover – Just Facts 06
Wesley Slover – Help from a Stranger
Wesley Slover – Inner System
Wesley Slover – Just Facts 01

Learn about this year’s Listener Stories competition and submit your story at ⁠⁠20k.org/2026⁠⁠.

For updates on Age of Audio, visit the ⁠⁠official website⁠⁠, or follow the film on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠.

Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by ⁠⁠⁠Defacto Sound⁠⁠⁠.

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