Age of Audio: The Future of Podcasting (and 20k)
5/25/202631 min
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. 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. Support the show and get ad-free episodes at 20k.org/plus. Subscribe on YouTube to see our video series. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Find out how you can get the iPhone 17 Pro at no cost with an eligible iPhone trade in at att.com/iphone, or by visiting an AT&T store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDallas Taylor· Host0:00
Hey, listeners. This is your last reminder to submit your listener story for this year's listener story competition. The deadline is this Sunday, May 31st. So if your story still needs a little work, now is the time to finish it up. But something that I think about a lot is that finished is better than perfect. And while our show is pretty polished, which is kinda just out of my perfectionist nature, your voice can be completely different. I like a variety of styles and vibes. So even if your piece doesn't sound exactly like you imagined it, it's still worth submitting. I also don't really care if you're a 10-year-old or a 95-year-old, if you're an audio professional or a first-time storyteller. If you have a story that's in you that relates to sound in some way, I want to hear it. My favorite thing about 20,000 Hertz is hearing other people tell their stories. And I wanna give the fellow listeners of 20,000 Hertz a chance to hear it, too. To see the rules and submit your story, go to 20k.org/2026 or tap the link in the show notes. Summer is when we share more time, more memories, and more photos. At AT&T, the iPhone 17 Pro is your summer essential. Its center stage front camera auto-adjusts the frame to fit everyone into group selfies. You don't even have to turn your phone. And AT&T makes sharing those pictures with everyone easy. Right now at AT&T, ask how you can get iPhone 17 Pro on them with eligible iPhone trade-in. Any condition.