A Thousand Words

Published: Oct. 19, 2022, 10 a.m.

Audio description allows you to enjoy a movie or TV show without the need for any visuals. But how do these narrators strike the right tone for a scene? How do the writers decide what needs to be described? And what\u2019s in store for the future of described audio? In honor of Blindness Awareness Month, this is a brand new story about the world of Audio Description. Featuring AD Narrator Roy Samuleson and AD experts Thomas Reid and Melody Goodspeed.\xa0\n\nFollow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.\nSubscribe to our Youtube channel here.\nSign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to support the show & get our entire catalog ad-free.\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.\nSubscribe to Thomas\u2019 podcast Reid My Mind Radio, and Roy\u2019s podcast, The ADNA Presents.\nSubscribe to Bj\xf6rk's Sonic Symbolism show wherever you get your podcasts.\nTo start hiring now, visit indeed.com/hertz.\nFind the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k.\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/athousandwords\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices