names / podcast
Looking for a name for a podcast
Podcast names should feel spoken, not written. Think of how it sounds in someone else's mouth recommending it.
- Use two nouns ruleReply All. Hard Fork. The combination is the brand.
- Use a verb phrase ruleHow To Save a Planet. You're Wrong About. It hooks.
- Use a single specific word ruleSerial. Dolly. The Daily.
- Use a question ruleAre You Garbage? Where Should We Begin?
- Don't use 'the [topic] podcast' ruleLazy. Forgettable. Skip.
- Don't use puns about your topic ruleWill be regretted within twelve episodes.
- Test the URL and Apple Podcasts search ruleIf three other shows have it, change it.
- Imagine it on someone else's lips ruleIf it sounds dumb in their mouth, it's dumb.
- Imagine the cover art ruleLong names look terrible at thumbnail size.
- Don't include your own name unless you're famous ruleJoe Rogan. Brené Brown. Otherwise, no.