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New podcast name
My friends and I are starting to work on a gaming focused podcast. It will cover news and provide our commentary and stories for anything related to games. It will be primarily about video games, but we will also cover board games and a little D&D. We've narrowed down the list of names we like and would like to get a little feedback. What do you think of these podcast names? Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!
- DOT - Dialogue Over Time
- Our Alts Have Day Jobs
- Best in Slot
- Theory Crafting
- Data Mined
I like Our Alts Have Day Jobs. It’s catchy, funny and unique enough that when someone searches for it, they won’t get a bunch of unrelated results. The others might get some junk results.
My first thought now on seeing the world "alt" is alt-right. Not sure if others would think the same thing, but thought I'd mention it.
Dialogue Over Time is probably my favorite. Makes it obvious enough that it's a gaming podcast, and doesn't rely on an obscure reference.
"Our Alts Have Day Jobs" I find overly wordy. It also doesn't produce a nice acronym. OAHDJ? Maybe better as a subtitle or slogan.
Best In Slot is a term I recently learned, but is apparently popular with MMO games. Seems fitting enough. With a little SEO you could probably rank for that.
Theory Crafting and Data Mined are maybe a little too generic. Unless that's the chief focus of the show, I'd probably skip those.
Seconding Dialogue Over Time. Short, witty, unique, Googlable. Top-tier name.
Of those, I prefer "Our Alts Have Day Jobs", as it seems most clever. @Wes makes some good points in his/her comment, so maybe consider rewording it slightly while keeping the main idea of that title.
You should think about the name out of context. Do they explicitly call out the focus or have a strong enough, specific reference where the first thing in people's mind will be the focus? Some examples: "TWiT - This Week In Tech" obviously about current tech news. "The 1Up Show" - Not many usages of "1UP" in popular culture other than videogames. "StarTalk" could be celebrities or space, but the title is almost always accompanied and disambiguated by "with Neil deGrasse Tyson". Without context, here's what I think of for the above list:
I like Our Alts Have Day Jobs the most, however I do agree that you'll have issues finding a decent acronym