Choose Your Podcast Name
Brainstorm and choose a fun, memorable podcast name by listing ideas, checking meanings, saying names aloud, and testing them with friends.
Step-by-step guide to choose your podcast name
Step 1
Decide what your podcast will be about and whether it will be silly serious or adventurous.
Step 2
Write 12 podcast name ideas on your paper as fast as you can.
Step 3
Circle your favorite six names from the list you wrote.
Step 4
Next to each circled name write one short sentence about what that name makes people imagine.
Step 5
Look up the meanings and correct spellings of each circled name online to make sure none have bad meanings and they are easy to spell.
Step 6
Say each of the six names out loud slowly and listen to how they sound when you speak them.
Step 7
Ask three friends or family to listen to the six names and tell you which two they like best and why.
Step 8
Compare the way each name sounds and the feedback you heard and pick your final podcast name.
Step 9
Write your final name big on a fresh piece of paper.
Step 10
Use your coloring materials to decorate the name and make a simple logo or poster.
Step 11
Practice saying a one-sentence episode intro that uses your podcast name clearly.
Step 12
Take a photo of your decorated name and intro and share your finished podcast name creation on DIY.org
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use instead of a computer or internet for step 5 to check name meanings and spellings?
If you don’t have internet for step 5, use a smartphone or tablet, visit a library computer, or look up words in a printed dictionary to check spellings and meanings.
I'm stuck and can't write 12 podcast name ideas quickly in step 2—what should we try?
Set a short timer, use prompts like your topic, tone (silly/serious/adventurous), favorite words or rhymes, and mix two words together to speed up step 2 and then circle six in step 3.
How can this activity be adapted for younger children or older kids?
For younger kids, reduce step 2 to six names and draw a picture next to each circled name in step 4, while older kids can add domain/social handle checks, record the six names in step 6, and survey a larger group in step 7.
What are simple ways to enhance or personalize the finished podcast name beyond decorating in steps 9–10?
Extend the project by designing digital cover art from your decorated name, recording a 30–60 second trailer that uses your practiced one-sentence intro from step 11, and uploading the photo plus audio to DIY.org in step 12.
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Facts about podcasting for kids
🔎 Doing a fast trademark or web search can stop your awesome name from clashing with an existing show.
🪄 Inventing a new word (a neologism) can make your podcast name one-of-a-kind and super brandable.
🧠 Quick brainstorming bursts (5–10 minutes) often lead to the silliest, most memorable name ideas!
🗣️ Saying a name out loud helps you hear if it’s easy to say, fun to repeat, and sticky for friends.
🎧 The word "podcast" was coined in 2004 as a mash-up of "iPod" and "broadcast" — how cool is that?
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