# A question from David Nebinski

**URL:** <https://forum.podcaster.community/t/a-question-from-david-nebinski/4356>\
**Category:** Workbench\
**Created:** [October 2, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/a-question-from-david-nebinski/4356 "2024-10-02T12:19:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![craigconstantine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/craigconstantine/32/2322_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/craigconstantine)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/a-question-from-david-nebinski/4356/1 "2024-10-02T12:19:11Z")

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Our good podcasting friend and coach David has a question for everyone over on his Substack…

> **[Should I change the name of the podcast?](https://davidnebinski.substack.com/p/should-i-change-the-name-of-the-podcast)**
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> NYC Gatherings and a new podcast episode

I don’t have a login for Substack (an intentional choice) so I cannot reply there. But I thought maybe it’d be an interesting question to raise her as well as @David is also here occasionally.

I have changed the name of a podcast. The Movers Mindset show had a _very_ different name in the beginning. For me, I realized I was always spending time explaining the meaning of the name— and I realized I wanted to spend that time explaining the _show itself_ rather than the odd name I had.

So I think that’s one reason to change a name: When the name just doesn’t fit.

When people ask me this, I direct them first to Eric Nuzum’s classic question: Can you describe your show in 12 words? …10 words?

Our show titles don’t have be our one (or 2 or 3 even) word answer to that question. But I think they have to _at least_ not detract from describing our show.

What do you think?

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**Author:** ![tracyhazzard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/tracyhazzard/32/2185_2.png) [@tracyhazzard](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/tracyhazzard)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/a-question-from-david-nebinski/4356/2 "2024-10-02T16:26:05Z")

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We are really opinionated on this as evidenced by this podcast episode [Rebranding Podcast: Is Changing Your Show Name A Wise Choice?](https://podcastersunited.org/feed-your-brand/rebranding-podcast-is-changing-your-show-name-a-wise-choice) and others we have on the subject. Change the name if it no longer working for you! Then our best advice for naming it is - get your own name out of the title and make it about your audience and what they need from you most. 3-5 words maximum and activating. Make you audince click to check it out.

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**Author:** ![craigconstantine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/craigconstantine/32/2322_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/craigconstantine)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/a-question-from-david-nebinski/4356/3 "2024-10-02T16:52:13Z")

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Glad you reminded us of the point about getting one’s own name out… I’d forgotten to mention that, after you talked about it recently in the Idea Club meeting…

> [@Idea Club - Special Guest - September 10, 2024](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/idea-club-special-guest-september-10-2024/4319/6):
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> Here’s the video from today’s Idea Club meeting. [[image] ](https://vimeo.com/1008257878/a1c7f8b2d3)