So a while back, I was lucky enough to get to meet Max Temkin.
Odds are, even if you don’t know his name, you know his work. He’s one of the driving forces behind Cards Against Humanity.
A couple months back, he asked if I’d like to do a podcast with him, where we pretty much just talked about whatever we felt like at the moment. I said yes because I enjoy every conversation we have, and an excuse to have a new one every week is too good to pass up.
And if other folks want to listen to it… well… I’m fine with that, too.
So we did it.
The first episode of that podcast is up here: https://
[Edit: Hey folks, Amanda here! The podcast is up on iTunes now, so you can subscribe to that here.]
Those of you who are capable of moving your eyes over text and decoding it may notice that the podcast is called Untitled Rothfuss.
This is partly because we don’t know what exactly this podcast is going to turn into. (If anything) Max and I are going to talk about things that interest us in the moment. We don’t have a theme, a narrative arc, an agenda, etc.
And it’s partly because I’m a little obsessive about names. It took me a month to name my first son (who y’all know as Oot). It took me two months to name my second boy (codename: Cutie.)
When I put a name on something, I don’t just want a good name. I don’t even want a great name. I want the Perfect name….
I asked the Worldbuilders Team if they had any ideas, and they were pretty useless (but hilarious):
- Maximum Patitude
- We both have three letter names
- We’re Not Wearing Pants
- Maxpat
- Patmax
- Pat to the Max
- Pat and Max: The Musical
- Grammatically Speaking
- Procrastinators Inc.
- Not Your Grandmother’s Podcast
- Your Grandmother’s Podcast
- Welcome to Valenight Eveningtown
- Duskparty with Pat & Max
- Rage Quit with Pat & Max
- No Regard for Silence
- Amanda Said We Can’t Use This Title.
- Phteven, with a PH
- Once Upon a Podcast
- NO REGRETS–SERIOUSLY
- Some Regrets
The terrible thing is that most of those suggestions are actually better than the ones that Max and I came up with on our own. Those include:
- Two White Guys Talking
- Literally Literally
- Destroying Joy
- Talking about Stuff
- The End is Nigh
- The Non-Eponymous Podcast
Okay. I’ll admit I’m a little proud of “Non-Eponymous” because it’s really fun to say.
Anyway, I’ve come to y’all for suggestions for names before, like when I did Storyboard. I’m proud of that name.
So. Here’s a link to our first episode.
What do you think we should call it?
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Maximum Patootie
Maxi Pats
lol. This has my vote.
This is hilarious
Fantastical normalities
Life, The Universe and Everything
There might be some legal issues with this one…
Pat, Rothfuss and Mat Temkin
a twisted take–The Life of Us
How about “Introduction to not being a stupid Jackass”
I second this. Or, alternatively, “Introduction to being a stupid jackass.”
Either or :)
Those lessons of Elodin’s were without a focused purpose but made students think and question. Which is why it kind of suits it.
On that thinking maybe “Chasing the Wind” would fit too.
Please! That would be the best!!! “Introduction to being a stupid jackass” ;D
Or Unlikely Maths
I like this one.
Is it kinda weird to name it directly after something in my book though?
I suggested the same below. It’s a truly lovely name, I’ve always wished something more substantive were named that.
Plus in the description you could said-
Location: everywhere
About: everything.
Or something like that.
Oh! That description would be cool, it adds more to the geekery of it all. Though you would have to be in the Rothfuss club to understand it entirely. The name still can stand alone though, without having read the book, but if you have its like an inside joke.
Not weird at all.
My choices, in order of awesomeness, would be:
~ Unlikely Maths
~ The Name of the Podcast
~ Not Writing
Either of these two get my vote. Throwing another one out there: Jackass, Jackass.
Against the Wind
or
Blowback
A ‘kin to the ‘fuss
Blank Currents
or
(A) Fill in the Flow
Superfun Tedium
(I’ll get my coat.)
Max Fuss or Maximum Fuss
Believe it or not, this is one of the names Max and I had already tossed around….
Random Musings
Epigrams
Witticisms
(witticisms with Max & Pat)
Wiseguys & wisecracks
Wisecracking Wiseguys
The Running Gag
Play on Words
Repartee
Wit & Whimsy
Pat Against Humanity
Patamax
Unentitled
What the “Fuss” is all about.
For me I think Not Writing should be considered so as to annoy the folks that are always asking when the next book is out or get annoyed when they find out you’ve done something not directly related to working on the next book.
“Not book three,” for the same reason :D
Heh.
Wicked Words
Just posted these on your Facebook update but thought I’d share them here, too. Maybe either ‘Casts Against Humanity’ or ‘Cast-offs’
Actually it’s a shame Max’s name doesn’t start with a P as well, you could be ‘Two Ps in a Pod’. Maybe you can ask him to change it…
Vox Scriptorum
or maybe
Ex Libris
Aeolian Sussurations
I’ve just finished listening to your whole podcast now, I will subscribe once if I can figure out how to do it on my iPhone.
It was really interesting, slightly like a self-help group. I loved it.
It sounds like you should start a commune somewhere away from the outside world a bit.
If you ever feel like you need to get away from it all you can come stay at mine in England and I won’t tidy the place up or clean the toilet. I’ll call you an asshole and feed you Pringles too if the situation warrants it.
‘Non-eponymous’ just makes me think of ‘hippopotamus’ when I say it aloud. Clarification: I’m all for that.
Other Suggestions:
Paxation Without Representation
Pat And Max Talking
Your Maxsturpatory Fantasy
You are the first one to have ever type “Maxsturpatory”. Congratulations.
Massively Awesome Xiphoid Podcast About Things, or MAXPAT.
I’m not sure how how a podcast can be shaped like a sword, but I needed an X word and it fit a whole lot better than all the other ones I could think of. Maybe you could incorporate it into the design of a logo.
Did you throw out ‘Name of the Podcast’ ? Too obvious?
‘Denner’s Den’ ?
The Patmax Calls
Perspectives
Two Guys in a Pod(cast)
The Calling Habits of the (Un-)Common Rothfuss
Magniloquence
Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
(to be quite honest, I just want you guys to say that three times really fast)
We’ll Name It Later
Workification
(as opposed to Gamification)
Callversations
(oh god that’s just terrible)
Perambulinguistics?
God, I love syllables…
i love this name. it takes circumlocution to new levels and, like embiggen, is just plain fun to say.
Embiggen ALL the words!
I was also temped by Perambuloquacious
ChatterShat
Kingkillers Against Humanity
Ubique – Latin for everywhere which is presumably where your conversations will take you.
I do like to go Latin when I’m naming things….
I was going to suggest Pre-Writing, but Antenna Scriptural sounds much better.
Augh! Worthless auto correct. Ante Scriptura
In that case, maybe a play on Pax? (But probably not a play on K-Pax.)
Going Latin could sound pretentious, not necessarily a bad thing.
Thats a good title btw, “Not necessarily a bad thing”.
Kvothe The Nameless
What The Fuss
laughing a lot at reception at the moment. People are looking at me strangely. These names, already on your list, just made my day. SO FUNNY!
No Regard for Silence
Amanda Said We Can’t Use This Title.
*laughs again*
The Unscrubbed Toilet
Needless Verbosity
Pure Applesauce? Jiggery pokery fun? No earthly way of knowing? Thoughts for food?
Antonin Scalia agrees.
Unlikely Maths.
That’s still the best title for anything I’ve ever heard.
Or maybe a play on that, like Unlikely Paths.
Apperception – meaning ‘consciously observing’
Apperchurn – Apperception + churn meaning ‘working through the process of consciously observing’
Words Against Sanity
Oh I really like that one!
The rap east other
Tangential Musings with Max &Pat
Meat and Fruit Pies. Thaumic Overfill. The difference between naked and nude.
“The Naked and The Nude” is a pretty good title.
It would probably get us a bunch of clicks, too….
I call that a win! And if you are going to a podcast for naked people, you deserve the click bait.
Cards Against the Wind
The Wind Against Humanity
Humanity of the Wind
I would say call it The Peter Podcast. You guys pretty much named it in the episode. You are both excellent at what you do (both the writing of books, cards, running companies) and then you have just promoted yourselves to “Public speakers” or whatever people call people who do podcasts. Maybe you two will be great at it, maybe it will be meh… We don’t know yet!
Aaanyway. Hope you find your name. :)
RE: “Literally Literally”… which adverb is modifying the other?
Really though, I must know.
Maxterpater. Because, you know, it sounds like some other thing.
Figments and Musings
Grandiloquent loquacity, or loquacious grandiloquence (because words are cool)
Max & Pat’s Odeum of the Absurd
Max & Pat’s Arcanum of the Abstruse
Anthesis of an antithesis
…
Antithesis of an anthesis
“Creative Hiatus”
or
“Creative Loafing with Pat and Max” but this one might cause an issue with the publisher.
As a side note, these are just references to the fact that you both do creative work and that you are taking time to relax and do a podcast.
What about just “Musings”?
It can be taken in multiple ways, depending on what you’re covering in any given moment:
1) You can be A-musing
2) You can honor the Muse(s) in conversations that involve creativity
3) You can simply muse (v), i.e. “be absorbed in thought”
4) Or you can have a muse (n), i.e. “an instance or period of reflection”
I’d considered this one too… It’s dangerous to go with a pun in the title though….
OverthoughtTitle
Hello, Pat!
My first suggestion is something I almost don’t want to suggest because I don’t support all the “when’s the next book coming out” crap I see you get. It’s meant to be more of playful jab at all those people.
“Not Writing” or “Not At the Keyboard” or “AFK” – something to that affect – I really like “Pencil’s Down”. Pencil’s Down with Pat Rothfuss and Max Temkin.
But my second suggestion is one that I’ve thought of using myself but I’d much rather see someone else use it with a better shtick…
“At the Moment” – I’ve always liked that as a podcast name. At the Moment with Pat Rothfuss and Max Temkin. “What’s up next At the Moment.” “Don’t miss Patrick Steward with Pat Rothfuss At the Moment.” I just like the way it comes off.
Keith
Alright. Story Time
Hey Pat. Hey Max
Lets See Where This Goes
Articulating Stuff
Prattle On
Where In We Jabber
I LOVE Where In We Jabber. It just rolls pleasantly off the tongue.
Ugh…I really wish I could edit my comment to remove the stupid apostrophes that I put TWICE in Pencils Down…
Maybe it’s just me, but I really like it as it is – “Untitled Rothfuss”. Has an air of mystery and excitement about it already. :)
Slightly broken people.
Truth and Grandiosity
Cellar Door.
Those words are rather euphonious…
I know you’re a fan of brass sections.
Cthaeh Cafe
Love this… a latte :)
The Patcast (if you want to be obvious).
Red Feet and Palms (if you want to be MUCH less obvious – the bonus here being that the name of the podcast is derived from the etymology of Rothfuss and Temkin)
Okay, now I actually finished listening to the episode so I can comment on it.
I still stick to my suggestion of naming it The Peter Podcast.
On with it.
My beef with podcasts is that while I do find them so interesting they make me very frustrated. I want to take part in these interesting conversations but I obviously can’t. It kind of messes with my brain too, to the point in which I oince managed to call a podcaster on Skype (on a private call, not special participation type) and, because of how used I was to just listening to them I didn’t answe them when asked a question because I didn’t realize it was an actual conversation that time. Quite awkward.
I loved this episode and I look forward to the next ones (whatever that says about my personality).
In a way I can relate to much of what you two talked about in your lifestyles. Of course I am not even remotely famous. I’m just a 23 year old librarian who works from home, alone, and not known by anyone other than my friends and family. It’s quite interesting though, to see how simillar people can be to each other even though we are all so different. Heh!
Best of luck with the podcast!
After listening to the podcast, and all the talk about grand things, I decided upon a name:
“Gamification of Grandiosity”
It’s pompous and all, but I liked it.
Aurishour break
Talkabout
Playing Corners
Empty Heads.
But I also like UntitledRothfuss.
Maybe Wayward Tinker? Or Wayward Thinkers? :p
Expect No Sympathy
Namer’s Corner
Maxnificent Patstards
Max & Pat’s Random Chats
Max & Pat’s Enlightened Radio Hour
Conversationalist
The Myth of the Well-Spoken Gentleman
Seven Words
I dropped this on the foozbakes (aka Facebook) wall already:
Subjunctive Mood
Another one that popped to mind given the lack of purpose:
Brain Vomit
Definitely Not the Wise Man’s Blog
or, in a callback to Walter White/Bryan Cranston:
Breaking Wind
BSing About Shit
Meandering Ramblings
Untamed Shrewds
Fanforanade For Fans
Stump Chats
The most obvious would be ‘the name of the mind’
You know, it’s pretty much like the “WM” story written by the amazing Lygia Fagundes Telles…
Bards Against Humanity
ಠ_ಠ
Alternately: Bards Against the Monarchy, for the whole “Kingkiller” thing.
Don’t make me repeat myself:
ಠ_ಠ
Seriously though: Bards against Monarchy is a pretty great title….
ಠ_ಠ gets my vote.
Bards Against Humility
How about “The Musing Podcast” or “Two Musing Men & a Podcast”?
The Craic
Off the Clock
Something Pronounceable
Being Clever, For Profit (Non-profit also works)*
Never Tickle A Sleeping Draccus
Think about This*
The ones with * are my personal favorite, the Worldbuilders Team have some excellent ideas! I love them!
Your Grandma’s Podcast
Some Regrets
No Regard for Silence
Passing wind
Blowhards blowing
Max and Co
Some Author and that Guy that made Card Against Humanity
Trying to be Respectable (and failing)
The Beard and Babyface (or Babyface and the Beard)
Should be Working
Okay, Thats all I got.
I kinda like “Some Author and That Guy.”
It would be a very generic buddy cop rip off of Castle.
Magnificent Musings of the Chronically Grandiose
Here are my suggestions:
– Absent That
– Aside
– Aside Of It
– Besides
– Rothverse
– Verse and Jetorix
– Verse and Rix
– Verse et Rex
– Verbiosity
– Verbois
– Regicide Prose
– Vit et Cet
– Vit et Vis
– Et Cetera
– And the Rest
– Loquatious and Licentious
– Prose and Cons
– Prose and Floes
– Loquaciousness
The Name of the Podcast
Titled Rothfuss
The Slow Regard of Rothfuss Things
Pât-à-Mâx
Mâx-à-Pât
I like how both names can be used as verbs. Also, I hope that the accented a’s show up on other machines.
Also,
– Slow Regard
– No Regard
– Quick Regard of Spoken Things
– Seldom Said
– The Wise Regard of the Wind
– A Thing Undescribed
– Song Unsung
– Faint. Feigned. Fain.
– Defeasance, Decrepication, and Defalcation
– Verbomancy
Metaplasmic Enclitization of a Podcast
Thought somebody already suggested this, but just in case: The Pringles of Social Interaction.
Workifying
Hey Pat, great podcast! Some proposals:
After listening to it, and on the subject your collective musings re: the fight against workification and recapturing the friendships that nourish you from the iron grip of success (spot on, by the way), something simple and obvious might be in order:
– Max and Pat’s Podcast
But that is kind of dull (on purpose). Here’s some others:
– (Pat & Max) In Your Ear!
– Real Life Fantasy
– Party of Two
– A Podcast of Whales
– Two peas in a podcast
– The Final Ring ;)
Let me know if you need someone to come over unannounced and eat the food in your fridge.
Pat & Max’s Excellent Adventure
Anacoluthian Vortex
*Goes to google*
*follows suit and realizes I used that in my blog once upon a time, and only imagined I was being creative just now*
Moments of Madness – just a thought
The Patrick Rothfuss Power Hour
– Hardly Working (with Pat & Max).
– The Pat Chat.
– Speak & Geek (or the reverse, I’m not picky).
Max(ims) and P(l)at(itudes) or just plain old Maxims and Patitudes.
What the Fuss?
I’d call it Breaking Wind
I’d call it The Riddle Game, in reference to the Hobbit and that we never know what it’ll be about.
The Slow Regard of Daily Life
Eolian Talent Podcast
Podcasts Against
Podcasts Against Kingkillers
Podcasts Against Lost Time
The Podcast in which Pat and Max Talk about Things
Interesting Lives
This kind of reminds me of John and Hank Green’s Vlogbrother’s videos WHICH I LOVE! So that’s awesome. But that being said maybe you could so something like
Podcastfriends
Podfriends
Friends in the Pod
Welcome to the Podcast Zone (withpatandmax)
okay, maybe none of those last ones xD
<3
Wise Men Here
The Slow Regard of Humanity
Rothtem Fusskin
I like the one you used for Auri: The Beautiful Broken
How about “The Timekiller Chronicles”?
Double the Fun
Eternal Lassitude
The Cannibals’ Stewpot.
Advanced Sympathy. Came up with it when dwelling on Unlikely Math, which I also like.
This Space for Rent
I can make suggestions too, right?
Gentle Insanities.
Or ‘Gentle Inanities’ =)
‘Gentle sanitarium’
* PS: In my language “sanitário” means that place where you deposit your poop.
I know, it’s horrible; sorry!
Unsanitary Gentiles?
At this point I think we can call him by his real name, Sartori.
*Genital Insanity?
Tinkering with Dark Forces.
Arcanum reference and a Thrawn reference? Win!