Pop Culture: Should you name your child after a movie character?
After Game Of Thrones became a hit TV show, people in Washington state started naming girls Khaleesi, the royal title for Queen Daenerys. This started in 2012, and between then and 2023, there have been 119 babies named Khaleesi born in Washington. (And depending on your view of that character’s storyline, some folks might feel differently about the name Khaleesi now. )
On this very personal episode of Meet Me Here, host Dyer Oxley brings his wife Nina into the studio along with two baby name experts to discuss if they should give their child a name from pop culture.
Other event recommendations from this week’s episode:
- Surf X Surfwest - July 25-26
- Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the Angry Inch double feature at The Showbox at the Market - Saturday Aug. 2
- Diary of a Man Child at Seattle’s Emerald City Comedy Club - Aug 1-3
Where’s your favorite place to meet up around arts and culture in the region? Leave us a message at 206-221-6100. Drop us a line at meetmehere@kuow.org.
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Matt Martin
Podcast Producer
Matt Martin is a podcast producer who has worked on many different show for KUOW. He pitched and created THE WILD with Chris Morgan, a rich and experiential podcast about ecology and conservation. Matt also produced the Seattle music history podcast Let the Kids Dance and the award-winning Ghost Herd. Before moving to the on-demand side of the station, Matt worked as a producer on The Record, KUOW's local news show. He has also worked as a general assignment reporter and host for public radio stations in upstate New York and rural Alaska. Matt got his start in media as an intern with StoryCorps and Aljazeera America.
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