Maybe a middle ground — let people pick a pseudonym and a one-line tagline, but no real identity. You keep the warmth of anonymity while still letting listeners find voices they connected with.
That's actually quite classy! I guess reddit/HN is similar. Pseudonym on the front end with email auth. That could work here too. Thank you for the nudge, what a great idea.
Yeah, I'm thinking through some kind of profile creation (not the right wording). My concern is if I start to strip away some of the anonymity, then it might detract from the sentiment. But I'm open to ideas!