https://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-vimohenSociety & CultureCopyright Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/beb32d53c479eb6db0d660f84c9f9955.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/radio-vimohWed, 01 Mar 2023 20:13:21 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offVijayendra Mohanty (mostly offfeeds@spreaker.comIn which Vijayendra Mohanty gets excited about ideas that have to do with media, culture, and creativity and sometimes even tells stories.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/talking-art-authenticity-and-ai-with-actfb473f49-182f-4a8e-bbcf-22361ce61a18Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:30:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn this episode, we talk to present-day Bollywood's "evil White guy" Zachary Coffin about matters pertaining to artificial intelligence and the unique challenges it places before the contemporary artist. We also discussed the history of technology,...4228clean174fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/caste-contingency-and-atheism-with-himan3c791d91-8d8e-4856-98f5-1f98a3d34ab7Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:15:39 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offHimanshu is an Indian YouTuber spreading critical thought and making atheism simpler to understand for Indian audiences. He was on call with us for more than two hours during which we took calls on topics that had to do with Indian society,...8761clean173fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/religion-art-and-the-dynamics-of-discrim96e59e6f-a0d6-496a-8acd-02f6dc29ccb2Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:13:54 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn this episode we discussed separating the artist from art, cultural appropriation, democratic checks and balances, anti-Muslim bigotry, and the need for prominent atheists to be more visible. We also went into the dynamics of having...5096clean168fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/family-superstitions-education-and-yogis
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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vimohlive.substack.com]]>474clean27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/asimov-nolan-brothers-and-learning-from-bf88797d-0b75-4e66-88c2-41a1ca19399bMon, 20 Sep 2021 11:48:02 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThis episode is about a theme that I found common to the works of Asimov, Christopher Nolan, and Jonathan Nolan. It has to do with the future affecting the past and also perhaps with dropping our reliance on the past to some degree.926cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/making-money-as-an-independent-creator-i07fd848f-33ac-4fc9-b26b-e2734f56f38bMon, 13 Sep 2021 07:11:07 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThis week's episode is about how many creative people in India hesitate to monetise their content by asking their followers and fans for money and why that tendency exists. It is also about how to overcome those mental blocks.1312cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/fake-fans-sneaky-propaganda-and-insultincf24ba47-8222-406e-ba63-93c12b76b451Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:57:38 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn this episode, I talk about how trolls can sometimes come disguised as fans and how they insidiously try to divert content creators from their goals.I also talk about how telling an atheist he will one day learn to believe is actually quite insulting.1023cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/how-i-annoy-my-followers-and-grow-my-accdbec9654-9140-4241-9030-6b793eb9477eMon, 23 Aug 2021 14:58:43 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThis week I talk about how my favourite way of growing my Instagram account has been to periodically challenge the preconceptions of my followers. Of course, what goes without saying is that my idea of "growth" is not simply increasing my follower...1222cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-indian-atheist-problem5522ac0d-d0b7-4a2d-9b72-c76270b05d56Sat, 14 Aug 2021 10:58:17 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThe thing that has been on my mind for the last week has been being an Indian atheist and the complications that come with it because much of the impetus behind the modern atheism movement comes from Western atheism movement, a cultural movement which...946cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/star-trek-china-and-leaving-home
If you like my work and wish to support it, buy me a coffee ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vimoh ). You can do so on a monthly recurring basis or with a one-time donation.]]>853315eb-2391-4874-9873-6ad568ce5021Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:46:26 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWe all have homes. But we all have different ways of seeing home. And a lot of times, these ways are culturally defined. Today's episode is about leaving home and staying home. If you like my work and wish to support it, buy me a coffee (...
If you like my work and wish to support it, buy me a coffee ( https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vimoh ). You can do so on a monthly recurring basis or with a one-time donation.]]>848cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/echo-chambers-can-be-goodwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:33113885Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:40:25 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWe have grown accustomed to thinking of echo chambers as a bad thing. But in an atmosphere where free expression advocating equality, rule of law, and common sense are being penalised and discouraged through fear, they may be the only thing that allow...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>643cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/doing-whats-easy-dooming-whats-hardwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:33108409Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:26:44 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWhen the people applaud every easy antic undertaken by those in charge of doing the hard things, they put their stamp of approval on inept and irresponsible governance. And then begins the spiral of ease where those in power get comfortable and those...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>315cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/wolves-of-indiawww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:32367406Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:58:13 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThere are two wolves fighting inside you. Which one wins? It's an old story but one that I feel can define our present political discourse aptly. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.vimohsworld.com/subscribewww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>330cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/superman-zod-and-cultural-landscapeswww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:32122992Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:25:44 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn India of 2021, there is a lesson to be had from the science fictional motifs of terraforming and bioforming. We encounter new cultural worlds all the time. The choice before us is between changing those worlds to suit the past we are acquainted...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>544cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/deshbhakti-vs-deshpremwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31966273Thu, 28 Jan 2021 14:56:18 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offBhakti makes way for putting the leader above the people. It turns representatives into rulers. It is against the basic principle of democracy where people are primary and eternal. Leaders come and go and though you may love a particular leader, you...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>548cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/trailer-what-this-podcast-is-aboutwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31860769Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:49:06 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offVimoh Talks is a podcast about Indian culture. Not just ancient Indian culture. Contemporary Indian culture and the culture that India might one day have. A culture which is being created by all of our actions and words right now. This is a public...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>59cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/invisible-people-of-the-futurewww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31828384Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:45:38 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offDoes your colony have a separate gate or elevator for maids, drivers, and workmen? Do you like to watch science fiction and can't wait for the future where we all have robots working in our households?Today's episode is about work, class...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>1309cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/star-trek-and-the-illusion-of-eternal-enwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31665001Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:17:33 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offI find it quite useful to evaluate the ups and downs of human history using the made-up future histories of science fiction. Star Trek has a future history that depicts the gradual demise of many enmities. It points in the general direction of one...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>591cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/power-bias-and-the-meaning-of-peacewww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31491464Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:36:44 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offA good way to know your bias is to note who you have expectations from. Who are you talking to and who are you telling to change? In a domestic violence kind of situation, do you ask the abuser to change? Or do you ask the victim to change? In a...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>285cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/nightfall-hope-and-the-hulkwww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31314668Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:39:13 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offI have been having conversations about the importance of hope and figured some of it was worth putting on the record. Isaac Asimov wrote Nightfall with different intentions, but one good thing about literature is that you can break free from context...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>631cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/youtube-tiktok-and-true-cringewww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31197262Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:36:27 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offToday's podcast episode is a brief rant about something I wanted to talk about a few months ago but the opportunity passed me by. It has to do with a particular manifestation of India's class problem. Also, this podcast can now be independently...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>512cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/vimoh-talks-on-hurt-religious-sentimentswww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:31018349Mon, 04 Jan 2021 14:25:59 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offGetting hurt is okay. You are human. You are religious. It is only natural that something someone said about your gods has caused you pain. But what is not okay? What are the limits of the redressal you seek? Because if there is no limit and you think...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>1075cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/corporate-greed-and-farmer-protestswww.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>substack:post:30468545Fri, 01 Jan 2021 09:16:13 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offA little something I was reminded of after listening to some protesting farmers make a distinction between how we see far produce and supermarket consumer goods.Also, hey! This is the first episode of the Vimoh Talks podcast. Get full access to...www.vimohsworld.com/subscribe]]>344cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/1-of-course-your-religion-will-forgive-ytag:audioboom.com,2020-02-12:/posts/7502268Wed, 12 Feb 2020 06:19:52 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offHuman beings designed religions to forgive themselves. And the need for it arose from a fundamental dichotomy in human nature.344cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/a-youtube-for-podcasts-platform-vs-proto66cd4c46-b82f-46e7-8aa7-8c1fe9be8cc5Sun, 10 Mar 2019 21:29:31 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWe talk about platforms so often these days that it appears protocols don't exist. But they do, and they power large chunks of the internet. Email, blogging, and podcasting are perhaps the last vestiges of the open web publishing. So I try to make a...1164anchor.fm,internet,open web,podcasting,web platforms,web protocols,youtube for podcastingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/what-i-hate-about-writers-and-artistsMusic is *Werq* by Kevin MacLeod.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>33242Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:30:31 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIf you are a writer who believes it is not your job to market your work, this is for you. If you are an artist who thinks marketing is a dirty word and that capitalist forces are out to get you, this is for you. If you are someone who thinks the whole...Music is *Werq* by Kevin MacLeod.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>934cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/i-ramble-about-time-travel-and-trees_1Though most of my work has some kind of character, I am often accused of being without a personality. All information and no passion. People who are close to me say this is not true, because I do wave my hands around excitedly when talking and smile and jump at fun ideas.
So I decided to do something drastic. I made a completely unscripted bit of audio. There is an idea in it and I kind of make a face when I listen to it. But it was also a little liberating. I enjoyed letting go.
If you listen to it, after you are done, hit the reply button and let me know how you liked it. Do you think I should not do this? Do you think I should do more of this? Do you think it’s fine the way it is or do you think it needs change? Do you think this is easier to listen to than my usual narrations or do you think my more steady voice is better?
Please let me know by replying to this email. I wasn’t even going to send this out until I decided I will benefit from feedback on it.
Almost forgot. Music is “Werq” by Kevin MacLeod.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>33097Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:30:28 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offI always create content with a plan. There is some thought given to target audiences, some idea of the duration of the piece. I even obsess over font sizes and paragraph lengths. I script things out and take great pains to create a smooth experience....Though most of my work has some kind of character, I am often accused of being without a personality. All information and no passion. People who are close to me say this is not true, because I do wave my hands around excitedly when talking and smile and jump at fun ideas.
So I decided to do something drastic. I made a completely unscripted bit of audio. There is an idea in it and I kind of make a face when I listen to it. But it was also a little liberating. I enjoyed letting go.
If you listen to it, after you are done, hit the reply button and let me know how you liked it. Do you think I should not do this? Do you think I should do more of this? Do you think it’s fine the way it is or do you think it needs change? Do you think this is easier to listen to than my usual narrations or do you think my more steady voice is better?
Please let me know by replying to this email. I wasn’t even going to send this out until I decided I will benefit from feedback on it.
Almost forgot. Music is “Werq” by Kevin MacLeod.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>604cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/talking-animals-gods-and-aliens_1Today’s audio is about that. That and Duck Tales of course.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>32983Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:47:36 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offA lot of cultural infrastructure that goes into the making of human civilisation is fictional in nature. For example, there is literally no difference between talking animal characters in children’s stories, aliens in adult science fiction, and the...Today’s audio is about that. That and Duck Tales of course.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>658cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/do-you-like-listening-to-storieshttp://www.radiovimoh.com].
It’s called The Imaginary Bridge and is a short story set in mythical Lanka of the Ramayana universe. In it, two guards discuss truth and rumours. Listen, and if you like it, hit the reply button and let me know how you liked it.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>32658Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:34:54 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offTrying to test the new podcasting feature of Substack. So sending you all an episode of my podcast Radio Vimoh [http://www.radiovimoh.com]. It’s called The Imaginary Bridge and is a short story set in mythical Lanka of the Ramayana universe. In it,...http://www.radiovimoh.com].
It’s called The Imaginary Bridge and is a short story set in mythical Lanka of the Ramayana universe. In it, two guards discuss truth and rumours. Listen, and if you like it, hit the reply button and let me know how you liked it.

Never miss an update. Get full access here: https://vimoh.substack.com]]>329cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-imaginary-bridge
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Sound Effects: Freesound.org]]>49203f00-1a85-5e85-8a5c-f4d002551287Thu, 31 Jan 2019 04:30:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offTwo guards atop a fortress in lanka discuss the events of the day and trade rumours. A story set in Ramayana-era Lanka, but also, oddly enough, in the here and now. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Sound Effects: Freesound.org
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Sound Effects: Freesound.org]]>327fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-jugglers-joy
**Music:** Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)]]>5fd705b9-1b0f-a21e-770a-113e8f70bf99Tue, 29 Jan 2019 20:30:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offThis is a story about the importance of making mistakes and how trying to avoid making mistakes is a sure way to drive joy out of your life. **Music:** Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
**Music:** Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)]]>348fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-vaanar-who-flew-hindi
So I wrote a story about self belief and put Hanuman in it. This story is a personal favourite. Also, this is the first episode I have made with sound effects in it. I hope I didn't go overboard. Let me know! Also, this is the first episode to have patrons listed in the credits at the end. Do listen till the end.

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**Music:** White Lotus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

**Sound Effects:** [https://freesound.org/](https://freesound.org/)]]>3e64fb41-8f73-81bc-608a-c3382e13eaaeSat, 26 Jan 2019 02:30:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offI have a problem with depictions of Hanuman where he is little more than an angry, brooding, musclebound hero. He has always meant something more to me -- someone brave enough to doubt himself. Valmiki Ramayan makes several mentions of Hanuman's...
So I wrote a story about self belief and put Hanuman in it. This story is a personal favourite. Also, this is the first episode I have made with sound effects in it. I hope I didn't go overboard. Let me know! Also, this is the first episode to have patrons listed in the credits at the end. Do listen till the end.

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**Music:** White Lotus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

**Sound Effects:** [https://freesound.org/](https://freesound.org/)]]>481fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-city-god125af14c-265a-0650-1e3d-c90b11300f28Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:30:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWhen you think about it, omnipotence is a somewhat silly idea. We assign it to our gods unthinkingly, never stopping to wonder what we are burdening them with. So I wrote a story to put myself in a god's shoes.378fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/krishnas-song-hindi
**Music:** Kevin MacLeod]]>891a6f33-cd26-4dec-efa5-e9b37123432cWed, 16 Jan 2019 07:25:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offSome say the Buddha said " I am but a finger pointing to the moon. Don’t look at me; look at the moon." Others say the Buddha didn't say so, thus missing the point completely. And the point is missed all around us all the time. So I wrote a story...
**Music:** Kevin MacLeod]]>357fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/talking-animals-gods-and-aliens9fc5addb-8f23-f93a-2694-049c51b4594aTue, 02 Oct 2018 18:03:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWhat can Duck Tales tell us about the human condition? What are we really doing when we tell stories about talking animals? What's up with Star Trek aliens? We are a storytelling animal and it is important that we do not forget that.669fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/where-gods-come-from6e9174bf-d49c-8739-f6b4-c4433717056fFri, 07 Sep 2018 16:41:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn addition to telling us that gods created us and how the gods created us, creation myths also tell us WHAT the gods created us FOR. Creation myths they tell us what we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to do. I believe that the gods come...1263fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/human-exceptionalism-how-language-keeps-a361e332-fc46-817b-8653-25314f225840Sun, 26 Aug 2018 18:19:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offWhat if I told you Cows do not give us milk? What if I told you Trees do not give us oxygen. What if I told you that we have lied to ourselves from the beginning of civilisation? The history of religion is the history of language. Religion and the law...844fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/11024801/the-mark-fetching-subject6e2734c9-dca8-d542-31e8-0f73700b7c69Mon, 20 Aug 2018 17:54:00 +0000Vijayendra Mohanty (mostly offIn which I go on an elaborate rant about the Indian education system and how the middle-class relates with it.679fantasy,fiction,hindi,indian,mythology,scifi,storiescleanfull