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Vijayendra Mohanty on media, culture, and creativity. A podcast about where India came from and where it is going.
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Arguing with theists, Worrying About AI, and Confronting Caste
In this episode, we had heated conversations (that could have gone better) and talked about theism, caste, Artificial Intelligence, and free will. All things considered, it went well I think.
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5 days ago
Religion, art, and the dynamics of discrimination
In 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 rationality-related conversations with close family members.
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Jan 25, 2023
Hope, history, and imperfect heroes
Was gandhi as good as we think? Was Savarkar as bad as we think? Do nuclear weapons prevent wars? Can we have hope in the future of things getting better or is the doom already here? This episode was marred by certain technical difficulties but when it was not, we had wholesome talks.
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Jan 22, 2023
The impossibility of being human
The human condition is something philosophers have wrestled with since long. It occurred to me that perhaps I should get in the ring as well. And when I did, I found that our existence is framed by two unforgiving constants - the love that we need to have to make society work, and the need to kill in order to survive.
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Jan 21, 2023
Religion, atheism, and genetic modification with rationable
Abhijit Chanda, who goes by Rationable on the Indian athest Youtube community has been a podcaster who communicates science and scientific literacy. He has interviewed personalities like Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, Dr Sumaiya Shaikh, Dr Paul Offit, Dr Shantanu Abhyankar, Susan Gerbic, Rob Palmer, Mark Edward, and Pranav Radhakrishnan. Our conversation took us over most of the usual territories and even some unexpected ones. Like I had never thought of genetic modification of babies as arranged marriage. Had you?
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Jan 18, 2023
Family superstitions, Education, and Yogis in the Snow
In this episode we discussed families holding on to superstitions, someone’s education-related questions, and the matter of whether Yoga enables life in extreme conditions.
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Jan 14, 2023
Inter-caste marriage, holy places, and offended religions
In this episode, we talked about whether marrying across caste is the best way to deal with casteism, about the difference between places having religious significance and historical significance, and about whether there are valid grounds for people being touchy about their religions.
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Jan 11, 2023
Reincarnation research, Online Intelligence, and AI fears
This was episode 150 of the live stream, and it turned out to be a series of chill conversations about topics ranging from reincarnation research to Artificial Intelligence. Good fun! Do listen!
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Jan 7, 2023
Religious Storytelling, AI in Hospitals, and Bad Tourism
In this episode, our topics went from why the powerful think the poor are lazy, whether Artificial Intelligence will make all human work redundant, and how we Indians are often less-than-perfect tourists.
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Jan 4, 2023
Meghnad came to my birthday party
In this episode, I had Meghnad of with me to answer audience questions about religion, spirituality, self-help, and education. It was two solid hours of good conversation and insight. Enjoy!
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Jan 3, 2023
Mythology, magic, and human suffering
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I was going through the Mahabharat the other day and uh, I was in one of the earlier parts and I was going through the scene where King Shantanu's wife, the river goddess Ganga, takes their first baby to the river and drowns it. King Shantanu has made a promise to the Goddess Ganga, and that promise is that no matter what she does, he will not question her.
So he silently watches and weeps. Later we are told that the reason the goddess was drowning the babies is because those babies were actually divine beings who had been cursed to be born on earth. So by drowning them, she was actually freeing them from their curse. After reading these scenes, I was struck by a strange thought, and that thought had to do with the kind of feelings that the scene evoked.
When I was reading about the baby's drowning, I was feeling sad because obviously who wouldn't feel sad at the sight of a baby being drowned in a river by its own mother as the father of the baby wat…
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Dec 31, 2022
Desiderata - by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is as p…
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Dec 31, 2022
The last episode of 2022
2022 is over. 2023 just began. In this episode, we talked about biases visible and invisible, how numbers don’t tell the full story, and about pain, suffering, and the brain.
Happy new year 2023 everyone!
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Dec 28, 2022
Satire, society, and good ways to have conversations
In this episode, people brought up the movie Don’t Look Up, the documentary the Social Dilemma, and matters that have to do with having conversations on privilege and power. Good fun.
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Dec 24, 2022
Religious pride, caste denial, and political preferences
In this, the 145th episode of the show, we got callers who wanted to discuss caste, religion, careful speech, and political parties.
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Dec 21, 2022
AI and the future of the artist
AI art and related new mechanisms are going to revolutionise the world. But what will be the cost of this revolution and will the artist of today be standing tomorrow, after this storm has passed. What will change? What will be lost? How can we prepare?
Vinayak Varma is an artist and editor. He is the person behind the science fiction anthology Strange Worlds, Strange Times. He shares his despair and his hopes in this chat about artificial intelligence, art, artists, culture, and the future.
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Dec 17, 2022
Caste, lived experience, and insensitivity
This episode had us talking about plenty of caste and Reservation-related points. We also talked about separating art from artist, and about proving god using argument from contingency.
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Dec 7, 2022
Atheism, caste, and social justice
This episode was about caste, and the conversation went in all sorts of directions, including eugenics FFS. We also discussed atheism, science, and politics of opportunity.
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Dec 3, 2022
Identity, caste, and power structures
In this episode, we talked about privilege and power and how those from oppressor backgrounds can try to get past the barriers created by their ancestors. We also spoke of ideology, liberal biases, and belief not being a pathway to knowledge.
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Nov 30, 2022
Caste, Covid, and climate change
This episode was chaotic but still managed to find order in there somewhere. I went into topics I did not want to and emerged into other topics that I wished I could spend more time on but couldn’t. All in all, an interesting episode.
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Nov 28, 2022
Monologue: How to start your digital detox
A brief note I wanted to share about digital detoxes and how to actually do one without leaving social media.
I have very recently actually been on a little bit of an attempted detox. My Twitter account is just parked on Twitter. I don't feel that going back to Twitter. My Instagram account is still active, but I'm not actually using Instagram on my phone. I have removed the app from my phone. I'm using Instagram, the way people use Facebook.
I'm logging into Instagram from the desktop computer's browser, and I'm just using Instagram from there. This reduces 24x7 stress that I experience because of social media, but it also helps me continue using Instagram because it is at the end of the day, one of the places through which I get my messages out, including this podcast episode, by the way.
And there's something specific that I wanna talk about. It's digital detoxes and digital minimalism. I've been reading a book by Cal Newport called Digital Minimalism. It's about building focus i…
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Nov 26, 2022
Atheist unity, secularism, and the definition of god
In this episode of the show, our conversations went from unity among rationalists to anti-caste mindset to finding god using meditation to secularism as a guiding principle of India. All in all, a very packed episode.
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Nov 23, 2022
The end of social media? (ft. Meghnad)
Meghnad is a journalist, podcaster, and an avid social media user. I invited him over for a chat about Twitter, Meta, and other social media platforms and the ways in which our engagement with them affects our lives.
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Nov 19, 2022
Elon Musk and Twitter blues
Twitter is on the brink. And the reason is that its new owner is a petulant manchild. In this episode of the podcast, I talk about what’s happening at the world’s most powerful social media company and what it might mean for all who use the tool.
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Nov 16, 2022
Religion, reality, and the limits of logic
In this episode, we talked about religion, logical overreach, and answers to some common arguments for the existence of god that are not actually arguments.
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Nov 12, 2022
Bakarmax brings adult animation to India
Cartoonist Sumit Kumar and writer Adhiraj Singh are preparing to unleash their new animated show Aapki Poojita on unsuspecting Indian audiences. We got together to chat about their project, their journeys till this point, and the state of animation in India.
You can support the project on Kickstarter here.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bakarmax/aaapki-poojita-a-desi-animated-show-by-bakarmax
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Nov 9, 2022
Dave Farina on science, superstition, and sanity
In this episode we chatted with Dave Farina of the YouTube channel Professor Dave Explains. The conversation took us from Science communication, to abiogenesis, to quantum consciousness, to Naturalism as a worldview, to whether the internet is a net positive or negative. I also asked him about my two favourite mysteries - does math exist? and does free will exist?
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Nov 2, 2022
QnA session - Indian politics, democracy, and hope
In this episode, we didn't take calls as I was not feeling well. But I did read some comments on culture, democracy, and the future of India.
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Oct 29, 2022
Bad arguments, good fun, and god himself
In this episode, we talked about claims, evidence, and truth. We also talked about good and bad reasons to take up a religion.
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Oct 26, 2022
Language, culture, and English-speaking privilege
Note: Certain parts of this episode have been removed in order to protect someone's privacy.
In this episode, we talked about language, English speaking privilege, Bombay privilege, going back to school, and the future of atheism.
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Oct 22, 2022
Caste, privilege, and the supernatural
In this episode, we went through caste matters, defining the supernatural, and patterns of privilege.
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Oct 19, 2022
Religion, reality, and common good
In this episode we talked about religion, the nature of reality, and about morality stemming from common good.
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Oct 15, 2022
Big bang, a conscious universe, and religious art
In this episode we talk about the claim that the big bang did not happen, that the universe is conscious, and that a lot of art is religious in nature.
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Oct 12, 2022
Buddhism, conversion, and mental health
In this episode, we discussed the variety of reasons behind religious conversion, and the tendency of rationalists to overreach into mental health territory.
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Oct 8, 2022
Religious conversion, quantum technobabble, and the definition of god
This episode we talked technobabble, quantum quackery, religious morality, and religious conversion.
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Oct 5, 2022
Power, privilege, and mythological entertainment
This episode took us from a long conversation about subjective experience, to one about caste and privilege, to another one about Brahmastra, Adipurush, and Bollywood's challenges with fantasy.
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Oct 1, 2022
Material reality, belief in spirituality, and future of Indian rational thought
This episode saw us go through some deep s**t. We discussed Materialism as a world view, atheism as a social movement, and the future of irreligious activism in India.
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Sep 28, 2022
Materialism, Idealism, atheism, and pseudo-history
This episode had callers bringing up philosophy, propaganda, counter-propaganda, and even the very nature of reality.
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Sep 24, 2022
Belief, Reservations, Capitalism, and being apolitical
In this episode we had callers come in and talk about their religious beliefs, about their opinions on Reservations, Capitalism, and even on how being apolitical is actually political.
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Sep 21, 2022
The future of atheism, the nature of gods, and political templates
This episode had us going from atheism to mythology to relationships to AAP being BJP part 2. Lots of people joined and lots of diversions were taken.
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Sep 16, 2022
Leftists, Bharat Jodo Yatra, and counter-propaganda
In this episode we talked about Bharat Jodo Yatra, the reason behind the Left not being more popular, and Type 4 civilisations.
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Sep 15, 2022
Woke culture, Vikram Betaal, Ayn Rand, and Tolkien
This episode we discussed Woke culture, Vikram Betaal, Ayn Rand, and Tolkien.
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Sep 14, 2022
Communism, communalism, Spider-Man, and revdi culture
This episode we took calls and spoke to a bunch of listeners about topics as varied as Capitalism, Communism, MCU, Kejriwal, and Indian politics.
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Sep 13, 2022
India's future and the ways we get there
In this episode we talked about the future of India, and the hopes and despairs that attend it.
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Sep 12, 2022
Divisive politics, patriarchy, and Islamophobia
This episode we talked about politics, power structures, and the need for sensitivity in dealing with cultural faultlines.
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Sep 9, 2022
Diversity in fiction and accusations of wokeness
Today we discussed accusations of wokeness and how diversity can be employed by writers exploring characters with diverse identities.
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Sep 8, 2022
Justice, hope, and the future of India
This episode had us talking about Indian judiciary, Indian political parties, India's future, and other similar themes.
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Sep 7, 2022
Bharat Jodo Yatra, Opposition unity, and 2024 hope
In this episode we talked politics, hopelessness, and hopes of the Opoosition unity becoming a force to reckon with in 2024 general election.
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Sep 6, 2022
Religion, community, and dhakosla ka ghosla
This episode had us talking about religion and its presumptions, specifically, the one about it being the only source of community.
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Sep 5, 2022
Religion, atheism, and indoctrination
This episode was, after a long time, a return to the core theme of my show - atheism. Good fun conversations were had.
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Sep 2, 2022
Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, and She-Hulk
In this episode, we mostly discussed shows and movies and general fantasy stuff.
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Sep 1, 2022
In which I talk about my 2-week break
It's good to be back and talking about the things I am back from. Hello to all who listen to the podcast.
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Aug 11, 2022
The personal, the political, and the mental with Aiman and Taranga
This episode I had two guests - Aiman and Taranga with a lot of experience in social work and therapy between them. We talked of mental health, dealing with ideologically different families, and the psychological impact of religious considerations in family and social settings.
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Aug 10, 2022
Flags, nationalism, religion, and majoritarian fears
This episode went in the general direction of the new flag promotion of the government, some conversations about religion and political religiosity, some stuff about cinema and its pandering to turbo nationalism. Overall, a good session.
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Aug 9, 2022
Nitish, Bihar, and goonda raj mythmaking
A lot has changed in Bihar. And in the days to come, a lot more will change. We're going to hear about goonda raj and similar ideas. There is mythmaking at work here. So let's talk about it.
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Aug 8, 2022
Religion, atheism, and sensitivity
This episode was a freestyle chat about religion, religious excuses, and atheism sometimes becoming insensitive.
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Aug 5, 2022
Krityam Jain on making webcomics about bhakts, centrists, and babas
Krityam jain is a well-known webcomic makers who is also someone who does not try to cater to the lowest common denominator. His cartoons are about capitalism spiritual gurus, and pretentious YouTubers. I sat and talked with him for more than an hour about all that fuels him and all that he wishes to fuel.
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Aug 2, 2022
Vimoh Live episode 100 - memories and nostalgia
This was a celebration episode for my YouTube live stream. Many community members joined and there was a lot of nostalgia.
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Aug 1, 2022
Ms Medussa on Instagram, social justice, and dealing with trolls
Instagram creator @ms.medussa came over to chat about creating content, comedy, trolls, and culture. Much fun it was.
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Jul 29, 2022
Why the rich think the poor are lazy
This was a chill stream but it mostly became about power and privilege and the myth of "poor will stop working if they have money".
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Jul 28, 2022
Nudity and the nation
An actor strips and everyone loses their s**t. And the ones who are happiest about it are the ones who are on a constant lookout for distractions so we don't talk about criminality in power, rising prices, the economy, and unemployment. And there are some very interesting arguments trying to hijack and make this more important than it is.
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Jul 27, 2022
Meghnad on podcasting, gaming, and journalism
I had an Instagram conversation with Meghnad. The audio is mobile quality, so apologies in advance for that. But it was a good talk. Hope you enjoy.
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Jul 26, 2022
The past and future of short form content
This episode was about short form content revolution and whether it is a new thing at all. We talked about where YouTube will be in a few years and whether books will survive this storm. (Hint: They will.)
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Jul 25, 2022
The problem with the millionaire mindset
Desi YouTube is full of motivational content and advice about how to become a millionaire from YouTubers who are desperately trying to become millionaires by feeding off the collective obsession with millionaires. Let's talk about this toxic culture.
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Jul 24, 2022
The meaning of success
A few short thoughts on success I wanted to share after watching a few success advice videos on YouTube.
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Jul 21, 2022
The problem with professionalism
Today we talked about how the concept of professionalism ends up being a smokescreen for the Capitalist way. Also discussed were work culture and exploitative offices.
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Jul 20, 2022
Zubair's release, stage fright, and religious identity
This episode was about religion and identity, but we also ended up talking about the great news of Zubair being released from custody.
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Jul 19, 2022
May the discourse be with you
Today we talked about discourse, power structures among ideas, agnostic atheism, and the future of equality.
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Jul 18, 2022
You don't hate Mondays. You hate Capitalism
This episode ended up being about Capitalist mythology surrounding work and how technology and other elements from privileged futurism will not save us. What will save us is social awareness and activism.
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Jul 14, 2022
Mental health, anti-natalism, and the human condition
This episode wasn't supposed to be about anything, but it ended up being about existence itself. We discussed our place in the cosmos, anti-natalism, and other deep s**t.
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Jul 13, 2022
Spiritual promises are low-hanging fruit
This episode was about how spiritual babas make vacuous promises that are both low-hanging fruit as well as entirely unattainable in order to run their dhandha of babagiri.
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Jul 11, 2022
Let's talk about trolls
This episode was about trolls and trolling and how to deal with them. I have a cold and so there are a lot of interruptions and pauses. Sorry about that.
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Jul 8, 2022
Chill talk about anime, detective series, and old TV serials
This episode was about chilling with friends. We talked about TV shows, anime, and detective series.
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Jul 7, 2022
Worldbuilding can be toxic too
In this episode we talked about worldbuilding as a fundamental human need and how it too can create and sustain toxic social realities. But we also talked about my creative projects and about writing and creative worldbuilding in general.
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Jul 6, 2022
The myth of cancel culture and the endangered powerful
This episode was mostly about cancel culture and how the powerful and privileged whine about being oppressed when all that is really happening is outrage. We also talked about representation, Miss Marvel, and stand-up comedians.
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Jul 5, 2022
Aliens of the gaps
This episode, miraculously enough, was only about aliens. We talked for one hour about aliens and our ideas about them.
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Jul 4, 2022
Talking to relatives, Indian history, and a world without money
This episode went all over the place - from casting couch to Hindu history to privilege and power and speculation about a world without money.
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Jun 30, 2022
Tradition, freedom of expression, and whitewashing oppressive practices
This episode, like every other episode, was about power structures. We talked about savarna whitewashing of casteism and about why tradition is often at odds with those who say new things.
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Jun 29, 2022
Deities, definitions, caste, and conspiracy theories
This episode was quite a ride. We went from the definitions of political labels, to speculations about celestial beings to caste denial to Transphobia to parenthood to conspiracy theories.
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Jun 28, 2022
Time to talk about hurt religious sentiments (again)
Last month, a Hindu woman was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims. She is yet to be arrested. This week, a Muslim man has been arrested for hurting Hindu religious sentiments. There is a lot to unpack, because the power structures involved are a mixed bag. So let's talk about blasphemy once again.
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Jun 27, 2022
Content creation advice for you
In this episode, we talked about content creation. Running or restarting a YouTube channel, the importance of editing skills and equipment, and the nature of this line of work.
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Jun 24, 2022
Roe vs Wade, Brahminical patriarchy, the Shiv Sena hang-up
This is a Friday night stream. Most conversations were with listeners and viewers. We did talk about some current issues, but it was mostly fun.
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Jun 23, 2022
Star Wars, belief, and a random discussion about the supernatural
This episode was mostly about Star wars and Obi Wan Kenobi, but someone called in wishing to debate god and the supernatural.
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Jun 22, 2022
Let's talk about a replacement for religion
In recent times, a lot of good atheist activism has come to the fore. But what is the best way forward? Do we spend a lifetime telling people religion is bad? Or do we offer alternatives to the religious way of life? Let's discuss this.
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Jun 21, 2022
Religious beliefs, caste based reservations, and artificial intelligence
In this episode, we talk about how religious beliefs are often not even taken seriously by believers of a religion. Later, we had a discussion with a caller about caste based reservations, and still later, Meghnad from Newslaundry joined to talk about artificial intelligence becoming god maybe.
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Jun 20, 2022
Liberal hypocrisy and why the RW isn't our only problem
Liberals, at least Indian Liberals, tend to sometimes act in ways that are at least Right Wing adjacent in their destructive power. Liberal circles are often in denial of Islamophobia as well as Casteism in their own ranks. And because this needs to be talked about, that is what this episode is about.
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Jun 18, 2022
Urban superstition, apolitical apathy, and spiritual excuses
This episode was about a behavioural superstructure that allows for discriminatory societies to exist and spread. It has to do with providing people excuses to remain detached from an active civil life.
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Jun 15, 2022
The future of my podcast
This episode was about the live stream / podcast and some content formats I want to experiment with.
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Jun 8, 2022
What makes religious sentiments so important?
In this episode we talked about blasphemy and why laws about it need to go. We also talked, as usual, about caste, privilege, and social change directed at a better future.
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Jun 4, 2022
Race, caste, privilege, and denial
This episode had us go through a ton of caste-related topics. We also talked about Star Trek, Star Wars, racism, and diversity.
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Jun 2, 2022
Dear religious people - a short rant
Just a short rant about the unending persecution complex of religious people.
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Jun 1, 2022
Debating a theist about eternity, changing someone's uncle, and more
This episode had me talking about speculation regarding an intelligent creator, telling someone how to talk to their uncle, and discussing power structures (sigh) again.
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May 28, 2022
Let's talk about Star Trek
Live long and prosper! A full episode in which I talk about Star Trek and my love for it and do little else. We also go a little bit into sci-fi in general.
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May 25, 2022
Religious rituals, philosophical biases, and YouTuber scandals
This episode had us talking about the best way to oppose casteism in your family functions, scandal in the YouTube world by a well-known motivational guru, and more.
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May 21, 2022
Religion, entertainment, and how Hindutva is hijacking the ex-Muslim movement
This episode went from discussions on the nature of religion, to Buddhism, to the ex-Muslim movement, to intelligent design. Tons of material in here.
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May 18, 2022
Ghalib Kamal on India, Pakistan, and the future
Ghalib Kamal is a Pakistani science communicator who has been hard at work fighting irrationality and religious bigotry on YouTube. We will talk with him about how he got to where he is and where he thinks we all might go from here.
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May 14, 2022
Aiman on separating art from artists
Sat down for a discussion with my Instagram friend Aiman about separating art from artists and all that is tangentially related to this matter. In recent times, we have come across multiple instances of authors and creators who used to be loved by everyone, come out as bigots and supporters of discrimination. This is a discussion between me and Aiman about what can possibly be the right thing to do in times like this.
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May 11, 2022
The angry Arts student
The Humanities are devalued in the Indian education system. This is no secret. But what goes unnoticed is the ways in which this devaluing ruins us on a cultural and sociological level. This episode was about the things an Arts student needs to get off his chest.
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May 7, 2022
AMA session: TV shows, atheism, and books
An off-the-cuff episode episode after a long time with no agenda. We talked about all manner of topics.
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May 4, 2022
The vanity of spiritual people
In this episode we talked about the chip on the shoulder of people who define themselves as spiritual, despite spirituality not having a clear definition. We also got into gaming a little bit.
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Apr 27, 2022
Hustle culture is horseshit
Hustle culture is the idea that hard work is a solution to all problems. It's not. And a lot of hustle culture promoters who call themselves "problem-solvers" can't be called so because they don't actually talk about the problem - exploitation of workers. Hustle culture is basically brainwashing workers into thinking that the thing that is destroying them will save them.
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Apr 20, 2022
The dangers of motivational content
Our news feeds are full of motivational content. Some find it useful and some find it annoying. But there are threads linking much of it to religion, political doctrine, and even patriarchy. So let's talk about some of those threads and see how some of the more popular motivational "gurus" feed this beast.
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Apr 16, 2022
I used to be a bhakt
I have mentioned many times in my live streams that I used to be a Hindutva supporter and I turned away from it some years ago. But since many of you have followed me in the course of the last few months, I wanted to do a show where I unambiguously put out the truth about my past and how I got to the present.
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Apr 9, 2022
No religion can be eternal
There is good evidence to suggest that even religious people consider their religions sanatan or something. This episode was sort of about that, but also went in other, related directions.
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Apr 8, 2022
Adi Shankar on his Netflix series Guardians of Justice
I sat down with Adi Shankar to talk about his latest work Guardians of Justice and we ended up discussing social satire, imagining the future, and his personal history.
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Apr 6, 2022
Meghnad from Newslaundry on media and the nation
We talked about his life, his work, his ideas and experiences on the media. We also discussed where we are as a nation and where we may be going.
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Apr 2, 2022
Why education doesn't guarantee atheism
This episode started out with the intention of explaining how childhood indoctrination is what really keeps religion alive, and then moved over into other interesting territories like love, evolution, and capitalism.
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Mar 30, 2022
I'm a secular boy in a dharmic world
This episode of the show was the 50th live stream on the youtube channel and we had a lot of conversations about religion, multiculturalism, secular life, and media bias.
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Mar 26, 2022
How not to engage with the religious
This episode was about engaging with the religious and not overreaching into philosophical territories that aren't justifiable in honesty. We also talked about a good number of social justice issues.
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Mar 23, 2022
Abby Philips on Ayurveda risks and the uselessness of Homoeopathy
This episode had a shitty beginning (literally) and then got better as we talked about the importance of modern medicine and the threats to it from culturally sanctioned superstitions.
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Mar 16, 2022
Shahbaz Ansar on resisting dogma and being an atheist
Shahbaz Ansar is a journalist and quite open about being an atheist. We chatted about what that makes his life next to Hindus, Muslims, and even other atheists. We also talked about the Indian religio-political landscape.
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Mar 12, 2022
Religionism, feminism, equalism, stupidism etc.
This issue had us going from religious behaviors to memelord atheism to feminism denying equalism and more.
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Mar 9, 2022
Can one believe in non-existence?
In this episode, we talked about existence, non-existence, confidence of belief, and also, for some reason, about the math of 11 dimensions.
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Mar 5, 2022
Can atheists be moral, and other dumb questions
This episode had us talking about religious morality, morality of killing animals, morality of foul-mouthed "saints", and other interesting topics.
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Mar 2, 2022
The many definitions of god and what to do with them
This episode was about how many people define god in many ways and as an atheist having conversations about claims of god, how we should abide by rules of logic.
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Feb 26, 2022
Charismatic babas, overconfident atheists, and the Hindu multiverse
In this episode, conversations with listeners spanned the multiverse. We talked about agnostic atheism, why people fall for baba claims, and whether scripture says caste is assigned at birth.
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Feb 23, 2022
1000 YT subscribers special AMA
The live stream just crossed 1000 subscribers. So I had people call in with questions and comments and even disagreements. It was fun and 2 hours long.
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Feb 19, 2022
Let's talk about knowing and believing
This episode became, quite unwittingly, a QnA session with my listeners.
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Feb 16, 2022
Arpit Dwivedi on fighting superstition online
YouTuber Arpit Dwivedi on his work on spreading rational thought and scientific literacy via his channel Aastha Mukti. We spoke about his personal history, his experiences, and the state of rational thinking in India.
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Feb 12, 2022
Hijab, hypocrisy, and a Hindutva hijack
Girls in some Indian schools are not being allowed to enter their classrooms because they are wearing Hijab. Some call it the "Hijab controversy". But it's not that. It's just another dangerous Hindutva diversion designed to divide India.
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Feb 9, 2022
Cartoonist Sumit Kumar on Bakarmax and Shark Tank India
Cartoonist Sumit Kumar is the founder of Bakarmax and one of the most original voices in the ICU (Indian comics universe). He was recently on the TV show Shark Tank and we are going to talk about that. And more generally, about the artist's fight with market forces.
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Feb 5, 2022
Magician Nakul Shenoy tells if hypnosis can prove reincarnation
Nakul Shenoy is a magician as well as a critical thinker. In this session, we will talk about how people sometimes say that hypnotism reveals knowledge of one's previous lives. We talked about the ethics, efficacy, and effects of hypnotism.
Full Episode Transcript
Hi. This is again back to another livestream. And today we are going to talk about a thing that keeps coming up in our livestream chat. And that has to do with reincarnation, because one of the foundations, one of the main pillars of superstition or religion, as you want to call it in the subcontinent is the fact that the spirit continues to exist after death. And some people think that something called past life regression therapy, which is hypnotherapy in some way. Deviance says, you can't hear me, deviance, you can't hear me. Is my audio okay? I'll continue because I think my audio is okay. Nakul, can you hear me? Okay. So what happens is that people think that hypnotherapy or past life regression therapy reveals evidenc…
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Jan 27, 2022
Is testimony evidence? Is dharma religion?
This episode is about how sometimes religious people think testimony about supernatural claims is sufficient evidence. And about how they sometimes deflect genuine questions from atheists by changing the meanings of words.
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Jan 21, 2022
Indian atheist and Pakistani atheist talk about religion and culture
Harris Sultan goes by Pakistani Mulhid on YouTube and dedicates his time to debunking dogma, fighting faith, and countering callous defences of religion. I sat down with him, in my capacity as an Indian atheist with far fewer YouTube subscribers than him, to talk about the dynamics of religion and its problems in the subcontinent.
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Jan 20, 2022
The attention economy is destroying us
A single man spreading hate pretending to be many people is a problem, but it is also a symptom of a much bigger problem. And that bigger problem has to do with a much older strain of cultural damage we have suffered when ads started pretending to be reality.
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Jan 19, 2022
What if god was real?
Let us assume, for argument's sake, that god is real and wonder what we might say to them if we ever meet them. Also in this episode, viewer questions and their answers.
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Jan 14, 2022
Religious brainwashing creates the illusion of natural identity
We think our identities are natural and that conversion or leaving religion is an unnatural act that is brought about through brainwashing. But was the so-called natural religious identity not a product of brainwashing as well? Or are we all, just so incredibly lucky that we managed to be born in the one true religion?
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Jan 7, 2022
We should be afraid of some things
In this episode, I recommend the Netflix movie Don't Look Up, answer a question about how religions may react to the findings of the James Webb Space Telescope, and try to respond to a question about whether purpose exists simply because we want it to.
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Jan 3, 2022
We can't fight irrationality without fighting religion
Many people, including many atheists, like to have a sterilized version of atheism around. They say the real fight is against irrationality and we should let religion be. I talk today, about why that is a misguided attempt at solving the problems we face.
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Dec 31, 2021
Copy-pasting is our way of life
We see copy-pasting as a thing that happens in the education system. But because of it, the people who emerge from that system become incapable of true innovation and even truly understanding ideas like democracy.
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Dec 4, 2021
You don't need permission to resist
Oppressive systems don't always come in the form of sticks and stones and visible violence. They also come in the form of systems that place themselves in positions from which they give permission to break out. In truth, you don't need permission to resist. That's kind of the entire point.
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Nov 26, 2021
Farm laws, trust, and obedience
The reason farmers can't bring themselves to trust this government is because this government never asked for their trust. It has only ever wanted obedience. Trust can't be gained with violence and oppression.
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Nov 20, 2021
Vir Das, Kangana Ranaut, and free speech
We keep talking about free speech without considering the social climate that is necessary for it to flourish or even exist. I talk about free speech the concept as well as free speech the phrase and the context it needs to be seen in.
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Nov 15, 2021
The universe is probably not a simulation
The simulation theory is becoming part of popular culture and even atheists seem sometimes agree that it is likely. But there is danger inherent in the propagation of this idea because it is at least somewhat adjacent to theism as a way of explaining the universe.
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Nov 7, 2021
Diwali, the pursuit of pleasure, and discount deshbhakti
This episode is about why people burst firecrackers and why they lie - perhaps unconsciously - about their reasons for doing so. It features a boy who got beaten up for being good at studies, and it throws light on why we feel guilty for being happy.
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Nov 3, 2021
The radius of identity
To the problem of nationalistic passions, the suggested solution is sometimes a greater identity - that of a human being - presumably because it will make the nation irrelevant. But such a solution is bound to create similar passions in due course of time. So I try to answer the question by visiting the other end of the spectrum.
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Nov 1, 2021
Facebook, the Metaverse, and a dangerously immersive future
This episode is a recording of a live stream I did on youtube.com/vimohlive on October 30. It goes deeper into the Facebook Metaverse move and the perils it poses.
Navigate the episode using the time stamps below:
00:00 Welcome and Introduction
02:15 Facebook has a history of bad behaviour
09:00 How corporations hijack and destroy open technologies
15:44 Metaverse, the attention economy, and real world damage
21:44 The perils of "immersive experiences" and social apathy
27:42 Looking at technology through a human lens
30:38 The future of the metaverse has to be decentralised
32:43 Responses to comments and questions
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Oct 29, 2021
Facebook goes Meta: How you can save the future
Corporations have always hijacked public tech to build their empires on top of them. The result is not always the death of open tech like email, podcasting, and RSS feeds, but it does invisiblise the importance of open protocols. Protocols that are the gateway to freedom for independent creators.
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Oct 26, 2021
How Super Commando Dhruv saved my life
The fact that people need to be able to see themselves in popular entertainment is not something many in India are unaware of, especially if they are tuned into American pop culture discourse. But are we applying that understanding to popular entertainment in India?
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Oct 24, 2021
Time to end Twitter trending topics
As a feature, the Twitter trending topics feature does more harm than good and getting rid of it might prevent rampant misuse of the platform for purposes of large scale manipulation of public sentiment.
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Oct 22, 2021
Atheists cannot believe in Karma
This episode is somewhat a continuation of the previous episode about my problems with the phrase Hindu Atheist. It delvs into how not believing in god doesn't matter if you believe in Karma, which is a similar alleged cosmic principle.
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Oct 20, 2021
Why I am not a Hindu Atheist
This episode is about a label that is used often in the discourse about atheism in India. It's also about a bit of appropriation that happens.
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Oct 19, 2021
Nostalgia and the death of the future
This episode is about how we are ruining our future by forcing our past into our present. It's also about Star Trek, Star Wars, rebellion and tech utopias.
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Oct 15, 2021
The problem with our debate culture
We don't know what debate is. We are obsessed with debates. And finally, we stuff our faulty understanding of debates into areas where there should not be any debate.
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Sep 23, 2021
A response to Devdutt Pattanaik on Hindutva and Hinduism
Mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik recently gave an interview on Akash Banerjee's YouTube channel The Deshbhakt. In it, he made several comments that I felt oversimplified and misrepresented the truth about culture, religion, and politics. So I decided to make a response to the video. I highly recommend that you watch the video before listening to my response.
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Sep 20, 2021
Asimov, Nolan brothers, and learning from the future
This 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.
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Sep 13, 2021
Making money as an independent creator in India
This 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.
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Aug 30, 2021
Fake fans, sneaky propaganda, and insulting atheists
In 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.
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Aug 23, 2021
How I annoy my followers and grow my account
This 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 count or my post views.
I also spend some time explaining why I am wary of the appearance of being intelligent and how that has to do with toxic strains of Indian culture.
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Aug 14, 2021
The Indian Atheist problem
The 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 was primarily anti-Abrahamic religions. And Abrahamic religions are followed in India by persecuted minorities. This episode is mostly me talking out aloud about how to strike an internal balance.
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Jul 25, 2021
Instagram, Indian government, and He-Man
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[00:00:00] Intro to the episode
[00:40:00] YouTube, Instagram, and the changing online video landscape - Some thoughts about how online video emerged, what made it popular, and what has happened recently to change things in the video market.
[09:22:00] Indian government "raids" media houses - I take a little solace from the fact that oppression still has to be disguised as something else. The day they just openly say we want media to shut up is still some distance away.
[12:54:00] Being an "influencer" - I am finding it increasingly difficult to handle the compliments that people send my way because of the content I put up online. My privilege means I don't have to work very hard to be seen as doing something heroic even I am doing the bare minimum.
[15:46:00] Masters of the Universe - I talk about the new Netflix series Masters of the Universe: Revelation and how it being female dominated has…
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Jul 21, 2021
On books, movies, social media, and some changes
[00:00:00] Introduction and an announcement about the podcast.
[00:04:00] A rant about how books are better than movies.
[00:08:00] A note about being careful with your time on social media as a content creator.
[00:12:00] Ending notes etc.
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Jul 21, 2021
Neil Gaiman once wrote a multiverse novel
So I launched a new YouTube channel this week. It's called temporal ideas. It's where I'm going to publish video essays about science fiction series, movies, books, et cetera, and themes. The first video is up and it's about the Marvel series Loki.
When I was making that video, a few ideas came to me for future content. And one of those ideas has to do with a similarity in the outlook about the future in the works of Isaac Asimov and some stuff that is also in Christopher Nolan's work, which is doubly interesting because Christopher Nolan's brother I'm forgetting his name.
He's making a series based on Asimov's foundation series of books for apple TV. Which basically means that I'm not going to be able to watch it when it comes out and I'll have to figure something out. But the point is that I'm going to make a video about invisible descendants in the future sometime soon and put it up on the new channel.
But before I do that, I had a couple of book recommendations because that is w…
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Jul 14, 2021
Loki, Kang, Thanos, and free will
If there is one theme the MCU has in place of a philosophy, it is probably a commitment to free will.
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Jun 24, 2021
Justice nahi milega
Religion and justice have a deep connect, but not in the way you might expect. People are religious because of their faith in an extended definition of justice - one that stretches past death and into future lives.
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Mar 30, 2021
Star Trek, China, and leaving home
We 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.
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Mar 1, 2021
Echo chambers can be good
We 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 us to remember who we are as a people and what is important for the continued survival of democracy.
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Mar 1, 2021
Doing what's easy, dooming what's hard
When 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 without it aren’t aware of the many dooms that approach them from behind.
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Feb 9, 2021
Wolves of India
There 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.
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Feb 2, 2021
Superman, Zod, and cultural landscapes
In 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 with, or bringing about change in ourselves so we can embrace the possibilities that reside in these new worlds.
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Jan 28, 2021
Deshbhakti vs Deshprem
Bhakti 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 must never be devoted to them.
Love towards your nation does not blind you. It causes you to care about the nation. And caring means being able to spot problems and illnesses and to look for solutions. Or at least state that solutions are needed.
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Jan 25, 2021
Trailer: What this podcast is about
Vimoh 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.
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Jan 24, 2021
Invisible people of the future
Does 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 discrimination, and the problem with thinking of technological progress as social progress. It’s also about the fact that kindness isn’t something we engage in for other people’s sakes. It does us good too. It keeps us human.
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Jan 19, 2021
Star Trek and the illusion of eternal enemies
I 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 truth. That enemies are never eternal and that the idea of eternal enemies is a construct created and perpetuated by those who benefit from the prevalence of hatred in society.
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Jan 14, 2021
Power, bias, and the meaning of peace
A 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 political protest by citizens do you ask the government to change, or do you ask the citizens to adjust with the government's policies?
In any conflict, do you stand with the weaker party and ask the stronger party questions? Or do you remain silent before the strong and hold expectations from the weak?
Because the "adjustment" you keep asking for doesn't stem from your desire to strike balance. It stems from your desire to avoid doing anything. It's a love for the status quo masquerading as a desire to mediate.
You don't want peace. You want quiet. They're two different things.
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Jan 13, 2021
Nightfall, hope, and the Hulk
I 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 and put it to different uses. Also, this episode features The Incredible Hulk.
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Jan 10, 2021
YouTube, TikTok, and true cringe
Today’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 subscribed to on Apple Podcasts.
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Jan 4, 2021
On hurt religious sentiments
Getting 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 that everyone must necessarily put themselves below your religious sentiments, then you end up hurting your own religion’s future.
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Jan 1, 2021
Corporate greed and farmer protests
A 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.
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Mar 3, 2019
Is India's past ruining India's future?
The stated purpose of a lot of writers who deal with mythology as subject matter these days is to make the younger generation aware of India’s rich culture and heritage by telling stories which have remained untold. But I can’t help feeling sometimes that not enough attention is being paid to the shape of future India. What will these young people grow up to become? What kind of adults will they turn out to be? What manner of India will they build? Is it going to be more of the same — an India powered by outrage and offence, crying out three times a day demanding to be treated like children by the authorities? Or can it be something different?
Theme Music: Werq, by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 23, 2019
Let's talk about privilege
Nobody wants to admit that they had help getting where they are right now. In their heads, everyone is a hero who did it all by themselves. And this is why people hate it when their privilege is pointed out to them.
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