Vijayendra Mohanty

66 mins #110 May 25, 23

Understanding power structures and how religion enables them

We talked about power structures, societal hierarchies, and how religion enables these divides and biases.

87 mins #109 May 20, 23

Gender, caste, and evidence for god

In this episode of the live stream, we got to talking about gender panic that is being imported from US, some thoughts about caste and reservation, and a couple of calls about evidence for god.

73 mins #108 May 18, 23

Talking about culture beyond religion

I mean, that's what I have in mind. You can raise other topics also. Vimoh Live is a bi-weekly call-in show where I talk with callers about religion, culture, and atheism. Support the channel by clicking the JOIN button and becoming a member. Or become a patron at https://www.patreon.com/vimoh Or make a one-time donation at https://vimoh.stck.me

73 mins #107 May 13, 23

The battle for Karnataka is over - What now?

Karnataka election is over. So Meghnad and I chatted about it a little. Some fun, some insights. Nothing journalistically earth-shattering.

46 mins #106 May 10, 23

A glitchy conversation about society, propaganda, and denial

This episode, my webcam gave out and thus there isn't any good video to share. But the audio is clean and interesting.

42 mins #105 May 08, 23

Religious algorithms and non-religious meditative states

In this episode, we talked about the way to prevent relatives from falling into religious algorithmic rabbit holes and about how meditation everything that ensues from it is probably a physical phenomenon.

74 mins #104 May 04, 23

Power, politics, and social responsibility

We talked about the nature of power, ways of political power, and howthe powerful have a responsibilit towards those less powerful than them.

90 mins #103 May 02, 23

Artificial Intelligence - Perils, promises, and paranoia - with Pranav Radhakrishnan and Meghnad

Hello and welcome to this special live stream about artificial intelligence. The purpose of this show is to make you aware of the fact that even though AI is going to help us in many ways, it is probably also going to complicate our lives. In many ways, it may affect employment, governance, and policy, but it may also change the shape of religion and philosophy.

74 mins #102 Apr 29, 23

Politics, Art, and the Politics of Art

In this episode, we delved into whether it is accurate to say that all art is political. And also into the art of politics being exercised by the ruling party in India.

84 mins #101 Apr 26, 23

Media, governance, and artificial intelligence

Fun q&a session with live chat about topics as varied as politics, governance, media, the caste system, and artificial intelligence.

73 mins #100 Apr 22, 23

Culture vulture, Babagiri, and Democrazy

In this episode we discussed culture and those who feed on it, the perils of baba culture, and how many people misunderstand the workings of Parliamentary democracy.

66 mins #99 Apr 19, 23

Chanting, scamming, and building habits

This episode had me answering questions about political positions, religious practices, and scams running wild across India.

68 mins #98 Apr 15, 23

Religious bias and its many flavours.

This episode was mostly me taking live chat questions. They ranged from misinformation from YouTubers to this strange imaginary beast called the "Right Wing Intellectual".

72 mins #97 Apr 13, 23

1-hour Q&A on religion, politics, and society

A question answer session where I read comments and tried to answer questions on religion, politics, and society.

67 mins #96 Apr 08, 23

Corrupt journalism, gender panic, and time travel

In this episode, we talked about how Indian journalism is plumbing such sycophantic depths that the very nature of a citizen's relationship with power is being redefined. We also talked about gender panic and how it is an imaginary hauaa built to distract from actual gender issues. And we discussed science fiction motifs like time travel and... again... gender.

52 mins #95 Apr 05, 23

Indian comics - Past, Present, and Future - Chat with Vivek Goel and Ashwin Kalmane

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62 mins #94 Apr 01, 23

Hindu Rashtra, Patriarchy, and bringing up Atheists

In this episde we got calls about patriarchy, atheism, religious influence, and political imagination.

71 mins #93 Mar 29, 23

Religious dogma, subjective experience, and political imperatives

In this episode, we discussed the bad arguments presented by theists, certain political matters, and tried to explain simple concepts twenty five times.

65 mins #92 Mar 23, 23

Free will, divisive politics, and standards of evidence

Live chat where I took questions from live chat and talked about free will, divisive politics, and standards of evidence thatwe employ hen evaluating religious claims.

67 mins #91 Mar 15, 23

Reason, propaganda, and religious unity

In this episode, I talked about reason, theist-atheist debates, the need to see through propaganda,and my position as an atheist on attempts by religious people to have unity and compassion.

100 mins #90 Mar 11, 23

Aryan Invasion, Indian Liberals, and Empathy of the Privileged

In this episode, we had callers who talked about wanting to do good but not knowing how to, we had people who supported the Aryan Invasion notion, and we talked about my own issues as a content creator.

10 mins #89 Mar 10, 23

An update about this podcast by a dumdum

Something has happened to this podcast. I think you should know.

65 mins #88 Mar 08, 23

In which I get grilled about atheism and belief

In this episode, instead of asking me about things, people were asking me about me and my beliefs. It was fun. 

86 mins #87 Mar 04, 23

Artificial Intelligence, social discrimination, and finding god

We chatted about artificial intelligence and what it means for the future of art and artists. We also dicussed caste and the merits and demerits of meditating one's way to god.

37 mins #86 Mar 03, 23

A QnA session interrupted

This episode was just me reading comments and answering questions from the live chat. Then there were connectivity issues and the episode ended abruptly. 

105 mins #85 Feb 25, 23

Caste blind spots, farm law denialism, and atheist frustrations

In this episode we had some comprehension issues, some frustrations, and some fun.

70 mins #84 Feb 22, 23

Talking Art, Authenticity, and AI with actor Zachary Coffin

Zachary the actor, director, and writer talked about art, authenticity, and being human.

146 mins #83 Feb 18, 23

Caste, Contingency, and Atheism with Himanshu Kale

In this episode we had YouTuber Himanshu Kale to discuss atheism, social responsibility, and great patience.

81 mins #82 Feb 11, 23

Living with depression - A discussion with Sumana

Sumana is a friend of the show and she came along to talk about living with depression and dealing with life.

77 mins #81 Feb 08, 23

Sanskaari Finance and its Pitfalls with AR Hemant

In this episode we spoke with AR Hemant about money matters. Hemant is the co-author of the book THE BEE, THE BEETLE AND THE MONEY BUG: The Bankbazaar Guide to the Financial Wild.