Vox Populi Vox Insti

What not to do in insti (S01E07)

2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

In this special episode, the T5E Podcast team welcomes IITM’s new batch of 2020, and tells them what they should not do when IITM reopens. One of the important “not-to-do’s” is to not take anything your seniors say very seriously. Tune into listen as a bunch of seniors reminisce about their time in the institute, and for an additional segment of light bulb jokes.

One of the important “not-to-do’s” is to not take anything your seniors say seriously.

Find the T5E’s official Freshie Toolkit 2020 here

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Outro music from https://audionautix.com.
Swoosh Sound Effect from http://soundbible.com.

Stay cute, and stay safe. Batteries are not included.

V for Virtual, part III (S01E05)

2020-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

In the concluding part of V for Virtual, we first breakdown the mildly interesting news for the week and bid farewell to the graduating batch of 2020, who have now received, or are going to receive their degrees in the mail. We give them tips to follow the institute guidelines for shooting the graduation video. Find our very own sample video here. Find Part I of this series here and part II here

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Interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity. Views expressed are those of the interviewees and not that of Vox Populi Vox Insti or the T5E.

Intro and Outro music from https://audionautix.com.
Swoosh Sound Effect from http://soundbible.com.

Stay cute, and stay safe. Batteries are not included.

V for Virtual, part II (S01E04)

2020-10-04T00:00:00+00:00

In the second part of our series ‘V for Virtual’, where we explore how spaces in insti are adapting to virtual mode, we are joined by Tejas, the CFI head, and Mukund, the Co-Curricular Affairs Secretary, and we talk about how CFI and Shaastra are adapting and their plans for the academic year.

Find Part I of this series here!

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Timestamps:
1:42 - Tejas’ Interview
17:00 - Mukund’s Interview

Interviews have been edited for clarity and brevity. Views expressed are those of the interviewees and not that of Vox Populi Vox Insti or the T5E.

Intro and Outro music from https://audionautix.com
Swoosh Sound Effect from http://soundbible.com

Stay cute, and stay safe. Batteries are not included.

V for Virtual, part I (S01E03)

2020-09-20T00:00:00+00:00

In this episode of Vox Populi Vox Insti, as part of a series entitled “V for Virtual”, we pilot a new segment, where we give a rundown of the marginally interesting news of the week. For our main story, we talk about how spaces in the institute are going virtual for the coming semester, and how they are adapting.

First, we speak to Vishnu Sanketh, Cultural Affairs Secretary (Literary Affairs), IIT Madras (2020-21) about the plans that the Saarang team has for the year. Next, we speak to Unnikrishnan, Events Core (2020-21) of Sangam, on how cultural clubs are adapting to this situation, and their plans to engage interested students.

This is the first in a series where we explore how insti space are adapting to the virtual mode. Part 2 will be out next week! Thanks for listening, do subscribe to us on the platform of your choice!

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Music from https://audionautix.com Sound effects (Swoosh and Phone Ring) from http://soundbible.com Timestamps:

00:35-04:16 - Composite Time News.

04:30-06:25 - Virtual Spaces at IITM.

06:35-15:57 - Vishnu Sanketh talks about Saarang 2021.

16:12-27:03: - Unni talks about the plans of Sangam 2020-21.

DISCLAIMER: The segment at the start of the episode entitled “Composite Time News” is intended to be humorous, and is not a reflection of real news. The T5E respects the diversity of people and ideas on campus and does not intend to offend any person and/or idea.

Stay cute, and stay safe. Batteries are not included.

In Her Shoes, part I and II (S01 Special Episode)

2020-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

In this bonus episode of Vox Populi Vox Insti, we have six amazing graduating women talking about their time in insti.

Part I

In Part I (of II) of their highly engrossing conversation, Kowshika, Naomi, Niharika, Nikhita, Pravallika, and Ramya talk about careers, being a ‘Woman in STEM’, diversity quotas, PoRs, hostel wings, and much more!

Part II

In Part II (of II) of their highly engrossing conversation, Kowshika, Naomi, Niharika, Nikhita, Pravallika, and Ramya talk about expectations, gender roles and binaries, freshie experiences, solutions, and much more!

DISCLAIMER: The thoughts, opinions, and experiences mentioned in the podcast are personal to the individual(s) and should not be construed to be representative for the entire institute. We acknowledge and respect the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and views that exist within the campus.

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The Semester that isn’t (S01E02)

2020-08-08T00:00:00+00:00

Episode 2 is out! We promise to increase the regularity moving forward.

In this episode, Sai Guha and Saksham talk about the new online semester, and the new normal.

They talk about how things changed oh-so-suddenly, and about getting used to the new normal. Later on, a special guest joins us to talk about her experiences in insti pre and post pandemic, future plans, and what she learnt from her time here.

Disclaimer

This episode was recorded on 22nd July, and is based on the information available upto then.

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Stay safe, and good luck with the new semester!

Social Life in Insti (S01E01)

2020-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Our very first episode is out!

In this episode, Sai Guha and Lakshya talk about Social Life at IIT Madras. We will soon release an in depth analysis of the survey, so stay tuned!

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Resources.

Find some resources from Saathi here.

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Until then!

Teaser Out! (S01E00)

2020-06-20T00:00:00+00:00

The T5E podcast brings together a group of very bored individuals, to come together and speak about everything insti. Our teaser is out, give it a listen below!

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We’re working on getting the podcast to other platforms as well, so stay tuned. And save the date folks. Episode 1 is coming June 26, 2020.

Until then!

Announcement

2020-06-19T00:00:00+00:00

Hey, there! We’re glad to announce that The Fifth Estate, (IIT Madras)’s podcast is officially coming.

It’s titled “Vox Populi Vox Insti”, which literally translates to the voice of the people is the voice of insti. Yes, we know how it sounds. We are going to be talking about everything insti. We intend to cover a wide range of topics, and offer a wide range of perspectives on the same.

For more on the rise of podcasting in recent years, read a profile on podcast in the T5E article on the same.

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If you’d like to use an RSS feed for the podcast, access it here. All the more, if you’d like to use an RSS feed for this website, access it here.

Hope you’re excited about what’s coming! I know we are.