What Is It Like to Be a MUNner

A Journal Of Knowledge podcast episode on Model UNs or MUNs and MUNning experience in the Kerala circuit and how it affected everyone positively

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A MUN is not a mere non-academic activity happening in schools or colleges. It is a journey for many, while for others it's their life changer. Beyond the main MUN conference as such, there is a lot of things for a MUNner to take away from them and apply in one’s life. Here is an amazing surprise for all MUN enthusiasts.

A MUN has moved beyond the traditional space and has always been taken seriously as a passionate activity by many of the students. They are nicknamed as ‘MUNners’ in the circuits. A MUN is a simulated model of the United Nations and converted into a form that students can understand and comprehend well. Since March 2020, with the raging pandemic, gatherings have been cancelled across the globe, so have MUNs. Online MUNs are now substituting the traditional ones.

MUNs have always been the glitz and glamour of an institution. They have always added that tag to the MUN conferences. MEC is part of the Kerala MUN Circuit which is still an emerging circuit.

If you don’t know what a MUN is, then do check this out.

We present to you a podcast episode recorded and streamed in a joint collaboration between the MEC MUN Society and the Journal of Knowledge. Considering, that a lot of MUNner’s Daily readers are knowledge seekers as well as MUN enthusiasts, this collaboration aims at enhancing your thoughts and ideas regarding MUNs. We have also spent some time removing some myths and misconceptions regarding them as well.

About the Guests

The panelists are ASWIN SHANIL, the ex-President, and Harinarayanan Shaji, the ex-Vice-President; both talking to the host of the show, Jairam R Prabhu, ex-Secretary. All of them were the founders of MEC MUN Society back in 2019 and headed the club till 2020.

Both panelists have spared some time off their busy schedule to share in detail regarding the 4-year long MUN journey and their venture of starting a MUN Society in college.

About the Podcast

It has been a long time since we have had a MUN-based article as well as a Podcast. Now, we have combined both and brought a new exciting podcast episode from the Journal of Knowledge. This time we present you this MUN Experience special episode in collaboration with the MEC MUN Society. As you all know, the MUNner’s Daily publication itself is the brainchild of the MEC MUN Society.

Haven’t attended a MUN?

Don’t know where to start?

Are you an apolitical person?

What is it like to be a MUNner?

For all these questions, we have asked the experts and have explained everything in this compact episode. Unlike the previous episodes, this topic is light and interesting to all. Both panelists are very experienced in MUNning and have been regular MUNners in Kerala MUN Circuit. They have faced everything for themselves. Everything they share is in a capsule format. If you are an ardent MUNner stuck at home, you can refresh your MUN memories just by listening to it.

Summary

The podcast episode started by comparing Online and normal MUNs. The panel, despite having their differences, accepted that normals MUNs fare much better and gives the necessary feeling of MUN to the participant than an online one. The discussion was immediately followed by the Panel sharing their first MUN experience and what was it like to be a first-time MUNner back in 2017, when the Kerala Circuit itself was almost a non-existent entity.

The panel talked about how MUNs have affected people positively and also how different individuals see them; perceive them which often leads to myths and misconceptions on the same. The episode further contains the story of Kerala’s first MUN Society and behind the scenes of its inception.

Post the talk on the MUN Societies of Kerala, the discussion moved on to how people’s views change as time proceeds and whether MUNs have any effect on them or not. The episode is packed with fun and information-packed with expert advice as well as storytelling in an interesting way.

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The panelists very well explain how their opinions, perceptions about this world, outlook on life. politics, governments, regimes etc. changed in the past few years. The MUNs have a very important role in changing them as such. Organising MUNs was another area that they did touch upon, comparing their EB experience with that of being a delegate. The organising of MUNs have also been somewhere they agreed upon that it requires a lot of management and marketing skills.

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Why you should be listening to the episode?

If you are a person who doesn’t like to read those long articles, or even watch videos that require full attention, then we have made this podcast just for you so that you need not read anything much, or watch but you can just listen to it, while you are doing something else like driving, or even casually browsing social media. Also, another advantage of a podcast is that you can listen to them from your favorite streaming platform or even cast it on your Android TV.

Where can you find the podcast?

If you are a regular consumer of a podcast you will be very well aware of various platforms used to listen to them. Some platforms allow you to listen without logging in while some others require compulsory logging in.

As you know the most popular app is Spotify. Here is the Spotify frame.

If you have any preference on where to listen to the podcast, then chose any platform from those given below and listen at your convenience.

Links to the podcast- (Just click on the link to your preferred platform)

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As a host, I would like to thank the panelists for their time and words of wisdom. They have taken a lot of effort in consolidating their thoughts and ideas and sharing them with you all. Their experience is invaluable to the Kerala MUN Circuit and will be a model for the MUNners. After the podcast, the only request we have is that, you must attend a MUN as soon as possible and bring colours to your school/college life.

This summary is just a small glimpse of the podcast, do listen to the full podcast from your favourite platform, that too at your convenient speed and space. Also, feel free to listen to previous episodes and follow us there as well.

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