Episode 1: Lara Ricote

How Letting Go, Failing, And Being Seen Can Change Your Life

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What happens when we stop trying to get everything right and allow ourselves to be seen as we are?

In the first episode of The Bardo Podcast, comedian Marc Salmon is joined by award-winning comedian and actor Lara Ricote for a thoughtful conversation about creativity, uncertainty, and living without pre-approval.

They explore clowning as a philosophy of life, how fear shapes both art and politics, and why joy and play are often dismissed as naïve. The conversation moves through abundance vs scarcity, work and automation, education, and what becomes possible when we stop trying to solve the mystery — and learn to stay with it instead.

Topics include:

• Play and clowning as creative and life practices

• Fear, anger, and the absence of joy in politics

• Abundance, work, and imagining life beyond optimisation

• Why being seen and failing might be essential to freedom

Guest

Lara Ricote is an award-winning Mexican-American comedian and actor who performs internationally across stand-up, sketch, and screen, with a growing interest in play, presence, and risk.

Follow what Lara's up to here.

Reading List

Marshall Sahlins - The Original Affluent Society
Peter Gray - Play as a Foundation for Hunter-Gatherer Social Existence
Bob Black - The Abolition of Work
David Graeber - Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

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Music by Marc Salmon and Robert Fuller

Artwork by Zoe Brownstonez