Marc Salmon is joined by writer and philosopher Emily Herring for a wide-ranging conversation about Henri Bergson, time, freedom, memory, intuition, laughter and why modern life can feel increasingly mechanical.

Together they explore Bergson's philosophy of lived experience, the difference between clock time and lived time, habit and freedom, élan vital, mysticism, Bergson's debates with Einstein and Bertrand Russell, and what his ideas can still teach us about living well today.

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Topics include

•  Henri Bergson explained simply 
•  Lived time vs clock time 
•  Freedom and free will 
•  Memory and the hidden self 
•  Intuition beyond fixed concepts 
•  Why laughter matters 
•  Bergson vs Einstein 
•  Bergson vs Bertrand Russell 
•  Élan vital and creativity 
•  Technology, algorithms and modern life 

Guest

Emily Herring is a writer based in Paris. She studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and received her PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Leeds.

She is the author of Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People — the first biography of Bergson in English.

Website: https://www.wellreadherring.com/

Online Meditation Sessions

Second and fourth Sundays at 10:30am UK time.
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About the podcast

The Bardo Podcast is a podcast about comedy, philosophy and spirituality, and new ways of thinking in uncertain times.

Hosted by comedian Marc Salmon, the show features thoughtful conversations with comedians, philosophers, Buddhist thinkers and other curious minds, not about certainty or expertise, but about questioning assumptions and sitting with ambiguity together.

Episodes explore comedy, meditation, philosophy, creativity and alternative ways of living.

Find updates and more information at:
https://www.marcsalmoncomedy.com/

Music by Marc Salmon and Robert Fuller
Artwork by Zoe Brownstone - Check out her special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJkF4QSNPmE&