This is a Metaphor
There are so many ways to be a person. This Is A Metaphor is what happens when a curious creative can’t stop connecting dots. Life hands you a breakup, a bird call, a bagel? Boom. That’s a metaphor. This show isn’t therapy, and it isn’t theater, but it is art. It’s an existential treasure hunt—with jokes. Hosted by Mo Houston, a sharp-witted, soul-deep storyteller who views life through many lenses. She who knows the world makes sense… if you squint really hard. She’s lived out of suitcases and studios, built brands and burned out, laughed onstage and cried in voice notes. This podcast is kind of a memoir, a mirror, and definitely a metaphor.
Podcasting since 2025 • 20 episodes
This is a Metaphor
Latest Episodes
Musings: The Art of Shedding
January can feel like a trick of light—too slow, too long, and just honest enough to make you face what you’ve been dodging. We wade into that stretch with a messy mix of car trouble, online yoga teacher training, and a brand-new job in solar t...
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Episode 18
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32:04
Musings: “All Clear”
Mo shares how a week long fever made her burn through identity, ego, and preferences. She shares how a brutal flu made her renegotiate food, comfort, and control: jello for texture, watermelon for water, spaghetti for sanity, and the realizatio...
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23:35
Musings: “New Yearn”
We enter 2026 by trading performance for meaning, letting “yearn” guide how we make, love, and choose what matters. From a cold Tampa night that turned radiant to a creative rejection that became craft, we map how to turn longing into honest wo...
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Episode 16
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24:03
Musings: Left Unsaid
The day after Christmas has its own quiet electricity—the kind that lingers in the air when the lights are still up, the floor is a little glittered, and the stories of yesterday are still warm. We lean into that charge to explore how simple co...
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Episode 15
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16:43
Ep.14: Tenacious Folk w/Jake Polin
Comedy is a mirror and a map, MO’s long conversation with stand-up comic Jake Poland traces both. They start with the personal—the tired voice after a great talk, the open mic nights in St. Pete and Tampa, the strange little signs that push you...
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Episode 14
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1:56:02