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.
This is a Metaphor
Musings: Hopecore
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Mo dives into Hopecore, meditation, and the strange joy of carrots. She confesses to endless scrolling, whispering mantras, napping like a pro, and discovering that sometimes doing nothing actually counts as progress. This episode is about showing up, staying chill, and weirding out your inner child.
Made-up time stamps you might find useless, or recklessly accurate:
00:00 – 01:00 – Brain fried toast
01:01 – 02:00 – Scrolling spiritual crack
02:01 – 03:00 – Carrots shock me
03:01 – 04:00 – Crunch equals enlightenment
04:01 – 05:00 – Instagram is therapy
05:01 – 06:00 – Meditating like potato
06:01 – 07:00 – Visuals whisper secrets
07:01 – 08:00 – Nap equals genius
08:01 – 09:00 – Emails officially dead
09:01 – 10:00 – Meeting serendipity happens
10:01 – 11:00 – Abs cry silently
11:01 – 12:00 – Glutes demand respect
12:01 – 13:00 – Cortisol belly drama
13:01 – 14:00 – Meditation creates chaos
14:01 – 15:00 – Inner child panics
15:01 – 16:00 – Hopecore overload initiated
16:01 – 17:00 – Journaling like mad
17:01 – 18:00 – Laugh, cry combo
18:01 – 19:00 – Weird enlightenment snacks
19:01 – 20:00 – Yoga almost illegal
20:01 – 21:00 – Power nap rebellion
21:01 – 22:00 – Gratitude meets sarcasm
22:01 – 23:00 – Self-help chaos vortex
23:01 – 24:00 – Weirding inner child
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