Humor Me With Mo
Humor: The Weapon Against All Absurdities
What NOT To Call The Supreme Court Chief Justice Of The United States
In all the years I worked in Hollywood, I never once asked for an autograph. The first time I do? It’s for the Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts.
How Do You Forgive A Complete Ass?
One of my chores growing up was walking our dog, Otis. Like most chores, however, my mom picked up the slack and offered me a deal. "I'll walk Otis in rain, sleet and snow, if you walk with me and Otis whenever it's sunny and warm." That was a no brainer: "I promise,"...
Is It Too Late For A Late Bloomer To Bloom?
There's something about the anonymity and diversity of living in a big city that gives me a sense of comfort and a feeling of fitting in, so when our two boys were approaching school age and my husband mentioned moving from Chicago to a small town subdivision, I was...
What About Hope?
I know of a man that died recently. He was three months shy of turning one-hundred and one. He was an alcoholic. Born in 1915 after the advent of the first world war, he lived through the Depression, the second world war, and the terrorists' attacks on September 11th,...
How Do You Know When Grief Has Overstayed Its Welcome?
After the recent shock of an unexpected death, grief has become an unwelcome companion, but a necessary one in the healing process…
Is Prison Better Than Marriage?
One man thinks so. I read an article the other day. A seventy-year old, Kansas City man walked into a bank and handed a note to a Teller that read: " I have a gun, give me money." After the Teller proceeded to hand over cash, the man, instead of running, sat down with...
Bite of Courage Podcast
with Mo Vear
Bite of Courage is a podcast about ordinary people aspiring to live their best, most authentic life by overcoming vulnerability and fear. It’s about finding our courage and sharing our stories so we can be who we’re truly meant to be, and discovering in the process that we’re a lot more similar than we are dissimilar.
Episode #18: Chicago Nurse, Alicia Bean, Isolates Fear to Find Joy
How do you isolate fear to find joy? My guest today is Alicia Bean. One of our country's frontline nurses in Chicago, Alicia is putting her life at risk in an effort to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. She is generously blessed with humility, compassion,...
Episode #17: Judi Langley–Life, Love, Marriage–One Woman’s Journey
How do you move forward in love, marriage, and difficult times? My initial intention for today's episode was to talk to my guest, Judi Langley, about her twenty-five year marriage to her husband, Gotham. I quickly realized, however, that Judi is one of those people...
Podcast Update: Moving Forward
A lot has transpired between my last podcast and the one airing tomorrow--specifically, COVID-19. It's making us feel uncertain and unsafe. These feelings aren't new, of course, but our experience of them now is unprecedented. This is hard--all of it, and COVID-19 is...
Episode #16: Can a Relationship Survive After Deportation?
Have you ever had to leave someone you love behind? Long distance relationships are exceptionally challenging, but being separated as a result of deportation raises the bar. My guest today is Ray. Over 8 years ago, Ray's partner, who was an illegal immigrant, was...
Episode #15: The Courage of a Breast Cancer Survivor
Can a positive attitude help us heal? My guest today is Laura Alberts. While Laura is a breast cancer survivor, she isn't defined by it. In fact, after undergoing chemo and radiation treatments, Laura claimed to have her "breast year ever" in real estate. One of...
Episode #14: From Ex Felon to Returning Citizen
Are you free, really? My guest today, forty-one year old Dawan Warren, has had a lot of time to think about this question. He's spent half his life in prison. Indicted at the age of eighteen for a series of robberies, Dawan was facing forty years. Charged with...
About Mo Vear
After working for some of the funniest and most creative people in the entertainment business, Mo Vear was hired as the Director of Development for Underworld Entertainment, a production company at Universal Studios. While helping other writers develop their materials into screenplays and manuscripts, she discovered her passion for writing and editing. This led her back to her hometown of Chicago and DePaul University where received a Master of Arts in writing.
Mo spends most of her time sharing other people’s stories about courage and hope on her podcast, Bite of Courage. She is also a blogger for her website, humormewithmo.com where she writes about serious topics with a humorous twist. She previously freelanced as a writer on various projects for clients in the United States, Australia, Germany, Japan, and Vietnam.