What The Fifty Podcast

🌸 Celebrating the bond of sisterhood and the strength of female friendships 🌸 Do you have a sister or sister friend? Tag her and let her know you’re thinking about her. This episode, we’re discussing the dynamics of relationships with siblings and the importance of female friendships. It was fun to each travel down Nostalgia Lane and explore our different “sister” relationships. Listen to the en...

New episode alert! 🎧 Our hearts are open as we discuss the intricate journey, responsibility and gift of being a daughter. The nostalgia and gratitude are REAL! Make sure to listen to the end for our very special guest, Jess, who is daughter to her amazing deaf mother. Hear how much she's an advocate for her mom and the deaf community and how she rises to the Women's Month challenge to &q...

Episode 1 is LIVE! Welcome to Season 9 - In Her Power: Navigating Change with Grace and Strength 🪻 Join us in discussing life transitions, embracing change, and the evolving roles of women. We even got to catch up on what we each did over the break and touched briefly on some exciting things we engaged in that are now core memories. Get ready to whet your appetite as we set the stage for all we h...

It's our last episode of the season (how???? 🤯 Time sure does fly!) and of course, we're in a celebratory mood! We're talking all things celebration and just revelling in good times with good people. It was such a good trip down nostalgic lane and we hope you enjoy this listen as much as we enjoyed sharing with you! We'd love if you could share some of your celebrations with us. T...

Any decade of your life provides an opportunity for self-improvement and growth and that includes this 5th decade for us! Personal growth has been a process for us and by process we mean that some things are FINALLY taking root and in the spirit of transparency, we've fallen off the treadmill for some and we've yet to finish write that chapter for others (iykyk which one applies to which o...

Oh, how travel has evolved for us after entering the "Adult Kid Era" and we too, have evolved as we've had to intentionally move along with them as the dynamics changed. You know us, always thinking forward 💁Guaranteed, as parents, we have always tried to inspire independent, confident kids but we were never quite prepared for how those kids would turn around and embrace that indepe...

We’re talking aging, anti-aging, grey hair on males and females and all the works. If it’s related to getting older (and wiser 🦉), we’re touching on it and baring some of our insecurities as it relates to grey hair and styles that fit us best.  Take a listen and answer this quick question for us, do you dye your greys or do you let them fly? Here are the profiles we mentioned in the episodes if y...

Let's talk Type 1 Diabetes from an 8 year old's perspective (soon to be 9-year old, as she will never fail to remind you). Sunny is as her name postulates, the epitome of sunshine ☀️Bubbly, bright and beautiful, Sunny fearlessly tackles the world of Type 1 Diabetes after being diagnosed with it 2 years ago. She may be our favourite little 8 year old (although we may be a little biased). Bu...

We are BACK! 🎉✨Whew. Our routines have changed, drastically for one of us, as we officially have an empty nester, our lives are even more busy now and we have all this to share with you, our wonderful WTF-ters (we need to come up with a cooler name. Suggestions welcome in the comments ⬇️🤣)! Come sit and chat with us for a quick bit to see what we've been up to, how Niki's settling in wi...

When we were planning Season 7, we spent quite a bit of time carefully selecting our guests because we wanted you to have an inside look at different ways to parent and if we do say so ourselves, this season was packed with so many nuggets of wisdom. We couldn't have asked for a more transparent set of guests, so willing to share their vulnerable moments with us and with you all. Catch this wr...

Father’s Day is right around the corner and we’ve sure got an episode to get you in the planning mood for the amazing Dad-figure in your life! Meet the exquisite, Avery (@avzcampbell). Raised by her dad AND her village and now, we get to hear the story and how that has impacted her perspective growing up and positioned her for success. We spoke with Avery on her birthday and she was so amazing sha...

Put your phone on “Airplane Mode” and tune into this quick chat with Airplane pilot, @Tan_clover. We talk about everything from the minute she knew she wanted to become a pilot, to the minute she knew she had to choose being a Mom- FIRST at the expense of her career advancement and everything in between.  ABOUT TANISHA Born and raised in Jamaica, Tanisha left The Priory School in 4th form (grade 1...

The journey of parenting a transgender child can be different for each family and today, we sat down with Minh and her son, Parker to discuss their journey. Here’s an open and honest conversation about raising and supporting a transgender child. ABOUT MINH Minh Le (@ magical_minh_ ) has been a longtime advocate for empowerment of the Asian and Vietnamese community in the U.S. She owns her own busi...

There are love marriages and arranged marriages. Meet Pooja (@Poojaksahni), who talks with us about her amazing marriage which happens to be arranged. She happily takes us down memory lane and shares her journey to becoming a wife and mother. She captures our hearts as she gives us the details of her connected love story. You’ll love this convo - and her! ABOUT POOJA Pooja Sahni is currently the O...

You’ve more than likely seen her and laughed at one or more videos featuring her on @Tomo_Tv. And if you haven’t, well, it’s time to! She’s called “TikTok Mom” for a reason and you’ll loooove how relatable she is. We’re starting off this season on a funny note with the enigmatic Tania Tomlinson, so join this quick conversation at the link in our bio! ABOUT TANIA Tania McDonald-Tomlinson is current...

Season 7! Where did the time go and how is it May already? 🤯 Catch this quick intro and enjoy the bloopers at the front 🤣🤣 It's better if you watch it on YouTube so go over there! And subscribe. Our first episode drops THIS Thursday so mark your calendars. Make sure to subscribe to the podcast and give us a Follow and Review on Spotify! Enjoy, --- Niki ( ⁠@nchangmurphy⁠  ) & Mich ( @mic...

And just like that... our last episode of the season! 🤯 We are honoured to end the season talking about the great Byron Lee with his daughter, Julianne Lee ( @Juliannetlee ). Catch the tail-end of this passionate chat in Part 2 of this episode. It was so nice we had to do it twice! (Niki's never heard of that phrase before. Can you believe it? 🤣). This is such a great prelude to the Carnival...

There are a few women in our lives- actually ALOT of them- that we admire and want to sit down with and have a chat. This is one of those chats. @michaelaleeanna is sensational, a true powerhouse and just a phenomenal go-getter. Hear her incredible story! MORE ABOUT MICHAELA Born in London, England, she came to Jamaica in her early years and completed her studies from Prepschool into Highschool th...

"Plankanation" knows her well, the whole Jamaican nation loves her lots and we got to sit down with this phenomenal, humble, beautiful, funny lady! (Honestly, we could go on and on about her qualities because she is amazing 😍) Catch this quick chat with @ donna_gowe ! ABOUT AUNTY DONNA She's naturally a giver so with that being instilled in her, she started her give back program/ charity that we'...

Wow! Just wow! Lisa (@taylormadetremendous) is engaging, magnetic and has stories in droves. This conversation felt so short as her experiences are as captivating as they are rich! Tune in now to hear from this phenomenal woman - a very fitting feature on the heels of #InternationalWomensDay ABOUT LISA Her mother used to mock her and call her Mother Theresa for finding the good in everything. She'...

March is off to a busy start (who noticed that we didn't publish an episode yesterday? 🤔), but this episode is right in time for the weekend! We're catching up with each other as we feel we haven't had a sit down in a while, going from country to country! Catch our catch up as we set the stage for the rest of the month and for more chats between the two of us, just like these See you again next w...

We've all heard about Byron Lee and the Dragonaires but we've got the inside scoop- from his daughter! We had the pleasure of sitting down with the eloquent Julianne Lee (@Juliannetlee) as she told us about the myth, the legend, and the pioneer Byron Lee was. It was soooo good and engaging we had to split the interview in two! Treat yourselves to Part 1 here!

We’re talking affairs of the heart with the enigmatic Dr. Claudine Lewis (@ heartsmartja ). Plus, we’re throwing in some travel stories you’re going to love! Tune in now! ABOUT CLAUDINE Claudine Lewis is an adult cardiologist, specializing in the heart health care of persons 18 years and older. She served as Cardiologist at Cornwall Regional Hospital for 10 years from 2008-2018. In May 2009 she fo...

Are you wife material? 💍👰‍♀️ Now this was an interesting sit-down with the energetic and captivating, Tania Case. Hear all about what exactly is the Wife Material and how important it is to unpack trauma. Plus, the heart-warming stories she tells are an added bonus 😍 A fitting episode for Valentines Week. Tune in now! ABOUT TANIA Mrs. Tania Case, wife, mother, ordained pastor, mentor, journalis...

Self-love, self-love, self-love. How we each get there is a beautiful journey. Hear about Sonita's dynamic one at the link in our bio! ABOUT SONITA Sonita received a Fulbright scholarship in 1993, and went on to complete a Master of Health Science from The School of Public Health, John Hopkins University in 1985. She was given the Order of Distinction (OD) 2017 for "Leadership in areas of Communit...