A Different 50 Podcast

Donna & Leslie have reached 30 Episodes and the end of our first season of A Different 50 Podcast!!! We want to thank everyone who joined us on this journey and want to give a special shout out to Not Your Momma's Podcast, HELLA Queens Podcast,  GP3 Homies From The Block Podcast, who were all instrumental to us during our first season. Special shout out to The Purple Penthouse where we record, we are happy to be part of the Family!! Special shout out to our SUPERFAN Adrienne we love you!!!! We discussed some of our most favorite episodes and we invite you to go back and listen to them; specifically episodes 9, 13, 19, 26 & 29. We are going to take some time of for the holidays but WE WILL BE BACK in mid to late January!! 2019 is going to see A Different 50 Podcast really offer some great content and engagement for our audience. Stay Tuned....

Nekeisha Adams-Wilson, the owner of Mocha Lounge located on Academy Street in Newark, NJ, stops by A Different 50 podcast to tell us her story of how she went from being lost in High School and a single mother of 2; to being the owner of not only Mocha Lounge but also Lotus Laundry both in the City of Newark, NJ. Nekeisha discusses how her ability to build relationships, be a quick study, and willingness to take risks created the atmosphere for her to build two businesses. Her story is a classic case of how to LEVEL UP! Mocha Lounge 17 Academy Street, Newark, NJ - 973-230-9531 - www.mochaloungenwk.com Lotus Laundry 625 Springfield Avenue, Newark, NJ - 973-388-9761

Leslie and Donna catch up on a variety of issues including beer, hair (Leslie's continued fight against gray hair), how some of our contemporaries are not leveling up. Just because we are over 50 doesn't not mean it's time to sit back and coast - what are you doing next?! We talk TV shows Donna has yet to watch (Insecure done come and gone...) and shows we both watched (and didn't like - looking at you Napily Everafter - hot mess). VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6!!! Shout Outs to: Kailei Carr; Hella Queens Podcast, and GP3: Homies From the Block Podcast. S.O.F.I.A. Purple Purse Campaign - fundraiser to help prevent financial abuse.

It's Game Day, are you ready?! Our classmate Bill Parrish came back by to talk about his film he is making about the Homecoming tradition at HBCU's using Hampton as the example. This conversation was all over the place. We discussed everything from film making, to local funeral homes, to male sports bra's. F. William Samuel Comedy - next show November 1, 2018 at Suzy Q's BBQ in West Orange, NJ will be co-sponsored by A Different 50 Podcast.

Yvette Irving spent more than 20 years in corporate America and needed a change. Yvette stepped away and tried to figure out what was next. After getting some advice from a mentor she found her way to reinventing herself as an entrepreneur and owning her own Allstate Insurance Agency in New Jersey. Yvette discusses her steps and then we discuss the importance of being properly insured. Yvette can be reached at (201) 425-9550 #adifferent50 #ad50podcast #thepurplepenthouse #wocpodcasttoo #PodIn #blackpodcasts #WOCpodcast #applepodcasts #soundcloud #googlepodcasts #blackpodcastnetwork

On this Episode 25 we discuss the importance of voting - NO EXCUSES VOTE!!! A Different 50 Podcast does a wine tasting with Love Cork Screw tasting a Riesling (Head Over Heels) and a Cabernet Sauvignon (We're Movin On Up). Please check out Chrishon Lampley's website and all the products available for purchase. We love supporting and featuring Black Women Business owners.

Leslie came across a "Cuffing Season Schedule" and it just elicited a whole conversation on dating post 50. There are new rules out here in these dating streets...do you even know the rules, or are you going about it the same as you always have or did in the past?? Is this schedule even meant for the post 50 crowd? We get all into this on AD50 this week. #adifferent50podcast #cuffingseason #datingafter50 #adifferent50 #ad50podcast #thepurplepenthouse #wocpodcasttoo #PodIn #blackpodcasts #WOCpodcast #applepodcasts #soundcloud #googlepodcasts #blackpodcastnetwork

Leslie and Donna are back together in the studio and drinking cucumber water (well at least Leslie is) Summer is basically over as September is here, how did summer get away from us and we felt like we didn't really do anything and how do we prevent this from happening again in the future? We reminisce about Summers past and look ahead to Summers 2019 already. We talk about the notable passing of both Aretha Franklin and John McCain and wonder why yet again another African American celebrity and means has died without a will. Why are we having this conversation again?! Overall, Summer 2018 was meh!  

Donna is riding solo yet again and this time she is talking about how is it everyone is "living their best life" on social media??!! What exactly does that mean?? Do we even believe the people we see on social media (celebrities included)? Are we over this term yet?? How can we be living our best life when life is a constant journey? has the best already happened or is the best yet to come? All questions Donna asks in this latest episode.

Donna is riding solo this Episode 21 of A Different 50 Podcast and discusses her initial hesitation in hosting the show alone, but discusses getting over it and asks our listeners...by this age are you comfortable doing things, going places, etc. by your self or do you require other people with you to feel comfortable? On the flip side, do you feel you spend too much time alone and maybe enjoy that too much? Let us know you thoughts!