The Other Sidewith Rhonda Gipson-Willis

Recurring segments

1. 01

   Wisdom from the AuntiesAm I wrong, Auntie?

   My friends and I take real questions from viewers, plus the occasional viral Reddit post and its comments, and argue them out around the kitchen table. The internet has opinions. The aunties have verdicts.

   Why they'll watch

   People love weighing in on other people's dilemmas. Reddit's "Am I the A-hole" forum has more than 24 million members (Wikipedia), and reading and reacting to those posts has become its own genre on TikTok, YouTube, and podcasts (Vox). Red Table Talk proved the table format: women of different generations talking honestly drew 29 million views in its first season (Harper's Bazaar).

2. 02

   Sir, Explain

   Real talk with men. Honest, funny conversations about love, dating, and relationships, so men are part of the conversation instead of the topic of it.

   Why they'll watch

   Men rarely get invited into this conversation. The share of men with no close friends rose from 3% in 1990 to 15% in 2021 (Survey Center on American Life), and men are less likely than women to turn to friends for emotional support (Pew Research Center). Women watch to finally hear the other side. Men watch because someone is asking.

3. 03

   The FriendShiftWith my best friend Ramal

   The friendships that carry grown women through every chapter, and how more women are choosing to build community and whole lives together: sharing homes, finances, holidays, and the day to day.

   Meet Ramal on Instagram →

   Why they'll watch

   Friendship is becoming the main relationship for a lot of women. In an AARP survey, 57% of women 50 and older said they'd consider living with a friend as they age (AARP). Single women now make up 25% of first-time homebuyers, compared with 10% for single men, and more friends are buying homes together (Fox Business, citing NAR). Friends are getting the long-term commitment once saved for a spouse (SELF).

4. 04

   The Gray AreaLife after divorce after 50

   Conversations with people, and sometimes former couples, who divorced after 50: why they left, what it cost, what surprised them, and what life looks like now. An occasional segment, never the whole show.

   Why they'll watch

   It's one of the biggest family shifts of the last generation. The divorce rate for adults 50 and older doubled between 1990 and 2010 (Brown and Lin, Journals of Gerontology), and by 2019 more than a third of people getting divorced were 50 or older (Newsweek). Rhonda's own story was part of Vox's reporting on the trend.

5. 05

   Scared, But Doing It AnywayMe or a guest

   Fear doesn't go away just because you get older. I still have to make myself push past it, and I want to help other people do the same, because that's how you get to the other side. Each time, one of us attempts the thing that scares us, and cameras capture the before, the messy middle, and the other side.

   Why they'll watch

   Midlife is when a lot of people finally take the leap. 24% of workers 50 and older planned a job change in 2025, the highest share in a decade, and the share planning to start their own business nearly doubled, from 9% to 16%. Yet 74% believe their age will work against them (AARP). That gap between being scared and doing it anyway is the whole segment.