On today's podcast, we tackle the news about the revolt of women at Nike, debate the divisive issue of brunch and discuss Julie's brewing war with a new neighbor. Lian rounds-up some tips and trends from magazines: O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple and Health. Julie recommends a new book The Kites and two TV shows: Being Serena and Dancing With The Stars. Liz reports on her night with the cast of The Crown and her day with Ronan Farrow. We also announce the winners of our "You're The Best" phot...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Urban Nana Julie Dolan is back from caring for her new granddaughter in Brooklyn. Big baby name announcement plus discussion of how Princess Kate managed to pull herself together for that royal baby photo. Lian has news about the e-coli outbreak. In addition to describing her "very L. A. day" that includes The Magic Castle, Lian announces an exciting trip next month to Italy and France. She's meeting her son who is there now on a semester abroad. She wants your travel tips. Fun restaurants in Pa...
Apr 24, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Urban Nana is on assignment in Brooklyn today with her new granddaughter. We are joined by very special guest Kristen Meinzer, co-host of the wildly entertaining podcast When Meghan Met Harry: A Royal Weddingcast. Plus Satellite Sisters in the News: Beyonce, winners of the Boston Marathon, Pulitzer Prize winners Caroline Fraser, Jodi Kantor, Meghan Tuohy and Emily Steel, and former First Lady Barbara Bush. Lian suggests growlers as Mother's Day gifts and Liz reviews health and wellness tips from...
Apr 17, 2018•52 min
On today's podcast, we subpoena Zuckerberg to appear before the Bitter Business Bureau. Liz's data was shared with Cambridge Analytica, through no fault of her own, and Julie wants to give him a good talking to. Lian has a bone to pick with Jim Nance about the CBS Sports coverage of Augusta (It's just golf, Jim!). Julie's Royalty Report, Liz's latest on her new dog Hooper, and our health and fitness report Operation Sea Turtle. We've got some DNA results to share and some great pep talks from th...
Apr 10, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Karen's Karbo's In Praise of Difficult Women is our March book club pick. Karen joins Lian, Julie and Liz to talk about some of our favorite feisty, kooky, relentless, inscrutable, exacting women. Thank you JK Rowling, Kay Thompson, Helen Gurley Brown, Angela Merkel and Nora Ephron among others. Also on today's episode, we announce our April "You're The Best" photo contest in our Facebook Group and on Instagram. Details on our website www.satellitesisters,com including the scoop on prizes from S...
Mar 27, 2018•53 min
Thanks for nothing, Mark Zuckerberg. In the Bitter Business Bureau, Julie has a bone to pick with Facebook and Liz finds a few odd things on her Facebook settings page. Want to check yours? Follow these instructions on how to lock down your Facebook privacy settings from Wired Magazine. The Overlooked Project at the NYT finally writes obituaries for notable women whose passing was never noted. Charlotte Bronte. Ida B Wells. Sylvia Plath. What do we have to do around here to get an obit? It's abo...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 3 min
In addition to Satellite Sisters, Liz hosts a new workplace advice show from Wondery called Safe For Work. Get more info here: wondery.fm/sister On Safe For Work, she's on a mission to make your work life better, happier and more fulfilling. Episode 1 includes an interview with Rainn Wilson from The Office. Along with co-host Matt Ritter, Liz wants to hear your burning workplace questions and try to help so call in to get advice directly from us at 424-224-5711 or email us your question and your...
Mar 19, 2018•13 min
Spies, Seduction and Poisoned Cheesecakes - Julie has SO much Russia news this week. Plus her review of Red Sparrow with Jennifer Lawrence. Plus, Lian has a New Mom Pep Talk for Satellite Sister Jennifer, Liz has a Operation Sea Turtle Health and Wellness Update and we share some of your posts from our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Thank you to sponsors Warby-Parker, BarkBox, Thrive Market and Away. Our Satellite Sisters Book Club pick for March 2018 is In Praise Of Difficult Women by Karen ...
Mar 06, 2018•1 hr 8 min
It's Support the Arts Day on Satellite Sisters! Urban Nana Goes to Broadway! Lian dances Way Way Off Broadway! Liz mulls over Oscar Movies to See Before the Oscars! And we go deep on children's literature with our Satellite Sister Book Club pick: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser. Here's what you need to know about Half Pint: the Prairie kills; it was a hard knock life; but Pa truly was a great guy. Today's episode sponsors are CBS Drama The Good Fight...
Feb 27, 2018•1 hr 13 min
Parkland Florida Mom Heather Curcio Hutchison is a longtime Satellite Sister and mother of Emaleigh Hutchison, a graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, site of last week's horrific school shooting. We open today's show with words that both Heather and Emaleigh want to pass along to the whole Satellite Sisterhood about the spirit in their community and what you can do to help them heal. To write a letter that will be given to one of the 3000 Douglas students when they return to scho...
Feb 21, 2018•50 min
Let's hear it for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics! Lian breaks down 8 Truths about the Olympics Games. Julie follows-up with an International News Round Up featuring her fave foes: Russia and North Korea. Then Liz brings it on home with HUGE dog news. Also, an update on breast cancer pioneer and fave Satellite Sisters, Dr. Susan Love. Join her ArmyofWomen and aid breast cancer research. Plus, Royal Wedding, Crazy PR pitches and National Tortellini Day. Today's podcast is brought to you by: Harrys ...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 6 min
The Winter Olympics will take our minds off the stock market, thank goodness. We also discuss a few Super Bowl highlights (Justin Timberlake, Chris Hemsworth, @BarkBox twitter feed, Doritos), studies of the relationships between teen girls + their mothers and news about college admissions you will want to hear. Plus Lian's "Broadway" dance debut. Today's Satellite Sisters podcast is sponsored by Away (Use promo code sisters20) Cool Jams (Use promo code sisters for 10% off sleepwear.) Omax (Get a...
Feb 06, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Australia Report: Liz and Julie return from their fantastic trip to Australia and have loads to report to Lian: Yes, the Great Barrier Reef is as great as you think. No, Australia is not really as far as you think (3 movies and a nap). And Maybe. Maybe you won't actually die from the venomous animals and plants Australia excels in. Plus, the sisters take in tennis' #happyslam: the fabulous Australian Open. Liz takes part in a women's summit in Melbourne with Billie Jean King thanks to an invite ...
Jan 30, 2018•1 hr 14 min
The JV Team is Reunited. Happy to welcome Monica Dolan and Sheila Dolan back to the podcast. We catch up with both of them by a lightening round of questions- about new household members, new Starbucks drinks, new resume skills. And then get their Top 5 Positive Aspects of Aging. All hilarity, very little substance. Plus, a BONUS CONVERSATION with writer, podcaster and reader Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy and the What Should I Read Next Podcast. Thanks to our sponsors: Beach Body on Demand. Te...
Jan 23, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Tina Brown, editor extraordinaire-author-longtime favorite guest, joins Satellite Sisters Lian, Liz and Julie for a lively, thoughtful, personal discussion about her new book The Vanity Fair Diaries. Plus, she offers advice to Meghan Markle, the American woman about to marry Prince Harry. Brown, who was very close to Prince Harry's mother Diana, has a unique take on this transition from Hollywood TV star to British royalty and a little bit of a warning, too. Vanity Fair Diaries is Tina Brown's c...
Jan 09, 2018•46 min
Thanks to today's sponsors BarkBox , Harry's and Care.com Another BIG announcement today. Guess who will be co-hosting with Lian while Liz and Julie are in Australia? The JV's back together! That's right. Sheila Dolan and Monica Dolan behind the mics for the podcast we release on January 23rd. Are you subscribed??? In other news, we discuss Oprah's boffo Golden Globes message, the U. S. Figure Skating team for the Olympics, why we want athletes to #staynoisy, Lian's theme for 2018, more details ...
Jan 09, 2018•54 min
Major announcement from Liz and Julie on our first podcast episode of the new year. Operation Sea Turtle 2018: The Adventure Continues! First, best wishes to Lian Dolan and her husband on their 25th wedding anniversary, Julie's open-ended list of things she's looking forward to in 2018, how Liz wrapped up 2017 including a surprising choice for New Year's Eve, a great book recommendation and the only contest Julie will enter this year: a trip with Martha Stewart to the Global Seed Vault. She'll n...
Jan 02, 2018•59 min
Julie picked this favorite episode from 2012 because she loves hearing Sheila and Monica. Ask Sheila any question about her Oscar picks and her answer is Ryan Gosling, despite the fact that he is not nominated for anything. Oh, well. Ask Julie about her Oscar picks and the answer is pretty much "Please. Anyone but The Artist!." Here's Julie's pitch: "It is Oscar time 2012 and Sheila has an excellent Entertaining Sheila report direct from her Cozy Couch. Monica and Liz have their own picks and pa...
Dec 30, 2017•53 min
Lian and Liz catch up to wrap up 2013, a year that was very demanding for the Dolan family. Loss of our parents and Lian's brush with a deadly infection are just the start. Plus: Great Christmas Gifts Movie & Audio Book Round-Up The Dialect Quiz from the New York Times Advice on Caring for Aging Parents: Putting Dad in a home And Lian announces her new theme for 2014. For great Satellite Sisters gifts, visit our online shop, go here. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click...
Dec 28, 2017•1 hr 10 min
Bruce Springsteen, Lian's son's college graduation, Julie's International News Round-Up, Liz on why UFO's matter and how you can become a Scottish lady, lord or laird - all on today's Satellite Sisters episode. Thanks for our sponsors Zola.com (promo code sisters), Storyworth (promo code sisters), BarkBox (promo code steffi) and Away (promo code sisters20). For great Satellite Sisters gifts, visit our online shop, go here. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click here. To subsc...
Dec 19, 2017•1 hr
Are we betting on Bitcoin? Or Legos? Plus, the latest investments by Gates Foundation in Alzheimers Research, how NYT journalists cracked open the sexual harassment cases of Bill O'Reilly and Harvey Weinstein, Olympians testing whether the color of their uniforms makes a difference and Lian's reflections on her son's college graduation later this week. Queso or no queso? This week's sponsors are Away (promo code sisters20), RXBars (promo code sisters) Care.com (promo code sisters) and MeUndies (...
Dec 13, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Fires in Southern California, Matt Lauer's sex toys, first ever uterus transplant and Julie's international news from Russia, Korea. Julie also begins new Meghan Markle segment: Royal Report - An American in the House Of Windsor. Plus movies we recommend including The Post about Katherine Graham starring Meryl Street, The Greatest Showman about P T Barnum starring Hugh Jackman and Zac Effron and Ladybird, written and directed by Greta Gerwig. Thanks to today's sponsors Away, Harry's, Storyworth ...
Dec 05, 2017•57 min
Congratulations to Prince Harry + Meghan Markle on their wedding now planned for May 2018. Julie has all the royal engagement details, Lian is happy that they've saved 2018 for us news-wise and Liz thinks Meghan's TV biz training is going to serve her well. Long may Princess Meghan reign. Plus we announce the big winner of our special Skullduggery Toys contest. Continue to use our promo code sisters for a 10% discount. Today's Satellite Sisters sponsors are: Away Luggage: Use our promo code sist...
Nov 28, 2017•54 min
Lian, Liz and Julie interview author Gretchen Rubin about her new bestseller The Four Tendencies. Fascinating personality profiles. Which sister is which? To take the quiz yourself, go here. Plus, Lian has a question about appropriate scheduling and foods for Friendsgiving, Liz announces the Satellite Sisters Movie Screening of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr story on Dec. 10 in LA, and Julie says kids may need to fight more to become more creative. So says expert Adam Bryant. Today's podcast sponsor...
Nov 21, 2017•56 min
On today's podcast episode, Julie, Liz and Lian discuss how to be a great Thanksgiving guest, a family's amazing escape from pirates in the Amazon, Lian's dream bathroom app comes true and how to appear smarter than you are. Plus Bitter Business Bureau (we are talking about you, Roger Goodell), Celebrity Homeowner Disputes (including Martha Stewart, of course) and Lian's heart is broken by Honey Nut Cheerios. Today's episode of Satellite Sisters is brought to you by: Skullduggery Toys - Kid Test...
Nov 14, 2017•53 min
On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, Lian, Julie and Liz meet with Olympic skaters Adam Rippon (love him!) and Ashley Wagner (love her too!), discuss the spies Harvey Weinstein hired to intimidate women, hear about Lian's Halloween night performances of Thriller and get Julie's latest International News Round-Up. Plus, Lian reflects on what her refrigerator says about her, Liz has an Operation Sea Turtle announcement and we share some of your posts from the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Tod...
Nov 07, 2017•53 min
On today's podcast, Liz Dolan provides career advice to Paul Manafort, Julie Dolan gives young urban moms a pep talk and Lian Dolan shares spooky news about rich dead celebrities and whether black licorice can kill. This episode is sponsored by Skullduggery, kid-tested, Urban Nana approved toys. Get 10% off using our promo code sisters and enter the drawing to win Tracer Racers! To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click here. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Stitcher, click ...
Oct 31, 2017•1 hr 8 min
On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, Liz Dolan tells us all about her interview with Vice President Joe Biden at the Distinguished Speaker Series, Julie has an Urban Nana report from Brooklyn, Lian brings positive news from Dallas and Denmark. Plus, a special pep talk for Kaitlyn, a Satellite Sister who reached out to us in the Facebook Group. Today's episode is sponsored by MeUndies and by You're The Best: A Celebration of Friendship. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click ...
Oct 24, 2017•1 hr 17 min
Liz parties with Oprah (#wisdomofsundays) and plots secession from her HOA. Lian sees Hamilton and wants to work in a treehouse. Julie says world is going to hell in a handbasket but she's found some safe places on the internet. Plus we all comment on #metoo. Holiday Sale: Our book "You're The Best: A Celebration of Friendship" is currently 33% off at amazon so stock up for all of your own Satellite Sisters. Thanks to Away, the sponsor of today's episode. For $20 off a suitcase, visit awaytravel...
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 9 min
On today's podcast, Lian, Julie and Liz tackle why you should go see JANE, a new movie about Jane Goodall, why we will never speak of Harvey Weinstein again, why you need to book your holiday plane travel right now and why robots might be better at making salad than the people crowded around a salad bar. Plus, Julie tells all about Putin's plastic surgery. Today's episode is brought to you by BarkBox and Care.com. Thanks for subscribing to Satellite Sisters at Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. In Juli...
Oct 10, 2017•1 hr 1 min
