On our annual Best Beach Bag Book Special, we interview #1 best-selling crime writer Dervla McTiernan. Her latest is out today: The Murder Rule. We also unveil our newest curated list of best books for Summer 2022: Thrillers, Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Family Dynamics, Summer Romances, Memoirs and Non-Fiction. Audiobooks included. The complete list of all 18 recommendations is posted here on our Satellite Sisters website. Or here on Bookshop.org On this episode we feature a few: The Palace P...
May 09, 2022•54 min
Lost & Found in Paris Events: Lian's Online Bookclub on Crowdcast May 4 at 7 pm ET/4 pmPT Lian Dolan at Pequot Library, Southport CT Thursday May 12 Lian Dolan at Theodore's Books in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Please pre-order. Sunday May 15 2 pm Today's Travel Interview: Lauren Bates, WILD TERRAIN TRAVEL Other links from today's episode:: 22 Best Travel Apps List of Books with a Sense of Place on Bookshop.org Laura Holson BOX SESSIONS ABROAD. San Miguel de Allende Entertaining Sisters: 10 Per...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Julie shops for a new car, Liz dresses as an island, Lian's new novel Lost & Found in Paris hits the bestseller list! Plus we discuss the very serious new findings in an in-depth NYT article about Teens in Crisis. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and lin...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Viola Davis has a new memoir out and an amazing life story. Plus, the Bitter Business Bureau takes on Big Baby Billionaire Elon Musk and Julie takes a float through a Mexican jungle preserve and survives to tell the tale. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Liz has starts a good news round-up, Lian reports from her book tour, Julie rejects several so-called trends and is feeling VERY ROBUST. Attend Lian's Book Club for Lost & Found in Paris on April 13 at 7 pm ET and 7 pm PT here: https://crowdcast.io/liandolan Information about Lian Dolan's panel at the L A Times Festival of Books Sunday April 24th here. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite S...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This special episode celebrates the publication of Lian Dolan's new novel Lost & Found in Paris. Author + French cuisine/culture expert Patricia Wells joins from her Paris apartment. Lian Dolan's books: For info on Lost and Found in Paris, The Sweeney Sisters and Lian Dolan's other books and appearances, go to www.liandolan.com Lian Dolan's Lost and Found in Paris makes Zibby Owens Must Read Books list for 2022. Order Lost and Found in Paris from indie or online stores here. Subscribe to Pep...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Rico Gagliano joins Liz, Lian and Julie to talk about his book Brunch Is Hell, summertime entertaining and his impending fatherhood. He'll become a first-time dad in September and Urban Nana has some totally unsolicited advice. Rico will interview Lian Dolan at her Vroman's Book Launch for Lost & Found In Paris on April 6, 2022 at 7 pm. We also discuss guilty pleasures (Lian does not like the term), why we get sick on vacation (the let-down effect) and and a few of entertainment recommendati...
Mar 29, 2022•56 min•Ep. 817
Lost and Found in Paris pubs on April 5th! To celebrate the new book, author Lian Dolan plays some clips from the audiobook narrated by Audie Award winner Brittany Pressley. Lost and Found in Paris is an art history treasure hunt set in Paris and filled with mystery, cation, romance and rock n' roll. In this special episode, Lian explains her process when creating specific scenes, including the sexy scenes. To pre-order Lost and Found in Paris from Amazon in Hardback, Kindle or Audiobook, click ...
Mar 27, 2022•29 min
For Colon Cancer Awareness Month, today's episode is Lian's story of being diagnosed with colon cancer after a routine colonoscopy and how that early screening may have prevented a much more serious outcome. It's also the story of how being pestered by her friend Karah to get that screening may have saved her life. Satellite Sisters and Misters, this is what we do for each other. You have our permission to pester! Please share this show with your own Satellite Sisters and Misters. To read Lian's...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 827
The Dolan's celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Julie explains how Gwyneth explained Crypto, Lian shares International Women of Courage Honorees, Liz learns to shuck an oyster. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagra...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr
Happy International Women's Day. Love to the women of Ukraine. Travel Tips, Women's History Sites, Julie's life in Moscow, Farewell to Mama Capra, maker of the Sauce of the Summer-winning Mama Capra's Marinara Sauce. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Lian's linktree: Where to finds all things Lian Dolan - Lost & Found in Paris, book events, more Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with o...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Julie's perceptions of Putin's Russia, our experience with Ukrainian culture and a few lighter notes: romps, rom-coms and a sport bar for women. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagram and Twitter. Support Sa...
Mar 01, 2022•57 min
Should Kamila Valieva skate or not? Another Russian doping mess at the Olympics. Plus there's a boom in weddings this year, we are watching Inventing Anna, and Liz rises above a potential surgery snafu. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new conte...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Satellite Sisters share their favorite Olympic moments plus Julie on Queen Camilla and snaccidents, Liz on Big Gen Z energy + the firing of Jeff Zucker, Lian on her favorite new network sitcoms and work email. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to ne...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Special guest Carol Wallace, author of Our Kind Of People about the Gilded Age and special Sold Gold Satellite Sister Sassy Award to Suzanne Smith of CBS Sports, first woman to ever direct an NFL Championship Game on any network. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcem...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Satellite Sisters are radically reframing aging, joining pickleball nation, watching Ozark and getting ready for the Beijing Olympics. Do YOU have a burner phone? Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagram and T...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Lian, Julie and Liz ask: Are You Lucky? Plus have travel destinations, news about cheese, surprising fashion trends and tv, book and film recommendations. Ready for The Gilded Age? Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters ...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min
First podcast episode of 2022. Lian, Julie and Liz have some show news, themes for the year, Theranos verdict discussion and entertainment tips. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagram and Twitter. Support Sa...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagram and Twitter. Lian Dolan's books: For info on Lost and Found in Paris, The Sweeney Sisters and Lian Dolan's other books and appearances, go to www.liandolan.com Lian Dol...
Jan 07, 2022•12 min
Season Finale 2021: The Satellite Sisters salute listeners who shared their ups and downs of 2021 and share a few of their own. Thank you to all listeners who posted your #satsisterslookwhatidid2021 here in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Watch our Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap Party 2021 here on the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page and share with your own Satellite Sisters and Misters. Watch our Satellite Sisters 20th Anniversary Special with Sixth and I here on YouTube. SHOP at the Satel...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 1498
Flaming Cocktails, International News, Tiger's Recovery, What Your Hairdresser Wishes You Knew, Are Candles The New Bitcoin? Win an advanced copy of Lian Dolan's new book Lost and Found in Paris at GoodReads Giveaway here. SHOP at the Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to newsletter Pep Talk here. Join the Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap Party Sunday Dec. 12 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET on Facebook Live in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Join here if you are not a member. Here's the flaming cockt...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 1497
Satellite Sisters Special Guest Chef and Uncomplicated Cookbook Author Claire Tansey has tips for destressing holiday entertaining. SHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. More on Claire Tansey: Use these links to Claire's latest book and her holiday appetizers class on Dec 5. Sisters get $10 off using code SISTERS10 (and everything is in Canadian $!!) Plus Claire's free facebook group, Dinner Uncomplicated. Julie visits Rattlers and Reptiles Roadside ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1496
Niece Meghan Dolan Saporita visits to tell her aunts about big family decisions made during the pandemic and the local work she is doing with Not In Our Town. Plus news of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, Target closes for Thanksgiving and some entertainment tips for the holiday. SHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. Target makes Thankgsgiving closing permanent. Peng Shuai Chinese Tennis player allegations Resources shared by Next Gen Satellite Sist...
Nov 23, 2021•58 min•Ep. 1495
It’s a Next Gen takeover! Fiona Dolan is sitting in for Liz Dolan today and we’re taking advantage of the generational difference with conversations about Gen Z in the Workplace, Tuesday Trends and Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version) . Plus, we do Entertaining Sisters and announce #SatSistersLookWhatIDid2021 . Entertaining Sisters: Red Notice on Netflix The Other Two on HBO Little Women by Barbara Heller Table Wars with Martha Stewart Find Fiona on Social! IG- @fionaadolann Twitter - @fifidolan Writ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 1494
First EVER Satellite Sisters ALL ANIMAL AND PET EPISODE featuring an interview with best-selling author Jenna Blum, whose new book Woodrow On The Bench is about the last days of her black lab. Plus Julie's international animal news round-up, Liz's condor update, and everyone's favorite animal movies! Jenna Blum, author of Woodrow On The Bench Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern Women SHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. Julie'...
Nov 09, 2021•52 min•Ep. 1493
College admissions for boys, gadgets that need changing at home, a helpful health check list from a listener and what to make a picky eater for her birthday - all covered on this episode. Plus Lian's successful workshop for humor writers, Julie's first formal night out, and some fresh entertainment recommendations. Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern Women SHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. College Admissions: Colleges Pract...
Nov 02, 2021•53 min•Ep. 1492
Checking out the Vortex, Rejecting the Metaverse, Bringing Back Civility Lian visits the Sedona vortex, Liz is pretty sure she doesn't want to be part of Zuckerberg's Metaverse and Julie brings us back to Satellite Sisters basics: connection and civility. Lian recaps our experience at the ShePodcasts conference. Here's a Satellite Sisters Spotify playlist of the podcasts of women we met at the ShePodcasts conference. What is a Metaverse anyway? from Washington Post. Liz is skeptical. Julie recom...
Oct 26, 2021•55 min•Ep. 1491
Laura Galloway talks to the Satellite Sisters about her fascinating memoir Dalvi: Six Years In The Arctic Tundra. And yes, she did move in with a reindeer herder, stick around after he ditched her and learn the indigenous language Sami and the history and culture of the people. This book is that story plus her family story. Here's a great review of the book. We also ask her about the aurora borealis. Follow Laura Galloway on @instagram @authorlauragalloway Julie's Tuesday Trends: Dolphin Skin Pu...
Oct 19, 2021•59 min•Ep. 1490
Julie is always on BREAKING SPY NEWS plus Lian is headed out for her first trip in two years and Liz salutes Shalane Flanagan- six marathons in six weeks - wow! What did YOU do this weekend? Shalane Flanagan ran TWO marathons and will complete six this fall. Submarine Spy Case - Julie is ON IT. Facebook, Instagram and Harm to Teen Girls. More to read here. It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Get your mammogram, sisters and read about this promising new cancer treatment. Only in LA -- Hypno Yoga!...
Oct 12, 2021•59 min•Ep. 1489
Lian Parties with Hall & Oates, Julie Learns Homecoming Texas-Style, Liz Launches Tucci-tober, #StayNoisy Shout-Outs Lian is one of the many fans who filled Hollywood Bowl for Hall & Oates. We all survived the Great Facebook + Instagram Outage of 2021. Satellite Sisters #StayNoisy Shout-Outs: Women of the National Women's Soccer League speak out against abuse from coaches and the league management. Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks out to media and Congress. The Pandemic Toll ...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1488