Our series of You're the Best Holiday Replays continues with Julia Louis-Dreyfus who gets our vote as the funniest women ever on TV. What a pleasure to talk to our comedic heroine from Seinfeld and today's Veep. We talked to her when her sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine was debuting on CBS, a hilarious show about a couple trying to execute a "good divorce." Since then, she's gone on to star in Veep and win a slew more Emmys. Well-deserved, Madam President. JLD opens up about what it's ...
Dec 20, 2022•13 min•Ep. 925
We can't think of a better way to spend the holidays than with our Solid Gold Satellite Sister Nora Ephron. We spoke to Nora Ephron in 2006 upon publication of her book, "I Feel Bad About My Neck". Funny, warm and wise, Nora Ephron makes us laugh and cry when talking about aging, friendship and death. We miss you, Nora. You're the best. Ephron is best known for her romantic comedies and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally..., and S...
Dec 13, 2022•23 min•Ep. 868
This season finale features #satsisterslookwhatIdid contributions from listeners all over. To read them, join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/satellitesisters Lian Dolan’s updated Guide to the Rose Parade in Pasadena. https://satellitesisters.com/2023-rose-parade/ Tips to fight holiday stress: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/well/move/holiday-stress-exercise.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Eat Toast for the Holidays! http...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Living Solo and Making Friends, Travel Adventures for 2023, Investigative Report Brings Hair Facts! Lian, Julie and Liz have much to discuss. Irene Cara, RIP. Lian knew every word of every song on that Fame album. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-26/fame-and-flashdance-singer-actor-irene-cara-dies-at-63 Top travel experiences in 2023. The NYT and Julie have recommendations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/t-magazine/travel-destinations-experiences.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&a...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The good and the bad of World Cup 2022 and Bitter Business Bureau: This Week In Fraud should provide plenty to talk about over Thanksgiving. Theranos, Ticketmaster, FTX – so much bad behavior. And more business drama – the return of Bob Iger to run Disney. How to watch the FIFA World Cup: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/how-to-watch-the-2022-world-cup-on-fox-times-channels-full-match-schedule Don't forget USA vs England on Fox on Friday 11/25 at 1 pm ET. Iranian World Cup Team refuses t...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Fave cookbook author and guest Claire Tansey preps the Satellite Sisters for the holidays plus Julie’s got some trends, Lian has a great book gift list and Liz posts a video with instructions for the Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap Party! Find Claire Tansey at https://www.clairetansey.com Claire’s cookbooks include a brand new e-book Uncomplicated Holidays for sale for only $7. https://class.clairetansey.com/holiday-cookbook Join Claire's Gifts From Your Kitchen Workshop and use sisters10 for a 1...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr
Lian Dolan gives the complete trains, planes + ferries travel report on her book tour and Satellite Sisters Meet-Ups, Julie swears off camping then changes her mind on the Rio Grande, Liz shares a letter from the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group and the sisters offer advice on being in the sandwich generation. Julie’s backcountry guides were Desert Sports in Big Bend TX: https://www.desertsportstx.com Recommended books about Aging Parents and the Sandwich Generation: Working Daughter: A Guide to...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min
REPLAY FROM 2018: We have elections and holidays coming up so we decided to reshare this Satellite Sisters Family Dynamics Special with Alan Alda. He talks to us about improving family communications, communicating with empathy and always being willing to change. Are we? Well...not always. He shares great communication tools with us here and on his own podcast Clear + Vivid. Father Greg Boyle about Compassion, Kinship and How To Help Others with Alan Alda on Clear + Vivid in 2018. Cheryl Strayed...
Nov 01, 2022•45 min
#Witchyleaks. On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, we have an all-time fave New To You show. It's the finals of the Halloween Witch Costume Contest from October 2008. Guest judge listener Kathy from Iowa critiques each costume and is joined by Dancing With The Stars judge Bruno Tonioli and Project Runway's Tim Gunn. Julie is a Classic Witch. Lian is a Yoga Witch. Sheila is the Irish Hag with a Swag. Monica is Drugtown Witch. Liz is Baby Witch. The sisters beg and pitch and work as hard as they ...
Oct 25, 2022•33 min•Ep. 936
Lian gives special thanks to Rise Restaurant in Dallas and to all the Satellite Sisters who came to visit she and Julie on her Lost and Found in Paris visit. She heads off to Dayton, Southport CT and Long Island this week. Liz renews her passport with the new pilot program for online renewal. Check it out. Julie's International News Round-Up includes a salute to the women rising up in Iran and details on the attack on Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Are your amazon appliances spying on you? Washington Po...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Three good sources of health information about breast cancer, circadian medicine and nutrition plus trends, entertainment tips and the latest viral rumor about Giselle Bundchen from #witchtok. Plus good news about Lian Dolan finishing her latest novel. This week she hits the road for Lost & Found In Paris. Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. H...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Surprising Baby News from Sheila, shocking sports news from a new investigation of abuse in women's soccer and fashion FIRE from the Blake Shelton x Land's End collab. Cheating in Poker? Allegedly. Cheating in Chess? Yes. Cheating in Fishing?? TOTALLY Yes! National Women's Soccer League study reveals widespread abuse. Congrats to Joan Benoit Samuelson, our Satellite Sister and Wiley Veteran of the Week, on her London Marathon finish. Congrats to daughter Abby Samuelson, too. It's Fat Bear Week. ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr
Special Guest Sheila Dolan joins Julie and Liz to talk about becoming a first-time grandmother. Russia: Julie is a former resident of Moscow and longtime Putin watcher. What does she think of what is happening in Russia now? Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal at the end. (Sob.) Read all about it in The New Yorker. Watch the Federer fond farewell at the Laver Cup here. Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners who use these links and promo codes to support them and our show. Beis BEISTRAVEL....
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Royal Funeral, Silver Summit reports plus a rock & roll art heist, a worrying fashion trend and the latest on Lian's event in Dallas October 13. Royal Funeral Report coverage on BBC Silver Summit: Liz made new merch available here at Satellite Sisters Shop Successful use of SplitWise app, great for group travel. Great success with Mother of the Bride dress at Sara Campbell. Eagles' Hotel California Art Heist story from LA Times. Lian is coming to Dallas to appear at Rise Restaurant on Octobe...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 7 min
Liz Dolan, Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan back with a new podcast. The sisters discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth, all the surrounding pomp, even her fashion sense. Plus do you have a doppleganger? Science says your twin is out there! . How do dentists care for their own teeth (a couple of surprises) and a new eating disorder had been diagnosed and named. Also Martha Stewart expands her brand into hiking! Lian publishes her newest list of witchy books for the spooky season on the satellite sisters...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Our Season Premiere from 2018 has it all: Serena Williams' tutu on Center Court at the US Open, spies using microwaves to cook our brains and a design trend in supermarkets that we against. Plus Lian takes in a night at the Hollywood Bowl with John Williams and Steven Spielberg. In Entertaining Sisters, we loved, laughed and cried through Crazy Rich Asians and are also very excited about three trailers we saw for new fall movies about music: A Star Is Born with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga! Bohe...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Liz muses about a milestone birthday, Lian's son moves out and Julie get positive emotional support from the health professionals and dairy drinkers in the Satellite Sisterhood. Book and TV recommendations plus we revive our #satsisterstravel on @Instagram. Thinking about aging? Provide your own insights in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group or on email to hello@satellitesisters.com. Wally, The Alligator Emotional Support Alligator Dancing Finnish Prime Minister NYT: Generational Differences i...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min
This is the premiere of the Satellite Sisters' 22nd year! Welcome to new and old listeners. We also celebrate more than a million downloads already this year. Thank you for spreading the word and show links! Today we report on our summer vacations plus talk about Liz's roller coaster summer, Lian's return to empty-nester status, Julie's difficult lifestyle change and more on the science about friendship. Plus, we salute two One-In-A-Million Satellite Sisters: Olivia Newton-John dies. Serena Will...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min
ONE OF OUR TOP PODCASTS EVER; We've never solved this 2008 mystery of Julie, the stranger and Zorro's slobbery tennis ball. Lian, Monica and Sheila can't believe Julie was so trusting with a odd request. What started as a "sticky situation" became a potentially dark tale. Listen and tell us what you think was actually happening. Post your theories on our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Monica has questions about online reading. Does it have the same effect as reading a book or magazine? Julie ...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 1430
Liz and Lian discuss some crazy college drop-offs in our family's past. Hilarity ensues. No helicopter parents for us. Hear the details of Lian's drop-off at Pomona, Liz's at Brown, Monica's at Georgetown and Sheila's at a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge. Plus strategies for not eating that half a blueberry pie and a news round-up including the Chilean miners and Larry King. Lian and Liz both have suggestions for who should get Larry King's timeslot including Katie Couric, Bob Costas and pretty much ...
Aug 09, 2022•43 min
A special collection of Madness & Mayhem, including: Naked Conversation Credit Card Catastrophe Word Play and a couple of Chaotic Cozy Couches just for fun. Originally published in 2014. Enjoy while we take a little vacay. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here Go to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. For Lost and Found in Paris and all books by Lian Dolan, go to her website here. For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go t...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1150
Optimism Boost! TV Recs! Music Fest Do's and Don'ts! Plus, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan talk to health educator Stephanie Weaver about her personal journey with Migraine, her diet plan for migraine relief and other support. Find Stephanie's website and cookbooks here: https://stephanieweaver.com Find Stephanie Weaver on Instagram here and on Twitter here Thanks to our Sponsors. Please support the show by supporting our sponsors at the following URLs: Prose Hair care Everlywell At Home Medical Test...
Jul 19, 2022•58 min
The World Track & Field Championships start this week at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Liz has been working on it for 3 years and has the whole behind-the-scenes plus an interview with Olympic Champion/World Champion sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross, who is on the NBC broadcasting team and is the newest cast member of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Plus, our favorite sports movies of all time and some hot new up-and-coming sports from around the world. The whole NBC schedule to watch the action ...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Liz is back after a bad COVID week with some surprising findings! Plus menstruation and the Wimbledon dress codes, worst night of the year for dogs - July 4th, fast food news. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here Go to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. Bend bans personal fireworks. New dog drug for Steffi's noise aversion on July 4th: Sileo Liz tries Covid anti-viral Paxlovid Giant Cheez-It coming soon from Taco Bell Menstruati...
Jul 05, 2022•59 min
Lian and Julie hold down the fort this week while Liz is out with COVID. After a tough news week, it’s friendships that get us through. Lian spends the weekend with her Sagehen Sisterhood in Northern California. And Julie explains the Six Forces that Fuel Friendship, according to Julie Beck of The Atlantic. Plus, the Social Garden, a new landscaping trend, Dog-centric vacations and Planning a 60th Birthday Party. Sponsor : Thanks to Butcher Box! Free bacon for the Life of your membership! butche...
Jun 28, 2022•56 min
Julie and Liz review listeners insights about the change of work pre-, during and post pandemic. Plus Liz tells the tale of her best totally accidental Hollywood negotiation. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here Go to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. Lian's Santa Fe Meet-Up is open to all . Tuesday June 14. 5 pm. La Fonda Hotel Rooftop Bar. Jennifer Hudson is an EGOT! Congrats! Britain experiments with 4-day Work Week. Very od...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min
How to avoid psychic numbing, The Queen has tea with Paddington Bear, Julie gets accused of Tripplehorning, Lian announces a Santa Fe Meet-Up next week. Get the details. Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here Go to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. Lian's Santa Fe Meet-Up is open to all . Tuesday June 14. 5 pm. La Fonda Hotel Rooftop Bar. The Queen has tea with Paddington Bear. From The Well Newsletter by NYT: The Psychic Numbing...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr
We asked you to Ask Us Anything and you did. In this special BONUS podcast episode from 2018, you get a fresh installment of answers from Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan. We got to as many of your questions as we could, including a lightning round for each sister individually. What keeps us sane now? What's one thing we would do over? How do we produce Satellite Sisters? Were there times when we considered quitting? Do we ever fight? What are our hidden talents? Why did Liz step in and out...
May 31, 2022•1 hr
Today's New To You episode includes favorite food and fun conversations from all 5 sisters - from Lian's tale of a root canal rage to Sheila's critique of the Whole Foods merchandising scheme (baby wipes and wine together?). Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here Go to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. To listen to the complete original episodes these highlights came from, go to: Peeling An Egg (Liz, Lian, Julie): Root Canal/Fro-...
May 24, 2022•42 min•Ep. 863
We start with thoughts on the mass shooting in Buffalo and how many times we've had to find words for this horror. Then Lian talks about contracting COVID last week and reflects on One Million Lost in the US due to the pandemic. Julie hiked the Inca Trail in Peru and Liz flunked the "drone test" at her costume party on vacation. On Cooking With Liz this week, Liz will make a batch of Shalane Flanagan's Superhero Muffins, LIVE on the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel on Saturday May 21 at 2 pm PT...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 5 min
