Special New To You Replay of our first show of pivotal year 2013. Lucky 13! That's right, we are back and embracing 2013 as a new start. Our mother died near the end of 2012 so we are pulling ourselves together. Julie, Liz and Monica are on today's show covering the full range of Satellite Sisters news. Monica reports on her trip to Dallas to visit our father (and Julie) plus they try to solve the mystery of who really screwed up the remote on the upstairs television. Julie has a Trifecta of Tid...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min
A quick Wimbledon recap. Carlito! Marketa! https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-07-17/standout_performances_and_stars_of_the_future.html Celebs in the stands. https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenniferabidor/celebs-at-wimbledon-2023 USA's most frequent flyer! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/23/united-airlines-very-frequent-flyer/ Tuesday trends: Anti-trends in Fashion https://youtu.be/_-Pj6CXF3Wc Rotting as Self-Care https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/health/bed-rotting-tiktok-t...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Breast cancer treatment pioneer Dr. Susan Love, international news including Russia, rats and parrots, Gen X finally in charge at work, highlights of the Track & Field National Championships at Hayward Field. Plus entertainment recommendations movies and tv. Satellite Sisters salute pioneering breast cancer doctor and researcher Susan Love. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2023-07-05/pioneering-breast-cancer-surgeon-susan-love-dies-at-75 Julie’s got an International News Round-Up with t...
Jul 11, 2023•58 min
Happy 4th of July! Lian and Liz talk holiday food favorites and interview co-authors of THE BETTER HALF Alli Frank + Asha Youmans https://alliandasha.com/the-better-half/ We talk zucchini with author of Zucchini Love! James Beard award-winning cookbook author Cynthia Graubart http://www.cynthiagraubart.com/ Order Zucchini Love here: https://www.amazon.com/Zucchini-Love-Garden-Fresh-Lasagnas-Stir-Fries/dp/1635866154 Best Beach Bag Book List: You can see and buy all the 2023 books here. https://bo...
Jul 04, 2023•55 min
As a former resident of Moscow, Julie has her take on what’s happening in Russia, our guest is Chip Conley from MEA: Modern Elder Academy and we have thoughts on the return of both Steely Dan and Barbie. Russia is first up. Get your news here: https://www.cnn.com/world/europe/russia and get some personal takes from Julie on the podcast epsiode. Chip Conley is the founder of MEA: Modern Elder Academy. Their mission is to reframe midlife from a crisis to a calling, to help people discover a renewe...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 2 min
New MAX documentaries about Bama Rush and Mary Tyler Moore, Liz on CNN Leadership, Julie with more reunion tips, Carvel cakes for the season. Would you wear a computer on your face? Apple thinks you will. https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ We don’t know. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/05/apple-headset-vision-pro/ We missed this this Cheez-It Gas Station! https://www.foodandwine.com/cheez-it-gas-station-location-joshua-tree-7508197?utm_campaign=foodandwine&utm_content=...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Our 2023 Dolan-Morningstar family reunion in Texas was a hit! Hear all about it. The awesome icebreakers. The intense Pickleball tourney. The rollicking Trivial Pursuit game. The crazy cinematic rain + lightning storm! It had it all. In other news, we got the thing at the end about Father's Day wrong. IGNORE it! Father's Day is NEXT week. But, hey, celebrate it any day! Julie and her husband invited us to the Hill Country outside Austin, TX. https://www.sagehill.com/ Lian created a special reuni...
Jun 06, 2023•57 min
FAVORITE FROM JUNE 2021: The Satellite Sisters interview Steven Rowley, author of the heartfelt and hilarious The Guncle .He has a follow-up that's just out: The Guncle Abroad. Previously bestsellers were Lily and the Octopus and The Editor. We recommend them all. To suggest your own FAVORITE to republish this summer, post a link to it in our Facebook Group, on our Facebook Page or email it to us at hello@satellitesisters.com. Lian Dolan announced a new Sweeney Sisters contest in this episode or...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This is a replay of our Best Beach Bag Books 2022 episode featuring a great interview with crime writer Dervla McTiernan. Her latest is out in paperback now: 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 ...
May 23, 2023•52 min
Big Fun Weekend Info and Ticket Sales here: https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Julie is stuck in a rut on Duolingo. https://www.youtube.com/user/duolingo Shocking Citronella News from Wirecutter: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/citronella-candles-mosquito-repellents-dont-work/ Martha Stewart on Sports Illustrated Bathing Suit Issue Cover. You go! https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/style/martha-stewart-sports-illustrated-cover.html?smid=em-share RIP MTV News. https://www.latime...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
It’s the Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books 2023 reveal. Connie Wang joins to talk about her new memoir Oh My Mother! then we discuss some of our other picks for the summer. The complete Best Beach Bag Books 2023 list is posted on the blog on our website https://satellitesisters.com/best-beach-bag-books-2023-literary-fiction-memoir-mystery-romance-thrillers-and-more/ and also here on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/lists/satellite-sisters-best-beach-bag-books-2023 Books ordered on booksho...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Health Headlines, What Not To Watch on TV, Julie's Costco Fail, Lian's Grammar Fail Big Fun Weekend Info and Ticket Sales here: https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Register for the special Big Fun Weekend Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/3047128742249872 Shopping at Costco according to Julie: https://www.rd.com/list/ways-costco-tricks-you-spending-more/ Two Important News Stories about Youth Mental Health: Increase in Mental health ER visits https://www.nytimes.com/2023/0...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Big Fun Weekend ticket sales for October 13 - 15 in Minneapolis are hot! Buy yours now on our site: https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Minneapolis Hilton reservations in our specially priced block are limited. Book 'em! https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Sponsorships are available for our Big Fun Weekend. Basic info here: https://satellitesisters.com/satellite-sisters-big-fun-weekend-sponsor-opportunities/ Today’s podcast episode: Sifan Hassan has an amazing London Marathon...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Big Fun Weekend tickets sales were super hot this weekend! Buy yours here now: https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Minneapolis Hilton reservations in our specially priced block TBD: https://satellitesisters.com/big-fun-weekend/ Sponsorships are available for our Big Fun Weekend. Basic info here: https://satellitesisters.com/satellite-sisters-big-fun-weekend-sponsor-opportunities/ Today’s podcast: Spanish woman spends 500 days alone in a cave: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Satellite Sisters discuss Pretty Baby, the Brooke Shields documentary, AIR, the Ben Affleck/Matt Damon movie about Air Jordan and the paperback release of Lian Dolan's Lost and Found in Paris. Spend a fun weekend away with your Satellite Sisters this fall. Julie Dolan, Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan will host a weekend in Minneapolis with events, a live podcast taping, a Saturday night dinner and dance party and lots and lots of fun, laughs and no learning. Most events will take place at the Hilton in...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend Big Announcement! Spend a fun weekend away with your Satellite Sisters this fall. Julie Dolan, Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan will host a weekend in Minneapolis with events, a live podcast taping, a Saturday night dinner and dance party and lots and lots of fun, laughs and no learning. Most events will take place at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. Bring your friends for a girlfriends’ getaway. Or come solo and meet Satellite Sisters from all over. Join us October ...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min
REPLAY FROM NOVEMBER 2015. MADAME SECRETARY IS NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the latest Madam Secretary episode You Say You Want a Revolution which is all about Cuba, Kale and car Crashes. Then we interview the EP and show runner of Madam Secretary, Lori McCreary and Barbara Hall. MADAM SECRETARY stars Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the shrewd, determined Secretary of State who drives international diplomacy, battles office politics and circumvents protocol as she ne...
Mar 28, 2023•49 min•Ep. 1036
THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY FROM MARCH 2018. We've got two qualified candidates right here for Secretary of State. Lian is a citizen diplomat who works on the International Women of Courage program. Julie lived in Russia, has been to North Korea and seems to know quite a bit about poisons, nerve agents and the South China Sea. Together they host Satellite Sisters Talk TV, a recap of the CBS drama Madame Secretary so they are totally read in on the latest global hotspots. On today's podcast, we prop...
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Lian Dolan's White House report, Liz Dolan's SVB failure report for the non-tech bros, Julie Dolan's coffee line dilemma Special Satellite Sisters Shout-Out for Best Oscar Speeches: Michelle Yeoh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcQrFkBSuQ Sarah Polley: https://ew.com/awards/oscars/women-talking-wins-best-adapted-screenplay-oscars-2023/ Julie and Liz on spring break at BNP Paribas in Indian Wells, CA. https://bnpparibasopen.com/ Lian’s complete report on her White House visit to celebrate the I...
Mar 14, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Today’s episode is entirely devoted to the subject of suicide. Our guest is Charlotte Maya, author of a new memoir entitled Sushi Tuesdays about her experience losing her husband to suicide. https://www.charlotte-maya.com/sushi-tuesdays-charlottemaya-author Sushi Tuesday Blog: https://www.charlotte-maya.com/sushi-tuesdays-blog Charlotte Maya from NYT Modern Love: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/23/style/modern-love-when-a-doorbells-ring-brings-light-and-hope.html?action=click&module=RelatedL...
Mar 07, 2023•48 min
Lian is invited to the White House! Plus the Four-Day Work Week and Grilled Cheese Taste Test Lian is invited to The White House! The International Women of Courage Awards will be given out at The White House on International Women’s Day March 8th, 2023. The White House will live stream the event. Here is the link for 2 pm EST March 8: Live stream the Ceremony at www.whitehouse.gov or www.state.gov. Steak and Ale coming back! Julie has suggestions for improvement. https://www.wfaa.com/article/li...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Today's Satellite Sisters Podcast is a replay of a conversation with Nike Co-Founder and Creator Phil Knight about his new memoir Shoe Dog, the story of Nike's early days. This episode first aired in May 2016 and is rereleased now in anticipation of the new Ben Affleck/Matt Damon movie AIR, in which Ben plays Phil Knight and Matt plays Sonny Vaccaro. Both Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan worked at Nike and our conversation today will focus on what made the corporate culture at Nike unique and special an...
Feb 21, 2023•42 min•Ep. 995
New movie about a Bad Pooh, Ben Affleck's new Dunkin' ad and a new movie Air about the Air Jordan, new rules of etiquette and generational differences in parenting plus book, movie and television recommendations. Ben Affleck’s Dunkin Donuts Super Bowl commercial: Grab me a glazed! https://youtu.be/BBIX9FG6kZ0 Ben Affleck’s new movie Air with Matt Damon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgnqxQizrW8 Bitter Business Bureau: CBS/Viacom Book “Unscripted” Big Shots Behaving Badly: https://www.nytimes.c...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Writer Kim Fay’s wonderful book Love & Saffron comes out in paperback today. https://bookshop.org/lists/satellite-sisters-winter-spring-2022-recommendations Kim’s friend– and book inspiration– who died this week: Barbara Hansen. https://la.eater.com/2023/1/31/23579690/barbara-hansen-los-angeles-food-writer-obituary How To Stop Ruminating: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-stop-ruminating#What-is-rumination? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/well/mind/stop-rumination-worry.html?search...
Feb 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
The Satellite Sisters explore generational differences, no-fun wellness trends and Trader Joe's top products. Plus, movie and book recommendations and 2 trends Lian spied in catalogs and magazines. Two alarming new aggressive wellness outlets in Liz’s Santa Monica neighborhood: First, Perspire. A Sauna Studio. https://perspireoffers.com/south-bay/lp/first-session-20/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8t2eBhDeARIsAAVEga0ePhkrMMdnREdwW1kAn6RXAde4Jxjt_JEe8zEm00ytBUb8vdbpjSAaAkRWEALw_wcB https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr
Julie's travel report from Chile, Liz on living in an autonomous vehicles testing zone, Lian's thoughts on the nearby Lunar New Year violence in Monterey Park. Julie has a complete report on her hiking trip to the Lake District of Chile: Volcanoes, Monkey Puzzle Trees, Sauerkraut, Exploding Rats! https://www.backroads.com/trips/WCII/chile-walking-hiking-tour Lian’s next trip to Latin America? https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jess-stone-german-shepherd-dog-motorcycle/index.html Is Liz being sta...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Travel Reports from Las Vegas and the Princess Discovery, Memoirs by Paul Newman and Prince Harry, what is ChatGPT plus mailbag dump! Liz visits Las Vegas and reviews Martha Stewart's new restaurant The Bedford. https://www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/the-bedford-by-martha-stewart?utm_campaign=GMB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_term=TheBedfordbyMarthaStewart&utm_content=Restaurant http://marketeammenuthebedford.com Lian visits the Princess Discovery. https://w...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The Satellite Sisters are back! First podcast episode of 2023. Yes, we have new personal themes for the year. Plus trends, tips, travel reports, recommendations and some thoughts on Prince Harry. LAX-based Captain Brian Jackson of United Airlines, we salute you for saving Liz's Hawaiian vacation. A Christmas miracle! Liz’s brush with an exploding volcano! Both Mauna Loa and Kilauea blew in the last month. She took that helicopter ride over the Big Island! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environ...
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 16 min
The perfect way to kick off 2023-- with an inspiring interview from our archives with Robin Roberts. Warm, funny, been through it and back, this conversation with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts will renew your faith in family and friends and fighting the good fight. It's was a pleasure to talk to Robin about her work, her life, her inspiration and her sister. You can tell from this conversation why Robin turned to her sister when she needed her most-- for a bone marrow transplant a fe...
Jan 03, 2023•22 min•Ep. 1031
The Satellite Sisters talk to New Yorker Cartoonist and National Book Award winner Roz Chast upon the publication of Theories of Everything. Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan in studio with the brilliant and hilarious cartoonist. Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here: https://www.cafepress.com/satellitesi... Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel...
Dec 27, 2022•22 min•Ep. 1013
