Today's FAVORITE 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?). Plus ludicrous instructions about how to peel an egg. Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them. Our exciting new sponsor is: Miracle Suit https://miraclesuit.com Use code sisters Plus: Prose https://prose.com/sisters Fra...
Jun 25, 2024•42 min
FAVORITE! Originally published in 2007, this Summer '24 FAVORITES episode of Satellite Sisters features Lian Dolan interviewing Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson about Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, part of their YA book series Peter and the Starcatchers. First, Sheila Dolan and Monica Dolan (aka The Lab Rats) test three kinds of soy milk with mixed results. Some paws up. Some paws down. Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them: Prose https:...
Jun 18, 2024•36 min
FAVORITE episode from 2015. 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,...
Jun 11, 2024•41 min
Liz announces her "Lizness Not Bizness" plan for 2024-25: She's been accepted as a Fellow in Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. On this new episode, she answers Julie and Lian's questions about the program and why she decided to make a big move this fall. You can also check out the program here. https://dci.stanford.edu/. Liz's 2024-25 DCI cohort is listed here: https://www.linkedin.com/school/stanford-dci/ Lian added a couple of special Satellite Sisters Meet-Ups on her book...
May 14, 2024•55 min
For Mother's Day 2024, we have two favorite interviews about mothers and mothering. The first is Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The new season of JLD's podcast Wiser Than Me is out now and includes interviews with Ina Garten, Billie Jean King and Patti Smith. The second interview is writer Connie Wang. Connie's new memoir about her life with her mother is Oh My Mother! A Memoir in Nine Adventures. Connie's interview was originally part of our 2023 Best Beach Bag Books episode. That show and other Best Bea...
May 07, 2024•48 min
Travel Special! On today’s new Satellite Sisters episode, we explore the world. Lauren Bates, founder of Wild Terrains which supports women-owned businesses in every country, joins to talk Iceland, Japan, New Orleans and planning her own honeymoon in Greece. Then Julie Dolan has tales of two weeks in New Zealand hiking, walking and fishing with her husband and Backroads. Plus Lian Dolan is going to the new Santa Fe campus of MEA for A Lifetime of Women’s Wellness: Thriving through Transitions wi...
Apr 30, 2024•58 min
Lian, Liz and Julie decide to spend a whole new episode just catching up! Where have they been? What are they watching + reading? What's coming up from Satellite Sisters? Lian has the latest on her new book The Marriage Sabbatical. It's a National Bestseller now! Thank you to all who pre-ordered, asked for it at their library and are posting recommendations on their own socials. Julie spent a weekend with her college women's group The Aging Models. It's their 30th anniversary of getting together...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Thanks to our partners at MEA, the midlife wisdom school, for sponsoring this episode about women's health, thriving though transitions like menopause and the new MEA workshop in Santa Fe. Our guests are Dr. Suzanne Gilbert-Lenz, a leading authority in women's health and hormones, and Christine Sperber, the co-Founder of MEA whose work focuses on navigating transition. Today's show focuses on Menopause, but the workshop in Santa Fe extends to all who want to thrive at any age. To learn more abou...
Mar 27, 2024•41 min
Today's show is a Remix. We had back to Julie's relocation to Dallas, the upcoming Bunko World Championships, our takeover bid for the Gap and an awards season redux! Monica and Sheila take the blue carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards. Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes: Jenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use promo code sisters Prose https://prose.com/sisters Osea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters ...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Breaking 2024 news about Lian's new 48 inch AGA Mercury Induction Range! It's a beauty. Then Lian does Legoland plus author Patricia talks to us about her book One Thousand Places to See Before You Die. Macchu Picchu, Petra, Jordan, Pyramids of Giza- Julie has hit them all! Next, a visit with Sheila on The Cozy Couch! Breathe, reach + snack, people! Then listener Ellen James calls in from the Sundance Film Festival. She volunteers as a usher there and has some great celeb sightings. Monica tells...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Lian Dolan is reporting from the Rose Parade in the pouring rain, Sheila Dolan is making a smoothie from a Rancho La Puerta recipe, Julie Dolan introduces her International Lightning Round, Liz Dolan has some thoughts about thinking for the new year and Randy Wesson from CalTech's Jet Propulsion Lab visits to chat about exploring the universe the future of space travel. These segments are a remix from January 2006. Smoothie recipe from Rancho La Puerta: https://rancholapuerta.com/beauty-smoothie...
Jan 16, 2024•42 min
Today is the specially edited kick-off to the five- part series Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses. Part 1 is Sense of Connection. This was performed in front of a live audience at the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend in Minneapolis October 14, 2023. It includes the Satellite Sisters Home Truths as well as what we have learned over the years about the importance of being connected. The second episode Sense of Self is here. The third episode Sense of Humor is here. The fourth episode Sense of Adv...
Dec 20, 2023•26 min
This week's finale episode is Sense of Direction, part 5 of our series Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses. Special thank you to Melissa Ferrick for giving us special permission to use her song Welcome To My Life which was our closing song in the very early days of Satellite Sisters on ABC Radio. For more information about Satellite Sisters in 2024, go to our blog here: https://satellitesisters.com/a-note-from-your-satellite-sisters/ The first episode Sense of Connection is here. The second episod...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week's Sense of Adventure episode is Part 4 of Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, a 5-part series from Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan. It includes Something We Wouldn't Do For Any Amount Of Money, You'll Be Fine Dear, Adventures We'd Like To Have, Ruts We Need To Get Out Of and It's Never A Good Time To... plus news about our plans for 2024. Here's a link to Lian's friend Andrew Ferren's New York Times travel article 36 Hours in Madrid. For more information about Satellite Sisters in...
Nov 28, 2023•51 min
This week's Sense of Humor episode is Part 3 of Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, a 5-part series from Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan. Lian rehearsing for the dinner table, Funsuckers vs Funseekers, Men Stink and Other Lessons We Learned From Our Brothers plus who's the funniest in the family? The first episode Sense of Connection is here. The second episode Sense of Self is here. Thank you to this week's sponsors and to listeners who use these special urls and codes: BritBox https://bri...
Nov 21, 2023•56 min
The Satellite Sisters 5-part series on their Uncommon Senses continues. Today the focus is Sense of Self. Next week's episode will be Sense of Humor. Listen to our episode about Sense of Connection here. It's part of our live show from Big Fun Weekend. Listen to our special episode with MEA, the world's first midlife wisdom school, here: Wisdom, Transitions and The Power of Being Together For the original book Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, go here. Sponsors of today's episode are: BritBox h...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan perform in front of a LIVE audience in Minneapolis on October 15 at their Big Fun Weekend. The theme is Sense of Connection, one of the 5 Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses. Those five senses are Sense of Connection, Sense of Self, Sense of Humor, Sense of Adventure and Sense of Direction. Big Fun Weekend was sponsored by MEA, the first midlife wisdom school. Find information about their retreats and workshops at MEAwisdom.com Thanks to our ...
Nov 07, 2023•56 min
Today's show is a special episode with MEA, sponsor of the Satellite sisters Big Fun Weekends. Our featured guests are Kari Cardinale and Christine Sperber. MEA has spent years exploring big topics around aging and guiding over 3700 people though in-person and online workshops. We believe their experience around transitions, purpose, and wellness will be helpful to Satellite Sisters listeners in their own lives. If you’re asking big questions and exploring how good life can get, dive into the ME...
Oct 31, 2023•52 min
A complete report on the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend: Joy, Friendship and Dancing Like No One Was Watching Plus our epic escalator moment. Please use the hashtag #satsistersbfw for any photos posted online at Facebook or Instagram. We loved Minneapolis: https://www.minneapolis.org/ Minneapolis Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mspmhhh-hilton-minneapolis/ Brit’s Pub https://britspub.com/ Mary Tyler Moore Statue https://www.minneapolis.org/honoring-mary-tyler-moore/ Bob Dylan Mural htt...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Satellite Sisters tackle Online Fraud, Imposter Syndrome, Pop Tarts Taste Tests and TV recommendations. Plus ask the question: is it really possible to step into a sports bra? The Presenting Sponsor of the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend is MEA, the world first wisdom school. Retirement is Evolving. Join the Revolution. Retirement is one of the most highly sought-after phases of life but also one of the most challenging and least understood. Reframing the narrative requires a plan including we...
Oct 10, 2023•59 min
Lian fights Big Tech stealing her books, Julie salutes MRNA scientist Kati Kariko for her Nobel Prize, Liz is following SBF crypto-trial. We all salute Taylor Swift and Simone Biles. Lian Dolan vs Big Tech: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/books3-database-generative-ai-training-copyright-infringement/675363/: Sam Bankman-Fried Trial starts today. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/investing/sbf-trial-jury-selection/index.html New Michael Lewis book about SBF comes out today: Go...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Thanksgiving Prep, Liz Biz Quiz, Wedding Headlines, Podcast Recommendations, Midlife Wisdom School Special thanks to MEA, the Presenting Sponsor of Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend. Live your best midlife! Unlock old hopes and discover new dreams at the world’s first midlife wisdom school. Explore Online Workshops: Living & Working on Purpose, Starting September 29th // Reframing Retirement, Starting November 6th Get 20% off online workshops on Cultivating Purpose or Reframing Retirement wi...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min
The Satellite Sisters have a Bitter Business Bureau installment (Jann Wenner and Sudafed), a discussion about Boys' and Girls' High School Education, and a peak into The Chocolate Room at the Ed Ruscha Now Then Exhibit at MOMA NYC. Boys’ and girls’ educational development https://news.fullerton.edu/2023/06/child-development-expert-why-boys-are-falling-behind-in-education/ Artificial intelligence cannot do this. An education story from rural California. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/20...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Birthday horoscopes, menopause getaways, AI and college admissions, job interviews, wild animal news plus tv recommendations all on today's podcast episode. News: Big Fun Weekend is sold out but our new Satellite Sisters Shop is open to all. https://satellitesisters.com/shop/ Big Fun Weekend Sponsors: Navigate What’s Next With MEA: www.MEAwisdom.com Live your best midlife! Unlock old hopes and discover new dreams at the world’s first midlife wisdom school. Explore Online Workshops: Living & ...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The Satellite Sisters share back-to-school advice, pick a class for Liz this fall, share international news from the moon, the arctic circle and Loch Ness, have airline warnings about skiplagging and fall fashion advice. Pleather is back! Plus recommendations of books and television. Merch Alert: All new Satellite Sisters Shop is open with all new merch. Liz Goes Back To School https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/courses-by-category From Kombucha to Kimchi: A Hands-On Journey into the...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 13 min
We're back! Today we start our 24th Satellite Sisters season with some big announcements about our Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend and our new Satellite Sisters Shop with new merch for all. Plus reports on genealogy, travel, sports, music, movies, trends and friendship bracelets! We celebrate the summer of women: Barbie rules the box office. Hi, Barbie! https://deadline.com/2023/08/barbie-oppenheimer-records-china-global-international-box-office-1235529072/, Taylor Swift rules the economy. htt...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min
The Satellite Sisters are back with a FRESH Episode. It's a brand new Ask Us Anything Summer 2023. Listener questions about the sisters, the podcast, their father, mother and brothers, birth order, places to go, languages spoken, best advice AND worst advice. And much more. Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special links and urls. Vivaia https://vivaia.com Use promo code sisters Prose https://prose.com/sisters Stellar Eats https://stellareats.com Use promo code satellite...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 3 min
New To You this week: Our first show of 2022 includes Julie's surprising flying saucer injury and Lian's equally surprising spirituality tips from cats. Plus our themes for 2022 and some Entertaining Sisters recommendations. We will be back next week with a BRAND NEW Ask Us Anything Summer 2023 episode. Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and promo codes: Prose https://prose.com/sisters Osea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters at checkout 2023 Notes: Bi...
Aug 15, 2023•55 min
A special replay of our 2020 Satellite Sisters kick-off: our first show of 2020 when we had NO idea what the year would bring. Ignorance was bliss! We share our themes for the new year 2020. For Satellite Sisters, it's also the year of The Sweeney Sisters, Lian's newest novel. Order her book here. ( Fast forward to 2023, it's out in paperback now!) Julie has the exciting details of auto exec escape from Japan. There are new charges against Harvey Weinstein in LA as his trial starts in NYC. Liz l...
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Our first episode of 2019! Lian and Julie share some themes for the year and Liz has Operation Sea Turtle health and wellness goals as part of a report from her annual physical. Plus: Julie recommends the top celestial events coming this year. Liz recommends the new earthquake app if you live in Los Angeles. Thank you to our sponsors who support our show and to listeners who use these special urls and codes: Stellar Eats https://stellareats.com Use promo code SATELLITE20 Green Chef https://green...
Aug 01, 2023•59 min
