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On the Sunday Satellite Sisters podcast it's Lian Dolan, Julie Dolan and Sheila Dolan on the line. It's News, Talk & Laughs plus we get on the bandwagon with our new favortite show, Madame Secretary.  The CBS drama is now on Netflix and Sheila has raced through the whole season in three days. Sheila has her highlights of the season and they include stars Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Plus, the wardrobe, the wardrobe, the wardrobe. To die for. Lian is making a pitch to do a re-cap for season two starting in a few weeks. Are you on board with Madame Secretary,  Satellite Sisters?    Plus:  The US Open Julie recommends Vinci & Pannetta for the Satellite Sisters Hall of Fame for their sportsmanship and thier friendship. We take a parliementarian vote. Sheila has a Dental Emergency. What is that cool wind blowing through her mouth. Lian is sick as a dog. wait til you hear what her sons does. The College Admissions game. If you have a high school senior, you know who your kid is up agianst, right? The two M's. Ma

Satellite Sisters Word Wrire Festival 2015 wraps up with author, poet and feminist icon Erica Jong on Satellite Sisters for the first time. Erica joins Lian Dolan to talk about her new book, Fear of Dying, a follow-up to her 1973 blow-you-doors-off bestseller Fear of Flying. Never one ot be contained or constrained, Ms. Jong gives her thoughts on everything from Pope Francis to witchhunts to feminism.    Her new novel Fear of Dying is a delight. A complex, touching and somehow funny book on aging, caregiving, dogs, friends, dogs and, yes, sex.   To read more about Erica Jong, you can go to her website  To find Erica's books on Audible and get ne free download, go to http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califor

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday show. Lian talks about talking ot novelist, feminist, icon Erica Jong about her new book, Fear of Dying. Or, what happens when an interview gets totally out of control. From Fear of Flying to Fear of Dying, Lian tries to make sense of theit conversation.  Serena vs. Venus: Julie doesn't buy it. She had nine questions about the sister match-up  at the US Open. Plus, we handicap Satellite Sisters vs. Satellite Sisters match-ups.  Julie reports on Friends at Work & Breastfeeding.  New Survey from the National Parks: what is the number one reason people visti our National Parks? And the new Every Kid in a Park Initiative. Every fourth grader gets into the National Parks for FREE! Information here: http://www.nationalparks.org/ook/every-kid-in-a-park Letting Creativity into your life: From the New York Times, We're All Artists Now by Laura Holson.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy

It's been a great summer of #satsisterssummerfun for all of us @instagram.  Thanks for the more than 1100 photos that got posted.  In a random drawing, we selected two winners.  Congratulations to @sosaysshe and @rustysun.  Email us at sisters@satellitesisters.com to tell us where to mail your prize - a fantastic package of Sol de Janeiro 2-Step Samba Foot Fetish Care to keep your summer fun going on.  Stay tuned for an upcoming announcement of a new contest for the fall. On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, Sheila anticipates Liz's birthday later this week and shares some very vague predictions from online horoscopes. Sheila's birthday comes later in the month but she's a Libra.  Sheila also has some offbeat practices about how to beat the heat.  Think fold-out couch, ceiling fan and Brazilian sarong.  Plus, she's wandering the aisles of Rite-Aid daily now and has spotted some new products worthy of her investigation.  She tries them out on Liz and Monica. It's not in her horoscope, but Monica is fine with

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan meet up on the Tuesday show to talk about topics in the news: the St. Paul Rape Case, Serena Williams goes for the Grand Slam and Uber for Teens. On the show this week: Misplaced Outrage: Why is this guy NOT a star? Oh, nevermind. He is.  Granny's Got a Gun: Julie shatters her grandchildren's sense of security The St. Paul's Rape Case: Is this the purpose of the Communications Decency Act. From the Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-prep-school-legal-tangle-1441063393 Serena Wiliams goes for the Grand Slam and the Sisterhood cheers her on. From the New York Times, The meaning of Serena Williams  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/magazine/the-meaning-of-serena-williams.html Uber for Teens: Is this the mots responsible thing a parent can do? Or are you punting your parental responsibility?  The Pope Comes to America: What will he say next? Reality TV Show Casting Call: Would you ever do a Trial Divorce on TV?  My Cat, the Political Refugee     See omnystudio.com/listene

On today's Satellite Sisters, Julie, Liz, Sheila and Lian discuss where heroes come from.  On a story in the New York Times, evolutionary dynamicists (whatever that means) tell us how evolution has favored heroes.  Thank goodness.  Sheila is trying to give up sugar.  She has a list of food she has had to deny herself.  It's not easy.  She also has a few new restaurant names around Pasadena and Altadena that are bugging her.  What do you think? Liz questions a couple of new anti-aging practices: one is this face fitness program in New York and the other is an anti-aging potion she saw advertised that allegedly "battles graying".  Julie has some commentary on two new movies:  She has a cultural issue with No Escape starting Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, and recommends Mistress America starring Greta Gerwig.  Speaking of Greta, we hereby issue an apology to Greta for the misinformation we spread about her midway through the show which we correct by the end.  Oops.  Here's her bio from IMDB. Love ya, Greta! Lian wan

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan on the Tuesday #podcast. Usually we go deep on shallow topics. But today, we're going shallow on deep topics. We explain Black Holes, solve the College Loan problem and slw the drought through Shower Songs.    Plus,    BTS Block: where are all the school kids and keep posting those back to school photos!  More Millennials  Who are their parents? You are Boomers! But that's okay because there ae many lovely, well-raised Millennials.  Lian Explains Stephen Hawking's new theory about Black Holes. Amazingly, SH and Lian are asking the same questions about the universe.  Parisian bakers finally get to take a vacation in August and Parisians are forced to eat grocery store bread.  Book Recommendation:  Finding Livlihood by Nancy Nordenson   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesS

Today on the Satellite Sisters Podcast, Monica Dolan, Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan tackle the world one cup of coffee at a time. Monica has a Contractor Nightmare and wants to knwo if she handled it correctly. Plus, should you take your cat on vacation?    Also on the show:   Glass Houses Syndrome: what makes a public figure like Josh Diggar think he can get away with his two Ashley Madison accounts ? And what about the founder of Ashley Madison who calls himself "the King of Infidelity."  International News Round-up: From hero Americans to North Korea ot the World's Best beaches. There's one beach for every sister!  Cats on Vacation: Yes or No? Satellite Sisterhood weigh in.  The World's Most Expensive Underwear  How much would you spend on a pair of panties. Is your life worth $100 panties? Check out these Zimmerli style and decide.  Instagram Tip! Let's all follow Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.  Follow @elisestafenik as she eats cheese! Rides on tractors! Goes for

The Satellite Sisters Word Write Author Interviews continue with a conversation with Elisabeth Egan, debut novelist of A Window Opens. Author Egan tells us about her leap from the business side o fthe books business to the author side. She penned her first novel at her daughter's swim team practice. The result is A Window Opens, a warm, funny tale of woman caught between work, life and books.    For more information about Elisabeth Egan and her work, please visit her website.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On the Tuesday Show, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan go deep on shallow topics. Today, we tackle Tuesday Trends and TV, Movie and Book Recommendations.  Plus, Julie brings us some Global News from Bangkok and Russia, her former hometowns.  Satellite Sister Salutes:  Two women pass the Army Ranger Test! a historic first. Well done.   My friend Leslie who made it to yoga! Not a small achievement when you are sandwiched by family caregiving obligations. Our Satellite Sister Millennial Samantha who has a great idea for her generation  Starbucks News: Real Pumpkin in your coffee. And real wine & beer in your coffeehouse. Good idea?  Tuesday Trends:  Two questionable ideas and one we can get behind Tuesday picks: Madame Secretary: It's not too late to buy into the concept that Tea Leoni is the Secretary of State. With volumized hair. Check out episodes here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/madam-secretary/  People Places Things  - A Grown-up Romantic Comedy that is actually romantic and funny. Yeah. Check it out on pay per

On today's Satellite Sisters, we tackle workplace issues from thermostat wars and millenials who bring their parents to job interviews to today's eye-opening story about what its like to work at Amazon. First up, Monica has Science of the Obvious:  Men and women seem to prefer different temperatures in the workplace. It's actual science, people. What's her personal plan for dealing with this? Lian brings us a story from a career coach on Huffington Post about how the parents of millenials may actually be holding their adult children back.   Liz asks:  Just exactly how important is it to you to make sure customers get their toilet paper quickly?  The New York Times has a fascinating story today about the workplace culture at Amazon today.  Entitled INSIDE AMAZON; WRESTLING BIG IDEAS IN A BRUISING WORKPLACES, it's definitely worth a read.  Does your impression of Amazon change when you read male ex-employees say "Nearly every person I work with I saw cry at their desk." Or that a true Amazonian is called an "Am

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan return for the Tuesday Show. This week, it's the Poldark Finale Re-Cap. Pol, Dark & Handsome is back with galloping horses, Linen shirts,Looting & Pillaging and declarations of love. Julie and Lian re-cao the episode and talk about Season 2.   Lian goes on four college tours and reports back on what's important to college kids today. The answer may surprise you.  Julie's new segment: Butt In or Butt Out  Julie inserts herself into a situation and gets a mixed reaction.  Election News:  Half Pint runs for Congress!  Save the Romanian Crown Prince Julie on Dominique Browning's Essay: I'm Too Old for This. Read the essay here.  Plus, You may be too old for pastel hair, but try greige. Bobbi Brown sez it's the color of fall. Check out the Greige pallette here: http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com/greige-collection Julie has pics n pans Pick: The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows Pans: John Wick (Worst movie Ever) and that commercila with the Fuzzy Letters Pol, Dark & Hand

A Satellite Sisters Classic from 2013. A Tuesday show that includes: Broken Wrist Fashions from Chico's a First Ladies Desk Information Hodgepodge Picks n' Pans College Admissions Interviews   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lian Doln and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday Podcast. This week: Poldark Re-Cap, Killer Robots, Olympics & Parenting Advice on Tipping Cojnselors at Summer Camp, Preparing for the Empty Nest and Being your Kid's Concierge. Plus,vacation tales from Bend, Oregon.    Lian on Vacationing in a Small Town: Slow Service comes with the territory You're Welcome, Boston. Los Angeles is ready to step in for the 2024 Olympic games after Boston Bid falls apart. No problem, Beantown.  Beware the Killer Robots: First Stephen Hawking, then Elon Musk and now Julie Dolan raises concerns about Killer Robots.    From the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page: Tipping Counselors at Summer Camp Advice for surviving the Empty Nest   From a writer on The Simpsons; Adults We Failed to Raise . Are you your kids concierge? How to stop now.  Julie's Pick: Try The Walker on Refinery 29  Pol, Dark and Handsome: Our weekly re-cap of the PBS Masterpiece series Poldark. We were gearing up for the season finale next week, but this

On today's Satellite Sisters, the Lab Rats Sheila and Monica Dolan go on a Chip Quest.  Monica is determined to participate in the Lays Do Us A Flavor Contest.  She convinced Sheila to get on board to test flavors Gyro, Truffle Fries, Biscuits & Gravy and New York Reuben,  but despite many store visits they could not find the new product.  Not to worry, sisters.  Monica will carry on this week even if it means ordering them from Walmart.com.  Meanwhile, Sheila tries Bikram Yoga for the first time with less-than-ideal results. She has a complete report on that as well as the baby shower she is hosting at her home next weekend.  The workback schedule is being drawn up now.  Now all she needs is a place for guests to actually sit down.  Plus, she crosses town to her new CVS.  Also with mixed results, we'd say. Liz has a celebrity-sighting report from Superba Snack Bar in Venice, CA. Gotta love, JLD.  It was fun to see her and fun to just leave her alone to enjoy her lunch. Food there is superba, by the way.

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan connect on the Satellite Sisters podcasts for summer fun! Instragram contest, Facebook Follow-ups, Book and TV recommendations, Guest Towel etiquette, Tech gloating, Katy Perry and the Nuns, plus one great spy novel and one great TV show. Plus, the college admissions agony begins. Finally, Pol, Dark & Handsome, our re-cap of Episodes 5 of PBS Masterpiece series Poldark   #satsisterssummerfun on Instagram! Get on it, people. You and your Satellite Sisters celebrating summer fun for a great sexy prize of Sol de Janeiro Foot Fetish Cream. Are you having fun this summer? Let us know and post it on Instagram.  College Admissions begins  Round Two for Lian with son #2 starting the college application process. Lian is monitoting her nagging before it gets too much for all concerned.  Smart Vacation Tips from Julie  The keye is anticipation and unplugging.  Tech Stories: Glaoting over Ashley Madison breach Real Simple Etiquette  Have you stood in a guest bathroom and wondered. "What the

On today's Satellite Sisters show, we launch ourselves into the world of Instragram with a new Satellite Sisters feed @satsisters and a new Satellite Sisters Photo Contest #satsistersummerfun.  Follow us @satsisters and post your best photos of your summer fun with your own family, friends and Satellite Sisters.  Use our hashtag #satsistersummerfun and at the end of the summer, we'll be awarding two prizes in a drawing.  One will go to a photo of #satesistersummerfun in the NEW category, current pics, and one will go to the photo in the #throwback category, for good times back in the day.  Check out our Facebook group and Like our Facebook page to get updates and check out the tutorials we have posted in case @Instagram is new to you.  Most of all, join the #satsisterssummerfun.  Prizes to be awarded from Sol de Janeiro   Also on today's show, we discuss our exictement about the new space age we are entering.  We are loving the Pluto mission and the SpaceX vision for life on Mars.  Listen to the Recode Decode

On our continuing series the Satellite Sisters Word Write Festival, author Lian Dolan talks to two forst time mystery writers: Kris Calvin and Anne Flett-Giardano.    Kris Calvin One Murder More A former local elected official, Kris Calvin, author of debut novel One Murder More, knows politics from the inside out. She lives minutes from Sacramento, capital city of California and has been honored by the State Assembly and the California Governor’s office for her leadership in political advocacy on behalf of children.  Educated at Stanford and UC Berkeley in psychology and economics, Kris has been employed as a college-level lecturer in economics and as the CEO of a 5000-member nonprofit association in children's health.  Kris is a single parent of a daughter and two sons who make every day worthwhile, and the guardian (never owner) of  black cat Nigel  and cattle dog Lily, both strays who found their way to Kris and family and never left. You're most likely to run into Kris at regional mystery writers, readers

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan tackle the world one cup fo coffee at a time. On today's show, we vote on whether we'll buy and read Harper Lee's Go Set A Watchman, based on reviews, the new version fo Atticus and the suspicious discovery of the manuscript in the first place.    Plus: Secrets to a Great Girls' Weekend: More Cheese!  Birthday on Facebook is the Best!  Pluto in the News! Pluto 'phones home' and the world waits to see the pictures fo the farthest thing ever seen from earth. Way to go, Science! Go Set A Watchman Reviews are in. Copies are in the bookstore. The biggest publishing happening since Harry Potter! But is it a good thing that the book surfaced 60 years after it wasn't published int he first place? We discuss.  Book Recommendations from Lian. Two books on the oppostite end of the women's fiction genre. Lian gives the thumbs to The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan and  Dietland by Sarai Walker, a subversive feminist read with a cupcake on teh cover.  Teen Athletes and Heroin Addict

On today's Satellite Sisters, we lead off with announcements of our first two book tour dates to kick-off the publication of YOU'RE THE BEST; A CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP. Join us Thursday October 29th at Powerhouse Arena in Brookyn, New York and Sunday November 8th at Vromans in Pasadena.  The Powerhouse appearance will feature what Lian describes a "a boatload of Satellite Sisters ioncluding many from the next generation".  The Vroman's appearance will headline Lian, Sheila and Liz.  More details about these dates and other book tour dates will be posted at www.satellitesisters.com and on our Satellite Sisters Facebook page so stay tuned.     Also on today's episode of Satellite Sisters: Liz files a complete report from her ComicCon experience, including a fun meet-up with some longtime listeners and a fascinatng discussion with an Academy Award winner.  Plus, heads-up on the new Muppet Show coming fin the fall and a new show she's working on called Outcast from Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead.