Satellite Sisters

Another special episode of Lizness School for Satellite Sisters listeners. Two of our side questers on this episode are longtime Satellite Sisters - both stand-up comic Mary Warwick and educator Tara James. You may know them both from the Satellite Sisters Facebook group! Side Quests are a key pillar of Lizness School. Today on Season 2 Episode 20, 3 listeners share their side quest stories with u...

Liz's guest Jim Chi is President of  Oregon Sports Angels . This week, two of the company founders that he advises are on Shark Tank. So exciting for these two college seniors with a patent in materials science! Jim can't share the result yet (we had to bleep put him out at one point) but Tanvi and Madhav sent a great audio message describing the behind-the-scenes vibe at the Shark Tank tapin...

Today's guest is Roberta Katz, Liz's faculty advisor at Stanford last year. Roberta is so fun to talk to. She's a senior research scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and a PhD Anthropologist. She is the author of the book  Gen Z, Explained , a project she describes to Liz as a "second glass of wine idea." Roberta also holds as a law degree, and was...

Today Liz and Leah refresh the big themes of Season 2 and refire their specific goals for the Spring Quarter of Lizness School. Time to FINISH STRONG. Plus, another call-out for listeners who want to share their own Side Quests on the podcast. Email us at liznessschool@gmail.com. Send Voice Memos if you can! Today we discuss two big themes and the podcast guests who helped us develop them. Reliste...

Special Release for Satellite Sisters : On today's Lizness School, we hear two stories from listeners whose big transitions were not by choice. Both of them are longtime Satellite Sisters and regulars in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. First we talk to Kathy Douglass, who lost her husband Ron last fall. Since then, she's sold or packed or shipped everything and moved from Minnesota to a town...

On today's episode,  Lee Weinstein  talks to Liz and Leah about how to think about creating an  Intentional Life Plan . It starts with some digging. Ask yourself the big questions. Get yourself some craft paper + sticky notes. Go!  See more on the process in Lee + Melinda's Workbook here .  Look at a Life Plan here .  More on Lee here . Also on this week's episode, we...

Today Liz Dolan interviews Phil Pizzo, the founder of Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute , a deep thinker on transitions and lifelong learning. His career has taken him from pioneering pediatric oncologist to Dean of Stanford Medical School to rabbinical studies and chaplaincy training. He is a man who thinks a LOT about doing things differently.  Welcome to our sponsors:   Stanf...

Today's special Lizness School episode is inspired by a letter we received from listener Laura Tiberi asking us to consider how life choices can be different for "those who are faced with significant transitions as a result of medical illness or injury." Laura was "retired by leukemia", has experienced two stem cell transplants and "is 3 1/2 years old in transplant years." We speak to Kira Dales,...

Description Today's Lizness School episode starts with a conversation with John Evans, a Lecturer in Nonfiction in the Creative Writing Department at Stanford University. John was Liz's memoir writing teacher during her year as a Fellow in Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute. Their conversation is about why people get interested in memoir writing and why being in a memoir writing group can...

Wellness . At Lizness School, wellness means health + fun. Liz and Leah both have wellness goals this year that include training for a big event. Today's special release of Lizness School episode S2E12 to Satellite Sisters is our first ever wellness episode. Specific training plans are put in place! First Leah, an ultra runner and certified trainer herself, gives Liz her plan from now until Septem...

SPECIAL DROP FOR SATELLITE SISTERS WHO DREAM 0F WRITING ROMANCE! It's never too late to totally switch it up. Just ask Sue Fleishman who went from being a Communications Guru at big entertainment companies like Universal, Amblin and Warner Brothers to rebranding herself  Campbell Linden, Romance Novelist ! On today's episode, she shares her story including a juicy Hollywood bad-behavior- behi...

What's up with some of the Satellite Sisters this summer? We'll let you know. Liz is in Santa Monica and working on a new season of Lizness School. Lian took July off but now she's ready to go to... Summer Camp. More details on that. Plus, Book and TV Recommendations and conversations. Get Yer Links Here: Satellite Sisters website and Pep Talk sign up https://satellitesisters.com/ Lizness School p...

Lizness School Season 2 Premiere: New Life Choices This is a special new Lizness School for all Satellite Sisters listeners. To continue to get this show, follow Lizness School on any podcast app. It's all about choices now. Liz Dolan completed her year as a Fellow at Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute and now she's back in the wild figuring out what's next. There are always lots of choice...

Well, not quite all. But a classic Ask Us Anything from 2023 that answers your questions about family, birth order, production question and the meaning of life. Julie Dolan, Lian Dolan and Liz Dolan answers your questions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's a classic from July 2019. Lian, Liz and Julie want you to sit back, relax, sip lemonade and enjoy the day. It's a Summer Splash episode with the history of Blueberries, facts about High heels and Festive food. Blueberry Muffin Recipe https://satellitesisters.com/red-white-and-blueberry-muffins/ The Blueberry Council https://blueberry.org/ Blueberry Sangria https://blueberry.org/recipes/bluebe...

New episode! Lian Dolan is back from her book tour for Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding. Liz Dolan is back in home after her year at Stanford. Updates, tales to tell and what's next for these two Satellite Sisters. To find out more about Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding , click here. To register for the Newport Beach Happy Hour with Lian Dolan, click here. To listen to the preview episode abou...

New episode with fresh updates! Lian Dolan previews her new novel Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding. Plus, Healthy Aging, College Reunions and Entertaining Sisters Recommendations. Get ready for Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding ! Links you need: To Pre-order Lian's book and find out about tour stops, click here. https://www.liandolan.com Information and links to buy Abigail and Alexa Save the W...

In honor of Princess Charlotte's 10th Birth, a chatty classic from ten years ago that covers the gamut from news to nonsense. Original airdate 050515. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Tuesday Podcast.   News stories: The shooting in Garland, Texas: Julie explains what she knows from her Texas POV.  The Accidental Death of David Goldberg, the husband of Sheryl Sandberg  Roomate of The Year Nominee...

Classic Episode! The Lab Rats are testing products for older lady rats. And teh whole thing makes Monica uncomfortable. Plus, we're dead wrong about Snapchat. And we diagnose Alec Baldwin on the air. Original airdate is Nov 2013 Want to find out more information about Lian Dolan's new book Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding. Plus, her book tour dates? Visit her website here. More Notes. News from...

On today's show, Lian celebrates Kyle Chandler's birthday and Sheila asks for Customer Service advice.  Plus the Lab Rats test macaroni and cheese, Julie joins us with a sticky situation of the week and Sheila is on the Cozy Coach. Phew. This is a New To You show from Sept. 22, 2008.  Find all the information on Lian Dolan's new book, Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding, and her book tour that star...

All Spoilers! Lian Dolan takes question about her book, The Marriage Sabbatical now out in paperback. Read the book first and then go deep on the who, what and why's of this USA Today Bestseller and People Magazine Pick of the Week. Lian answers reader questions, maybe even yours. To buy The Marriage Sabbatical, head to your favorite indie bookstore or find it everywhere, including here. To find o...

A Classic Episode with Travel! Summer Cooking! How about a Satellite Sisters Weekend in Santa Fe ? To celebrate the paperback release of The Marriage Sabbatical , we time travel back to June 2022 for Lian's research trip to the city of Santa Fe. Lian heads to New Mexico for book research and comes back with all kind of tips, raves and reviews for The City Different. Plus, ICON SIGHTING! Restaurant...

No Spoilers! Welcome to the publication day special for The Marriage Sabbatical, a new book by Lian Dolan from William Morrow. Out in paperback today on 041525. This episode aired originally in April 2024. On this episode, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan talk to Lian Dolan about the inspiration behind her latest novel, an adventurous story of one Gen X couple who hit midlife and need a vacation from the...

In Honor of the 25th anniversary of Satellite Sisters, a classic show from our 20th anniversary. Our LIVE 20th Anniversary Special features  all five Dolan sisters - Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian  - in a one-time-only Zoom party with  Sixth & I  in Washington DC. The sisters share their history, laugh about the things they got right and wrong over the years and play a game of Satellite S...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month! For today's episode., we revisist 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 othe...