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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-oppen...

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 s...

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...

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 esca...

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...

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...

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://...

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/pion...

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-F...

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 Aca...

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.foodan...

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 invit...

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...

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 recom...

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/2023/0...

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....

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 S...

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...

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...

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...

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 friend...

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...

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 Mad...

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...

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...