Satellite Sisters

Farewell Madam Secretary, Urban Nana's Best Books for Kids, Lian's Upcoming Book Events for The Sweeney Sisters , Gratitude for Teachers Lian's got news! The first event to promote her new novel The Sweeney Sisters is scheduled for Mission Viejo, CA on Feb. 16, 2020. Yes, the book will be in the swag bag!  Order your tickets here . Meanwhile, thanks for preordering the book at your local Indie boo...

We visit New Orleans, Salute a 30 year-old Glamour Magazine and Launch a New Holiday Shop Satellite Sisters merch here . Visit our  Satellite Sisters website here .  Lian has breaking news from a 30 year old edition of Glamour Magazine, Liz has a bone to pick with Jack Dorsey in the Bitter Business Bureau installment and launches a new holiday - Unsubscribe Saturday to follow Black Friday. Julie p...

Our Thanksgiving Special! From Liz's Shrimpsgiving and Lian's sous-chef son Colin to favorite holiday destinations and new music from Martin Davich, we've got you covered. The Edna Dolan Memorial "Flying With Food Report": Thanks to the L A Times for this report on how to get your Thanksgiving Dinner through TSA. Listener List of Favorite Holiday Travel Destinations from our Facebook Group plus To...

Julies bakes The Barefoot Contessa apple tart and Liz attends a college football game. What is this world coming to?? Plus Liz recommends visiting a retired Space Shuttle. Endeavor is at the California Science Center . There's a reffing shortage for youth sports and Lian is sad about it. Plus, when's the best time to buy plane tickets for your college student to come home for the holidays? Wait, w...

Want to get back in touch with your creative spirit? We welcome Laura Holson, New York Times journalist and creator of The Box Sessions , a star-studded creativity gathering at 1440 Multiversity that Liz will be attending in February 2020. Hear about how she got back in touch with her creative spirit. Click on the link to read more and register for The Box Sessions. Other pieces about creativity f...

Satellite Sisters covers the gamut from women in the workplace to drama in the skies to a first date. Yeah, Satellite Sisters Of The Week: Congrats to the astronauts who executed the first ever all-female space walk and to Ann McClain , the woman left behind who cheered them on. Personally, we would have behaved more like Aidy Bryant on the SNL skit . According to McKInsey and Fortune Magazine, wh...

Sheila's Here! Complete Wedding Report, New Hot Travel Destinations, TV + Film tips Mother-of-the-bride Sheila Dolan is here with her complete wrap-up from daughter Ruthie's wedding and some thoughts about Victoria Beckham's beauty regimen. Julie has the ultimate UPS Guy As Hero tale plus travel trends from Lauren Bates from  Wild Terrains  , a boutique women-only group travel company and our TV a...

We bring home the gold from the World Track + Field Championships in Doha, Qatar! Liz was behind-the-scenes and has sports news, art news and some travel hacks to share. Entertaining Sisters: Ann Patchett: Julie says "run don’t walk" to go see her on her 31 city book tour. Go to  www.annpatchett.com Check out the movie:  The Operative Many thanks to the sponsors of today's podcast. Please use thes...

Today on the podcast, we follow-up on Liz Dolan's whereabouts (The World Track & Field Championships in Doha), the new law in California for college athletes , some Fall Organizing tips that we don't want to follow, our Fall Book Recommendations and interview Jorjeana Marie about using improv to spark creativity. Thanks to Jorjeana Marie for coming into the studio. Find out more about her and...

Downton Abbey Recap, #staynoisy Women, Investment Clubs for Women, Global Travel Downton Gabby is back as Lian and Julie recap the  Downton Abbey film . Disloyal tomfoolery, indeed! #StayNoisy shoutouts to  Meghan Markle ,  Michelle Williams ,  Alex Borstein  and  Greta Thunberg . Well done, sisters. Julie's Tuesday trends: Mass Weddings Lavender Everything Where in the world is Liz Dolan? You can...

On today's show, Julie shares the wisdom of  Anna Wintour's new management course , Lian gets on board the sharing economy with  an app called Swimply  and Liz becomes the Paul Revere of the new DMV License Renewal Process. Start now, people! First up, we remember the  great Cokie Roberts . She was a guest on our show several times and always a favorite on the radio. The very definition of a Solid...

It's the Satellite Sisters Season Premiere. We are thrilled to be back and share a BIG book announcement. It's all about Lian Dolan and her new book The Sweeney Sisters. Woo hoo! Julie's got the scoop on the college admissions scandal . Liz wants you to know the story of women being scammed on Facebook by fake soldiers . Even fake generals! She's also got the complete Statue of Liberty/Ellis Islan...

Lian recounts the personal growth aspects of her visit to Rancho La Puerta with her husband and highly recommends the I nner Fitness Program from life coach Emily Boorstein. Julie recaps Urban Nana's visit to Brooklyn during a heat wave. Liz is excited that NASA's new astronaut training program is named after the goddess of the moon Artemis (Apollo's twin sister). Nasa has promised to send a femal...

Big #satsisterstravel action today. Julie recommends  Steamboat Springs, CO  for a great girls' weekend. Lian's just back from wonderful  Rancho La Puerta  Wellness Resort and Spa in Tecate Mexico. Read more about on her visit at  www.liandolan.com . Liz recommends great  Apps to help you plan your next Girl's Weekend . Plus an update on what's happening in our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group in...

So many Satellite Sisters of the Week this week: We cheer the U.S. Women's national team for their great  Women's World Cup win ,  Coco Gauff for her Wimbledon successes  and  Dr. Lucy Jones , for guiding us through all of our Southern California earthquakes! Julie has the inside scoop on Geopolitical Flashpoints which she took in from a throne drinking white wine from a Presidential sippy cup plu...

Today's the big cheesy day! We announce the winner's of our 'I'd rather be cheeseboarding" Photo Contest. Two lucky winners were drawn at random, one from Instagram and one from Facebook. They'll win a year's worth of delicious Cabot Cheese . What does a year supply of cheese look like? It is quarterly shipments of 25 pounds each (valued at $550) of the World’s Best Cheddar! All Cabot Cheddars are...

Waking up alone on a cold dark Air Canada plane? Facebook cryptocurrency? Dogs at amazon? Bigfoot breaking news from the FBI? And more on our Best Beach Bag Books list. WORST NIGHTMARE:  Waking up on cold dark Air Canada plane . How did this happen? We must discuss.  CREATURE REPORT: Dogs at Amazon . It's crazy.  Bigfoot File from the FBI  just released Facebook Cryptocurrency . Whose bright idea...

Julie hits the Paul McCartney Tour with her husband in Dallas. HER Beatle! Lian drives home from college with her son. Patience challenged! And we bid farewell to Gloria Vanderbilt.  Such touching stories from her son Anderson Cooper. Plus International News Round-Up: Big things happening in Hong Kong and Argentina. Best and worst airports in the world? We debate the list. Witches . The next big t...

It's our Summer Reading Special. We announce the title on  our Best Beach Bag Books list and we interview New York Times Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner about her new book, Mrs. Everything. Mrs. Everything is our Satellite Sisters Summer Reading Pick and an epic tale of two sisters over the course of 70 years. We talk to Jennifer about why her stories resonate with women and why it's more impor...

Star Wars Opening, Fosse/Verdon Screening, Lost Hiker, Cool Golfer and BIG Contest Announcement The ONLY news in LA media this weekend was the opening of  Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Land at Disneyland . But we've got more: Liz and Liz hobnob with Michelle Williams and Sam Rockwell at the  Fosse/Verdon screening , updates on the  U. S. Women's Open golf winner with great name , problematic  medical r...

On today's podcast, we recap the big family engagement party that Lian and Julie threw for Sheila's daughter Ruthie and Liz's 40th College Reunion at Brown. Plus, Julie had a family medical emergency when her son contracted Gullian-Barre Syndrome . Thanks to some excellent medical care at Columbia-Presbyterian from a Rothy's wearing doctor, he's better now but she's headed back to Brooklyn to prov...

Lian sez: Gen X! We're The Best! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/14/style/generation-xers.html Liz is headed to her college reunion. Advice, anyone? Thanks to two great Satellite Sisters for your contributions to our discussion about greedy jobs and working mothers. Amrita Krishnan, MD and Katy Cancro Colletto, you're the best! Liz's day with the Queer Eye Food Guy : Does he even know...

We salute some powerful sisters today: Peggy Lipto n, Melinda Gates , Julia Louis-Dreyfus and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern. Let's start with the first cool girl we ever saw on TV: Julie Barnes on Mod Squad . Julie, you changed our lives and our look forever. Plus we'll never forget this: "Cops. One black. One white. One blonde." As Linc would say, solid. Lian spent an evening with Melinda Gates a...

Welcome, Baby Boy Sussex . Well done, Meghan and Harry! That's the good news. Here's the bad news in one NYT headline: Women Did Everything Right. Then Companies Got Greedy . How American's obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap. Is Dancing the new Kale? We discuss: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/well/move/health-benefits-dancing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share New Satellite Sisters...

Women and Travel: Kimberly Endicott was kidnapped in Uganda. Watch Gayle King's great interview with her , listen to our travel tips to keep you safe from NY Times and LA Times and hear your travel questions from our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group . Measles outbreaks declared around the country and what you need to do about it. Urban Nana Julie has a close connection to this issue with her Brook...