Satellite Sisters

Women's Humor, Health and Happiness. Award-winning pep talk for modern women. Hosted by Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan, real sisters with very different lives, Satellite Sisters informs listeners daily lives with entertaining conversation, smart advice and positive support. With laughter and friendship, Satellite Sisters tackles life transitions and decisions, current events + trends, family/friends + pets, health + wellness, culture + entertainment, TV and film, work + careers.

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Lian's New Rhumba, School Daze, Russian Poisoni...
Lian catches us up on her dancing progress ( new Rhumba!), Julie accidentally invents a new beauty product and Liz goes from Yosemite to Nosemite. Plus: Russian poisonings are back in the news, we are all struggling with some covid-induced social awkwardness, we salute favorite teacher Shirley Thormann and share the little-known story of Olympic athlete Otis Davis who became a life-long teacher.NEW CONTEST: LOOK WHAT I DID!Our new contest on Instagram and in our Facebook Group begins today and runs through September 28th.Post photos of things you accomplished - big things or small! It's all worthy.Use the hashtag #satsisterslookwhatidid with your post.Got it? We want to celebrate what you are getting done so use #satsisterslookwhatidid when you post it in your own instagram feed or in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. We'll do a random drawing on the show Sept 29 and two sisters or misters will get a bag of Satellite Sisters swag. One from Instagram and one from the Facebook Group.ENTERTAINING SISTERSLiz recommend's Carl Hiassen's new book Squeeze Me.Julie recommends climate change thriller Occupied on Netflix.Lian recommends Netflix documentary The Speed Cubers.Lian Dolan's new dates for The Sweeney Sisters Book Clubs:September, October-- including a Brunch time slot! Sept 9 4 pm Pacific TimeSept 16 7 pm Pacific TimeOctober 14 4 pm Pacific TimeOctober 18 9 am Sunday PT/noon ET Visit our new website www.satellitesisters.com.Subscribe to our new newsletter Pep Talk here.For more info on Lian Dolan's newest novel The Sweeney Sisters, visit her website here.Buy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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New Season Begins! Chadwick Boseman + Colon Can...
We're back! Lian, Julie and Liz announce plans for the Fall 2020 season including a special series of helpful interviews during what we are calling Locktober. We are here for you, sisters and misters! Also today, some thoughts about the legacies of Chadwick Bozeman and Coach John Thompson.
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Olympic Special: Our tales from the Rio Olympic...
Liz and Lian share their tales from the Rio Olympics then Lian interviews Elise Hooper, author of Fast Girls, The Women of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
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Lian Health Update, Taylor Swift Advice, Memory...
Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.Get in the spirit. Liz's Best Olympic movies:Blades of GloryI, TonyaMiracleDownwhill RacerChariots of FireJulie recommends the British Binge-Cation on Hulu.Lian thanks all the sisters and misters who have been vacationing with The Sweeney Sisters. Don't have your copy yet? To order Lian's novel The Sweeney Sisters go to amazon or bookshop.org (which supports indie bookstores.)To order any of the books on our Satellite Sisters Beach Bag Books list, go to this list on bookshop.org.Lian has several online book appearances coming up including a book club discussion about The Sweeney Sisters every Wednesday night on Crowdcast. It's fun and free. Sign up for an upcoming week with your whole book club! Meetings will go on hiatus in August and begin again in September. More details here on her website and shared on the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page and in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group.Check out the brand new Satellite Sisters website! Follow @satsisters on Instagram and Twitter.What's coming up on the Satellite Sisters podcasts in August? We are taking you on vacation with us. We've got special theme shows with classic bits and new stories. Be sure you are subscribed so you get:Liz and Lian at the Rio Olympics plus interview with author of Fast Girls August 4, 2020Fun and Food: Hilarity ensues with Fro Yo and in Whole Foods August 11, 2020Let's Go, South America! Our trips to Galapagos, Macchu Picchu and Patagonia August 18, 2020Let's Go, Europe and Australia! Our trips to Paris, Rome and Australia August 25, 2020Coming up this week on Cooking with Liz, she'll be making Chrissie Tiegen's Beef Skewers with Tahini Sauce. Tune in LIVE in our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group Saturday at noon PT and Sunday at noon PT.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Thank You John Lewis, Advice for New College Gr...
We've got it all this week. Remembrance of John Lewis, advice for parents with new college grads searching for jobs (or not), workplace insight during a layoff, the latest announcement on the next season of Cooking With Liz, Nana Camp news on her top 3 ointments and a whole lot of magazine hodge-podge. We love you magazine editors, but you are clearly running out of content! Plus in Entertaining Sisters, a new book from an old friend.Visit our new website here: www.satellitesisters.com Our favorite new word from science to describe this current phase humans and animals are in: anthropause.All the books we recommend can be found here: https://bookshop.org/shop/liandolanMagazine Hodge Podge!Real SimpleMillie. A new magazine for female investors.Southern Living. Julie's on board with okra. Lian not so much.Good Housekeeping. Do your feet hurt? Julie shares Good Housekeeping's explanation why.Read more about Financial Infidelity here.To order Lian's novel The Sweeney Sisters go to amazon or bookshop.org (which supports indie bookstores.)To order any of the books on our Satellite Sisters Beach Bag Books list, go to this list on bookshop.org.Lian has several online book appearances coming up including a book club discussion about The Sweeney Sisters every Wednesday night on Crowdcast. It's fun and free. Sign up for an upcoming week with your whole book club! More details here on her website and shared on the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page and in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group.Check out the brand new Satellite Sisters website! Follow @satsisters on Instagram and Twitter.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Tough Family Decisions on School Plans, Nana Ca...
The sisters have lots of listener input about the tough decisions being made about school plans plus some lighter news: dinosaurs, bats and bears in backyard pools.
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Susan Wiggs Interview plus New Website Goes Liv...
Satellite Sisters interview bestselling author Susan Wiggs plus announce new website, provide some work advice and discuss outdoor move plans.
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Satellite Mister Carl Reiner, Family Test Resul...
Carl Reiner was a favorite Satellite Mister who visited our show several times. Family test results, both positive and negative, get our attention. Plus news of the natural world and entertainment.
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"Close The Gap" Year, Love in the Time of Covid...
Lian's inspired by Stephanie Koontz's speech about taking a "close the gap" year at her son's college graduation, Julie has tales of Love in the Time of Covid and Liz shares the insane details of the ex-EBay execs arrested for Cyberstalking.
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Special Drop! Book Club Girl Podcast with Lian ...
Satellite Sister Lian Dolan on this special episode drop of The Book Club Girl podcast talking about The Sweeney Sisters. The Book Club Girl Podcast is a biweekly podcast on which the show’s co-hosts, Tavia Kowalchuk and Eliza Rosenberry, talk about books perfectly suited for book clubs. They focus on one book each episode and this week, it’s The Sweeney Sisters. Plus, Summer reading recommendations & an audio clip from The Sweeney Sisters .Find out more about The Sweeney Sisters here.Find out more about The Book Club Girls Podcast here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Pandemic Parenting Special! With the Founders o...
Lack of motivation. Academic backsliding. Social distancing collapsing. And everyone's driving you batty. Does this sound familiar? Do you have teens and college kids in the house? Do you have pandemic parenting questions? Susan Borison and Stephanie Silverman of Your Teen Media have answers. We tackle questions from the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group about what's happening in your house. And the stress and anxiety that everyone in the family feels.To find more Satellite Sisters: For all information about all things Satellite Sisters, go to our website: https://satellitesisters.comYou can listen to Satellite Sisters podcasts at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, any other podcast app or our website.Lian Dolan's new book The Sweeney Sisters is available at www.bookshop.orgTo listen to Lian's new Satellite Sisters playlists, download the Spotify app to your phone. Spotify. Search on Satellite Sisters and you'll see the white logos for her playlists. You'll also see blue logos for more than 840 Satellite Sisters episodes.To find Your Teen Media, Check out:PRINT MAGAZINEhttps://yourteenmag.com/subscribeNewsletterhttps://yourteenmag.com/sign-up-for-our-newsletterSOCIAL MEDIAhttps://www.facebook.com/YourTeenhttps://twitter.com/yourteenmaghttps://www.instagram.com/yourteenmag/https://www.pinterest.com/yourteenmag/https://www.linkedin.com/company/your-teen-magazinehttps://www.youtube.com/user/YourTeenMagazineCOVID INFOhttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFajhIDXyae627fMcZcviFSg11H8wlBLV (76 videos)https://yourteen.mykajabi.com/free-digital-magazine https://yourteen.mykajabi.com/free-digital-magazine-2-0https://bit.ly/QAreplayPODCASThttps://evergreenpodcasts.com/your-teenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Racial Justice, Workplace Advice, New Dolan Fam...
Actions for racial justice, advice on workplace issues, a controversy erupts at Julie's book club, more info on Sweeney Sisters book club appearances by Lian and entertainment recommendations.
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A Satellite Sisters Check-In - Our Sadness, Our...
The Satellite Sisters Check In on this week's terrible sadness and our hopes for America. Plus some happy news about a kindergarten graduation, a space lift-off, books clubs for The Sweeney Sisters and a dog pool.
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New Quarantining Habits, Workplace Advice and L...
Liz has advice about work and workplaces, Lian has good news for book clubs who are reading The Sweeney Sisters plus podcast and book recommendations. And who has some weird new quarantine habits? We do!
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Satellite Sisters 2020 Best Beach Bag Books Spe...
Satellite Sisters 2020 Best Beach Bag Books Special! Interview with Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks, authors of You Are Not Alone, plus book and podcast recommendations from the Satellite Sisters
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Life Opening Up, College Graduations and Admiss...
Lian has new online appearance dates for The Sweeney Sisters, Julie has thoughts about the future of college admissions, Lian's thinking of all the parents of 2020 grads like herselfand Liz has a castaway plan.
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Celebrate Lian Dolan's new novel The Sweeney Si...
It's Lian Dolan pub date for The Sweeney Sisters. We celebrate with an Ask Lian Anything. Plus the judges review Cooking With Liz and Julie has insights about re-opening schools.
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New Great American Greeting, Sweeney Sisters Pu...
The sisters propose a new American greeting to replace the handshake, plus details on Lian's launch of The Sweeney Sisters on 4/28, Judging for Cooking With Liz Season 5 and Pizza Groundhog.
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Weird Dreams, Tragic Optimism, FOXES!, 'Cooking...
Lian, Julie and Liz discuss weird dreams, trends around their hometowns and the Frittata Finale of 'Cooking With Liz'.
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Good + Bad Relationship Advice, The Queen's Add...
Lian's advice on good vs bad advice, Julie's questions about P.E. at Nana Academy and Liz gets renewed for Season 4: Cooking with Liz: Live From The Fridge.
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Satellite Sisters Community, Leadership in a Cr...
Satellite Sisters discuss how to lead in a crisis, what the community is doing, Julie's attempts to homeschool her grandson, Liz's 'Cooking With Liz" on FB Live and Lian's new novel The Sweeney Sisters
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Nana Academy with Julie, Lian's Strategies On H...
So how's everyone doing out there? Lian and Julie both have observations about managing these times, while Liz is cooking things up in the kitchen. That's right, Liz of all people!We are thinking random thoughts, dealing with ambiguity, learning how to cook, and cancelling all of our Olympic-related plans. Thanks for letting us know what you are up to on your Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. Join!For Liz and others learning to cook, Lian recommends Valerie Bertinelli's show in the Food Network. For TV viewing, Julie recommends The Stranger on Netflix. Lian Dolan's new novel The Sweeney Sisters comes out on April 28. Thanks for preordering the book online and at your local Indie book stores. It means a lot. Also, please ask your local library to order a copy. To follow all of Lian's activities, check out her new website.Lian still has the college radio DJ skills. To listen to Lian's new Satellite Sisters playlists, download the Spotify app to your phone. Spotify. Search on Satellite Sisters and you'll see the white logos for her playlists. You'll also see blue logos for more than 840 Satellite Sisters podcasts.For all information about all things Satellite Sisters, go to our website: https://satellitesisters.comYou can listen to Satellite Sisters podcasts at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, any other podcast app or our website.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Satellite Sisters Special: Community and Conne...
The importance of community and connection in the time of corona PLUS a special excerpt from the audiobook of Lian Dolan's new novel The Sweeney Sisters.
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Lian's Rhythm Nation Triumph, Julie's Data on D...
Lian recounts her Rhythm Nation triumph, Julie has data on drunk shopping, Liz salutes anti-influencers. Plus new info on Lian's book tour for The Sweeney Sisters.
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Creativity, Coronavirus, Olympic Marathon, Cook...
Creativity, Coronavirus, Olympic Marathon, Cooking vs Postmates, Book Recommendations, The Sweeney Sisters DrawingBuy TIX now! Satellite Sisters LIVE in Washington DC on May 17: Details on our website here. Direct link to tickets sales for Sixth & I here.Liz has a report on The Box Sessions creativity gathering including the fab Lynda Barry.Coronoavirus: Julie notes the closing of the Louvre/ No French Kissing and South Korea using smartphone apps to alert users if they come within 100m of a location visited by someone who had coronavirusRIP Trader Joes. Entertaining Sisters:Julie's Late to the Party Book Recommendation: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul KalanithiLian's book recommendations:Such a Fun Age You are Not AloneSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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