Satellite Sisters

Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan on the podcast this week. We're glad that our sister Julie Dolan went to North Korea five years ago because now she qualifies as a expert on the DPNK. Julie's observations on the latest events in North Korea, the DMZ and Washington. She reminds us that according to North Korea, the Korean War never ended and current actions by US just play right into the propaganda that the regime has been spouting for 50 years. Julie commentary will make you think. Plus: Satellite Sisters Santa Monica Weekend Q & A. Liz has been scouting the SMPL and has all her tips for a great day. Plus, information on how to watch the Facebook Live of the Ask Us Anything event. Plus, book sales and an AWAY luggage giveaway.  Prince Charles & Prince Harry. A Royal Report from a surprising source - Liz Dolan. Liz caught up with author/biographer Sally Bedell Smith whose new book is all about Prince Charles. Liz has bad news for Julie. Apparently, he's not a terrible guy. Info about the author an

Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan on the podcast this week. We're glad that our sister Julie Dolan went to North Korea five years ago because now she qualifies as a expert on the DPNK. Julie's observations on the latest events in North Korea, the DMZ and Washington. She reminds us that according to North Korea, the Korean War never ended and current actions by US just play right into the propaganda that the regime has been spouting for 50 years. Julie commentary will make you think. Plus: Satellite Sisters Santa Monica Weekend Q & A. Liz has been scouting the SMPL and has all her tips for a great day. Plus, information on how to watch the Facebook Live of the Ask Us Anything event. Plus, book sales and an AWAY luggage giveaway.  Prince Charles & Prince Harry. A Royal Report from a surprising source - Liz Dolan. Liz caught up with author/biographer Sally Bedell Smith whose new book is all about Prince Charles. Liz has bad news for Julie. Apparently, he's not a terrible guy. Info about the author an

On today's Satellite Sisters: Julie calls for the end of Easter egg hunts. Is the word "bloodbath" too strong?? She has witnessed her grandchildren getting crushed. Liz and Julie recall some of their own bruising Easter egg battles with their brothers and cousins as kids.  Julie also talks about her relationship with her mother-in-law, who passed away this weekend. It was complicated. Her mother-in-law never liked her. Now in death, there is grief, sadness and ambivalence.  Liz sees some dangerous trends developing in her neighborhood. It's gone beyond blow-dry bars and nail salons. The latest scourge is the new lash lounge. Don't people have better things to do with their time and money?  Liz is taking Lian and her sons to a table read for The Simpsons. They are very excited and don't care that Julie blames The Simpsons for the downfall of American culture.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co

Today on the Satellite Sisters podcast, it's Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan on the International Women of Courage Celebration in Los Angeles, a night honoring the US Department of State's International Women of Courage. Lian produced the evening's program, armed with a clipboard, upbeat pop music and goodwill. Liz attended the event and she declared the night filled with emotion and meaning.   Plus, Liz has the scoop on science! First cutting-edge science thanks to nurse Monica Dolan. Wondering what she's been doing on the job? Here's the story about her stem cell stroke treatment's dramatic results. Plus, can you blow up a balloon with your nostrils and how old can chinese herbs be before you thrown them out? Liz's next door neighbor experiments.  Spring Break News: Lian is gearing up to ski without the kids for the first time in many years.  Operation Sea Turtle:The Timing is Everything Edition. Liz confesses she has been hiding from her former trainer for four years. Until now.  Meanwhile, Liz is looking for pot

In this New To You episode from 2012, Lian Dolan experiences a post-root canal rage that takes her spinning wildly through fro-yo shops and TJ Maxx. Satellite Sister Monica tries radical make-up maneuvers, Sheila's experiments with civilized living and Liz's has hair panic. Plus more on the Costa Concordia's Chicken of the Sea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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.

Instead of a New-To-You episode today, we are giving you an advance listen to the new podcast Liz is co-hosting. It's a workplace advice show called I Hate My Boss. Her co-host is executive coach Larry Seal. Today we have a special Satellite Sisters intro so you can meet this new Satellite Mister in Liz's life. Then we give you Episode One called Fear, Change and Six Glasses Of Rose. If you like what you hear, please go to iTunes and subscribe to the show. While you are there, please leave a rating and review for Satellite Sisters, too! To ask a question on I Hate My Boss, we have several ways to reach us. You can email us at IHateMyBoss@Wondery.com. Or call our hotline to leave a message. The number is 424-224-5711. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can.  Also follow us on Facebook and Twitter @IHateMyBossShow. Liz has one favor to ask. Please do not send your questions to her directly on email or social media. They need to go to the show's producers. If you want to be sure she sees them, just be sure to

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the most recent episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary.  This episode was called convergence and yes, we had the doomsday storyline and the CIA mole storlyline coming togthere. But really, I think for most of us, it was the convergence of Cupcake Wars and Tim Daly’s broken legs.  Storylines: The search for the CIA mole and the missing stinger missiles and a guy that was clearly inspired by Ken Bone.  In the middle of this storyline, we get a mob lawyer who barges into Bess’s house somehow and she watches a lot of Cupcake Wars.  Duck Dynasty Doomsday—Ian the agent we don’t really care about is being drugged. But WhatEvs. Then Henry gets shot at and we finally get the answer to how with the writers include Tim Daly's actual broken legs into the show.  The extinction of the Black Rhino in Nambia—Bess puts out a challenge for all DOS empolyess: come out with an out of the box  solution. An analyst on the global health desk rises to the challenges and it

On the Satellite Sisters Podcast, Lian Dolan, Julie Dolan and Liz Dolan discuss Liz's new podcast I Hate My Boss. She's going out on her own , with the help of an Executive Coach, to give career advice and steer you on the path of a smooth relationship with your boss and your co-workers. Liz asks for help from the Satellite Sisterhood. She's there for you if you need career advice from a "Boss Emeritus" and Satellite Sister. Plus, America's Got Talent and Lian is there to see it! An unexpected trip to the #AGT auditions. Interested is seeing Conrad the Unicorn? Visit Pop Creations webpage to see the magic.  Customer Service Fail times two!  Thanks, Target, for those 16 boxes and thanks for nothing, Hertz. Julie is safe but not happy.  The Outrage over Leggings. We add our two cents to the instant outrage machine.  International News Round-Up: Russia, Malaysia, North Korea, Italy Are Google Maps and Waze ruining your neighborhood? Let us know.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy

On this New To You show from February 15, 2007, Lian, Julie and Monica are together. Lian mentions that our show is now available as a “podcast” for the very first time on the air. Don’t forget. The Satellite Sisters are podcast pioneers! Julie has an article from The Guardian in the UK about men who understand women. The Top 50 men include Manolo Blanik and George Clooney. It's the new Sports Illustrate Swimsuit issue. We complain about this every year, so here you go. though we do love seeing Beyonce on the cover.  Julie’s in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Her phones are out as well her her high-speed ISDN line. That makes it pretty hard to do a live radio show but her phone company Quest just does not care.  Because it's February, we discuss heart disease with a doctor who runs an organization to educate women about their cardiac risks. Monica, a longtime cardiac care nurse, reminds us that eighty percent of heart disease in America is caused by lifestyle factors you can change: high cholesterol, diabetes, h

Today on the Satellite Sisters Podcast, we cover everything from Beauty & The Beast to DWTS, from March Sadness to Brian's Song. But we start Sisters in the News. What do Angela Merkel & Liz Dolan have in common? Lian will tell you. And who could use a little bit of the indefatigable energy of Julie Dolan? The Secretary of State that's who. Lian Dolan on the headline news that made her think of her sisters.  Plus:  The ERA is Back! Yup. Read the story from the LA Times here and then dig out those buttons, posters and bell bottoms for a rally.  A women's history first in NYC.- a museum about women. Really? This is the first?  Urban Nana is not a fan of the Childrens' Museum concept. Please directly your cranky responses to Urban Nana!  Tuesday Trends: How much do you want to interact with your refrigerator? Julie and the Wall Street Journal ask How Awesome if your Fridge?  March Sadness. Liz tells us all about alternative to basketball which include Bruce. A tribute to Gayle Sayers and Brian's Song Ope

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode Swept Away. This week, the drama was a downer: Climate change, pancreatic cancer, child custody battles, Senator Dumbass. And still no singing from Blake. But we carry on with our recap because the future of the planet is on the line!  Storyline this week: The Dalai Lama vs. China vs. Climate Change Jay vs. His Estranged Wife vs. Ill-Behaving Toddler Henry vs. Extreme Christians vs. Our Disinterest in this Storyline 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.

Break in Diplomacy  Let’s play, Who’s the inspiration? Hmm, let see, who were the writers at Madam Secretary thinging about when they wrote this episode?  Thais was a serious episode featuring serious themes and a world leader known for being a rough around the edges narcissitic businessman who ran an usual campaign and has a history of lewd behavior and corrupt business dealings with an unusually close ties to a country that was a former foe.  If you guessed the Phillipines, you guessed right! Actually, that is the reputation of the ACTUAL president of the philipines Storylines: Sock it to me, Bess or Let Them Eat Drones The Singapore Exchange – a meaningful territorial accord with Asia Pacific. She ends up getting in a fist fight with a a dirty and dirty Philipine leader, forcing her to decide – like evry woman ever—should she say something? But she can only make this decision after digging into what appears to be the biggest bowl of cereal ever poured.  Usually Julie is here to explain the political gamesm

Today on the Podcast, it's Li zDolan and Lian Dolan with a full slate of news, talk & Laughs. This week, the Internet wins! It makes you smile, makes you laugh and makes you cry. We discuss the topics trending all over the world: the Best Video Ever on BBC of Prof & Family. Plus, The Microwaves Memes. And sadness and sweetness from writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal. You can read her moving Modern Love Column here and her beautifully obituary here. Plus: Bitter Business Bureau: Marissa Mayer's Severance Package World Sleep Day. It's a thing and Liz wants in as a Delegate.  Poor Signage to the Louvre leads to a Strike. Love the French! https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/arts/design/vermeer-louvre.html Operation Sea Turtle update Satellite Sisters Sports: Paddle Boarder paddles Across the Atlantic http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/stand-up-paddle-board-atlantic-chris-bertish/ The UCONN Huskies try to make it 5 in a row in March. Basketball greatness. Mikaela Shiffrin goes for overall World Cup Champio

On this New to You show from March 14, 2008, we tackle the gubernatorial sex scandal in NY: Eliot Spitzer, former crusading prosecutor and Governor of NY, is client #9 in a prostitution ring. Dr. Sheila weighs in on his psychological state: "pathological narcissism". Her diagnosis of this out-of-control politician is sounding so familiar now! Julie puts a number of men "in the doghouse” for insisting that prostitution is a victimless crime including Alan Dershowitz, James Carville, Bill Maher.  The First Ladies Desk has a lot to say about Mrs. Spitzer. That poor woman stood by her man at his press conference and then Dr. Laura Schlessinger of radio fame was all over TV blaming her for not "doing enough to keep her man at home." Shut it, sister. Julie has an International News Round-Up about China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Entertaining Sheila reviews Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day. Lian explains to her mother-in-law how to listen to a podcast. Ten years later, we still want to help you figure this out! Have you p

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan discuss the latest episode of Madam Secretary: Love, heartbreak, Peace & Poison! What an episode! It's called Labor of Love and it had it all. This show looked like it was going to be a schmoopy episode about young love, new love and love lost—until EVERYONE DIED!!!!  Storylines:  Love is in the Air—until it’s totally not! The Romeo and Juliet of Colombia show up in America to sign a peace treaty and a trade deal. Unforatunetly, they don’t really love each other. Soledad—the first person to actually be inspired by one of President Dalton’s speech, goes runaway bride and hides out at STEVIE’s apartment. Meanwhile, the future of Acai and Quinoa are in the balance? What are we going to eat in California if this deal doesn’t go through…  Jay’s storyline. Have you heard the one about the three wonks that goes running in puffer jackets? Finds out his wife is actually having an emotional affair with his best friend—thanks to Blake’s Dateline techniques Daisy’s Storyli

Today on the Satellite Sisters podcast, Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan discuss the latests news from North Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. Plus some concern about the most qualified emissary from the US to give us intelligence on North Korea. Julie also brings us the latest from drama about the fictional drama Madam Secretary. It's a full-blown International News Round-Up.    also on the show: Grocery Store Trends Bezos goes to the Moon Liz breaks up with her Keurig News from the Inbox and the Worst Pitch Ever Operation Seas Turtle Update: DNA edition   Links from the show: Dennis Rodman at West Point:  http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-rodman-west-point-20160303-story.html DNA testing 23andMe:  https://www.23andme.com Cat Language Bible: http://www.catlanguagebible.com/index.html Fondoodler: https://fondoodler.com Things to Know Before Cruising Naked: http://tampabay.actonsoftware.com/acton/rif/9662/s-1a70-1703/-/l-0065:d7b/l-0065/showPreparedMessage?sid=TV2:nOfgNStpR   More contributions from

On this New To You show from March 2, 2007, Monica, Lian and Lian focus on what they have learned about civility from Dr. Forni. Plus remember the days before Uber and Lyft? Monica tells a tale of a taxi ride gone horribly wrong in Santa Monica. In the world before Uber or Lyft, Monica has a bad experience with Taxi Taxi in Santa Monica. Remember those bad old days?  Calm. Spring. Kind. Those are the three elements of Dr. Forni’s definition of civility. We are doing our best to live up to his challenge.  Lian has a bullying problem with her son that balloons into a political semi-scandal in her neighborhood.  Liz wants to know if you can ever tell a sick co-worker to go home. Keebler Elf dies. RIP. Lian practices grocery store anthropology to figure out how she could have made an egregious mistake.  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

Liz Dolan, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on this week's podcast covering news, talk, laughs and the Oscars. Today, we ask who was the maddest person at the Academy Awards? On the Night of the Epic Fail, who was really the biggest loser? Liz offers up her theory and Julie offers up another wild Leonardo DiCaprio conspiracy and more on all the actions at the Oscars.  Plus:  Liz thinks one of her sisters is keeping a secret from the other. Which sister? And what's the secret?  SpaceX goes to the Moon! And Lizis not getting on the shuttle until she can get off on the moon.  Travel Advice from Julie: What can you bring on a plane? Julie lets us in on the new Twitter feed, @AskTSA . Plus, we love travel agents, what to pack to go to space and how to pass the Global Entry exam.  Lian goes to Orlando for Podfusion and gets a Podcast Pioneer Award! Plus, take a trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom and falls in love again.  Operation Sea Turtle: Liz wants to break-up with her passive-aggressive meditation teacher and Lian reco

On today's podcast, Sheila, Lian and Monica discuss Oscars, Spirit Awards and more. At the very end of the show at Monica plays a special edition of Oscar "Believe It Or Not", so stay tuned all the way through. It starts at 1 hour 40 minutes in. You know it’s a show from 2007 when the opening convo is about American Idol and Monica talks about taking a nap so she can stay up for LOST! Sheila is trying to get organized financially. Her credit card got shut off. Can she live on GAP and Starbucks cards alone? Lian has some Hot Property premium real estate in the $18 - $30 million dollar range to discuss because David Beckham and Posh are looking for a new home in LA. Sheila and Monica prepare to cover the Spirit Awards on the blue carpet. They love the independent spirit! Sheila was way ahead of her time in her love of Ryan Gosling.  It’s Awards Season so Lian reads some of the great listener letters we have gotten from you for awards you think you are a shoo-in for! Congratulations! Monica has some new product

This is a New To You show from January 20, 2007 with Lian, Sheila and Liz. Sheila's just back from a vacation in NYC and has tales to tell. Lian has a child development study on the effect of praise on kids. We interview Jake Halpern about his new book Fame Junkies and his research about how desperate many American's are to be celebrities. We just don't get it. In this discussion, we end up talking about a guy we all think is overly obsessed with being famous. His name was Donald Trump. How could we have known on this show 10 years ago where we'd be today! Plus we introduce a new segment called Look What I Found! Think of it as adult show + tell. All three sisters have things to share. 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