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FAVORITES: We've never solved this 2008 mystery of Julie, the stranger and Zorro's slobbery tennis ball. Lian, Monica and Sheila can't believe Julie was so trusting with an odd request. What started as a "sticky situation" became a potentially dark tale. Julie recommends a new play based on Little House on the Prairie that's on stage in Minnesota. Lian has some new TV habits. Her household has become a Nick At Night household. Science with Sheila! Sheila has a list of the 10 things not to worry about on vacation from science writer John Tierney of The New York Times. Killer hot dogs, shark attacks, unmarked wormholes. Plus big entertainment news from Sheila: She's been cast in a reality show. She's Dating Brad Garrett?  Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them.Our exciting new sponsor is: Miracle Suit https://miraclesuit.com Use code sistersPlus:Prose  https://prose.com/sistersFramebridge https://framebridge.comButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters

Today's FAVORITE episode includes favorite food and fun conversations from all 5 sisters - from Lian's tale of a root canal rage to Sheila's critique of the Whole Foods merchandising scheme (baby wipes and wine together?). Plus ludicrous instructions about how to peel an egg.Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them.Our exciting new sponsor is: Miracle Suit https://miraclesuit.com Use code sistersPlus:Prose  https://prose.com/sistersFramebridge https://framebridge.comButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sisters at checkoutOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters at checkout Listen to other Summer of '24 FAVORITES:FAVORITES: Lian Interviews Dave Barry + Ridley Pearson, Lab Rats Test Soy MilkFAVORITES: College Drop-Off Dolan-StyleSign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.Go the the Satellite Sisters website hereGo to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here.For The Marriage Sabbatical and all books by Lian Dolan, go to he

FAVORITE! Originally published in 2007, this Summer '24 FAVORITES episode of Satellite Sisters features Lian Dolan interviewing Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson about Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, part of their YA book series Peter and the Starcatchers. First, Sheila Dolan and Monica Dolan (aka The Lab Rats) test three kinds of soy milk with mixed results. Some paws up. Some paws down.Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them:Prose  https://prose.com/sistersFramebridge https://framebridge.comButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sisters at checkoutOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters at checkout Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.Go the the Satellite Sisters website hereGo to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here.For The Marriage Sabbatical and all books by Lian Dolan, go to her website here. For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanJoin our community: Facebook Page, Fa

FAVORITE episode from 2015. Liz and Lian discuss some crazy college drop-offs in our family's past. Hilarity ensues. No helicopter parents for us. Hear the details of Lian's drop-off at Pomona, Liz's at Brown, Monica's at Georgetown and Sheila's at a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge.Plus strategies for not eating that half a blueberry pie and a news round-up including the Chilean miners and Larry King. Lian and Liz both have suggestions for who should get Larry King's timeslot including Katie Couric, Bob Costas and pretty much anyone but Piers Morgan. Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them:Prose  https://prose.com/sistersFramebridge https://framebridge.comButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sisters at checkoutOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters at checkout Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.Go the the Satellite Sisters website hereGo to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here.For The Marriage Sabbatical and a

Liz announces her "Lizness Not Bizness" plan for 2024-25: She's been accepted as a Fellow in Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. On this new episode, she answers Julie and Lian's questions about the program and why she decided to make a big move this fall. You can also check out the program here. https://dci.stanford.edu/. Liz's 2024-25 DCI cohort is listed here: https://www.linkedin.com/school/stanford-dci/Lian added a couple of special Satellite Sisters Meet-Ups on her book tour. On June 3 in Portland, there will be a no-host meet-up at McMenamins Cedar Hills not far from Powells Cedar Hills from 5:30 to 6:30 before her appearance at 7. Monica and Liz will both attend the meet-up and Powells. Woo hoo! Then in Santa Fe on June 23, there will be a book discussion, wine and mingling at Chomp https://www.chompsantafe.com/ in the Community Loft. Complete details for all events on Lian's website.In other news on this podcast episode, Julie reviews the details of her Regional Family Meeting in B

For Mother's Day 2024, we have two favorite interviews about mothers and mothering. The first is Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The new season of JLD's podcast Wiser Than Me is out now and includes interviews with Ina Garten, Billie Jean King and Patti Smith. The second interview is writer Connie Wang. Connie's new memoir about her life with her mother is Oh My Mother! A Memoir in Nine Adventures. Connie's interview was originally part of our 2023 Best Beach Bag Books episode. That show and other Best Beach Bag Books episode are available below, on all podcast apps and on our website.Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2023 with interview with crime writer Dervla McTiernan:Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2023 featuring Connie Wang Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2021 featuring Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles and The Orphan Train Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2020 featuring Sarah Pekkanen and Greer HendricksListen to Best Beach Bag Books 2019 featuring Jennifer WeinerListen to Best Beach Bag Books 2018 featuring J

Travel Special! On today’s new Satellite Sisters episode, we explore the world. Lauren Bates, founder of Wild Terrains which supports women-owned businesses in every country, joins to talk Iceland, Japan, New Orleans and planning her own honeymoon in Greece. Then Julie Dolan has tales of two weeks in New Zealand hiking, walking and fishing with her husband and Backroads. Plus Lian Dolan is going to the new Santa Fe campus of MEA for A Lifetime of Women’s Wellness: Thriving through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz. There’s still time to join this workshop June 24 - June 29. Book it here: https://www.meawisdom.com/workshop/a-lifetime-of-womens-wellnessThank you to our sponsors and to you for supporting them by using these special urls and codes:Prose https://prose.com/sistersFramebridge https://framebridge.comButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sisters at checkoutOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsisters at checkout New 2024 Satellite Sisters episodes to download:Fitness and Aging

Lian, Liz and Julie decide to spend a whole new episode just catching up! Where have they been? What are they watching + reading? What's coming up from Satellite Sisters?Lian has the latest on her new book The Marriage Sabbatical. It's a National Bestseller now! Thank you to all who pre-ordered, asked for it at their library and are posting recommendations on their own socials.Julie spent a weekend with her college women's group The Aging Models. It's their 30th anniversary of getting together annually! You can't make new old friends.Liz went to a Bruce Springsteen concert in LA and doesn't regret a bit of it, even though all that dancing may not have been ideal for her new knee. Just ask her physical therapist.Plus, Lian went to see Valerie Bertinelli at Vroman's and demands "Get that woman a talk show!". Here's Valerie's new cookbook. Indulge.Thanks to our advertisers! We appreciate your support.Listeners, you can support the podcast by using the special urls and promo codes:Find your personalize hair care

Thanks to our partners at MEA, the midlife wisdom school, for sponsoring this episode about women's health, thriving though transitions like menopause and the new MEA workshop in Santa Fe. Our guests are Dr. Suzanne Gilbert-Lenz, a leading authority in women's health and hormones, and Christine Sperber, the co-Founder of MEA whose work focuses on navigating transition. Today's show focuses on Menopause, but the workshop in Santa Fe extends to all who want to thrive at any age.To learn more about MEA and this workshop, A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transition, click here. To learn more about MEA and their in person and online programs focused on navigating transition in midlife, click here. To learn more about Dr. Suzanne Gilbert-Lenz and her book Menopause Bootcamp, click here.Join LIAN DOLAN at the MEA workshop A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transition. Lian will be a student there, just like you. Bring your Satellite Sisters for a special added value gift at the workshop

Today's show is a Remix. We had back to Julie's relocation to Dallas, the upcoming Bunko World Championships, our takeover bid for the Gap and an awards season redux! Monica and Sheila take the blue carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards.Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes:Jenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use promo code sistersProse https://prose.com/sistersOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sistersHow to stay connected to the Satellite Sisters:Satellite Sisters website: https://satellitesisters.com/Satellite Sisters podcast page: https://satellitesisters.com/podcast/Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk: Go to website home page and it will pop up. https://satellitesisters.com/Satellite Sisters blog page for show notes and more: https://satellitesisters.com/blog/Shop in the Satellite Sisters Shop: https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/Satellite Sist

Breaking 2024 news about Lian's new 48 inch AGA Mercury Induction Range! It's a beauty. Then Lian does Legoland plus author Patricia talks to us about her book One Thousand Places to See Before You Die. Macchu Picchu, Petra, Jordan, Pyramids of Giza- Julie has hit them all! Next, a visit with Sheila on The Cozy Couch! Breathe, reach + snack, people!Then listener Ellen James calls in from the Sundance Film Festival. She volunteers as a usher there and has some great celeb sightings. Monica tells a tale of buying a iPod. It does not go well with the young salesperson in the tee shirt. And we play a round of Monica's Believe It Or Not. Which news story is the true one? Only Monica knows.Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes:Jenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use promo code sistersBritBox https://BritBox.com Use promo code sistersProse https://prose.com/sistersOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersButcher Box https://butch

Lian Dolan is reporting from the Rose Parade in the pouring rain, Sheila Dolan is making a smoothie from a Rancho La Puerta recipe, Julie Dolan introduces her International Lightning Round, Liz Dolan has some thoughts about thinking for the new year and Randy Wesson from CalTech's Jet Propulsion Lab visits to chat about exploring the universe the future of space travel. These segments are a remix from January 2006.Smoothie recipe from Rancho La Puerta: https://rancholapuerta.com/beauty-smoothie-for-strong-skin-hair-and-nails/Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes:Jenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use promo code sistersBritBox https://BritBox.com Use promo code sistersProse https://prose.com/sistersOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sistersHow to stay connected to the Satellite Sisters:Satellite Sisters website: https://satellitesisters.com/Satellite Sisters podcast

Today is the specially edited kick-off to the five- part series Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses.Part 1 is Sense of Connection. This was performed in front of a live audience at the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend in Minneapolis October 14, 2023.It includes the Satellite Sisters Home Truths as well as what we have learned over the years about the importance of being connected.The second episode Sense of Self is here.The third episode Sense of Humor is here.The fourth episode Sense of Adventure is here.The fifth episode Sense of Direction is here.Thank you to this week's sponsor and to listeners who use this special urls and code:Brit Box https://britbox.com Use code sisters at checkoutFor more information about Satellite Sisters in 2024, go to our blog here: https://satellitesisters.com/a-note-from-your-satellite-sisters/Satellite Sisters links:Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.comOn the website, subscribe to Pep Talk, the Satellite Sisters Newsletter.All new Satellite Sist

This week's finale episode is Sense of Direction, part 5 of our series Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses.Special thank you to Melissa Ferrick for giving us special permission to use her song Welcome To My Life which was our closing song in the very early days of Satellite Sisters on ABC Radio.For more information about Satellite Sisters in 2024, go to our blog here: https://satellitesisters.com/a-note-from-your-satellite-sisters/The first episode Sense of Connection is here.The second episode Sense of Self is here.The third episode Sense of Humor is here.The fourth episode Sense of Adventure is here.Thank you to this week's sponsors and to listeners who use these special urls and codes:Brit Box https://britbox.com Use code sisters at checkoutJenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com Use code sisters at checkoutProse https://prose.com/sistersCalm https://calm.com/satelliteThank you to MEA, the world's first online wisdom school, for their support of the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend.Read more about the MEA Worksh

This week's Sense of Adventure episode is Part 4 of Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, a 5-part series from Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan. It includes Something We Wouldn't Do For Any Amount Of Money, You'll Be Fine Dear, Adventures We'd Like To Have, Ruts We Need To Get Out Of and It's Never A Good Time To... plus news about our plans for 2024.Here's a link to Lian's friend Andrew Ferren's New York Times travel article 36 Hours in Madrid.For more information about Satellite Sisters in 2024, go to our blog here: https://satellitesisters.com/a-note-from-your-satellite-sisters/The first episode Sense of Connection is here.The second episode Sense of Self is here.The third episode Sense of Humor is here.Next week our episode will be Sense of Direction.Thank you to this week's sponsors and to listeners who use these special urls and codes:Butcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use code sistersOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersJenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com. Use code sistersProse https

This week's Sense of Humor episode is Part 3 of Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, a 5-part series from Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan.Lian rehearsing for the dinner table, Funsuckers vs Funseekers, Men Stink and Other Lessons We Learned From Our Brothers plus who's the funniest in the family?The first episode Sense of Connection is here.The second episode Sense of Self is here.Thank you to this week's sponsors and to listeners who use these special urls and codes:BritBox https://britbox.com Use promo code sistersOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersJenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com/sistersProse https://prose.com/sistersThank you to MEA, the world's first online wisdom school, for their support of the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend.Read more about the MEA Workshops on the Satellite Sisters blog here.MEA has 5-day Workshops in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Baja, MexicoMEA 2024 Baja Workshop Highlights Reframing Retirement: Thriving in Your Next Phase of Life with Colleen Drummond and Robert La

The Satellite Sisters 5-part series on their Uncommon Senses continues. Today the focus is Sense of Self. Next week's episode will be Sense of Humor.Listen to our episode about Sense of Connection here. It's part of our live show from Big Fun Weekend.Listen to our special episode with MEA, the world's first midlife wisdom school, here: Wisdom, Transitions and The Power of Being TogetherFor the original book Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses, go here.Sponsors of today's episode are:BritBox https://britbox.com Use promo code sistersButcher Box https://butcherbox.com/sisters Use promo code sistersJenni Kayne https://jennikayne.com/sistersSatellite Sisters links:All new Satellite Sisters Shop is open with all new merch.https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.comOn the website, subscribe to Pep Talk, the Satellite Sisters Newsletter.Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkl...JOIN OUR

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan perform in front of a LIVE audience in Minneapolis on October 15 at their Big Fun Weekend. The theme is Sense of Connection, one of the 5 Satellite Sisters Uncommon Senses.Those five senses are Sense of Connection, Sense of Self, Sense of Humor, Sense of Adventure and Sense of Direction. Big Fun Weekend was sponsored by MEA, the first midlife wisdom school. Find information about their retreats and workshops at MEAwisdom.comThanks to our sponsors this week and to listeners for using these special links and urls:Prose https://prose.com/sistersGreen Chef https://greenchef.com/sisters 250 Use code sisters250Calm https://calm.com/satelliteOsea https://oseamalibu.com Use code satsistersSatellite Sisters links:All new Satellite Sisters Shop is open with all new merch.https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.comOn the website, subscribe to Pep Talk, the Satellite Sisters Newsletter.Subs

Today's show is a special episode with MEA, sponsor of the Satellite sisters Big Fun Weekends. Our featured guests are Kari Cardinale and Christine Sperber.MEA has spent years exploring big topics around aging and guiding over 3700 people though in-person and online workshops. We believe their experience around transitions, purpose, and wellness will be helpful to Satellite Sisters listeners in their own lives.If you’re asking big questions and exploring how good life can get, dive into the MEA-sphere. They offer in-person and online workshops.5-day Workshops in Santa Fe, NM and Baja MexicoSurrender into the pattern interruption of the desert pace in Santa Fe or the Beach expanse in Baja, Mexico. MEA is the supportive container to explore big questions with important strangers who are walking a similar path. All workshops are all-inclusive so you can really relax into the experience. The awe-inspiring campuses fuse the area's cultural heritage with the comforts of contemporary elegance.Online Workshops Refram

A complete report on the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend: Joy, Friendship and Dancing Like No One Was WatchingPlus our epic escalator moment.Please use the hashtag #satsistersbfw for any photos posted online at Facebook or Instagram.We loved Minneapolis: https://www.minneapolis.org/Minneapolis Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/mspmhhh-hilton-minneapolis/Brit’s Pub https://britspub.com/Mary Tyler Moore Statue https://www.minneapolis.org/honoring-mary-tyler-moore/Bob Dylan Mural https://www.minneapolis.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/murals-public-art/Visit Prince’s creative sanctuary at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MNPaisley Park. https://www.paisleypark.com/ Paisley Park Tour Tickets. We took The VIP Experience. https://www.paisleypark.com/ticketsPrince’s Influences Mural. https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2017/04/20/a-guide-to-princes-musical-inspiration Many thanks to our Big Fun Weekend Presenting Sponsor: MEA, the world’s first wisdom school. Retirement is Evolving. Join the Revolution.Retirement is