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Poldark Re-Cap, Women's World Cup,  Greeke Economic Crisis, Observation about legalized Marijuana, Royal Christening & Cats in the News The Tuesday Show! With Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan Nana Camp Update Week #1 Women's World Cup- Let's give the USWNY a tickertape parade and some more money!  Royal Christening: Kate Rules! Plus, We love George and Camilla take fashion cues from the Smurfs Greece vs. the Eurozone: Lian adds nothing to the discussion Julie's Observation about Legalized Marijuana Cats in the News! Lian updates you all on Pom, her yard cat plus Cats in the LA Flower Mart.  Baby News! Plus, Pol, Dark and Handsome, our re-cap of PBS show Poldark 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/privac

  The Satellite Sisters Word Write Festival continues with an interview with Daniel Silva, of The English Spy. The English Spy is the 15th novel in the Gabriel Allon series. It's set in Northern Ireland and brings together charters from many of the series characters from the past.    Thanks to Audible for supporting the Satellite Sisters Word Write Festival. To download one free audiobook, use the special Satellite Sisters URL. audiblepodcast.com/sisters 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.

On the Tuesday Podcast, Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan on the Satellite Sisters podcast. We cover the world one cup of coffee at a time. Today, our re-cap of Poldark on PBS. We call it Pol, Dark & Handsome. We talk about episode 2 that fetaured steamy swims, hot summer dances, dueling idiots, makeovers and great dating tactics!  Alos on the show:   Nana Camp is in Session. Here what's happening at Julie's house in Steamboat Springs this summer Summer Stories: Why you feel bloated-- It's the weather! Tips for a great family vacation Sibling Violence. A new report out from Pediatrics about sibling violence. Julie and Lian discuss what constitute a felony vs. a brotherly beat down.  Follow-Up to Glen Campbell doc on CNN with a discussion of care for Alzheimer's patients Katy Perry wants to buy a convent in LA and the nuns aren't so sure about that.  Sporting block: Womens World Cup, Wimbledon and the US Olumpic bid.  Pol, Dark & Handsome-- our re-cap of Episode 2 of Poldark on PBS. Everybody in the water!   

On Satellite Sisters Weekend show: Liz Dolan, Sheila Dolan & Lian Dolan discuss the events of the week, including the Marriage Equality Decision from SCOTUS and the Funeral in Charleston.    Plus, Liz goes to the Festival fo Creativity in Cannes and reports back on hre dinnre with Boy George and Kris Jenner. Plus, a Monica Lewinsky sighting and Julia-Louis Dreyfus panel. What a week in the South of France like. Plus, the taxi strike in France and other Frenchy things about France. Plus, The Marriage Equality Decision by SCOTUS. Liz watching in Heathrown, Lian watching at home on Twitter and Sheila watching on the  Satellite Sisters Facebook feed.  The Satellite Sisters Stay Noisy Award goes to Taylor Swift this week. Thank fro setting Apple staight, T-Swizzle!  Sheila Makes up with her Dry Cleaner. And gets a giant cyst removed. Just a warning!  Lian reports on Panda Express 's search for the Next Orange Chicken. Hear what they are testing and what 8 year olds say about their new menu item. Read about the

A rebroadcast of three great Dads ( and great guys) in honor of Father's Day:   Phil Rosenthal-- EP of Everybody Loves Raymond Tom Brokaw  Alan Alda 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.

Lian Dolan, Satellite Sisters and best-selling author interview Matthew Quick, author of several best-selling novels, including The Silver Linings Playbook which was made into the Oscar Winning film and The Good Luck of Right Now. His latest book is Love May Fail.   Love May Fail is contemporary adult fiction, now out in hardback and audiobook. It's a tale of love won, lost lost and the crazy life journey to get there. Matthew talks to us about his latest work, his process, finding your voice in print and what it's like to write fiction and play the Hollywood game. Who will like Love May Fail?  Women going through a divorce People who are fascinated by hoarders People who have loved and lost—to a realy jerk Motley Crue fans Folks from Jersey and Vermont Butchers Teachers Would be Novelists Nuns Fans of nuns People who like funny books People who like sad books And people who like hopeful books Find out more about Matthew Quick and his work, book tour schedule and bio here.  To download Love My Fail for free a

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Tuesday Satellite Sisters podcast. We cover a lot of topics today including: How to Stop Worrying, Giving a Good Pep Talk, the No Shampoo Method, Etiquette Questions about weddings, RSVPs and High School Proms Lian reports back on Day 3 of the No Shamposs Method. Plus, her other strategies ot stave off aging. At least in two areas.  Julie on The Drone convention in San Jose.  How to Give a Pep Talk: From the Wall Street Journal. What works and what doesn't? How to give you best Coach Taylor.  How to Stop Worrying and be More Mindful: From Business Insider, a Harvard Med School Professor has 5 tips on how to let the razy talk in your head go and focus on the moment. You are not your thoughst-- what ever that means. Read the article here.  Etiquette Questions on Weddings, RSVPs and Liability Contract for Post-Prom After-parties.  Plus, our strong opinions against Buddymoons. And, the worst wedding ever at the Waldorf Astoria.  Movie Recommendations: Far From the Madding Crowd a

On today's Satellite Sisters, Julie leads off with an International News Round-Up that starts in outer space and lands in Thailand.  We are all very happy to hear that the Philae comet lander has woken up and tweeted a message to earth.  Hello!  Also in Julie's tour of the world: A flood in Tblisi, Georgia has wild animals roaming the streets, Putin keeps the Pope waiting (again), eating live red ants in Thailand may be good for you but the raw fish might not. You heard it on Satellite Sisters first. The sisters discuss the comments of embattled Nobel Laureate Tim Hunt.  Kudos to the female scientists who tweeted their ridicule with the hashtag #Distractinglysexy.  Comedic revenge is always sweet, but Lian asks if some of the other punishment over the top.  Sheila's school year is over so she fills us in on her latest attempt at gift card living, an ill-fated hike that may be her last, a shoe injury that left a mark and some tension at the dry cleaners.  In other words, Pluto's moons. And Liz tips us off that

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday podcast, including an in-depth discussion on College Admissions Tips from a former Stanford Dean., Julie Lythcott-Haims Have a rising Senior at home and got a check list for him or her for the summer? Think again. Order her book How to Raise and Adult here Plus, an Op-Ed from the New York Times advocates defaulting on your student loans without regret. Read the article Why I Defaulted on my Student Loans here and join in the discussion.    Community Service follow-up  Lian brings in comments from the Satellite Sisterhood on mandatory community serive requirements for middle school and high school.    Tuesday Trends: The Uniform. An Art Director wears exactly the same thing to work everyday. Would you? Take a look at the art director's style here.    Movie & TV Round-up:   Lian recommends Far From the Madding Crowd, Gemma Bovary and Odd Mom Out   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy

Julie and Lian Dolan on the Tuesday podcast.  The Outlander Season 1 Finale: For one Satellite Sister, it was all too much. Gobsmacked is not a strong enough word. What did you think of this controversial episode? Our Outlander re-cap takes a shocking turn.   Plus: Caitlyn Jenner: Our first impressions about the revolutionary Vanity Fair cover.  Men Adrift: The Economist's cover story about just how far men are failing behind in Western educted countries. What are the solutions to solving the Men Crisis, unemployed, uninvolved in family life and socially adrift. Read the story here.  The Locks are off: Romantic Gesture? Or Vandalism? Julie and Lian discuss the locks on various bridges around the world. Find the No Love Locks website here.  Mandatory Community Service, Pros and Cons. Well, mainly just cons from Lian Whole Foods meets Stand-up Comedy. What could be better for Enetertaining Sheila.  Add a little Scandanavian into your life. And we're not talking meatballs!  Plus, More Triscuits! We discuss more

On today's Satellite Sisters show, Julie buys and unbuys a house. What? Wait. Why? Blame it on the hatch. And no, this is not an episode of LOST. Monica has good news for Julie about parallel parking. No need to ever learn. Monica also has good news for Liz about an unstainable shirt. It's a potential lifesaver for Liz, a lifelong stainer. Liz has a terrifying tale of her ferocious Ferris trapping an unsuspecting painter in her bedroom. Sorry, Steve. It's not the first time Liz has gotten a message at work about a wild animal in her home. Who remembers the tale of the raccoon enjoying life on her living couch? Julie has a movie quiz for the sisters about the new movie Aloha. Despite what you've heard on Rotten Tomatoes,  Julie enthusiastically endorses Aloha.  She calls it  "pleasant" and ""it's not going to kill you." Really makes you want to run right out and buys your tickets, right? Julie's attitude:   A fine movie to see in Texas during a 300 year storm.  Breaking news on Triscuits, people.  Have you hea

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan on the Tuesdya Satellite Sister Podcast.   Julie has more tips for Machu Picchu. Plus, Yosemite, Appalachian Trail and Mt. Kilamanjaro  The End of High School: One parent is thrilled to no longer be a school parent. Read Joe Queenan's piece in the Wall Street Journal called School's Out Forever  Are you happy your school daze are over?  Poor Little Rich Wibes  One athropologist's look at the women of the Upper East Side. We discuss the lives of these modern women and whether or not the "wife bonus' is a real thing. Read the article here by Wednesday Martin.     Food trends:  Chefs want you to eat every, even the cauliflour core The Doritos Effect  Why junk food is like heroin. Read about the book here.    Vermont Country Store: Lemon Up and Snoopy Pajamas. Whaaaat? Yes, only at the store that time forgot. Find the link to Lemon Up here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1

Julie Dolan, Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan on the show this Memorial Day Weekend. A special show as we remember our cousin Anne.  Plus, Julie's trip to Macchu Pichu: 7 Highlights of Machu Picchu and Peru Lian tells us about the importance of Awe in our lives. Can experiencing awe make us better people? Yes it can, according to Social Scientists. Read the article from the New York Times here.  Liz has been watching TV all week for work and she gives each Satellite Sister a recommendation for the Fall TV Season: Oil, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Family.  Medical Update from Liz! Why is her eye-twitching? She'll tell us.  Lian has a toast moment, thanks to Pepperidge Fram Cinnamon Swirl   Plus, we say goodbye to our beautiful cousin Anne.  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

Satellite Sisters WordWrite Festival 2015 author interview with writer Eleni N. Gage about her latest novel ,The Ladies of Managua.    For more information about Eleni Gage and her book, click here.    When Maria Vazquez returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather's funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother's past--and a secret of her own. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother Ninexin, once a storied revolutionary, now a tireless government employee. Between Maria and Ninexin lies a chasm created by the death of Maria's father, who was killed during the revolution when Maria was an infant, leaving her to be raised by her grandmother Isabela as Ninexin worked to build the new Nicaragua. As Ninexin tries to reach her daughter, and Maria wrestles with her expectations for her romance with an older man, Isabela, the mourning widow, is lost in memories of attending boarding school in 1950's New Orleans, where she loved and lost almost sixty year

  The Satellite Sisters author interview series, the Word Write Festival 2015, continues with novelist Elyssa Friendland talking about her book Love and Miss Communication, a modern rom-com about digital detox For more about the book and the author, click here  Synopsis Evie Rosen has had enough. She’s tired of the partners at her law firm e-mailing her at all hours of the night. The thought of another online date makes her break out in a cold sweat. She’s over the clever hashtags and the endless selfies. So when her career hits a surprising roadblock and her heart is crushed by Facebook, Evie decides it’s time to put down her smartphone for good. (Beats stowing it in her underwear—she’s done that too!) And that’s when she discovers a fresh start for real conversations, fewer distractions, and living in the moment, even if the moments are heartbreakingly difficult. Babies are born; marriages teeter; friendships are tested. Evie just may find love and a new direction when she least expects it, but she also lea

On today's podcast, Liz, Monica and Lian offer a Satellite Sisters Fall TV Preview, an App review and more news of the Snoopy comeback. Lian steps in for Urban Nana this weekend and hosts Julie's son, daughter-in-law and baby Josephine.  But first there's some babyproofing to be done and some Martha Stewart guest room standards to be applied.  It's all starts with the floors. Liz describes what she's up to this week - "the best week of the year on my job" means she just sits around and watches TV all week.  Yes, people actually do that for a living but not usually her.  She's happy to report that the new Rob Lowe/Fred Savage comedy The Grinder is hee-larious and kinda heartwarming.  She also got to meet Snoopy, who is hard at work on his new Peanuts movie for the end of the year.  Lian was not kidding on Tuesday's show.  The beagle's on a major comeback trail. In other media news, major Satellite Sisters congratulations to Pitch Perfect 2, for being the #1 movie of the weekend.  The actual words in the Wall S

On today's Satellite Sisters,  Liz, Sheila and Monica start and finish with Mother's Day wishes, first for all the mothers in the Satellite Sisterhood and last for our niece and Satellite Sister Next Gen Meghan who will become a mom for the first time next month. In other news, Monica files a complete trip report on her beachfront bargain hunt on Annamaria Island in Florida.  Let Monica be your personal Trip Advisor.  Sounds like it was a total winner plus it allowed her to hone an important skill to land the perfect rental.  Negotiation. That's  a first for her. She's also got some Portland food trends to share:  Hams (yes) and Crickets (no).  Sheila checks out the new sushi place in South Pasadena with less success, but she did hear about a couple of made-for-TV characters Rufus and Lucas.  Or at least that's what she thought she heard over the din of the train. Liz wants to get everyone on the Save Mindy bandwagon.  Minday Kaling is a longtime fave.  We can do it, sisters! Liz also envisions a crossover Sa

Julie Dolan, Sheila Dolan and Lian Dolan on this week's Sunday podcast, tackling the world one cup of (bulletproof) coffee at a time.    Royal Baby- The New Princess! The Post-baby Photos! The Grandparents' War and The Baby Name Guessing. A full report from Julie Dolan's Royal Desk Wedding Trends: From the New York Times. Who doesn't want to run a 10k before somebody else's wedding? Forget the Rice, Bring teh Sneakers from the NYT. Machu Picchu- Julie leaves in a few weeks and asks the question: Should I eat Guinea Pig?  Thanks, Millennials: This time, the MIllennials make Fast Food Better!  Plus, Saving Seats at EventsWhat's the proper etiquette for saving seats at big events? Julie discusses and incident Sheila introduces a new segment: The Post Office-- Fight or Flight? If you've ever had a migraine atthe Post Office, Then this segment is for you.  Greek Yogurt at Home Montage of Heck-- the Kurt Cobain doc premiere's on HBO.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan going deep on shallow ( and scalloped) topics:  Julie spends the weekend in Austin, Texas Lian on How To Really Dress Thinner. She has some thoughts for Bob Harper.  Plus, Food news. Looking for recommendations for Yogurt Makers and How to Make Scalloped Potatoes. Here's a good basic recipe from Fine Cooking that involved a Classic White Sauce, so our mother would approve.  Parenting Issue: Do you love your child conditionally even if you don't mean to? Julie and Lian discuss David Brooks' Op Ed from teh New York Times. Love and Merit    Book Nook: Julie recommends Turn Right at Machu Picchu. Listen and hear here exciting news.  Lian recommends the first 2/3s of A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler.  Plus, Outlander Re-Cap. More Swimming! Please.  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.

Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan on the podcast today:    The Bruce Jenner Interview- Moving, Illuminating and Fascinating The White House Correspondants Dinner-- Liz watches and gives the highlights Lab Rats Test Facial Exfoliators. Hear what they think about Peter Thomas Roth FirmX Peeling Gel   http://www.peterthomasroth.com/p-272-firmx-peeling-gel.aspx Sheila recommends Iroha Green Tea Relax Day Mask http://www.shen-beauty.com/products/iroha-green-tea-peel-off-mask Dear Mothers of Girls, we apologize for our sons' lame-osity. Signed Mothers of Boys Global Dinner partners share stories  Monica House Update Mashed Potatoes vs. Scalloped Potatoes-- a straw poll   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