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Interview with Chris Frantz of The Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club + #satsisterslookwhatidid, Epic Product Snafus Sep 15, 2020

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Chris Frantz of The Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club joins us to talk about his new memoir Remain In Love. Two iconic bands. One unforgettable life. A lovely guy married to rock goddess Tina Weymouth. What's not to love? Not only are we huge fans of Chris' but he and Tina live in Fairfield, CT, the town where we grew up.

Check out Lian's new Spotify playlist: Satellite Sisters Talking Heads Talk

Julie has highlights from entries so far in our Facebook Group and Instagram contest #satsisterslookwhatidid. From the sublime to the ridiculous, some top notch work, sisters and misters!

This contest 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.

Plus, last week Julie confessed she had used laundry spray on her face. It said Reduce Wrinkles! Today, we have your own product snafu confessions.

Lian Dolan's new dates for The Sweeney Sisters Book Clubs:

Lian: Sweeney Sisters new book club dates:

September, October-- including a Brunch time slot!

Sept 16 7 pm Pacific Time

October 14 4 pm Pacific Time

October 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.

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Lian's New Rhumba, School Daze, Russian Poisonings, Favorite Teachers, New Satellite Sisters Contest! Sep 08, 2020

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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.

ENTERTAINING SISTERS

Liz 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 Time

Sept 16 7 pm Pacific Time

October 14 4 pm Pacific Time

October 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.

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New Season Begins! Chadwick Boseman + Colon Cancer, Pandemic Parenting, Cooking With Liz Shout-Outs, Announcements for Fall 2020 including Locktober! Sep 01, 2020

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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.

Lian shares information about growth of colon cancer in young people and reccomends these:

Ryan Coogler’s tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Katie Couric's CRC interview about the puzzling rise of colon cancer in young people.

Urban Nana Julie Dolan has two helpful stories:

School Daze: Where's College? Anywhere You Want

Pandemic Parenting: Parenting with an audience

Entertaining Sisters:

Lian recommends this podcast (not new but new to her and she loves it): 99% Invisible

Liz has some recommendations for what works and what doesn't as an outdoor movie. Her two faves this summer: Napoleon Dynamite and Black Panther. Maybe skip Jurassic Park if you have nearby neighbors or dogs who might be agitated by the scary noises.

Grand Prize winner in Cooking With Liz's Sauce of the Summer Finale is Mama Capra's Marinara. Congrats, Mama and Happy 95th Birthday. Your swag is on the way.

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.

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Olympic Special: Our tales from the Rio Olympics plus interview with Elise Hooper, author Fast Girls, A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team Aug 04, 2020

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Welcome to the first of our special August 2020 episodes. With or without Tokyo, we've got Olympic Fever! First up, we share the highlights of our Rio Olympics episode August 21, 2016. Lian and Liz came home from Rio full of tales to share with Julie and the whole sisterhood and misterhood. Track & Field, Swimming, Sandwiches and Beer. It was a great trip. Some athlete highlights we witnessed: Usain Bolt wins the 100m, Simone Manuel scores gold in the 100m Free, Michael Phelps doubles in front of our eyes, Wayde van Niekerk sets a new world record in the Men's 400m and Michelle Carter uses her last throw to claim that shot put gold.

In the second half of the show, Lian interviews Elise Hooper author of FAST GIRLS, A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team. We featured this book on our 2020 Best Beach Bag Books list which you can see here. You can order any book on that list in our Satellite Sisters Bookshop.org shop here. An excellent way to support indie bookstores.

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.)

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Lian Health Update, Taylor Swift Advice, Memory Training, Tuesday Trends, New PEP TALK Newletter, TV/Movie/Book Recommendations Jul 28, 2020

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Get in the spirit. Liz's Best Olympic movies:

Blades of Glory

I, Tonya

Miracle

Downwhill Racer

Chariots of Fire

Julie recommends the British Binge-Cation on Hulu.

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, 2020

Fun and Food: Hilarity ensues with Fro Yo and in Whole Foods August 11, 2020

Let's Go, South America! Our trips to Galapagos, Macchu Picchu and Patagonia August 18, 2020

Let's Go, Europe and Australia! Our trips to Paris, Rome and Australia August 25, 2020

Coming 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.

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Thank You John Lewis, Advice for New College Grad Parents, Progress on Liz's Outdoor Cinema, Surviving A Layoff, Magazine Hodge-Podge! Jul 21, 2020

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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/liandolan

Magazine Hodge Podge!

Real Simple

Millie. 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.

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Tough Family Decisions on School Plans, Nana Camp Report, Vacationing On The Mississippi with The Sweeney Sisters, Cooking With Liz Season 14 Coming Up! Jul 14, 2020

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In today's conversation about women and work and kids and school, we cite several studies.

Women Carrying The Burden of Education During Covid from Ms. Magazine

Interruptions of Working Parents at Home with Kids from The Washington Post

Stanford Business School on Equity and Inclusion Concerns in New Work/Life Reality.

Leadership Lessons in the Time Of Corona from L A Times

On a lighter note: TidBits!

Goodbye Buffets. Hello Endless Entrees? We are not certain this is such a good idea.

Julie's headed to Dinosaur National Park! It's all part of Nana Camp 2020

Liz will be making Gold Creek Salmon BBQ on Cooking With Liz this week. Tune in at the Facebook Group on Saturday noon and Sunday noon Pacific Time for the fish you will not be eating on the Alaska cruise you are not taking this summer.

Thanks to Heidi who provided the best vacation of the year for The Sweeney Sisters and took us along in the Facebook Group.

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.

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Susan Wiggs Interview plus New Website Goes Live, Outdoor Movies at Home, Work Advice Jul 07, 2020

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Susan Wiggs Interview plus New Website Goes Live, Outdoor Movies at Home, Work Advice

Lian and Julie interview Susan Wiggs in the second half today's show. First up, info on our new website, some ideas about backyard movies this summer and some work advice and perspective from Liz.

We freshened up our website! Check it out at www.satellitesisters.com. (If you have issues, be sure to clear your cache.) Many thanks to our web design Kate McMillan. You can find her at www.outboxonline.com or email her at kate@outboxonline.com. On the site, you get all the latest info about us, our books, the Satellite Sisters history and how to work with us for speeches or events. Plus a complete audio archive of every podcast episode - more than 850!

Working It Out: Liz recommends some of these resources. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s guidance on returning to work and the National Employment Law Practice NELP’s resource guide for workers offer more detailed ideas. California’s Department of Industrial Relations has state-specific guidelines. Most states do.

Susan Wiggs' latest book comes out today. It's The Lost and Found Bookshop. Find more information about this book and all of the the Satellite Sisters beach Bag Book Picks here on Lian Dolan's page at bookshop.org. Another of Susan's bestsellers The Oysterville Sewing Circle is out in paperback now. The book Susan recommends about caring for people with dementia is Advice For Future Corpses.

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Satellite Mister Carl Reiner, Family Test Results, Saharan Dust Storms, Black Hole Collisions, 4th of July Extravaganza Plans Jul 01, 2020

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Satellite Mister Carl Reiner, Family Test Results, Saharan Dust Storms, Black Hole Collisions, 4th of July Extravaganza Plans

FAREWELL to the ultimate Satellite Mister Carl Reiner, one of our all-time favorite guests EVER. Lian still can't believe that he told us on our radio show in 2003 that Satellite Sisters "was a really good idea for a show!"

Family Test Results: We've got some tests to report in the family. Keeps wearing those masks and social distancing, people!

News from the natural world:

WHAT IS A SAHARAN DUST STORM?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/29/saharan-dust-united-states-get-another-cloud-week/3281263001/

The MOST EXCITING THING IN ASTROPHYSICS!!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/science/black-hole-collision-ligo.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesscienc

ANIMALS MISS US.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/06/24/some-zoo-animals-are-doing-fine-without-visitors-many-are-lonely-without-us/?arc404=true

Cooking With Liz: Lian explains do’s and don’t for the Watermelon Ice cream Extravaganza. Here's the recipe and instructions from our Facebook Group.

Liz is also looking for a watermelon cocktail recipe. What do you think of this one from Valerie Bertinelli's cooking show Valerie's How Cooking?

Entertaining Sisters:

Julie recommends this book about Churchhill and assures us it's much more interesting that you think! The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson

Plus, Chaser, a SoCal Melodic Punk Rock Band, is supporting Julie's nonprofit organization for early childhood learning by donating profits so let's support them by buying their music! www.chaserpunkrock.com

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.

Watch Lian's interview of writer Gina Fattore, author of The Spinster Diaries, in our Facebook Group .

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.

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"Close The Gap" Year, Love in the Time of Covid, Crazy Corporate Cyberstalking, 4th of July Ice Cream Extravaganza Jun 23, 2020

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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 with a warning: There IS such a thing as a bad idea in a brainstorming meeting. Plus special thanks to listener Jean Sandman Manthorne who figured out what our grandfather William Klarman did for a living. Family mystery solved!

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.

Watch Lian interview writer Gina Fattore in our Facebook Group . This premieres Friday June 26th at 9 am Pacific Time.

To order Lian's novel The Sweeney Sisters go to amazon or bookshop.org (which supports indie bookstores.)

Entertaining Sisters Recommendations:

Get ready for Hamilton to begin streaming on Disney+ on July 3rd. And then 24/7 for the rest of your life!

False Flag on Hulu - A great Israeli spy thriller

Money Heist on Netflix - A great Spanish heist series. 4 seasons!

Dallas Museum of Art lecture by Conor Knighton, author of the book Leave Only Footprints that Julie recommended. Online event Wednesday July 1 at 7 pm Central time.

Big 4th of July Ice Cream Extravaganza COOKING WITH LIZ announcement! On July 1, 2 and 3, Liz will make Lian's Famous Ice Cream Watermelon! Here's the original link to the blog post with the recipe and step-by-step instructions.

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