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Notre Dame Remembrances, Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty, Bitter Business Bureau, Abby Wambach Podcasts + Our Book Recommendations. Apr 16, 2019

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We start with our remembrances of Notre Dame, after yesterday's terrible fire. Then more from The Edna and Jim "I've Already Been To College" Update on the Admissions Scandal: It's not looking good for Aunt Becky

Books: At the wonderful LA Times Festival of Books, which attracts more than 100,000 visitors, Liz went to panels featuring:

Frederick Douglass Prophet of Freedom by David W Blight. It just won the Pulitzer for History

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C Stewart. Just won the Pulitzer for Biography.

Bad Blood by John Carreyroux, about Theranos, which we have discussed on previous podcasts.

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe about The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Bitter Business Bureau. Wait a sec. The Uber people are going to make $100 million dollars in a IPO for a company that LOST a billion dollars in 2018?? We could think of plenty of business ideas that could LOSE money.

We love Abby Wambach and recommend her new book Wolfpack plus two really great interviews with her: TBD with Tina Brown podcast and Norah O'Donnell on CBS This Morning podcast on Stitcher.

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Lian announces two great upcoming guests: Poet Kim Dower, author of Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, and Jennifer Weiner, who's new book coming in June is Mrs. Everything.

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A Lying + Cheating Special: More College Admissions Crimes and Abby Ellin, author of Duped:Double Lives, False Identities and the Con Man I Almost Married Apr 09, 2019

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So much lying and cheating afoot!

College Admissions Crimes: The scandal we just can't quit. Today we tackle:

Felicity Huffman Might Get Jail Time? And what's with the hand-holding??

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-felicity-huffman-admissions-scandal-legal-20190408-story.html

What's Up with the Harvard Fencing Coach?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/05/us/harvard-fencing-coach-under...for...

Who Needs A Prison Consultant?

https://www.businessinsider.com/college-admissions-scandal-parents-hired-prison-con...

They Had It Coming. Caitlin Flanagan from The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/what-college-admissions-scandal-reveals/586468/

And our Satellite Sisters Book Club interview with Abby Ellin, author of Duped: Double Lives, False Identities and the Con Man I Almost Married.

Plus Lian has update on cheeseboarding (we have found our issue!) and talking to your dog.

In Entertaining Sisters, Liz spends the afternoon with Richard Madden, star of Bodyguard on Netflix, potential new James Bond and all-around charming guy.

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Cheeseboarding, Brexit, What We Want In Restaurants, Theranos Book + Doc + Podcast Apr 02, 2019

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Is snowplow parenting related to the college admissions scandal? We discuss.

Brexit. Could it be going any worse? In a word, no.

This woman who feels no pain. It seemed cool until we read the part about her flesh burning.

The right restaurants for those of us over 50.

How to talk to dogs. And yes we'd like to see them on court at the U. S. Open. Who wouldn't?

Breakdancing in the Paris Olympics?

Julie recommends following Harry and Meghan in instagram here @sussexroyal.

We are going to see Patrick Radden Keefe and John Carreyroux at the L A Times Festival of Books. Here's the whole schedule. Are you going? There's also a special Wondery Sound Trip: An Immersive Experience from our podcast network on Sunday.

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College Admissions Scandal, NASA Fail, Audiobook Recommendation: Say Nothing Mar 26, 2019

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The College Admissions Scandal is a story tailor-made for the Satellite Sisters. Remember, Julie was an admissions officer and Lian hosted a podcast called College Bound Chronicles. Today we tackle the news story we suspect will keep on giving. Best coverage is here in the LA Times. Plus, we just love the name Operation Varsity Blues. In other news, NASA lets us down. Really NASA? Not enough spacesuits for TWO women? Plus we report on our Spring Break activities. Julie was on Urban Nana duty in Brooklyn, Lian was on her writer's retreat in Sonoma Valley and Liz was in Bend, Oregon avoiding doing her taxes.

In Entertaining Sisters, we recommend the audiobook Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory by Patrick Radden Keefe. Plus Julie saw the movie US and the Broadway version of Frozen.

US https://youtu.be/hNCmb-4oXJA

Frozen https://youtu.be/wchGVznx_bQ

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Spring Break Mini-Episode: More On The Tale of the Slobbery Tennis Ball Mar 19, 2019

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On this new Spring Break mini-episode, we discuss one of the biggest Satellite Sisters mysteries OF ALL TIME. What is happening in this 2008 tale of intrigue with Julie, the stranger and Zorro's slobbery tennis ball? Today, we give you a new intro and the entire original story then Julie shares her latest theories of the case. You will hear that 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. Listen and tell us what YOU think was actually happening. Post your theories on our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group.

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Sarah Fain and Liz Craft talk about their new ABC drama The Fix and finding their voices on their podcast Happier In Hollywood Mar 12, 2019

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Today we are joined by Liz Craft and Sarah Fain, hosts of the podcast Happier in Hollywood and showrunners for the new ABC drama The Fix which debuts March 18. Sarah and Liz talk to us about the excitement of launching their new TV show and what they've learned about leadership in the process. A VERY SPECIAL GUEST calls in to join us in wishing them luck. Plus, it's almost two years since they launched their podcast Happier In Hollywood. What have they learned about themselves in the process?

Be sure to watch The Fix on ABC TV March 18th at 10 pm (9 Central).

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Lian's Dance Performance, Kidfluencers, #staynoisy Tabitha King Mar 05, 2019

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Lian's owns her big Madonna dance moment this weekend and has the costume change to prove it! Julie reads about The Invisibility of Older Women. Twice. Lian has a "you are beautiful just the way you are" message for the millennials who are reportedly getting plastic surgery so they'll look better on social media. Sad. Liz has a question or two about this NYT article about "Kidfluencers" and a #staynoisy shout-out to Tabitha King. Plus recommendations on our Satellite Sisters Book Club book for April: Duped. And a GO RIGHT NOW movie recommendation for the brand new Apollo 11 film from NASA in IMAX .

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We go gaga for Lady Gaga and Mr. Gaga plus #staynoisy Emma Thompson Feb 26, 2019

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Lady Gaga and Mister Gaga Bradley Cooper WIN the Oscar telecast. Shallow? We think not. We are still breaking it down. Here's the best we article we saw in the Washington Post. We loved the thrill of the documentary winners both long (Free Solo) and Short: Watch Period End of Sentence here on Netflix. Read more about it here. On the Oscars, we also loved the Nordstrom ad, the Nike ad voiced by Serena Williams and the promo for The Fix coming on ABC March 18. Exec Producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain from Happier in Hollywood podcast will be on Satellite Sisters on March 12 to discuss it.

In other news, Julie is concerned about Kim Jong Un's train to meet with President Trump in Vietnam and she gives a special Satellite Sisters Of The Week Prize to 3 teachers in Texas who saved a teen in Virginia. Liz gives a special #staynoisy Satellite Sisters shout-out to Emma Thompson. Lian declare the BEST New York Times wedding announcement EVER! We provide more info on Sheila's daughters TV pilot premiering at SXSW Rainbow Ruthie. You can follow her on instagram @rainbowruthietv. She finished the pilot with a special grant from Spike Lee.

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Happy Birthday Lian! Travel Tips for Buenos Aires, Oscar Predictions Feb 19, 2019

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It's Lian Dolan's Birthday. She's got thoughts on other celebs born today.

https://www.onthisday.com/birthdays/february/19?p=2

http://www.bornglorious.com/birthday/?ct=/m/09c7w0&pd=0219

Oh, Jeff Bezos. Amazon announced they are pulling out of NYC deal. It reminds Julie of her sophomore year prom date. Really.

Julie and Liz review their favorite things about visiting Argentina. Part 2 of our Epic Travel Report. We went to Patagonia with Backroads but spent weekends on either end in Buenos Aires. Loved it! Listen to our tips. And super special thanks to Cristina Pontiroli, our Satellite Sister who hosted us at her restaurant in San Telmo. Don Ernestos! Fantastic neighborhood restaurant you MUST visit if you go.

Science now says women need other women to get ahead in the workplace. We've only been saying that, uh, FOREVER! https://www.fastcompany.com/90297884/women-need-other-women-to-get-ahead-in-the-workplace-says-science

Sign us up! The Golden Girls Cruise. You want to know more, right?

Move over coloring books. How do you feel about puzzles? We are cool with them.

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Patagonia Travel Report, Farewell Lindsay Vonn, Next Gen Ruthie Marantz at South By Southwest Feb 12, 2019

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Julie and Liz are back behind the mics after their epic vacation. Today, Part One of their travels: Hiking in Patagonia, Argentina. They share their learnings from this Patagonia Walking and Hiking Tour with Backroads. In other athletic news, we salute the dominant career of Lindsay Vonn, winningest American skier of all time, and the women who surf the big waves. Plus breaking news about the South By Southwest Festival Premiere of our niece Ruthie Marantz's TV pilot Rainbow Ruthie. Are you going to Austin? Go!

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