Satellite Sisters
Women's Humor, Health and Happiness. Award-winning pep talk for modern women. Hosted by Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan, real sisters with very different lives, Satellite Sisters informs listeners daily lives with entertaining conversation, smart advice and positive support. With laughter and friendship, Satellite Sisters tackles life transitions and decisions, current events + trends, family/friends + pets, health + wellness, culture + entertainment, TV and film, work + careers.
Episodes
April 25, 2025 • 50 mins
Classic Episode! The Lab Rats are testing products for older lady rats. And teh whole thing makes Monica uncomfortable. Plus, we're dead wrong about Snapchat. And we diagnose Alec Baldwin on the air. Original airdate is Nov 2013
Want to find out more information about Lian Dolan's new book Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding. Plus, her book tour dates? Visit her website here.
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April 23, 2025 • 60 mins
On today's show, Lian celebrates Kyle Chandler's birthday and Sheila asks for Customer Service advice. Plus the Lab Rats test macaroni and cheese, Julie joins us with a sticky situation of the week and Sheila is on the Cozy Coach. Phew. This is a New To You show from Sept. 22, 2008.
Find all the information on Lian Dolan's new book, Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding, and her book tour that starts on May 20 at her website.
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April 18, 2025 • 56 mins
All Spoilers! Lian Dolan takes question about her book, The Marriage Sabbatical now out in paperback. Read the book first and then go deep on the who, what and why's of this USA Today Bestseller and People Magazine Pick of the Week. Lian answers reader questions, maybe even yours.
To buy The Marriage Sabbatical, head to your favorite indie bookstore or find it everywhere, including here.
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April 16, 2025 • 61 mins
A Classic Episode with Travel! Summer Cooking! How about a Satellite Sisters Weekend in Santa Fe? To celebrate the paperback release of The Marriage Sabbatical, we time travel back to June 2022 for Lian's research trip to the city of Santa Fe. Lian heads to New Mexico for book research and comes back with all kind of tips, raves and reviews for The City Different. Plus, ICON SIGHTING! Restaurants, Art Galleries, Shopping, Sightsee...
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April 15, 2025 • 53 mins
No Spoilers! Welcome to the publication day special for The Marriage Sabbatical, a new book by Lian Dolan from William Morrow. Out in paperback today on 041525. This episode aired originally in April 2024.
On this episode, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan talk to Lian Dolan about the inspiration behind her latest novel, an adventurous story of one Gen X couple who hit midlife and need a vacation from their lives, their marriage and each...
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April 1, 2025 • 77 mins
In Honor of the 25th anniversary of Satellite Sisters, a classic show from our 20th anniversary.
Our LIVE 20th Anniversary Special features all five Dolan sisters - Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian - in a one-time-only Zoom party with Sixth & I in Washington DC. The sisters share their history, laugh about the things they got right and wrong over the years and play a game of Satellite Sisters Trivia with listener Nancy Cowan o...
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March 31, 2025 • 72 mins
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month! For today's episode., we revisist Lian's story of being diagnosed with colon cancer after a routine colonoscopy and how that early screening may have prevented a much more serious outcome.
It's also the story of how being pestered by her friend Karah to get that screening may have saved her life. Satellite Sisters and Misters, this is what we do for each other. You have our permission to peste...
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March 28, 2025 • 57 mins
This is a classic from September 2008. Sheila, Monica, Julie and Lian are back from summer ration to catch up and discuss Sheila's Summer of Love. Plus,is lowering teh drinking age a good idea? Also, Cozy Couch and Believe it or not.
To pre-order a signed copy of Lian Dolan's new book Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding, click here. Don't forget to request from your library as well. To see Lian's tour schedule as of now, please ...
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March 25, 2025 • 65 mins
Liz and Lian catch up over Spring Break. Liz outlines her Med-Spa Vacation strategy. And Lian haslots of details about her new book and book tour schedule. Plus, Entertaining Sisters recs for The Residence on Netflix and Lian's Spring Pick Book Recommendations at this link:
https://bookshop.org/lists/satellite-sisters-spring-2025-recommendations
Happy 5th Birthday to The Sweeney Sisters.
If you are a Kindle Reader or an Audibl...
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March 19, 2025 • 54 mins
It's a Satellite Sisters Blast from June 2008. Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Monica Dolan with engineer Kia Rene.
Lian is drowning in forms and has a business idea to give away
Monica reports on Mindless Eating
Liz on the latest email scams
Monica's Believe it or not
Ask the sisters. Questions from the blog
Monica recommends a book, Home by Julie Andrews
Order Lian's Next book Abigail and Alexa Save the Wedding here.
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March 13, 2025 • 60 mins
Health Week Classic from June 2015. Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan connect for the Satellite Sisters Tuesday Podcast.
Thanks to Earth Breeze Laundry Sheets for supporting Satellite Sisters.
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On today's show, the sisters take on the new PBS Masterpiece series, Poldark. Looking for something to watch after Outlander and before the new season of Downton Abbey? Check out Poldark o...
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March 12, 2025 • 60 mins
health Week Rebroadcast of a special episode with our longtime fitness expert Liz Neporent, a health and fitness writer and author of Fitness for Dummies and The Runner’s Brain. Liz answers questions from Lian Dolan and Liz Dolan about setting new health and fitness goals as we age, plus questions from listeners. She also lays out goals and guidance on creating a positive mindset, cardio, balance, flexibility and nutrition. The Sat...
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March 11, 2025 • 62 mins
Happy Birthday, Monica! We tell the tale of our very special gift. - a Raleigh electric bike called The Retroglide! It was a huge hit!!!
Thanks from Lian to all the listeners who responded to last week's episode about her colonoscopy and colon cancer.
Plus, news, talk and laughs on:
Hibernation-- Bears do it. Should people?
Food marketing tricks: Don't fall for these!
Dementia. Six major things you can do to prevent dementia.
Merma...
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February 28, 2025 • 68 mins
On this special Satellite Sisters, Lian Dolan takes us to Rome, Pompeii and Paris, great highlights of earlier travel with her son Colin. Plus, Liz Dolan goes to the Emmys and her shoes explode. Whaaaaaaa???? Original Episodes aired in 2018
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To listen to the original full episode from Rome and Pompeii, go here.
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February 27, 2025 • 86 mins
Travel Extravaganza! Come explore South America with Lian, Liz and Julie today with highlights of our trips to the Galapagos (Ecuador) , Macchu Picchu (Peru) and Patagonia (Argentina). From shows in 2015 and 2016 .
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Pack your slides and fuzzy socks and hit the road. Summer Travel: Destinations: Crested Butte, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Also Wedding Trends, Cultivating Creativity in Midlife and Entertaining Sisters. Plus, spending the night at JFK! Originally aired July 2023.
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February 25, 2025 • 47 mins
It’s a special Santa Fe Travel show! If you read Lian Dolan's bestselling novel, The Marriage Sabbatical and want to book your trip to the City Different, this is the episode for you. Or you want to plan a Girlfriends getaway to Santa Fe, we have the inside tips on art, culture, shopping, nature and margaritas. Original airdate May 24, 2024.
Pre-Order The Marriage Sabbatical paperback here. Out April 15 .
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February 21, 2025 • 103 mins
Classic Episode from 2008! Can Julie and Lian actually make a Rachel Ray 30 Minute meal in 30 Minutes? You picked the meal; they try to make it. Plus, Lian and Julie discuss an interview with Prince Harry and Prince William by Matt Lauer. They were not impressed with Lauer. Some things never change! Mainly Julie wanted to know when the Princes will come across the pond and start dating America women! Julie called it! Plus we have ...
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February 18, 2025 • 59 mins
Lian Dolan and Liz Dolan team up to wish Lian a happy birthday. It's a milestone birthday and Liz has some advice for Lian on the new decade. Plus, Lian's plan for a boffo 60 . Then a couple of fun segments from shows past to celebrate the day; Why we Love Chico's (Hint, the answer is that Diane Keaton photo shoot) and RIP, Sky Mall. Plus, Liz has Oscar wishes for the movie A Lien
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February 14, 2025 • 53 mins
Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan go deep on shallow topics: Urban Nana Returns to NYC. Lian's Very Sad Valentine's Day. Julies howling over the Westminster Dog Show Health News: Hot Flashes Last Forever and Eat Eggs for a Longlife Downton Gabby: Cora wakes up and makes some actual decisions! Original airdate and title: Satellite Sisters 021516: Downton Abby Re-Cap, Westminster Dog Show, Health News & Bad Valentines Day
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