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.
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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 ...
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April 2, 2024 • 54 mins
Welcome to the publication day special for The Marriage Sabbatical, the new book by Lian Dolan. From William Morrow out April 2, 2024. In 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 other. Wife Nicole heads to Santa Fe to study silversmithing. Husband Ja...
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March 27, 2024 • 36 mins
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...
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March 19, 2024 • 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 12, 2024 • 61 mins
This is a special March 2024 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 Satellite S...
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February 27, 2024 • 73 mins
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 sisters
Prose https://...
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February 13, 2024 • 51 mins
We’re reaching back into the archives for some Valentine’s tinged segments. Wedding announcements! Dating stories! And a lovely interview with venerable New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin about his wife Alice, the love of his life.
And we have a catch up chat and discuss the new Martha Stewart series on CNN.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors and to listeners for supporting these sponsors by using the special urls and promo codes:
Jenn...
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January 30, 2024 • 70 mins
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 ...
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January 16, 2024 • 42 mins
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 ...
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December 20, 2023 • 21 mins
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 thir...
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December 5, 2023 • 62 mins
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/...
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November 28, 2023 • 51 mins
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...
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November 21, 2023 • 54 mins
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 l...
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November 14, 2023 • 61 mins
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 Together
For the original book Satellite Sisters Unc...
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November 7, 2023 • 56 mins
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 a...
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October 31, 2023 • 49 mins
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 b...
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October 17, 2023 • 70 mins
A complete report on the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend: Joy, Friendship and Dancing Like No One Was Watching
Plus 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://w...
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October 10, 2023 • 59 mins
Satellite Sisters tackle Online Fraud, Imposter Syndrome, Pop Tarts Taste Tests and TV recommendations. Plus ask the question: is it really possible to step into a sports bra?
The Presenting Sponsor of the Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend is MEA, the world first wisdom school.
Retirement is Evolving. Join the Revolution.
Retirement is one of the most highly sought-after phases of life but also one of the most challenging and lea...
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October 3, 2023 • 62 mins
Lian fights Big Tech stealing her books, Julie salutes MRNA scientist Kati Kariko for her Nobel Prize, Liz is following SBF crypto-trial. We all salute Taylor Swift and Simone Biles.
Lian Dolan vs Big Tech:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/books3-database-generative-ai-training-copyright-infringement/675363/:
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial starts today.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/investing/sbf-trial-jury-sele...
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September 26, 2023 • 73 mins
Thanksgiving Prep, Liz Biz Quiz, Wedding Headlines, Podcast Recommendations, Midlife Wisdom School
Special thanks to MEA, the Presenting Sponsor of Satellite Sisters Big Fun Weekend.
Live your best midlife! Unlock old hopes and discover new dreams at the world’s first midlife wisdom school.
Explore Online Workshops: Living & Working on Purpose, Starting September 29th // Reframing Retirement, Starting November 6th
Get 20% off onl...
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