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Happy Thanksgiving sisters and misters! Sisters Sheila Dolan and Monica Dolan stop in to catch up with Julie, Liz and Lian before the holidays begin. The Lab Rats have a review of a small appliance that Monica's been testing. Top of Sheila's 2020 Gratitude List? The joy of discovering a good handyman who will work outside.Julie's staying home in Texas for Thanksgiving, but heading to the beach with her pod. You know what that means? Oyster stuffing! Lian is only hosting one socially-distanced guest in her backyard: Liz. Otherwise it's just her nuclear pod. We review many plans listeners have posted in the FB Group and also participate in the #1 Thanksgiving debate: what are the best regional side dishes?Cooking With Liz: What's the winning dessert Liz will make this Saturday and Sunday on FB Live? Cranberry Lemon Bars from the NYT:https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021641-cranberry-lemon-bars?utm_source=sharetools&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=websiteEntertaining Sisters:Sheila is all in on Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant in The Undoing on HBOMonica may be late to this party but she's enjoying Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat on Netflix plus her podcast Home Cooking. Monica's going to try her buttermilk brine.Thank you to our sponsors this week:Rothy's: www.rothys.com/sistersFramebridge: www.framebridge.com Promo code sistersAway: www.awaytravel.com/sisters20Molekule: www.molekule.com Enter sisters at checkoutSHOP in our Satellite Sisters Shop here.SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE SATELLITE SISTERS: A Virtual Zoom Event with Sixth & I is locked in for Sunday April 11. ALL FIVE DOLAN SISTERS will appear. Ticket prices and times will be announced soon on our newsletter Pep Talk and in the Sixth and I newsletter, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, SAVE THE DATE.Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern WomenSubscribe to our new newsletter Pep Talk here.For more info on Lian Dolan's newest novel The Sweeney Sisters, visit her website here.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

We welcome this Season Of Female Firsts! Congratulations to all 3 Satellite Sisters of the Week: Kamala, Emily and Kim. Kamala Harris: First female Vice President-elect of the United States. Emily Harrington - the first female to solo free climb El Capitain in less than 24 hoursKim Ng: First female General Manager in Major League Baseball. Named by Miami MarlinsWe interview comedian Michael Ian Black about his new book A (Mostly Serious) Letter To My SonEntertaining Sisters:Julie and her dog Oliver love the new season of The Crown.Lian recommends Dash + Lily on Netflix and EmmaThank you to today's sponsors. Please use these links and special urls and codes to support our show.Harry's: www.harrys.com/satsisters ThirdLove: www.thirdlove.com/sistersLiquidIV: www.liquidiv.com. Use promo code sistersSHOP in our Satellite Sisters Shop here.We have locked in a SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE SATELLITE SISTERS as a Virtual Zoom Event with Sixth & I for Sunday April 11. ALL FIVE DOLAN SISTERS. Hilarity will certainly ensue. Ticket prices and times will be announced soon on our newsletter Pep Talk and in the Sixth and I newsletter, so stay tuned. But for goodness sake, SAVE THE DATE.Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern WomenSubscribe to our new newsletter Pep Talk here.For more info on Lian Dolan's newest novel The Sweeney Sisters, visit her website here.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

It's a SPECIAL Day. It's Listener Appreciation Day on Satellite Sisters. For the first time in 20 years, we are devoting an entire episode to thanking you, sisters and misters. We want you to know how much you have meant to us over the years by celebrating how smart, funny, kind and quirky YOU are. You're The Best!We also feature 4 "Longtime Listener, First Time Caller" Interviews, another first! Special thanks to Josh Blue, Laurie Levine, Tara James and Lindsay Currie for agreeing to play along with us on Zoom. On the podcast, we have excerpts from those conversations. All next week we will be posting the complete video calls in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group. If you are not a member, now is a good time to join.We also have two big announcements:First, to thank you, we have cut all the prices in the Satellite Sisters Shop from November 3 though November 17. If you've ever been tempted to stock up on some Satellite Sisters merch, now is the time. Shop here.Second, we have just locked in a SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE SATELLITE SISTERS as a Virtual Zoom Event with Sixth & I for Sunday April 11. ALL FIVE DOLAN SISTERS. Hilarity will certainly ensue. Ticket prices and times will be announced soon on our newsletter Pep Talk and in the Sixth and I newsletter, so stay tuned. But for goodness sake, SAVE THE DATE.Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern WomenSubscribe to our new newsletter Pep Talk here.For more info on Lian Dolan's newest novel The Sweeney Sisters, visit her website here.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.Thank you to our sponsors this week and every week. Please use these urls and codesGreen Chef: www.greenchef.com/sisters90 Use code sisters90Ritual: www.ritual.com/sistersProse: www.prose.com/sistersKiwi Co: www.kiwico.com Use promo code sisters

We were right. Friendship is good for you and your health! Today's guest on friendship is Lydia Denworth, author of Friendship: The Evolution, Biology and Extraordinary Power of Life's Fundamental Bond. More fascinating writing from Lydia here, here and here. Also, Lian reminds listeners they can still register for Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop. It's virtual, starts Friday and Lian is part of the fun. Julie bids farewell to TAB, the beverage of her teenage years. And Liz shares the tale of terrible neighbors doing terrible things to each other. There is SOME comedy in it, we promise.Julie's tips on How To Host A Virtual Thanksgiving.Liz announces a new season of Cooking With Liz: One Complete Holiday Meal! Info will be posted on the Satellite Sisters website and in the Facebook Group.Thank you to our sponsors. Please support us by using these special urls and codes:MeUndies: www.meundies.com/sistersBrooklinen: www.brooklinen.com Use promo code sistersFabFitFun: www.fabfitfun.com Use coupon code sistersRothy's: www.rothys.com/sistersVisit our new website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern WomenSubscribe to our new newsletter Pep Talk here.For more info on Lian Dolan's newest novel The Sweeney Sisters, visit her website here.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

Today's Locktober Expert is Dr. Leslie Korn, an expert in Natural and Integrative Medicine specializing in treating trauma, chronic illness and optimal wellness and author of Natural Woman. She's got some great advice for us and a special offer on her online classes. See below for details. Also today, Liz spills the beans on backstage with Ina Garten and how she prepped for her Zoom night with the Barefoot Contessa at Sixth & I. Ina Garten's new book is Modern Comfort Food.To try an online course from Dr. Leslie Korn, follow these instructions:1. Access LKIIM Courses website: https://bit.ly/2FHJdRaor https://institute.drlesliekorn.com/courses2. You will get a 50% off on all courses by using the coupon code SISTERS50.3. The coupon will be available from October 20th to October 26th.4. To make it valid, delete the current code at the checkout page and enter the new code: SISTERS50.5. In case there's not coupon showing when checking out, you will have to enter the code in "add a coupon" Her latest book is Natural Woman: Herbal Remedies for Radiant Health At Every Age and Stage of Life. Recommendations from Entertaining Sisters:Julie:Palm SpringsBruce Springsteen Letter to YouLiz: Tana French The SearcherThe Trial of the Chicago 7 on NetflixThank you to our sponsors this week:Harry's: www.harrys.com/satsistersLiquid IV: www.liquidIV.com Use promo code sisters at checkoutThird Love: www.thirdlove.com/sistersFramebridge: www.framebridge.com Use promo code sistersVisit 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.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

How can we find more joy and connection over the holidays even if we are not together? Rabbi/Cantor Judy Greenfeld, the Relationship Rabbi from Nachson Minyan joins us with advice. Plus, Lian tells us about how Martha Stewart has been quarantining and why its important to smile even under your mask, Julie has tips for how to mage your inevitable meltdowns and Liz realizes she actually had that boss Sylvie from Emily in Paris. Merde!We have new merch in the Satellite Sisters Shop including collections themed Stay Connected, Peace & Sauce and I'm An Eyeballer. You can find everything on our website here: https://satellitesisters.com/shop/Interested in Ina Garten and Helene Cooper intro'd by Liz tonight online at Sixth & I? Tickets and books here.Book Club Brunch with Lian to talk The Sweeney Sisters. This Sunday at noon ET/ 9 am PT. Register here.Entertaining Sisters:True Appaloosa on Amazon Prime is a fascinating documentary about a horse breeder that Julie recommends for adventure lovers, horse lovers and anyone curious far-off places like Kyrgystan.We're still talking about Emily in Paris on Netflix plus Lian recommends two more shows in that genre:Call Your Agent on Netflix is French and fabulous.Love Life on HBO Max starring Anna Kendricks is a winner: so smart and fun.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these urls to shop with them.Rothys: www.rothys.com/sistersKiwiCo: www.kiwico.com/sistersRitual: www.ritual.com/sistersZip Recruiter: www.ziprecruiter.com/sistersVisit 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.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

Locktober begins! All month the Satellite Sisters will bring you experts with advice on handling extended lockdown. Today its Dr. Stephanie Newman on managing anxiety, setting goals and empathy. Stephanie is a NY psychotherapist as well as an author. Her new novel, BARBARIANS AT THE PTA, explores bullying and quickly became an Amazon best-seller in multiple categories.Lian will be on Friends and Fiction on Wednesday October 7 at 7 pm ET/4 pm Pacific. Julie and Liz will also drop in. You can join the Friends and Fiction Facebook Group here. Click on this Streamyard link to join the event on Wednesday: https://streamyard.com/tittn7wp4dOn Tuesday October 13, Liz will appear online at our favorite arts and culture organization Sixth and I to introduce Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contesa herself! You can buy tickets here. For $40, you can get a signed copy of her new book Modern Comfort Food and a link to the online event.Julie thinks watching animal videos may be the best way to manage anxiety. Her suggestions are:Warriorcanineconnection.orgKittenrescue.orgNationalzoo.si.edu/webcamsExplore.org/livecams/africanwildlifeMontereybayaquarium.orgExplore.org/livecams/panda-bearsExplore.org/livecams/brown-bearsEntertaining Sisters: Julie recommendsTehran On Apple TV +Emily in Paris on NetflixThank you to our sponsors. Please use these urls and promo codes.Molekule: www.molekule.com Enter sisters at checkoutGrammarly: www.grammarly.com/sistersMeUndies: www.meundies.com/sistersBrooklinen: www.brooklinen.com Use promo code sistersVisit 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.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

Claire Tansey joins us today, publication day for her great new cookbook Dinner, Uncomplicated. We've already tested some of the recipes ourselves. Winners are announced for our #satsisterslookwhatidid contest - 1 randomly drawn from the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group and another from Instagram. Did you win? Listen to find out.We tackle the new Netflix documentary called The Social Dilemma. Have you seen it? Julie and Liz have. Lian's got some ambitious plans for holiday decoration that she lays out. Liz has good news about aging from a study she read about in Fast Company.Entertaining Sisters:Lian recommends the audiobook of Lucy Foley's The Guest ListShe and her son are watching The Last Dance on Netflix. It's the Michael Jordan documentary that originally aired on ESPN.Liz is a little late to the party but she's loving The Great British Baking Show.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these special urls and promo codes:Framebridge: www.framebridge.com Promo code sistersBrooklinen: www.brooklinen.com/sistersFabFitFun: www.fabfitfun.com Coupon Code sisters #fabfitfunpartnersThirdLove: www.thirdlove.com/sistersVisit 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.For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolanBuy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

The Satellite Sisters thank Ruth Bader Ginsburg and share many of the things we have read or listened to since learning of her passing.RBG New York Times ObituaryRBG First Woman To Lie In StateNina Totenberg on Ruth Bader GinsburgRuth Bader Ginsburg's Advice for LivingAmicus Podcast from Dahlia Lithwick on the Women of Harvard Law '59Julie recommends this new book on college admissions: Who Gets In and Why by Jeffrey SelingoLian recommends breathing! And this new book that's all about breathing and your nose.Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James NestorWhat dentists are seeing now in this time of stress.Entertaining Sisters:Remain In Love audiobook read by Chris Frantz.Sara Bareilles TV show on Apple TV +: Little VoiceSara Bareilles on Dax Shepherd's podcast.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these special urls to support our show.Ritual: www.ritual.com/sistersHarry's: www.harrys.com/satsistersRothy's: www.rothys.com/sistersSchool Mask Pack: www.schoolmaskpack.com/sistersVisit 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.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

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.Lian made a special music playlist for today. Check out Satellite Sisters Talking Heads Talk on Spotify. 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!Liz thanks her sisters for her birthday Cameo message from Michael Ian Black. Check it out in the @satsisters Instagram feed.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.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these special links and promo codes:Grammarly: www.grammarly.com/sistersKiwiCo: www.kiwico.com/sistersGreen Chef: www.greenchef.com/sisters80 Promo Code sisters80Framebridge: www.framebridge.com Promo Code sistersLian 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 TimeOctober 14 4 pm Pacific TimeOctober 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.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

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.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.Thanks to today's sponsors. Please use these urls when you shop with them.Harry's www.harrys.com/satsistersMeUnies www.meundies.com/sistersRothy's www.rothys.com/sistersThirdLove www.thirdlove.com/sistersENTERTAINING SISTERSLiz 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:Lian: Sweeney Sisters new book club dates: September, October-- including a Brunch time slot! Sept 9 4 pm Pacific TimeSept 16 7 pm Pacific TimeOctober 14 4 pm Pacific TimeOctober 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.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

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 Boseman and Coach John Thompson.Lian shares information about growth of colon cancer in young people and recommends these:Ryan Coogler’s tribute to Chadwick BosemanKatie 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 WantPandemic Parenting: Parenting with an audienceEntertaining Sisters:Lian recommends this podcast (not new but new to her and she loves it): 99% InvisibleLiz 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.Buy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these special urls and promo codes to support them.School Mask Pack: www.schoolmaskpack.com/sistersRitual: www.ritual.com/sistersGreen Chef: www.greenchef.com/sisters80 use promo code sisters80Rothys: www.rothys.com/sisters

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????To read Lian's blog posts about these trips, go to the blog page on our website here. To listen to the original full episode from Rome and Pompeii, go here.To listen to the original full episode from Paris, go here.To listen to the full Exploding Shoes episode, go here.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.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.Thank you for supporting our sponsors by using these special urls and promo codes:Crayola Masks www.schoolmaskpack.com/sistersKiwi Co www.kiwico.com/sistersFabFitFun www.fabfitfun.com Use coupon code sistersBrooklinen www.brooklinen.com Use promo code sisters

Come explore South America with Lian, Liz and Julie today with highlights of our trips to the Galapagos (Ecuador) , Machu Picchu (Peru) and Patagonia (Argentina).To listen to the complete original episodes about our adventures in the Galapagos, Macchu Picchu and Patagonia, use the links:Galapagos: https://art19.com/shows/satellite-sisters/episodes/06e0e795-604b-4738-aa54-6aab638b3ea8Macchu Picchu: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/094421d5-e601-466d-b722-b2698bb5a368.mp3Argentina #1 Patagonia: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/5a6929ff-2f34-4671-a1b0-fde52dfc2c9a.mp3Argentina #2 Buenos Aires: https://art19.com/shows/satellite-sisters/episodes/b8cff55a-88b7-4878-b09e-78e5ed5f77d7The tour company for our Galapagos trip was National Geographic Expeditions. The tour company for our Patagonia trip was Backroads. Thanks to our sponsors. Please use these special urls when you shop with them.Thirdlove www.thirdlove.com/sistersFramebridge www.framebridge.com use promo code sistersGreen Chef www.greenchef.com/sisters80 use code sisters80Grammarly www.grammarly.com/sistersVisit 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.Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.

Today's special August episode includes favorite food and fun conversations from all 5 sisters - from Lian's classic tale of a root canal rage to Sheila's critique of the Whole Foods merchandising scheme (baby wipes and wine together?).Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.To listen to the complete original episodes these highlights came from, go to:Peeling An Egg (Liz, Lian, Julie): https://rss.art19.com/episodes/08166255-a4ad-45fd-ae15-192b860cb3f1.mp3Root Canal/Fro-Yo (Lian, Liz, Sheila, Monica): https://rss.art19.com/episodes/5899aa09-bcc3-4e04-bd07-624862d32a33.mp3Whole Foods (Julie and Lian): https://rss.art19.com/episodes/619c6b9e-32cd-41f2-a5b6-41d46d44a151.mp3Whole Foods (Sheila, Lian, Liz, Julie): https://rss.art19.com/episodes/1b101d2a-05f6-46d7-879f-24602946f6b2.mp3Thanks to today's sponsors. Please use these special urls when you shop with them.Harry's: www.harrys.com/satsistersRothy's: www.rothys.com/sistersRitual: www.ritual.com/sistersMeUndies: www.meundies.com/sistersFollow @satsisters on Instagram and Twitter.To order Lian Dolan'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.

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.)Visit our new website www.satellitesisters.com.Thank you to this week's sponsor FabFitFun.

Sign up for our new weekly newsletter PEP TALK here.Thank you to our sponsors. Please use these special urls and codes when you shop with them.Green Chef: www.greenchef.com/sisters80School Mask Pack: www.schoolmaskpack.com/sistersBrooklinen: www.brooklinen.com Promo Code sistersRothys: www.rothys.com/sistersGet in the spirit. Liz's Best Olympic movies:Blades of GloryI, TonyaMiracleDownwhill RacerChariots of FireJulie recommends the British Binge-Cation on Hulu.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.)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, 2020Fun and Food: Hilarity ensues with Fro Yo and in Whole Foods August 11, 2020Let's Go, South America! Our trips to Galapagos, Macchu Picchu and Patagonia August 18, 2020Let's Go, Europe and Australia! Our trips to Paris, Rome and Australia August 25, 2020Coming 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.

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 Thank you to this week's sponsors. Please support them and the show by using these urls:KiwiCo: www.kiwico.com/sistersGrammarly: www.grammarly.com/sistersRitual: www.ritual.com/sistersRothys: rothys.com/sistersJulie has a special shout-out to Queen Elizabeth and Princess Beatrice. Lovely wedding! Grandmothers rule. What's Liz going to make on Cooking With Liz this weekend? Pesto Pesto! It's Ina Garten's recipe.Tune Saturday noon PT and Sunday noon PT LIVE in our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group.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/liandolanMagazine Hodge Podge!Real SimpleMillie. 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.

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. MagazineInterruptions of Working Parents at Home with Kids from The Washington PostStanford Business School on Equity and Inclusion Concerns in New Work/Life Reality. Leadership Lessons in the Time Of Corona from L A TimesOn 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 2020Liz 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. Thank you to our sponsors for their support and to listeners for supporting them by using these urls:Harry's: www.harrys.com/satsistersMeUndies: www.meundies.com/sistersTo 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.

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 this article about returning to work in the LA Times and 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. The multicultural novels Susan recommends are Homegoing, The Henna Artist and Sabrina and Corina. Thank you to today's sponsors. Please use the urls and promo codes to support them and our show.ThirdLove: www.thirdlove.com/sistersFabFitFun: www.fabfitfun.com Use coupon code sisters