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Liz Dolan, Sheila Dolan, Monica Dolan and Lian Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Podcast . This week s show is all about the Turkey. Mostly. We talk Thanksgiving Prep as Liz prepares for her first Turkey and Monica prepares for her Cranberry Fest. Plus, how big a cutting board do you need?  Plus, Sheila and Liz recount their epic trip to Minnesota for the You're the Best Book Tour. Sheila gives Monica tips for the Portland Meet-up. Plus:   Liz gets her turkey on for the first time, Monica is concerned that she is under-preparing. Monica goes all in on Cranberries Sheila comments on the girls who want to be Boy Scouts. Lian and Liz on the Women in Hollywood cover story in the New York Times Magazine. You don't have to be a female director to appreciate the quotes. Plus, a preview for the You're the Best Encore Interviews this week: Roz Chast. Nick Hornby and more...        See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/

Journalist and master communicator Tina Brown talks to the Satellite Sisters about her biography of Princess Diana called The Diana Chronicles.  Ten years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. Was she “the people’s princess,” who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she a manipulative, media-savvy neurotic who nearly brought down the monarchy? Only Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Tatler, England’s glossiest gossip magazine; Vanity Fair; and The New Yorker could possibly give us the truth. A fascinating interview because Ms. Brown is an amazing storyteller and communicator. Part of of You're the Best Encore Interviews celebrating the tease of our new book.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show, Julie Dolan, Monica Dolan and Lian Dolan connect and discuss the tragic events in Paris as well as a full round up of movies for the week. What to watch when it's raining, your sad or your husband wants to go to the movies: Spotlight; Brooklyn; and Spectre.    Plus:  Full Book Tour break-down:  Sheila and Liz go to St. Paul and shake up the Satellite Sisterhood at Subtext.  Julie throws down a book tour challenge. Dare to go to Dallas!  Plus, Urban Nana has some competition. Lian meets Charlotte in Pasadena.  Monica's big birthday activity. You'll never guess!  And -- spme neighbor news for downtown Abbey fans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap this week's episode of Madam Secretary: Catch & release. Lian Dolan is a writer and novelist who has written for TV and Julie has lived abroad for many years in Bangkok and Moscow and reports on foreign affairs for Satellite Sisters.    This week, the Madam Secretary triathlon:    Madam Secretary fly fishes Prof. Henry runs  and Dr. Eric Stoltz carves a chicken   Bess solves an Isis related crisis with the unwitting help of her brother, Some Kind of Wonderful Eric Stoltz.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan do the Tuesday #podcast on Monday. It was a busy, busy weekend for the Satellite Sisterhood in Pasadena. We had a fun, fun meet-up in Pasadena on Saturday night that features laughed, photos and Nothing Bundt Cakes at the evens. And then we packed the house for the official book launch event at Vroman's Thanks to all for coming. What a fantastic weekend. It was a true Celebration of Friendship.    Up next, St. Paul , Portland and Dallas.    Plus:   First Ladies Desk from Julie. Margaret Trudeau makes a quiet comeback.  Julie's Review of Suffragette   Germany has some issues with the World Health Organization   Plus:   Madam Secretary Re-Cap: Catch & Release An American joins Isis and MSec is on the case. Plus, hello Dr. Eric Stoltz!    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast is a broadcast of our live Book Launch event in Brooklyn's Powerhouse Arena for You're The Best: A Celebration of Friendship. Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan, Sheila Dolan and Julie Dolan discuss the new book and read from You're the Best. Also in the house are the Satellite Sisters Next Gen: Fiona Dolan; Katherine Dolan Nordenson ; Meghan Dolan Saporita; Ruthie Marantz and Lauren Hinkson.    We also answer your questions and introduce the satellite Misters in our lives. Many thanks to Powerhouse Arena for their help and filmmaker Ruthie Marantz for producing the audio.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the CBS drama Madam Secretary. This week on our re-cap, we break down the episode on the home front, on the work front and on the blouse front. This week:   Crisis management in the workplace bleeds into crisis management on the work front World War 3 is about to break out with political manipulations in London. Moscow and the Ukraine. Loungewear Shout-out! Wow, if you thought the blouses weren't enough, get a load of that blue cashmere sweater that makes taking to Russian exiles so much cozier. Henry wears boxers. Enough said.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Tuesday podcast with Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan. On the show today, we celebrate the launch of You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship with a complete re-cap of our event at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn. We had a great time meeting all the great Satellite Sisters who showed up in Brooklyn and made the evening a real treat. Plus, we announce a few more dates and a special broadcast this week.  Plus, our re-cap of Madam Secretary! World War III is coming-- at least on TV. We breakdown the story lines and rate the blouses. Plus, an oversized sweater to die for. A great hair episode for Tea Leoni.    News Items: Russian plane crash and an unexpected hero in the fall of the Berlin Wall.    Tuesday Trends: Julie brings us the latest from wall Street to Main Street.  Lian loves her Spirulizer! Who's with me? The zucchini noodles are really worth the 15 bucks.          See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h

In a galaxy far, far away-- called the Disney studios in Burbank 2004-- we spoke to writer/director JJ Abrams about his awesome spy show Alias, starring Jennifer Garner. Lian Dolan of the Satellite Sisters leads the interview with this future director of the new Star Wars trilogy. Alias fans will ove to be taken back into the world of Sydney Bristow, And Star Wars fans will unearth some secrets about how JJ Abrams thinks about story, characters and action when he shares insights into his writing and creative procees.    We are all waiting for December, aren't we? So entertain your self for a few minutes with this bast from the past interview.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The next interview in our continuing podcast series, You're the Best Encore Interviews. This week, our conversation with the late Elizabeth Edwards recorded in 2006 upon publication of her book, Saving Graces.  Elizabeth Edwards came into the public eye as the wife of Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards. Elizabeth, a smart, down-to-earth lawyer, mother and friend was a favorite of many women in the US for her warmth and compassion. Her book Saving Graces explores the time period after the death of her 16 year old son and the unending grief after his car accident. It's personal, emotional and revelatory. Our conversation with Elizabeth Edwards is the same. After this conversation took place, her cancer returned, her marriage fell apart in a public  spectacle and she succumbed to her disease.   We were fans and she seemed like a true Satellite Sister.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri

  Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap Madam Secretary, Season 2, Episode 4. In this episode, Bess is in the Dog House after Russian debacle, Nepal need money and they send their secret weapon, a 12 year old vigil goddesses and Stevie makes more bad choices.    Plus, more Tony Award winners! Binders Full of Blouses! and henry's Hoodies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday show. Today we kick off our book launch on the publication date of You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship . We give you the full scoop on the Brooklyn book signing plus an update on the event in St. Paul. To learn more about You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship and our appearances in support of the book, please visit http://www.satellitesisters.com/satellite-sisters-books/   Plus:    An update on the Literary Feasts in support of the LA Public Library. Lian gets the inside scoop on the next biography by Sally Bedell Smith. Her subject in Prince Charles and Lian gets preview.  Julie spend the weekend with her college friends and they talk about having it all-- or not. We talk work life balance, Paul Ryan's plea to spend more time with her family and we fully support cheerleaders. Go, Team!  Book Nook: Julie gives thumbs up to The Nightengale by Kristin Hannah.  Madame Secretary Re-Cap: Lian and Julie discuss the suspicious Chinese weathe

On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, we cover the world from the Benghazi hearings and Brain Surgery Live to Lian's last minute scramble to get ready for some book events.  Don't forget that this Tuesday October 27 is the official publication date of "You're The Best: A Celebration of Friendship" and this Friday October 30 is the first big NYC book launch bash at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn at 7 pm.  More details on our Events page. In the news, Liz share's what it's like to wake up in a time zone far, far away and have the Benghazi hearings going on and on and on.  It drove her to her minibar. For the chocolate bar.  Lian and Monica are both curious about the National Geographic Channel show airing tonight: Brain Surgery Live.  Monica is definitely in.  Lian?  Not so much.  Liz also gives us a heads up on a new show about scientific advances called Breakthrough that will debut next month on the channel.  One of Monica's favorite blogs is Apartment Therapy. They posted this week about what you learn about y

As part of the ongoing You're the Best Encore interview series, the Satellite Sisters interview President Bill Clinton.    Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan take the lead in this conversation with President Clinton upon the publication of his 2004 memoir My Life.   Liz handles the tough questions but Julie may be the first interviewer to ask President Clinton about becoming the First Lady.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan re-cap the CBS TV drama Madame Secretary. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan are co-creators and two of the five Satellite Sisters. Julie Dolan has been the satellite Sisters foreign correspondent and lived in both Russia and bagkok for many years. Lian Dolan is a writer and broadcaster. She has written for TV, Radio and is the best-selling author of two novels.    Satellite Sisters is a long-running talk show and top-rated podcast for women on iTunes. For more information about Satellite Sisters, please visit http://www.satellitesisters.com    In this episode, we see a new leader rise to power in Russia AND a shocking array of blouses with usual cuffs. Whaaat? Plus, Henry and MSec have some sexy time, the Stade Department team takes a tent to Moscow and Rat-Faced Craig stabs MSec in the back over and over again.    Julie gives us her inside view of all the vodka, kissing the dead guy and the rise of the Black Widow.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Pol

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Tuesday Satellite Sister podcast. Going Deep on Shallow Topics like Cheese News, Wedding Trends, Gilmore Girls Re-Cap and Dark Chocolate is a cure-all! Okay, not really but it has great health benefits.   Plus, our re-cap Madame Secretary on CBS. Julie weighs in on all things Russian in the crazy episode! Woah...   Plus: Is the new college application platform all that? The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success think so. But we are not so sure. For more information, check out Frank Bruni's column in the New York Times.  Julie has a Bitter Business Bureau. Listen and you'll be bitter, too. Don't even say the words, 'Hello, Giggles" to Lian.  Block of Cheese!! Is Cheese Addictive? Are those crisps at Trader Joe's the Best Cracker Ever? And what's good news about Dark Chocolate.  Tiny Trends from Tuesday! Including Wedding Dress Trends.  Great Entertainment News! The Gilmore Girls are back. And the new Star Wars trailer made Lian cry.  Plus, We re-cap Madame Secretary

On today's Satellite Sisters, Julie, Liz, Sheila and Monica start with announcements of this week's #satsistersYTB contest winners and the highlights of the 'You're The Best" kick-off speech in Pasadena this week for Pasadena Magazine.  It was a fun shakedown cruise for the book toyr that launches next Friday night October 30 at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn, New York.  For the complete calendar of "You're The Best", go to the Events page at www.satellitesisters.com. In the news, SNL did a great send-up of the Democratic Debate last night with the role of Bernie Sanders played by Larry David.  Perfect comedy casting! We'll never "Feel the Bern" the same way again.  Monica spent last weekend at the Bend Film Festival.  She has recommendation for some films you are going to want to watch out for including a documentary called Breaking A Monster, about a kids heavy metal band from Brooklyn.  It all happens in Brooklyn, doesn't it? Liz also needs some film recommendations and has the sisters vote on The Martian vs

Our ongoing series of You're the Best Interviews continue with an Elizabeth Gilbert classic. We spoke to liz Gilbert on the day Eat, Pray, Love was published. Before Oprah, before the Ted Talk, before guru status, Liz Gilbert was just a brokenhearted woman who went to Italy and gained 20 pounds eating pasta. Awesome.    In this conversation, you'll hear Liz, Lian and Monica talk to Elizabeth Gilbert, the way you share your vacation stories with your Satellite Sisters. Fun to hear again. Congratulations to Elizabeth Gilbert on the publication of her new book, Big Magic and her own podcast.   Elizabeth Gilbert, You're the Best!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Satellite Sisters Re-cap of Madam Secretary season 2, ep 2.   Writer Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan, Satellite Sisters Foreign Correspondent, analyze the latest episode with story lines about Afghanistan, Russia and where is the 21 year old daughter? Plus, a visit from actual Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan on the Satellite Sisters Tuesday show. Going deep on shallow topics like screen time recommendations for babies and have cell phones changed the way we converse face to face, even if the phone is silent? We discuss Sherry Turkle's article in the New York Times Stop Googling, Let's Talk.  How have our conversations changed since the proliferation of mobile devices.    Plus:  Exciting news for Coffee Drinkers!  Wedding Announcements meet Police Reports. Do we really need to know this in the middle of a perfectly delightful boy meets girl story? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/fashion/weddings/hilary-rhoda-and-sean-avery-marry.html?ref=weddings Do's and Don'ts for making the most of Work Events. How to network effectively. From the wall Street Journal.  How to change your name after your wedding Julie and Lian wish they'd just done this a million years ago.  Plus, can you wear tights with open toed shoes? FINALLY, we have the answer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat