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Animal News Bonanza Weird News Extravaganza; Edna & Jim Dolan's excellent adventure; Cozy Couch 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 Winner of the Intra Sister Wreath contest is announced! Lian's Christmas Eve with the late, great Paul Newman; Hank Paulson who? Julie's got the bail out package all figured out for you; Entertaining Sheila reviews Nights in Rodanthe -- a cashmere sweater, beach house kind of movie 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

From the archives,  a Lab Rats spectacular: Swedish meatballs, stainless steel cleaners and the First Lab Rats Ever.  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 and Julie wrap up this season of Satellite Sisters:  Lian wraps up her trip to Comic-Con. Shout-outs to Amtrak, Line Management, and Outlander's Men in Kilts.  Julie carries on with Me Week. Movies, TV, Food and a review of Boyhood Plus:  Tuesday Trends: baby clothes, pregnancy presents and pregnancy photos and more Breakthrough Strategies from O Magazine. Lian plans her August Epiphany for a Creative Space Books to Read: The Glass Castle by Linda Francis Lee and 101 Dog Tricks Kids Edition by Kyra Sundance  And... You'll never look at a scone the same way     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

On today's Satellite Sisters, Julie and Liz tackle: Comic Con.  Is cannibalism a good there for a BBQ? Russia.  So there's really a Consumer Protection Agency in Russia? Ferris.  How best to celebrate Ferris's birthday?  Liz adopted him August 4, 2004. Me Week.  What should Julie do during her week alone this week?  Suggestions?   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 interviews best-selling author Claire Cook (Must Love Dogs; Life's a Beach; Wallflower in Bloom) about her new book, Never Too Late: Your Roadmap to Reinvention   Claire turned her life around at 45 with the publication of her first novel. She's gone on to write 11 novels with great female character re-inventing themselves. Now, she turns the spotlight on herself and the secrets she's learned about reinventing her life midstream. Inspirational, practical and personal, Claire teels her own story and we all relate.     Find our more about Claire Cook and her new book, Never Too Late: Your Roadmap to Reinvention  at her website: http://clairecook.com 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 and Julie on the Tuesday Show: Cute as a Button Baby Shower: Nailed it! The Gap Year that Never Ends: Why Won't Our Kids Live Out Our Dreams?  Restaurant Trends We Reject Mailbag: My Dg Mia, Capris & Clogs; Comic-Con; and The Satellite Sisters go Explicit 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

Liz, Sheila, Monica & Lian on the show to discuss:   Hots Spots Around the World: Julei weighs in with a statement and Liz is flying over most of them Fashion Trends and Tips so you don't look like The Golden Girls Comic-Con Survival Tips: Lian is going to Comic-Con and she is concerned by some of the suggested "tips."  Wholes Foods and Target Trends: Sheila has some observations Marketing Genius: Thanks, Coke, for the can Movie Review: Begin Again  Monica and Lian check out the latest movie from the director of Once.      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

Cindy Chupack is a Writer, Producer and Director. Her award-winning credentials include her writing on Sex and The City, Everybody Loves Raymond and Modern Family. Her first memoir, The Between Boyfriends Book was a NY Times Bestseller.  She writes regularly for O, The Oprah Magazine and Glamour Magazine. She's here to talk about her new memoir, the funny and poignant tale of marriage and infertility, The Longest Date: Life as a Wife.    For more information on Cindy Chupack, including her upcoming events, please visit her website.  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

Julie and Lian connect on Tuesday and discuss: The Latest Fitness Craze: Urban Sweat Lodge Warren G. Harding's Shocking Correspondance Six Californias: the plan from Sillicon Valley to split up the Golden State New Products and Tuesday Trends Breaking Blueberry News Clog Wars   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

On today's Satellite Sisters, we share happy birthday wishes with Julie, now dubbed our First Sister. Julie takes her grandchildren to Six Flags Over Texas and one of them may never ride a roller coaster again. We share our World Cup observations right before the big final and break down what it teaches us about various nationalities.  Julie is surprised that Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes features so many apes. Lian disputes the results of an ice cream survey.  Julie disputes Lian's dispute. Monica has the ultimate footwear recommendation to share with the sisterhood.  Do you share her dislike of stuff between your toes? Check out her new Born slides. Plus she thanks Sheila for some thoughtful hospitality.      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 interviews Advice Goddess Amy Alkon about her new book Good manner for Nice People who Sometimes Say %#@*   Fun and Funny writer Amy Alkon offers her etiquette options for all kinds of situations, from First Dates to People Who Take Too Many Free Samples. But Amy is not the fussy manners mistress but she belive in empathy-driven manners. Why can't we all get along? Amy applies social scientist to good manners for surprising conclusions.  Check out Amy Alkon in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/fashion/amy-alkons-crusade-against-rudeness.html?_r=0   To read more from Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess http://www.advicegoddess.com/ag-columns-blog/newindex.html 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

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan connect on the Tuesday Show:    Today on the show: Safety Tips from State Farm What Modern Philanthropy Looks Like: Lian discusses moderating a panel with dynamic female philanthropists Tuesday Trends: Potty Training and More Books to read and Articles to Read Find the full list fo Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books here.  Find the article from The Economist here.  Letters and comments on Sharks & Schedules     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

Happy 4th of July weekend.  On today's show, Julie, Liz and Lian tackle: Results of a new study on sleep.  Are there family traits when it comes to sleep patterns? Not for the Satellite Sisters. Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi's comments on not being able to have it all. What do you think? Shark attack in Manhattan Beach. If someone yelled 'Shark!", would you run into the water to help? Liz's twitter frustration.  If you want her to know something, can't you just email her?  We are talking to you, Food Truck For Dogs people.   Julie's 8 reasons for watching Scandal. No more costume dramas for her. Don't forget our free audiobook download from Audible at www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters And listen to the Satellite Sisters Word Write Festival.  Lian discusses life, aging and humor with Annabelle Gurwitch, author of "I See You Made An Effort".   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-inf

The Satellite Sisters WordWrite Festival, our annual book festival on the air,  is back! Our series of author interviews to celebrate the summer... This week, Annabelle Gurwitch Thanks to Audible for supporting the series. Click here for your free audiobook download.  Lian Dolan in conversation with author/activist/actress Annabelle Gurwitch, author of the New York Times bestseller I See You Made an Effort and You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up. Her thoughts on eye serums, turkey sandwiches,  motherhood, marriage, aging garcefully, aging awfully, plastic surgery and saying goodbye to good friends. Annabelle discusses her writing process,  aging in Hollywood, and staying funny. Annabelle is funny, insightful and and inspiration. Love her.    For more information on Annabelle Gurwitch, click here 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.

On today's Satellite Sisters, Julie and Liz provide some World Cup insights, which will be totally out of date by the time you listen to this. Plus, having nothing at all to do with international sport, Liz has a bone to pick with France and would like to thank Spain and Germany.  There are not many weeks in which she has to flee across an international border in the middle of the night.  This was one of those weeks.  Keep it on the DL.   Julie has two news stories about CEOs:  Marissa Meyer of Yahoo and Mary Barra of GM.  Matt Lauer, we would suggest that you should be totally ashamed of yourself but we struck you from our list of Satellite Misters so many years ago that your insulting question did't even surprise us.   We also have discussion of plane movies: comedies, dramas and documentaries that you'd probably not see in real life but make for good airborne entertainment.  Liz saw one this week.  It's an unusual documentary about street art and artists like Banksy that she enjoyed on a night flight.  It'

Lian and Julie connect on the Tuesday Show for:  The Complete Family Wedding Report: Katherine gets amrried in Chatham Mass and we dance, eat lobstahs, and enjoy the happy event The Complete Satellite Sisters Meet-up Report: the Sisterhood gathers on the Cape and have a fantastic time The Complete Vacation Report: A medical Emergency and more lobsters Plus...   new studies on the brains of writers and the cool kids in junior high . AND, you'll never believe what you can do with your dishwasher  Looking for audiobooks? Check out the selection at Audible and get a free download at www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters   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

Julie and Lian on the Tuesday: Awkward Restaurant Moments: Dogs and Innapropriate PDA Algebra 2 Update. To read Is Algebra Necessart from the New York Times, click here.  Nutrition News: The Best Veggie is... Watercress! Watercress facts, News , Recipes and the Feel-Good Watercress Story of the Week Nutty News: Public Cartwheeling Father's Day TRends World Cup Picks Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up Gracie News And, thanks to Audible for sponsoring this week's podcast. Please use this specail link for your free audiobook download http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters   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

Julie, Liz, Monica and Lian connect for:   Beach Bag Books 2014. The sisters bring their top recommendations for fiction, non-fiction, and audiobooks. To download your free audio book, click here: audible.com/sisters Plus: French Open Fashion Analysis Your call on: Lawn Roombas and Naked Bike Riding Gracie Award Memories Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up Plus: French Open Fashion Analysis Your call on: Lawn Roombas and Naked Bike Riding Gracie Award Memories Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up Plus: French Open Fashion Analysis Your call on: Lawn Roombas and Naked Bike Riding Gracie Award Memories Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up 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 and Julie on the Tuesday Show: Gap Year Update: the Parenting Experiment continues Zorro Update: Muffin Tin Game--  hit or miss? News of the World: Prisoner Release and Royal Report Health & Wellness Fast Facts Old People Report: Carry On Luggage and Cell Phone Reminders Gracie Luncheon Special Guest: Robin Roberts!    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