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Lian is invited to the White House! Plus the Four-Day Work Week and Grilled Cheese Taste Test Lian is invited to The White House! The International Women of Courage Awards will be given out at The White House on International Women’s Day March 8th, 2023.  The White House will live stream the event. Here is the link for 2 pm EST March 8: Live stream the Ceremony at www.whitehouse.gov or www.state.gov. Steak and Ale coming back! Julie has suggestions for improvement.  https://www.wfaa.com/article/life/food/steak-and-ale-launching-comeback-first-restaurant-planned-open-in-grand-prairie/287-7c194ea3-a60f-46aa-a377-f3c4cbdbfbf4 Whatever happened to Denise Austin? https://www.deniseaustin.com/blog Look. She’s got a shoe line. https://easyspirit.com/collections/denise-austin?trk_msg=AF2K45E6D5K438VR3L7M1A3SQK&trk_contact=PDAUQ7AJ1DNRSAEDD78VJO0RDS&trk_sid=7BE3Q8ODU6F5F6ALAD0FF1F4H8&trk_link=34OA596NREAKP6HKI6386CGDEC&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Easy+Spirit+Denise+Austin&utm_campaign=2023-02-26-P

Today's Satellite Sisters Podcast is a replay of a conversation with Nike Co-Founder and Creator Phil Knight about his new memoir Shoe Dog, the story of Nike's early days. This episode first aired in May 2016 and is rereleased now in anticipation of the new Ben Affleck/Matt Damon movie AIR, in which Ben plays Phil Knight and Matt plays Sonny Vaccaro. Both Liz Dolan and Lian Dolan worked at Nike and our conversation today will focus on what made the corporate culture at Nike unique and special and took the business from the trunk of Phil's car to a 30 billion dollar business. Liz Dolan who started as the Nike PR Director in 1988 and went on to become Global CMO, shares the one-page Nike Principles that she received in her first day of work in 1988.  Phil Knight shares why running, the pioneering spirit of Oregon and a sense of humor were all critical to Nike's success and creating the culture that made Nike so special.  The book is Shoe Dog, a must-read for business people, entrepreneurs and sneaker fans. Shoe

New movie about a Bad Pooh, Ben Affleck's new Dunkin' ad and a new movie Air about the Air Jordan, new rules of etiquette and generational differences in parenting plus book, movie and television recommendations. Ben Affleck’s Dunkin Donuts Super Bowl commercial: Grab me a glazed!  https://youtu.be/BBIX9FG6kZ0 Ben Affleck’s new movie Air with Matt Damon:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgnqxQizrW8 Bitter Business Bureau:  CBS/Viacom Book “Unscripted” Big Shots Behaving Badly: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/books/review/unscripted-james-stewart-rachel-abrams.html    Bad Pooh: Who’s bright idea was that?  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/movies/winnie-the-pooh-blood-honey-horror.html?searchResultPosition=1 The New Rules of Etiquette from New York Magazine’s The Cut. https://www.thecut.com/article/tipping-rules-etiquette-rules.html Modern Parenting Trends Boomers Don’t Understand: https://www.baby-chick.com/modern-parenting-trends-boomers-dont-understand/ Witness to History Monica Dolan! A nursing a

Writer Kim Fay’s wonderful book Love & Saffron comes out in paperback today.  https://bookshop.org/lists/satellite-sisters-winter-spring-2022-recommendations Kim’s friend– and book inspiration– who died this week: Barbara Hansen. https://la.eater.com/2023/1/31/23579690/barbara-hansen-los-angeles-food-writer-obituary How To Stop Ruminating:  https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-stop-ruminating#What-is-rumination? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/well/mind/stop-rumination-worry.html?searchResultPosition=6 Aging: Good News and Bad News from the Oldster newsletter.  https://oldster.substack.com/p/this-is-68-and-12-cancer-doc-robin?utm_campaign=post&fbclid=IwAR1oNuY8j7kuo25bM0CWMlQ_cSFZzvoHSLEqE5dBKEpmOGxPwbndGkHx5cg Apple Air Tags: Pros and Cons https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/the-biggest-security-pros-and-cons-of-using-bluetooth-gps-trackers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/technology/airtags-gps-surveillance.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare How Long Does It Take To Get

The Satellite Sisters explore generational differences, no-fun wellness trends and Trader Joe's top products. Plus, movie and book recommendations and 2 trends Lian spied in catalogs and magazines. Two alarming new aggressive wellness outlets in Liz’s Santa Monica neighborhood:  First, Perspire. A Sauna Studio. https://perspireoffers.com/south-bay/lp/first-session-20/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA8t2eBhDeARIsAAVEga0ePhkrMMdnREdwW1kAn6RXAde4Jxjt_JEe8zEm00ytBUb8vdbpjSAaAkRWEALw_wcB https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/well/live/sauna-health-benefits.html Second, FaceGym. Srsly? “Workout” your face with a “trainer”?  https://facegym.com/ Are saunas even good for you? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/well/live/sauna-health-benefits.html Lian’s appearance at the opening of Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica is Sunday February 19th at 11 am. https://zibbysbookshop.com/ Super Mom Donna Kelce has two sons playing in the Super Bowl: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/sport/donna-kelce-jason-travis-super-bowl-lvii-spt-intl/index.html

Julie's travel report from Chile, Liz on living in an autonomous vehicles testing zone, Lian's thoughts on the nearby Lunar New Year violence in Monterey Park. Julie has a complete report on her hiking trip to the Lake District of Chile: Volcanoes, Monkey Puzzle Trees, Sauerkraut, Exploding Rats! https://www.backroads.com/trips/WCII/chile-walking-hiking-tour Lian’s next trip to Latin America? https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/jess-stone-german-shepherd-dog-motorcycle/index.html Is Liz being stalked by unpiloted vehicles? First Coco now Waymo.  https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-03-17/california-autonomous-sidewalk-food-delivery-robots-coco-starship-kiwibot https://waymo.com/waymo-driver/ Entertaining Sisters:  Liz likes Everything Everywhere All At Once, but The Fabelmans not so much. DGA Podcast with Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert: https://soundcloud.com/thedirectorscut/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-w-dan-kwan-daniel-scheinert-and-destin-daniel-cretton-ep-354?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium

Travel Reports from Las Vegas and the Princess Discovery, Memoirs by Paul Newman and Prince Harry, what is ChatGPT plus mailbag dump! Liz visits Las Vegas and reviews Martha Stewart's new restaurant The Bedford. https://www.caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/the-bedford-by-martha-stewart?utm_campaign=GMB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_term=TheBedfordbyMarthaStewart&utm_content=Restaurant http://marketeammenuthebedford.com Lian visits the Princess Discovery. https://www.princess.com/news/news_releases/2022/11/princess-cruises-unveils-360-an-extraordinary-experience-on-discovery-princess-coming-soon-to-enchanted-princess.html Unintended Consequences of Food Labeling https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-12-21/new-label-law-has-unintended-effect-sesame-in-more-foods MORE Geezer Happy Hours please: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/style/ann-arbor-geezer-happy-hour.html Happier Podcast #outside23in23: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happier-with-gretchen-rubin/id969519520?i=10005923077

The Satellite Sisters are back! First podcast episode of 2023. Yes, we have new personal themes for the year. Plus trends, tips, travel reports, recommendations and some thoughts on Prince Harry. LAX-based Captain Brian Jackson of United Airlines, we salute you for saving Liz's Hawaiian vacation. A Christmas miracle! Liz’s brush with an exploding volcano! Both Mauna Loa and Kilauea blew in the last month. She took that helicopter ride over the Big Island! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63799874!   https://weather.com/news/video/hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-resumes-eruptions-after-a-short-pause Prince Harry’s book and 60 Minutes interview with Anderson Cooper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCOojny1-fM Patti Davis Op-Ed about her memoir: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/opinion/prince-harry-and-the-value-of-silence.html The Secret Power of the 8 Minute Phone Call: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/well/phone-call-happiness-challenge.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare New

The perfect way to kick off 2023-- with an inspiring interview from our archives with Robin Roberts. Warm, funny, been through it and back, this conversation with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts will renew your faith in family and friends and fighting the good fight. It's was a pleasure to talk to Robin about her work, her life, her inspiration and her sister. You can tell from this conversation why Robin turned to her sister when she needed her most-- for a bone marrow transplant a few years back.  You're the best, Robin Roberts. The best.  Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here: https://www.cafepress.com/satellitesi... Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkl... JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: -  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SatelliteSis... Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/satel... Instag

The Satellite Sisters talk to New Yorker Cartoonist and National Book Award winner Roz Chast upon the publication of Theories of Everything. Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan in studio with the brilliant and hilarious cartoonist.  Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here: https://www.cafepress.com/satellitesi... Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkl... JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: -  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SatelliteSis... Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/satel... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satsisters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SatSisters -  Email: hello@satellitesisters.com Lian Dolan on Instagram @liandolan: https://www.instagram.com/liandolan/ Liz Dolan on Instagram @satellitesisterliz: https://www.instagram.com/satellitesi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a

Our series of You're the Best Holiday Replays continues with Julia Louis-Dreyfus who gets our vote as the funniest women ever on TV. What a pleasure to talk to our comedic heroine from Seinfeld and today's Veep. We talked to her when her sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine was debuting on CBS, a hilarious show about a couple trying to execute a "good divorce." Since then, she's gone on to star in Veep and win a slew more Emmys. Well-deserved, Madam President. JLD opens up about what it's like to really be a working mom on TV and her most embarrassing mothering moment. It's a winner! Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here: https://www.cafepress.com/satellitesi... Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkl... JOIN OUR COMMUNITY: -  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SatelliteSis... Facebook Group: https://

We can't think of a better way to spend the holidays than with our Solid Gold Satellite Sister Nora Ephron. We spoke to Nora Ephron in 2006 upon publication of her book, "I Feel Bad About My Neck". Funny, warm and wise, Nora Ephron makes us laugh and cry when talking about aging, friendship and death. We miss you, Nora. You're the best.  Ephron is best known for her romantic comedies and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Writing: for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally..., and Sleepless in Seattle. She won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for When Harry Met Sally.... She sometimes wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her last film was Julie & Julia. She also co-authored the Drama Desk Award–winning theatrical production Love, Loss, and What I Wore.  In 2013, Ephron received a posthumous Tony Award nomination for Best Play for her play Lucky Guy. Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go to the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesiste

This season finale features #satsisterslookwhatIdid contributions from listeners all over.  To read them, join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/satellitesisters Lian Dolan’s updated Guide to the Rose Parade in Pasadena. https://satellitesisters.com/2023-rose-parade/ Tips to fight holiday stress:  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/well/move/holiday-stress-exercise.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Eat Toast for the Holidays!  https://www.foodandwine.com/appetizers/toast-recipes-holidays?hid=d7de178f818665548fc876721a2fc6230ab3a454&did=878174-20221127&utm_campaign=faw-the-dish_newsletter&utm_source=foodandwine.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=112722&cid=878174&mid=103047937279&lctg=16246468 Special Cocktail or Mocktail Recipe for the Holiday Wrap Party: Winter Cranberry Gin Fizz (or minute the gin!) https://jessicainthekitchen.com/winter-cranberry-gin-cocktail-cran-rosemary-infused-simple-syrup/ Visit the Satellite Sisters Shop for holiday gifts:

Living Solo and Making Friends, Travel Adventures for 2023, Investigative Report Brings Hair Facts! Lian, Julie and Liz have much to discuss. Irene Cara, RIP.  Lian knew every word of every song on that Fame album.  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-26/fame-and-flashdance-singer-actor-irene-cara-dies-at-63 Top travel experiences in 2023. The NYT and Julie have recommendations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/17/t-magazine/travel-destinations-experiences.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Oh no! Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island just blew.  Liz is headed there.  https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/weather/hawaii-mauna-loa-volcano-eruption/index.html The Power of Companionship + Friendship: Gen X’ers + Boomers Living Alone:  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/us/living-alone-aging.html Why Can’t Men Make Close Friends? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/well/family/male-friendship-loneliness.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes Tuesday Trends: Tights No Pants? https://www.eonlin

The good and the bad of World Cup 2022 and Bitter Business Bureau: This Week In Fraud should provide plenty to talk about over Thanksgiving.  Theranos, Ticketmaster, FTX – so much bad behavior. And more business drama – the return of Bob Iger to run Disney.  How to watch the FIFA World Cup: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/how-to-watch-the-2022-world-cup-on-fox-times-channels-full-match-schedule Don't forget USA vs England on Fox on Friday 11/25 at 1 pm ET. Iranian World Cup Team refuses to sing their national anthem: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/21/iran-world-cup-protests-anthem/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter Bitter Business Bureau:  This Week In Fraud Elizabeth Homes sentenced to 11 years in prison.  https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/tech/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-sentencing Swifties vs Ticketmaster: Explained on podcast Today Explained.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/today-explained/id1346207297?i=1000587012622 TFX Crash: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11

Fave cookbook author and guest Claire Tansey preps the Satellite Sisters for the holidays plus Julie’s got some trends, Lian has a great book gift list and Liz posts a video with instructions for the Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap Party! Find Claire Tansey at https://www.clairetansey.com Claire’s cookbooks include a brand new e-book Uncomplicated Holidays for sale for only $7.  https://class.clairetansey.com/holiday-cookbook Join Claire's Gifts From Your Kitchen Workshop and use sisters10 for a 10% discount: https://cart.learnlife.ca/holiday-ftyfs-2022/ Satellite Sisters Holiday Gift Book List:  https://bookshop.org/lists/satellite-sisters-holiday-2022-great-gifts Julie’s Holiday Trend Reports: https://www.marthastewart.com/8330754/holiday-entertaining-decor-trends?utm_source=emailshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share-article&utm_content=20221113 https://www.housebeautiful.com/entertaining/holidays-celebrations/g999/christmas-home-decor/ Post Your Toast here on the Satellite Sisters YouTube Chann

Lian Dolan gives the complete trains, planes + ferries travel report on her book tour and Satellite Sisters Meet-Ups, Julie swears off camping then changes her mind on the Rio Grande, Liz shares a letter from the  Satellite Sisters Facebook Group and the sisters offer advice on being in the sandwich generation. Julie’s backcountry guides were Desert Sports in Big Bend TX: https://www.desertsportstx.com Recommended books about Aging Parents and the Sandwich Generation:  Working Daughter:  A Guide to Caring For Our Parents While Making A Living by Liz O’Donnell https://workingdaughter.com Now What?: A Guide to the Gifts and Challenges of Aging. https://frontedgepublishing.com/now-what-a-guide-to-the-gifts-and-challenges-of-aging/ Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. http://atulgawande.com/book/being-mortal/ How To Be A Good Houseguest: https://emilypost.com/advice/the-golden-rules-for-houseguests Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here: https://conta.cc/2OxTnog Go the the Satellite Sisters website here: 

REPLAY FROM 2018: We have elections and holidays coming up so we decided to reshare this Satellite Sisters Family Dynamics Special with Alan Alda. He talks to us about improving family communications, communicating with empathy and always being willing to change. Are we? Well...not always. He shares great communication tools with us here and on his own podcast Clear + Vivid.   Father Greg Boyle about Compassion, Kinship and How To Help Others with Alan Alda on Clear + Vivid in 2018. Cheryl Strayed Gives Advice on How To Give Advice with Alan Alda on Clear + Vivid. FBI Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss with Alan Alda on Clear + Vivid. The Satellite Sisters always say "Not every conversation will change your life, but any conversation can." This conversation with a longtime favorite Satellite Mister proves how true that is. We are grateful to him for this great pep talk. Satellite Sisters will be back with a new episode on November 8, 2022. More: Cooking With Liz: The Soup Edition will is posted on our Satellite

#Witchyleaks. On today's Satellite Sisters podcast, we have an all-time fave New To You show. It's the finals of the Halloween Witch Costume Contest from October 2008. Guest judge listener Kathy from Iowa critiques each costume and is joined by Dancing With The Stars judge Bruno Tonioli and Project Runway's Tim Gunn. Julie is a Classic Witch. Lian is a Yoga Witch. Sheila is the Irish Hag with a Swag. Monica is Drugtown Witch. Liz is Baby Witch. The sisters beg and pitch and work as hard as they can to get Kathy's vote. She's a tough judge but we all respect the final results and did not demand a recount. At the end of the show, Sheila also gives us her Entertaining Sheila review of Synecdoche, New York, a film by Charlie Kaufmann. For more Entertaining Sheila film reviews, go to our website and search the audio archive. There are some good ones in there. For information on our book "You're the Best: A Celebration of Friendship", go here. Cooking With Liz: The Soup Edition will be on our Satellite Sisters YouT

Lian gives special thanks to Rise Restaurant in Dallas and to all the Satellite Sisters who came to visit she and Julie on her Lost and Found in Paris visit. She heads off to Dayton, Southport CT and Long Island this week. Liz renews her passport with the new pilot program for online renewal. Check it out. Julie's International News Round-Up includes a salute to the women rising up in Iran and details on the attack on Van Gogh's Sunflowers. Are your amazon appliances spying on you? Washington Post has a checklist. It's RTO time. What are finance bros wearing back in the office? Cooking With Liz: The Soup Edition will be on our Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel on Saturday Dec 30 at NOON Pacific Time. Sign up for our weekly newsletter PEP TALK here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here SHOP the Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to the Satellite Sisters You Tube Channel here. Entertaining Sisters: New Paul Newman memoir, published 14 years after his death, has a fascinating story behind finding the l