This is the premiere of the Satellite Sisters' 22nd year! Welcome to new and old listeners. We also celebrate more than a million downloads already this year. Thank you for spreading the word and show links! Today we report on our summer vacations plus talk about Liz's roller coaster summer, Lian's return to empty-nester status, Julie's difficult lifestyle change and more on the science about friendship.

Plus, we salute two One-In-A-Million Satellite Sisters:
Olivia Newton-John dies. 
Serena Williams is moving on from tennis.

Friendship studies:
The power of friendship between poor kids and rich kids from the journal Nature reported on by Axios. 
Another study says walking with friends is good for you, but we always knew that!

Eileen Fisher is a real person and an admirable business leader too. 

Lian's Upcoming Appearances:
Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop: October 20 - 22, 2022 University of Dayton, Dayton OH
Pequot Library, Southport, CT: A Night Out With Lian Dolan Thursday October 27th 6 pm

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Entertaining Sisters:
The Edge of the Earth on HBOMax
Fire Of Love from National Geographic and Disney+
The Bear on Hulu
'I Am Glad My Mom Died" memoir by Jeannette McCurdy

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Season 22 Premiere! Summer Vacation Reports, The Science of Friendship, Movies You Can Take Your Mother To

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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Health & Fitness

Liz announces her "Lizness Not Bizness" plan for 2024-25: She's been accepted as a Fellow in Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. On this new episode, she answers Julie and Lian's questions about the program and why she decided to make a big move this fall. You can also check out the program here. https://dci.stanford.edu/. Liz's 2024-25 DCI cohort is listed here: https://www.linkedin.com/school/stanford-dci/
Lian added a couple of special Satellite Sisters Meet-Ups on her book tour. On June 3 in Portland, there will be a no-host meet-up at McMenamins Cedar Hills not far from Powells Cedar Hills from 5:30 to 6:30 before her appearance at 7. Monica and Liz will both attend the meet-up and Powells. Woo hoo! Then in Santa Fe on June 23, there will be a book discussion, wine and mingling at Chomp https://www.chompsantafe.com/ in the Community Loft. Complete details for all events on Lian's website.
In other news on this podcast episode, Julie reviews the details of her Regional Family Meeting in Bend, Oregon and the difference one Carvel ice cream cake can make and has a special shout-out for the crew and passengers of American Airlines #530 - we love your new DFW - RDM service! Liz recommends not just season 3 of Hacks on Max but the official podcast about Season 3: https://youtu.be/KOFFlCL-hUY?si=V8SlLcydaXx_HsKN
Plus Pole Pedal Paddle happens in Bend, Oregon this weekend, a quintessential Bend athletic event that combines Alpine skiing, Nordic Skiing, biking down the mountain, running through dirt trails, paddling along the Deschutes River and a final sprint to the finish. https://www.bendsource.com/outside/from-the-mountain-to-the-river-embracing-bends-iconic-pole-pedal-paddle-tradition-21120015
Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes to support them:
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New 2024 Satellite Sisters episodes to download:
Fitness and Aging with guest Liz Neporent. 3/12/24
Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Lessons Learned. 3/19/24
Women's Wellness Through Transitions like Menopause with MEA 3/26/24
Information about MEA Workshop Lian is attending in June: A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
The Marriage Sabbatical Pub Day Book Talk by Lian Dolan. No spoilers on this episode! 4/2/24

Lian Dolan's books: For information on Lian's novels, including The Marriage Sabbatical, her latest book out now, please visit liandolan.com
Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.
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Big Announcement: Lizness Not Bizness Busts Out!

For Mother's Day 2024, we have two favorite interviews about mothers and mothering. The first is Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The new season of JLD's podcast Wiser Than Me is out now and includes interviews with Ina Garten, Billie Jean King and Patti Smith. The second interview is writer Connie Wang. Connie's new memoir about her life with her mother is Oh My Mother! A Memoir in Nine Adventures. Connie's interview was originally part of our 2023 Best Beach Bag Books episode. That show and other Best Beach Bag Books episode are available below, on all podcast apps and on our website.
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2023 with interview with crime writer Dervla McTiernan:
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2023 featuring Connie Wang 
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2021 featuring Christina Baker Kline, author of The Exiles and The Orphan Train 
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2020 featuring Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2019 featuring Jennifer Weiner
Listen to Best Beach Bag Books 2018 featuring Jenna Blum
Listen to Steven Rowley, author of the heartfelt and hilarious The Guncle, soon to be major motion picture!

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New 2024 Satellite Sisters episodes to download:
Fitness and Aging with guest Liz Neporent. 3/12/24
Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Lessons Learned. 3/19/24
Women's Wellness Through Transitions like Menopause with MEA 3/26/24
Information about MEA Workshop Lian is attending in June: A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
The Marriage Sabbatical Pub Day Book Talk by Lian Dolan. No spoilers! 4/2/24

Lian Dolan's books: For information on Lian's novels, including The Marriage Sabbatical, her latest book out now, please visit liandolan.com
Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.
Visit the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com
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Shop the Satellite Sisters store here: https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/collections/all
Email Satellite Sisters at hello@satellitesisters.com.
Follow Lian Dolan on @instagram @liandolan
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Mother's Day 2024:  Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Connie Wang

Travel Special! On today’s new Satellite Sisters episode, we explore the world. Lauren Bates, founder of Wild Terrains which supports women-owned businesses in every country, joins to talk Iceland, Japan, New Orleans and planning her own honeymoon in Greece. Then Julie Dolan has tales of two weeks in New Zealand hiking, walking and fishing with her husband and Backroads. 
Plus Lian Dolan is going to the new Santa Fe campus of MEA for A Lifetime of Women’s Wellness: Thriving through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz. There’s still time to join this workshop June 24 - June 29. Book it here: https://www.meawisdom.com/workshop/a-lifetime-of-womens-wellness

Thank you to our sponsors and to you for supporting them by using these special urls and codes:
Prose https://prose.com/sisters
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New 2024 Satellite Sisters episodes to download:
Fitness and Aging with guest Liz Neporent. 3/12/24
Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Lessons Learned. 3/19/24
Women's Wellness Through Transitions like Menopause with MEA 3/26/24
Information about MEA Workshop Lian is attending in June: A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
The Marriage Sabbatical Pub Day Book Talk by Lian Dolan. No spoilers! 4/2/24

Lian Dolan's books: For information on Lian's novels, including The Marriage Sabbatical, her latest book out now, please visit liandolan.com
Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.
Visit the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com
Visit + subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@satellitesisters7265
Shop the Satellite Sisters store here: https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/collections/all
Email Satellite Sisters at hello@satellitesisters.com.
Follow Lian Dolan on @instagram @liandolan
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Travel Special 2024: Iceland, Japan, New Orleans, New Zealand + Listener Summer Plans

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 The Aging Models. It's their 30th anniversary of getting together annually! You can't make new old friends.
Liz went to a Bruce Springsteen concert in LA and doesn't regret a bit of it, even though all that dancing may not have been ideal for her new knee. Just ask her physical therapist.
Plus, Lian went to see Valerie Bertinelli at Vroman's and demands "Get that woman a talk show!". Here's Valerie's new cookbook. Indulge.


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Entertaining Sisters:
Liz recommends Scoop on Netflix. A dramatization of the disastrous Prince Andrew BBC interview starring Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell.
Lian's recommended books:
What Happened to Nina by Satellite Sisters favorite Dervla McTiernan.
Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search To Bring Home The Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail by Andrea Lankford.

New 2024 Satellite Sisters episodes to download:
Fitness and Aging with guest Liz Neporent. 3/12/24
Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Lessons Learned. 3/19/24
Women's Wellness Through Transitions like Menopause with MEA 3/26/24
Information about MEA Workshop Lian is attending in June:  A Lifetime of Women's Wellness: Thriving Through Transitions with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz
The Marriage Sabbatical Pub Day Book Talk by Lian Dolan. No spoilers! 4/2/24

Upcoming Episode:
April 30: A Satellite Sisters Travel Special featuring Lauren Bates from Wild Terrains and Julie's report on her recent trip to New Zealand.

Lian Dolan's books: For information on Lian's novels, including The Marriage Sabbatical, her latest book out now, please visit liandolan.com 
Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.
Visit the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com
Visit + subscribe to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@satellitesisters7265
Shop the Satellite Sisters store here: https://satellite-sisters-shop-5893.myshopify.com/collections/all
Email Satellite Sisters at hello@satellitesisters.com.
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New Sisters Catch-Up:  Hanging out with Valerie Bertinelli, Jon Bon Jovi, The Boss and our dearest college friends.

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 Jason opts for a motorcycle trip through Patagonia. What will happen when the sabbatical ends?
We discuss process, writing habits, inspiration, storytelling and what if everyone thinks this is about Lian's marriage. Plus, take a look behind the planning of a book tour. (Hint-- not as glam as Sex & The City makes it seem.)
To buy The Marriage Sabbatical, head to your favorite indie bookstore or find it everywhere, including here. 
To find out more about Lian Dolan, her book tour or booking her for your book club, visit her website here. 
To listen to the Satellite Sisters episode about Santa Fe and find notes about traveling to the City Different, click here. 

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Lian Dolan's books: For information on Lian's novels, including The Marriage Sabbatical, her latest book that comes out April 2, 2024, please visit liandolan.com 
Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters.
Visit the Satellite Sisters website here: https://satellitesisters.com
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Season 22 Premiere! Summer Vacation Reports, The Science of Friendship, Movies You Can Take Your Mother To

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