On today's episode, Liz lays out some new goals for the new year that starts on her September 11th birthday. And announces a big event for September 2026. She's got a whole year to train and Leah's going to help. And she wasn't kidding about The Stairs of Death thing.

We've also got listener contributions - voice memos and emails with thoughts on transitions and taglines. Thanks to Carole on her "victory lap" inspiration, Jodi for her info about being a volunteer writer in the "My Life, My Story" program at a local hospital and Emily Herrick for her tagline "Where Learning Never Ends. We love it!

Coming up next episode: An interview with Katie Connor, the Executive Director of Satnford's Distinguished Careers Institute that Liz attended last year. Katie has a lot of insights on transitions, lifelong learning + the powers of hanging out with the young'uns.

Do you have a question or a thought to share? Record a voice memo on your phone then email it to [email protected] or DM it to Liz on the @liznessschool Instagram.

HOMEWORK:

In the interests of life-long learning, we have suggestions at the end of every episode of things to read, listen to, follow or explore.

This week Liz recommends the website and online magazine from Stanford Center on Longevity. Even if you are not interested in living to be 100 (which she is skeptical about), they've got lots of great info on health, finance, science and culture on their website . They also publish a free online magazine you can subscribe to.

Because she's obsessed with learning about Artificial Intelligence, Liz also recommends this episode of Live Wire with a fascinating interview by Luke Burbank of journalist Evan Ratliff about his AI podcast Shell Game. Listen to the interview then try out Evan's show.

Leah recommends a NYT podcast interview with Chris Voss about the power of empathy in negotiations and in life.

If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows.

Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild.

To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1, go to our FINALE here.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd 

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

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Lizness School Season 2 Premiere: New Life Choices

It's all about choices now. Liz Dolan completed her year as a Fellow at Stanford's Distinguished Careers Institute and now she's back in the wild figuring out what's next. There are always lots of choices to make and she's got goals about work, community and wellness. Her millennial mentor Leah Sutherland is in the middle of her own transitions, so they've got lots to share. New this year is that Liz and Leah will be inviting guests to talk about their own big life decisions. They'll also be conducting Office Hours for listeners.

Do you have a question or a thought to share? Record a voice memo on your photo then email it to [email protected] or DM it to Liz on the @liznessschool Instagram.

If you are new to Lizness School, we suggest you listen to Season 1 to hear all about Liz's year as a Stanford Fellow. Everything from Neuroscience and Chinese History to Pickleball! Plus a great community experience with her fellow DCI Fellows. Season 2 is about how she puts her lessons to work in the wild.

To listen to Liz +. Leah's recap of Lizness School Season 1, go to our FINALE here.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd 

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠

Other Learning Suggestions:

If you are interested in learning about artificial intelligence, Liz recommends the newsletter from Stanford HAI. That's Stanford University's Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. It's newsy and not too crazy techy. Just enough to keep you in the loop. Here's a link. Subscribe.

Listener Nicole also recommends all the free courses now offered by MIT. Here's a link to their site.

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MIT OpenCourseWare continues to build on this foundation. With a new web platform, ever-growing content, and collaborations across the vibrant open education ecosystem, we're creating a world of more equitable and inclusive education for all.

MIT OpenCourseWare is a free and open collection of material from thousands of MIT courses, covering the entire MIT curriculum.

Knowledge is your reward. Use OCW to guide your own life-long learning, or to teach others. MIT does not offer credit or certification to users of OCW – and asks for nothing in return.

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Today's episode is special - a combination of the writing Liz did in her memoir class this spring and excerpts from favorite audio episodes throughout the season that include both Liz and Leah. Think of it as Liz's own Director's Cut - a season finale that brings her whole year at Stanford DCI together. 

Lizness School Season 2 will begin at the end of the summer. Liz and Leah will continue to tackle transitions and lifelong learning together with the lively, spicy intergenerational exchanges they enjoy. 

To get Season 2 as soon as it starts, be sure you are subscribed to the show on your favorite podcast app (Links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify below).

Background on Season 1:

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd 

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]. ⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Liz finishes up her year at Stanford DCI and heads home to Santa Monica CA but first Leah delivers a commencement speech. They also discuss a special episode coming up next - a final cut that is a combination of audio highlights from the year's worth of podcasts and some of Liz's writing n her memoir class.

Lizness School Season 2 will come back at the beginning of the new school year.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠[email protected]. ⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠

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Liz and Leah answer the question everyone is asking: Will there be a Lizness School Season 2? Well YES, thank you for asking! Hear all about the plan for the rest of Season 1 and the launch of Season 2 on this episode. Do you have thoughts and tales about your own life transitions? Email [email protected]. Also on this episode, Leah administers a final exam for Liz. Let's see what she learned.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠[email protected]. ⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠

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This was Liz Dolan's week on the hot seat in her law school class at Stanford. The class is The 14th Amendment. The professor is Constitutional scholar Pam Karlan. And it was Liz's turn to answer the professor's questions. How'd she do? As Meatloaf famously said, two out of three ain't bad.

Also this week, Liz reports on the Stanford Longevity Project's Healthy Aging Conference. Plus, it's Top Chef Stanford! Liz has dinner at a frat and attends a cooking class for students taught by Stanford chef Andrew Mayne. His title is Senior Associate Director of Culinary Event Strategy and Plant Award Experience but the most important thing is that he's a fibrist. Remember, fiber is the new protein.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠[email protected]. ⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠

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Spring seems to be conference season at Stanford, so Liz attends a few and skips a few. The Stanford Data Science gathering might be over her head but the new art installation in the new CoDa there is definitely over her head but in a good way. The Healthy Aging 2025 conference is on her agenda. So is a follow-up session with Stanford's Dr. B J Fogg on Building Habits.

Shifting gears into her Spring quarter Stanford Law School life, she will attend a legal conference on 100 Days of the Trump Administration featuring her professor Pam Karlan.

Liz also announces a Satellite Sisters x Lizness School Meet-Up in the Elizabeth Gamble Garden in Palo Alto on Sunday May 18 from 9 am to 11 am. Meet Liz's sister author Lian Dolan and hear about her new book Abigail and Alexa Save The Wedding. You can preorder the book here. Plus hang out with Liz and Hooper. Bring you your own beverages. The sisters will supply treats.

LinkedIn post from Liz's fellow Fellow Mary Ellen Smith.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mary-ellen-smith_dci-lifelonglearner-activity-7321392857649455104-D5o_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAC4DB0BXkHWeSewytsP9VCswDE6VAuIpEc

Leah catches us up on her new life in Nashville - she's looking for an apartment but living with her parents for now.

We also share listener emails. You can always email the show at [email protected].

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠Stanford University⁠'s ⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠LinkedIn⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠Satellite Sisters⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ and ⁠Spotify.⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠[email protected]. ⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠Complete information here.⁠

Email the podcast ⁠[email protected] ⁠

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There’s been a big vibe shift on the Stanford campus and Liz wants to talk about it.  Immigration issues, research funding, academic freedom - it’s all on the table, affecting students and faculty. Plus we’ve got tales of Leah’s travel. She drove from her old home in Los Angeles to her new home in Nashville!

Read about Liz’s classmate Joyce Orishaba here and see her essay that was a winner in the New York Times Personal Narrative Contest here. 

Top NIH Nutrition Researcher Kevin Hall resigns over censorship. Read here or watch here on CNN. 

Stanford President Jonathan Levin’s comments on immigration and funding issues

Visit the Musical Instrument Museum Leah enjoyed in Phoenix on her road trip.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Email the podcast [email protected]

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On the podcast today, it's the Battle of the Law School Movies: Paper Chase vs Legally Blonde. Liz is loving her law school class about the 14th Amendment. She also reports on fun with Nutrition! Leah is now on the road to Nashville, making a few colorful stops along the way.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Email the podcast [email protected]

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Spring Break news from both Liz and Leah. Liz had a fantastic finish to her video production class. Leah has a new tooth gem. That's right. Tooth Gems!

Meet Liz's Constitutional Law professor Pamela S. Karlan of Stanford Law School and her Human Nutrition prof Christopher Gardner of Stanford Med School, both top notch experts in their fields and favorites among students. Plus a return to Memoir Writing. Plus Leah's in the final stages before her move from Los Angles to Nashville. It's major!

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use [email protected].

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Email the podcast [email protected]

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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