Lian Dolan's Blog, page 18
June 10, 2014
Satellite Sisters 061014: World Cup Picks! Breaking Watercress News! Awkward Restaurant Moments and Cape Cod Meet-up!
Move over, Kale. Watrecress is the King of Green Veggies now! Click here for this delicious Watercress & Avocado Soup
Julie and Lian on the Tuesday:
Listen to the show here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/satellitesisters/SS061014.mp3
Awkward Restaurant Moments: Dogs and Innapropriate PDA
Algebra 2 Update. To read Is Algebra Necessary 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. Want more Watercress news? Visit watercress.com
Nutty News: Public Cartwheeling
Father’s Day Trends: More Dads Staying Home. Here’s why?
World Cup Picks. Click here to complete your World Cup brackets.
Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up. Sunday, June 15th from 2 to 4 at Brax Landing on the Cape. Information here.
Gracie News
And, thanks to Audible for sponsoring this week’s podcast. Please use this special link for your free audiobook download http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters
Find out Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Book List here. Lots of great reads from mystery to history. Romance to Romanovs! Space to Shackleton!
Our most recent show:
Satellite Sisters 060814: Best Beach Bag Books and French Open Fashion review
June 8, 2014
New podcast: Satellite Sisters Best Beach Bag Books 2014, plus French Open Fashion and Advice Lian gave to Taylor Swift
Beach Bag Books 2014
presented by Audible
Our Best Beach Bag Books Selections! Today on the show, the sisters bring their top recommendations for fiction, non-fiction, and audiobooks.
For the complete list of Beach Bags books, visit this page on our site.
To download your free audio book, click here.
To listen to the podcast with our discussion of our Beach Bag Books lists, click here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/satellitesisters/SS060814.mp3
Plus:
French Open Fashion Analysis
Your call on: Lawn Roombas and Naked Bike Riding
Gracie Award Memories
Satellite Sisters Cape Cod Meet-up
Thanks for all the book suggestions. Thanks to Audible for their support.
Remember, to read the complete list of Beach Bag Books, Click here.
Recent Shows:
Gap Year Update, Wellness Fast Facts and Rotal Report
June 3, 2014
Satellite Sisters 060314: Gap Year Update, Wellness Fast Facts, Royal Report and Muffin Tin Fiasco
Click here to see more dogs who won't walk. They need a nudge.
Lian and Julie on the Tuesday Show:
Listen here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/satellitesisters/SS060314.mp3
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! Retail therapy works! Put on some make-up! Walk, baby, walk!
Old People Report: Carry On Luggage and Cell Phone Reminders
Gracie Luncheon Special Guest: Robin Roberts!
Next Show, tune in for the Satellite Sisters 2014 Beach Bag Books Have a reading recommendation for us? Leave it here or on the Facebook group page.
Listen to our last show here! Sheila gets a colonoscopy and we all go along for the ride.
June 1, 2014
Satellite Sisters June 1: Sheila, Lian and Liz on colonoscopies and the best way to spend $2 billion.
On today’s Satellite Sisters show, Sheila, Lian and Liz cover:
Sheila’s colonoscopy – she wants you to know everything including her secret prep process.
This is an actual photo of Steve Ballmer, new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Lian has a few ideas for other ways he could have spent his $2 billion. Think trains and holograms, Steve.
Lian’s got a list for Steve Ballmer – a few other things he could do in LA with his $2 billion.
Plus more on her golf debut!
Liz has the scoop on @HiddenCash and a good night out in LA. She also needs some World Cup odds from Lian for her office pool.
Don’t forget our Satellite Sisters Meet-Up on Cape Cod June 15. You can find us there from 2 – 4 that afternoon at Brax Landing in Harwichport, Mass. We’ll just be hanging out and catching up on the deck. Join us.
May 29, 2014
Satellite Sisters 052914: Remembering Maya Angelou; our last word on Edward Snowden; and Food Trends
Julie and Lian connect for the Tuesday Show on Thursday;
Remembering Maya Angelou. We recall her warmth and generosity when we spoke to her about her book, Hallelujah, The Welcome Table.
The Victims of the UCSB shooting. Why we should talk about the victims and not the shooter. Book reference: Columbine by David Cullen
International News Round-up: Thailand; Edward Snowden’s Interview; and The Malaysian jet missing again
Tuesday Trends: Bike/Desks and more
Go see Chef by Jon Favreau and then eat Cuban Sandwiches
Bras for Tweens and Young teens: Let’s here it for Big Sisters. To read the piece from the New York Times about Meghan Grassell and her company Yellowberry
Click here for more of Kyra's books and Advice
Advice for Zorro from Kyra Sundance, dog trainer and performer. For more about Kyra and her book and events, please go to http://www.domorewithyourdog.com
Here’s what Kyra says about her upcoming event in Ashland:
Jadie and I are performing on opening night of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” because, I guess, there is a dog in that play. I happen to have a skull and a big cauldron left over from a Howl-o-ween show that we did, and I’m thinking about incorporating some Shakespeare references into our show. We do a 30 minute stunt dog show with things like frisbee, hoops, basketball, rolling a barrel, ring toss, painting with a paintbrush, demonstration of her ability to read, etc.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, CA
June 15
6:45, Green Show
https://osfashland.org/greenshow
Miss the last podcast or want information about our Cape Cod Meet-up? Click here.
March 17, 2014
The College-Bound Chronicles Podcast 120: SAT Shake-Up and Gap Year Update
New podcast posted! Breaking news in the college admissions world..
The College-Bound Chronicles 120: SAT Shake Up
A podcast series for parents tackling the college admissions process with their children.
Advice and information from the parents’ perspective.
Hosted by:
Dr. Nancy Berk, psychologist, mother and author of College Bound and Gagged.
Lian Dolan, mother, broadcaster and host of The Chaos Chronicles.
On this episode:
Nancy and Lian discuss parental panic and the implications of the redesigned SAT.
Nancy reviews a list of tips from top college consultants.
Check out these websites for more information
Jeannie Borrin and College Connection. Read jeannie’s breakdown of the SAT changes here.
Debbie Stier and The Perfect Score Project. Read about Debbie’s quest to ace the SAT’s and lots of good advice here.
Big Future and College Board.com https://www.collegeboard.org
The hosts reveal what they’ve been up to since episode 119, including a Parent’s perspective of Gap Year
Dr. Nancy Berk’s List of 5: Things you can do instead of panicking about the SAT.
To find the entire College-Bound Chronicles podcast series, check out iTunes and Stitcher. Or find the series here on LibSyn.
March 11, 2014
Chaos Chronicles 809: Meeting my Hero; Animating Owen by Ron Suskind; Harriet the Spy turns 50!
Don’t hesitate! Listen to Chaos Chronicles podcast 809 right here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/chaoschronicles/CC809.mp3
What’s on the show?
Lian meets her hero at the Santa Barbara Author’s Lunch. Hear who showed up in the front row!
Also:
Daylight Saving Stinks: More accidents, more cyberloafing and more sleepy teens and wide-awake toddlers. Why, Daylight Savings, why???
Young Tech Titans! College or SXSW? What really happens when 16 year-olds invent apps and try to do Calculus at the same time. Here’s the piece from the New York Times “The Young Technorati”
Animating Owen by Ron Suskind An amazing excerpt from the New York Times about educating his autistic son through Disney animated films.
Finally,
Read about the 50th Anniversary Edition of Harriet the Spy here
Let’s Celebrate the 50th Birthday of Harriet the Spy!
My favorite book of childhood and beyond.
From the New Yorker: How to Be a Good Bad American Girl by Anna Holmes A comparison of Harriet M. Welch and Scout Finch.
Listen to the show here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/chaoschronicles/CC809.mp3
Thanks for listening. Embrace your Chaos,
Lian
February 7, 2014
Random Thoughts on Sochi Olympics #1: Big Air, Bob’s Hair and Appalling Epaulettes
Dum dum da dum dum. And it begins, the Sochi Olympics, two glorious weeks of sporting, gaming and excellent googles. (Bright green seems to be THE color.) So pull up a bobsled and let’s all watch together and be grateful we don’t actually have to go to Sochi and stay in those half-done hotel rooms. My Random Thoughts on the coverage. Be sure to add your own.
I salute Bob Costas’ bravery. As a fellow eye infection sufferer, I applaud his refusal to quit and instead, host the Olympics in his glasses.
Team Figure Skating, where have you been all my life? This sport is fantastic! A touch of skating by only the best teams! I approve.
But NBC is trying really hard to not to say we have no shot at a medal.
Plushenko, you are no Lysacek, but you sure can jump.
My husband goes to bed after seeing the peek-a-boo costume on Plushenko., uttering, “Real Sports have a clock. And no sequins.”
And then we answer the question, “How tall is too tall for a figure skater?” It’s 6’ 4.” Sorry, Simon Shnapir. But I love your Dad’s hat.
Those Canadian pair skaters were delightful.
How do they talk those Russian men into those stupid costumes? But an amazing skate.
Andrea Joyce, good to see you!
Slopestyle Snowboarding is kind of a miss for me as a competitive entity. It seems like the top half of the course is just a time-killer until you get to the big jumps.
My goodness, did you try moguling on your couch for those runs? (See these Olympics on your Couch Fitness Tips from Fitweek) It was hard!
I have no doubt that the Satellite Sisterhood knows ten times as much about the current state of Russian than the average NBC producer.
I think Julie called it on the troikas in the Opening ceremonies. Can’t wait.
I have never watched a single episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Related Posts:
Olympics: Random Thoughts on London 2012
February 4, 2014
Chaos Chronicles 808: Detoxing my Office; Freelance Life Coaching; Return of Tiger Mom & Gap Year Meltdown
The Chaos Chronicles is back! New podcast on Modern Motherhood. On the show this week:
Gap Year Meltdown
Freelance Life Coaching
Tiger Mom is back! Three Traits of Successful Groups : Check out the article from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/opinion/sunday/what-drives-success.html?_r=0
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the lessons of his death
To Do List: Detoxing my Office
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Tue, 4 February 2014
Chaos Chronicles 808: Freelance Life Coaching; Gap Year Meltdown; Tiger Moms Returns; Detoxing my Office
New Chaos Chronicles Podcast. Modern Motherhood with a Laugh!
Direct download: CC808.mp3
Category:2014 – posted at: 9:35 PM
January 10, 2014
Chaos Chronicles 807: Coachella Shutout; Moms Go Viral in Ads; Terrifying Mom Duties with Teens and Dogs
New Chaos Chronicles Podcast! Modern Motherhood with a Laugh
Two Terrifying Mom Duties: Teaching the Teen to Drive & Taking the Dog to the Vet
A Life Lesson: Shut Out of Coachella
Moms Go Viral: The P&G Olympic Mom ad and the Old Spice Stalking Mom Ad
To see the ads, click here to be taken to Ad Age article on both ads.
Bogus Velveeta Shortage
and my To Do List
Fri, 10 January 2014
Chaos Chronicles 807: Coachella Shutout; Dogs & Cars; Ads with Moms; and Velveeta Shortage Stunt meterLian Dolan’s show on Modern Motherhood:
Direct download: Chaos_807F.mp3
Category:2014 – posted at: 10:05 PM
