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Two Recaps in One! We've got the last two episodes of the season in one podcast. And we have ALL the story lines and we mean, All the story lines: Global White Nationalism, #MeToo, Russian Interference in American Election, Potty Parity, Saran gas Poisoning, Romances NO ONE wants to see, Scuba Diving, and RFK. Whaaaaaat? Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan break down episodes 519 and 520.    Madam Secretary wraps the season with a bang. #Bess2020 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally! The Crossing-Political-Lines Romeo and Juliet Romance We've Been Waiting For! Oh, and MSEC resigns. And she's DRUNK. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap of the CBS drama starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. This week, Season 5, Episode 18 entitled "Ready." Plus, we want a cup of Blake's Coffee.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global Climate Migrants! Measles Outbreak and Anti-Vaxxers! This episode is going to be a laugh riot. Madam Secretary goes to Camp David and leaves her team in charge. Can they handle it? Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary.    Jay Tackles Climate Migrants Daisy’s daughter gets measles But the real crisis is Eric Stolzt’s wardrobe!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Climate Change. Sick Dogs. Creepy Pirate Kings. Thanks, Madam Secretary, now we feel worse! But we did love MSEC's Secret Chocolate Stash.And Wide Legged Pants are here to stay. The Satellite Sisters break down the latest Madam Secretary episode.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a nod to International Women’s Days on March 8th, we get an episode centered on the reality of what like is like for women in Afghanistan. Remember that peace deal that MSEC brokered last season where she traded in the status of women for one the ground stability by allowing the Taliban to serve in the newly formed govt in Afghanistan? We’ll that comes back to bite her. But it gives the team a chance to debate the reality of women in other parts of the world where they are forced into marriage, limited education, limited choices and subjected to physical violence. So—not exactly a feel good storyline, but an important story. We also get some serious male bonding on the homefront with Henry and  Will trading laments and philosophies about religion, marriage and family. But first—the return of Eric Stoltz hair. Thank goodness. And we start with a solid a bedroom scene between Elizabeth and Henry. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the CBS Drama starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flashbacks! Pandas! The Talking Heads! This episode takes us back to the Eighties, the dark days of the CIA's involvement in Nicaragua and to the current political climate where Twitter changes Political Policy. Plus, wassup with Eric Stoltz's hair? Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the latest Madam Secretary episode.  Four storylines: Dangerous situation in Nicauragua—and ties to President Dalton’s Past Social media for good and evil Jay’s Dating Life— Henry’s niece ships off to the Green Zone with trepidation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spies! Corruption! Campaign Finance Violations! And lots of talk about that golf-loving President... Eisenhower. Julie Likes Ike, but Lian not so much. The Satellite Sisters Talk TV Recap breakdown the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Plus, we love seeing Waffles in her Cone and Ginger Ale takes center stage!     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madam Secretary takes on the topic of Family Separation at the border in an emotional two-part episode. Bess stays noisy on this episode and ends up in jail. Henry and the family arrive to celebrate a vow renewal in jail and pot saves the day. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap this two parter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Turf Wars! In NATO! At the Office! In the White House! Everybody is staking out their turf-- either on an international scale or in the break room. Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary.  Ripped from the headlines with Russian Troll Farms, sketchy White House Medical Personnel and Bad Boy Tech CEOs refusing to cooperate with government official. PLUS, Daisy's camp halter top!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blake sings David Bowie! Bess proves Diplomacy is better than War! And Henry wanders around with nothing to do, episode after episode! Writer/Producer Lian Dolan and International Correspondent Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the weekly CBS drama, Madam Secretary. This week on the podcast, we do a mini-recap of Episode 507 and a full recap of 508.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Party at the Airport! Even a volcano in Iceland can't stop our Madam Secretary from saving the world. The Airport is Shannon; the crisis is Syrian refugees. There's chess! There's Guinness! There is karaoke! And one female character is bringing back the culottes! Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters breakdown the latest episode of Madam Secretary.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry Goes to Thailand! Bess Writes a Book! Jason Freaks Out! Plus, an old college flame shows up. Sure, Henry-- we totally believe that you argue "scripture" all night along. Julie Dolan, former resident of Thailand, has a beef with the Madam Secretary Writers ( Don't get her started on The King & I!) and Lian Dolan, a writer and mother of boys who have applied to college, loves this episode but wished college admissions worked like they do on TV.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classic MSEC Themes: Political Compromise; Honoring the War Dead; The Principled Pol. Bess is solving problems, making things happen and Nagging the Vote.  Writer Lian Dolan and International Correspondent Julie Dolan recap the this episode of Madam Secretary.    Plus, some new themes emerge:    The Rose of the Racist Senator Get outta my restaurant Nagging the Vote     Bess Needs to Bring home the war dead Allison learns about Political Compromise The Candidates emerge!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minister Chen! Mike B! Sister Ann! A Tale of 3 Great Guest Stars and some sort of Magic Rake. Lian Dolan & Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap on comment on this week's episode.  Minister Chen storyline— Fair work & Trade Agreement Textile factories around the world Factory safety meets fashion week. Bess is poised to be a killjoy We learn about Minister Chen’s ambitions as well as Bess’s CROSSOVER! Italian PM is JLD ex husband in Veep! China unconstrained by labor & environmental standards. Duh. Tariff overreaction—china He hung up on Bess!! Our man Chen is making a play for the top spot in China! Ooh!! Loved this. Moving scene at the end where Chen—in his new suit—lays a wreath at the factory Great dynamic between these two actors   MIKE B is back with the BESS EXPRESS!!!!! Love it!   Bess practicing law in the corridors of the courthouse Volunteers help to single mother who is getting crushed by the justice system Mike B Courtroom scene—let’s have one of those every show. That’s not the way the system is supposed to work… Criminal Justice Reform! ! Not SEXY. Loved Mike B’s Face     Sister Ann   Out of the blue—a Nun shows up in Daisy’s office as she is truggled with a weighty issue No way she gets through State Dept Security Nuns class wins Civics award—but Bess’s trip to Italy means they won’t get to meet SoS Sister Ann implore Daisy to be a role model for black & brown kids Daisy gets a meaty scene about her fear and unease of raising a black daughter in a country where white nationalists are rising She gets two great speeches—one about her fear the other about hope. Everybody hugs the nun. Fantastic to see Daisy get some screentime   Lighted cabinets in the kitchen! Is that new?         Binders Full of Blouses   The Black Bra Situation   I feel Bess needs some new blouses   The Suit—was great   Crop Top Alert on Allie. She is exactly the right age for that look. Adorable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AND…. We’re back! MSEC Season 5! Bess is on the move! Henry is back in blue! More walking! More Talking! Hello,  Tony Award winner Linda Lavin! And three, count’em three, former Secretaries of State   Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of Madam Secretray. Tea Leoni and Tim Daly are back. So are our fave tropes: Trick Dinner Parties! Stevie stays noisy!  Jay’s childcare issues!  And Blake CANT FIND BELGIAN ENDIVE ANYWHERE!!!!! And, if I’m not mistaken – was that a TRUMPET BRIGOON!!!    Oh—and a bomb goes off at the White House.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan, a writer & producer, and Julie Dolan, international correspondent, interview Madam Secretary creator Barbara Hall and EP Lori McCreary about the dynamic season premiere and preview the newest season of Madam Secretary. Special Guest Secretaries of State Clinton, Albright and Powell going the cast for the first episode. Plus, what we can expect from Jay, Daisy, the Kids and Henry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters recap the Season 4 Finale of Madam Secretary! Nuclear Crisis! Bess Mades a HUGE Decision! And that Beagle is a Man Magnet!  We break down the latest episode...  Three storylines:   The Weekend. Hey, finale, a look at what the MSEC team does on Staurdays.  The Crisis: Everything about this scenario is terrifying and then some.  The Aftermath: Bess makes enemies and decides to run   We'll see you next season! Run, Bess, Run!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What to do about the Hondurans at the gate? Should the White House use oppo research? Isn't it cheaper to buy a new fridge than fix an old one? Sounds like today's headlines-- but it's a fictional TV show.  Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the latest episode of Madam Secretary.    The Things We Get To Say or  The Way We Were or  The Press vs Madam Secretary     We win, viewers! One straight line narrative! Winner! After last week's criss-crossing story lines and dovetailing characters, a single straight-forward narrative. Phew! A relief   We loved the "Journalist Writing Story" set-up for this episode. It’s a classic, but we haven’t seen it on MSEC    Reporter from Washington Chronical getting 48 hour access to MSEC. here’s what we know: he’s a cynical former war correspondent who can’t sell a book or get his fridge fixed. His wife is expecting twins and he lives in what appears to be a college dorm room.    Some great lines in this show about truth, tyranny and everything in between. MSEC scored a great speech, Henry had a topnotch put down and we got a super cute baby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thin Ice! My gosh! It’s like the MadamSecretary writers got together, threw out every storyline they had wanted to write all season and then put it all in one show: Climate Change! The Ethical Dilemma of a Just War!  Pro Nukes! Orcas Whales are Cool! The Worst Take Your Child to Work Day EVER! Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan break down the episode.    But... first wide shot of bedroom. Loved the lamps—circular plexiglass.     The storylines:   A summit in Canada of the Order of the Arctic Circle that Dovetails with a Renewable Energy Summit in Texas   Conscientious Objector? Or Mom’s Worst Disappointment?    Teenagers are idiots—yes, a sanctioned US Diplomatic  mission is the PERFECT opportunity for your first time.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NEWS!! Madam Secretary is renewed for Season 5! And Julie Takes full credit, citing ongoing Satellite Sisters Support.    Tweet from Tea Leoni:  Thanks for all of the congrats on #MadamSecretary’s renewal for season 5! We owe YOU all for the chance to break 100 next season! Thank you xoxtéa   Tweet from Blake/Erich Bergen: It's an honor and thrill to tell you that #MadamSecretaryhas been renewed for a 5th season on CBS! On behalf of the entire cast and crew, thank you to all our loyal fans from all over the WORLD who support our show and our message. This is all because of YOU!   You're totally welcome, Tea and Eric   This show is all about the set up:    The Political Set-up The Pushy Mothers Set up And The Parent Playdate Set up…    But First THE RED DRESS. Let’s just admit every MSEc should open with them soming home from a black tie event—or at least every other.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iran Deal Lives! And Accessories Rule! Writer Lian Dolan and former Expat Julie Dolan recap Season 4, Ep 17 of Madam Secretary.      This episodes plotlines:   Can Bess save her Iran deal when everyone from Saudi Arabia to Sen Smarmy to TV Talking Heads to American citizens are conspiring against her?    Henry's Ethical Dilemma about heading up the Ethics Department   Jason's secret shame: National Merit Ring Ceremony   And some great moments for MSEC’s accessories with the Cashmere Wrap and the sparkly earrings! Plus, the dazzling white blazer.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters recap Season 4, Ep 16 of Madam Secretary "My Funny Valentine." An emotional and personal look at the work of diplomats and the intelligence community   Uganda Embassy Bombing   This episode also featured other things we know and love:  angst teen boys and German Shepherds   3 storyline:   Embassy Bombing and the repercussions 20 years later   PR effort to get more bombsniffing dogs   Getting overly involved in your teenagers love life       Binders Full of Blouses:   Shout-out to wide legged pants!    The Blouse with all the Buttons   Discuss: The Jacket with the Collar   The Boots! In the video   The Shawl Collar is having a moment! MSEc wearing same Shawl Collar as John Legend in JCS. Wait, is Jesus wearing Elizabeth’s bathrobe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan, Writer & Producer, and Julei Dolan , Foreign Correspondant, recap the CBS Drama Madam Secretary.    The Unnamed Three stories:   Conrad’s Back Story A lifetime of Sibling Resentemnt And a Ripped from Headlines about Myanmar and their treatmenf of Royhinga.    And then, of course-- Child care issue! Like that it’s the guy       Binders Full of Blouses:    Bouncy Hair on all the women Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Lian Dolan and Global Citizen Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode Refuge   Surprises!    Eric Stolz is back!  Jason is good at Standarized tests!  And Kat also has an invisible child!    This episode focuses in on human rights issues surround the LGBTQ community—and there are some very tough scenes to watch.    Three storylines:   Pogrom against LGBTQ community happening and what should the US do about it? Or really what should Jay & Kat Do because they decide to fix the issues themselves.   Henry and Seal Team Zero get an award   Matt & Blake Play trivia   Jason withers under the pressure of high expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Lian Dolan and Foreign Correspondent Julie Dolan recap the latest Madam Secretary, the CBS drama starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Run, Bess, Run!     Where we’re at:   President Dalton had brain surgery—so Acting President Hurst Steps in Dmitri is gone, but Stevie looks like she’s over it Allsion is at Design school And Madam Secretray and Henry are still the cutest power couple on TV    Storylines:   Negotaiting a Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka Negotiating for more support to fight terrorism with Gang of Eight Neogitiating the pitfalls of the first year of college     But first!      Whoa! Bouncy hair alert!    THEY ARE DOING THE DISHES!!!! MSEC loading dishwasher!   Binders Full of Blouses:   Blue, Blue, Blue. Bess is the Lady in Blue and we approve.    Tim Daly's Hair Product    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The President is a Mad Man! Somebody stop him before he bombs... Russia! The Madam Secretary team grapples with the 25th Amendment as fictional POTUS spins out of contrail. But Bess is all set for her Bloodless Coup. Plus, Jason puts on a pouty face because he has no baby book. You'll live, Jason. You'll live.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the McCord Women take on the Russians-- with mixed results. Plus, our Binders Full of Blouses shout-out to All The Coats! Season 4, Episode 11 "Mitya"  Directed By Matt the Speechwriter for reals! Well done, Geoffrey Arend    Two stories lines:   Bess takes out Passive Aggressive PTA Mom and US Vice President Russian Assassin takes outs Dimitri & Stevie's Relationship   Let’s start with Bess and the VP   This is all about Russian Adoptions. Haha. Just kidding.  This is about Russia trying to manipulate the US—and a politically ambitious VP falls right into the trap.    The View meets Joseph Stalin We know he’s Russian because his haircut is really bad and the part is awkward Taco Truck Slam from the VP VP going Rogue—trying to take out Bess!  Not with that Electric Blue Suit, you don’t. And you know what VP—people LOVE tacos Let’s stick a pin in sanctions and the VP Sophia Martinez – reporter  Family on the couch eating ice cream and watching cable news Can’t Conrad tell here to stay in her lane? PTA Mom to VP—but there was always that one mom What the What, VP?  VP gets invite to Moscow Throw a tantrum get a cookie Russell: I would have sold my mother to get those electoral votes Let me see your weaponry—what man can resist that Shooting a canon inside the house!  I think the VP might shoot Bess VP seems shocked that Bess has an idea— The sucks up to her—don’t be fallin’ for that Bess Good slam—only one of us is cutting a campaign ad   Make-out on the couch—light bulb moment Trading asssasins for orphans—good photo op    Dimitri & Stevie   White house interns and CIA agents get long lunches! Also Dimitri is very tan for a Russian in the Winter Blue Ridge Mountains!!! Red Flag! Red Flag! Here’s what you don’t want: Your mom and dad finding out about your relationship from the CIA I’m sorry I endangered your daighter’s life. I’m sorry you were tortured. Dimitri as bait I feel like Dimitri needs to get away from Henry Cagney and Lacey joke!  He was just a good soldier—until Henry turned him Dimitri goes to Alaska Another damaged unavailable guy Thank you Henry??Z?     Binders Full of Blouses     Grey skirt & Silk shirt- Neutrals Rule The Coat Game is strong for all Daisy is back and we're loving her Back to Work outfits   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Twofer! Two episodes of Madam Secretary Recap! Minefield & Women Transform the World. Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan break down the last 2 episodes of the CBS drama:   Season 4, Episode 10   Daisy makes it through 4 hours of work- then has to take 2 days off. Welcome to Motherhood.    Dimitri is putting Stevie in danger. "Should I be afraid?" Um, yes, Stevie. Because you are a target now, Stevie.    It's terrible to be a woman. Here, there and especially in Afghanistan.    Story 1: Daisy comes back to work. and within hours, has a lightbulb moment-- I can't do this alone-- and leaves. Heads to CT to meet grandma. A little suspicious of Suburban Nana.   Story 2: Meanwhile, Dimitri time travels to Kabul, gets his buddy killed, makes himself and target-- and puts Stevie in the line of fire. She really picks terrible boyfriends.    Story 3: The State Dept is putting together a woman's conference and as far as I can tell, Bess is the producer of the event. In the meantime, the Taliban wants to negotiate with the Americans for a seat at the table. Except only for men. And they promise all kinds of BS opportunities for women. But Sec of Education Emina knows it's all BS. But Bess jumps on board-- and we are very very sad.    Season 4, Episode 9   Minefield   In last week's episode, we got the party we wanted-- Tony winners at the piano belting out tunes-- sadly they were holiday songs and not the score from Les Miz.    Stevie takes over the party planning. Does a boffo job. Has a moment fo calority about her mother and then makes out with Dimitri in the snow-- all good.    But the party is basically a TRAP! Someone call Miss Manners!  We  don't think you should include people on your guest list just so theat the FBI can raid their house. Or negotiate a deal with Congress.   But we do believe in party favors. We think she Bess missed the boat there!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary.  Season 4, Episode 8. The Fourth Estate.     Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   This episode covers a lot of recent talking points: the opioid crisis, government corruption, Russian interference and the press as vital arm in protecting democracy and speaking truth to power. And now that we've said that-- this sounds like a pretty serious and Debbie Downer episode.    But just like in real life where we have the Royal Wedding to take us away from reality for a few minutes every day, now we have Stevie & Dimitri to lift us up when the MSEC world is going awry.    Storyline one:  President's son is back in rehab for heroin use-- so he's going to take out the Mexican cartels. I guess that's instead of going to family therapy.    Storyline two: Henry is tracking down the mole in the Hateful Eight-- and it's not Senator Smarmy. Or is it?  Storyline three: Even if you work in the State Department, your parents still question your choices. Poor Blake.  Hisparents want to buy him a condo to force him to become a lobbyist or consultant.    Storyline four: Ste-Mitri. World's cutest date.    Binders Full of Blouses-   I miss Daisy. Everyone at DOS is now wearing blue suits. EVERYONE!!!!!!   Bess had good earrings in a few scenes.    Corduroy-- making a comeback on nobody but Henry   Stevie rocks a Cold Shoulder and she actually looked cold.   To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click here.  To listen to Satellite Sisters on Spotify, click here.  To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Stitcher, click here.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. It's Operation Woolly Mammoth! Our recap of the latest Madam Secretary episode. On this show:  Madam Secretary and Kat Sandoval SOLVE GLOBAL WARMING!!!!! And it involves Woolly Mammoths and Arctic Flora and Fauna   The Call is Coming from inside the House-- or the Senate. The Gang of 8!    And Jason "I have a relationship on a higher plane" McCord is the son no one has....  but writers wish fulfillment   Binder Full of Blouses   More Black Bras under White Shirts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pitchfork Revolution is happening... And then women take the power back. It's the Poldark Season 3 Finale with lots of action:  Slo Motion Pirates! Elizabeth Straight up Lying! The Vicar and the C-Cup Sister! Captain Big Pants Burns down the House!  Morwenna's Clytemnestra Moment..   And Demelza--  did she or didn't she? That is the question?   lWe take it story by story:   The Smallness of George and Elizabsth's Lie The Sasay Sisters, the Vicar, the Smithee and Morwenna's Vow Viva la Revolution! Ross's Moral dilemma Demelza and Hugh   Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pol, Dark & Handsome focuses n the couples this week. All the couples:  Ross & Demeza. Ross & Elizabeth. Demelza & Hugh, Morewenna & Whitworth.  Morwenna & Drake. Caroline & the Pug.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the latest episode of CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni. Spies, Spies, Spies-- at home and all over the world. Plus, Stevie tries getting over that British Guy with a Russian Guy. And the fashions are back on track with our Binders Full of Blouses.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First off, Satellite Sisters Talk TV is grateful that the scabies on Dr. Ennys face have cleared up!    But let us take a moment of silence for the late great Aunt Agatha...     SHOCKING EPISODE!! Now that nobody is in prison, we are moving along at a blistering pace. In this episode alone we had:   The Terrible death of Aunt Agatha The Political Rise of George The terror of Morewenna’s marriage The Recovery of Baby Rickets The Recovery of Dwight and Caroline’s Sex Life More Shirtless Drake! Or should I say Smithee Drake Saucy Sister and the Vicar Bowling for Aristocrats And… Demelza and Poet HUGH!!!! What the what!     Plus some really solid hair—first on Caroline, then on Baby Rockets and then  on Poldark. He looked good all episode.    Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Talk, Talk, Talk. There was a lot of talking in this Madam Secretary Episode: Pep Talks; Tough Talk; Trash Talk; Loose Talk; Pillow Talk; Sister Talk; Talk in English and Talk in Some Other Language   We loved this episode, a smartly written 60 minutes that worked in a  lot fo headline news stories in a fresh believable way:   Russian Hacking Ill Advised Affairs that sink careers Russian influence in the middle east that is contrary to us interests Human Trafficking as global issue And of course, The Imposter Syndrome Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of satellite Sisters recap the latest Poldark episode on Pol, Dark & Handsome.   Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   This episode is all about moving the plot forward—and it does:   Elizabeth and George go over the edge of darkness and our now the WORST PEOPLE EVER eating strawberries in bed and freaking out about FROGS   Morwenna is on the verge of declaring her love for low-born Drake when she is blackmailed into marrying the fop   My gosh—Dwight has stuff all over his face and Caroline still wants to get it on with him. But he’s too deep into his own PTSD to let her in.    Geoffrey Charles goes from Hero to Zero, inadvertently playing into George’s hand and setting up Drake…   And Ross and Demelza think they can make it all better for everyone in town—but they can’t and that slo-motion walk down the aisle proves it…   But we get this close to shirtless scything!      And…  I think we can all agree that we all want A LIFE OF QUIET LUXURY!      Opens with Demelza wearing Minnie Pearl’s hat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHUTDOWN! But first, Lian issues an apology to Sara Ramirez… She does sing & dance. Very well.    Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.     This episode: Things may be rough at the State Department… but that doesn’t mean that Bess and Henry can't eat croissants on the balcony of their Parisian Hotel Room!    But we know that’s never going to happen because the government is shut down and there are only 3 PEOPLE  working at DOS: Bess, Jay and Blake. And whoever that woman was that Jay let watch the baby…   But this episode was as much about the elusive work-life balance—especially in careers of public service—from Secretary of State to CIA agent to chief of staff to White House intern.    But shout out to Jason—good show for him and I really felt sorry that Henry blew him off to go talk to Dimitri…. But more on that:   Furlough Time!   International health crises! Politics getting under Bess’s silk white blouse Bloggers asking gotcha questions Paris cancelled for Peoria Trapping Sen Nemeis in stairwell Stay in your lane, Bess...   But let’s talk about that black bra under the white silk blouse Menopause??   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the episode that really puts the DARK in Pol, Dark & Handsome. I would estimate that I could see about 27% of the episode—the rest shot in dreary prisons, dark night scenes or smokey bars. Even the normal party scenes were in low lighting….   So from what I could see, I’d say this episode was about Making Bad Choices vs. Making Good Choices   For instance:    Bad Choice: Following Ross to France!  All those poor Saps in Cornwall Good Choice: Leaving that nearly dead best friend to get totally dead- way to be Dr. Ennys!    Bad Choice: Falling for the rich girl! Poor Drake Good Choice: Not getting killed by Ross’s ill-conceived plan Clever Drake—not killed and a hero in Morwenna’s eyes   Bad Choice: Siding with the Aristocrats in 1789—caroline! Good Choice: Going to their party and eating all the food and drinking all the wine- Demelza. Way to Werk It!    Bad Choice: Letting you baby get Rickets because you-re too strung out to nurse him or take him out in the sunshine-- Elizabeth Good Choice: Letting the Tarot Cards guide the future—aunt Agatha. Is it me or have they made her younger this year?   Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Waaaaaaahh! No more Nadine!!!! We think it’s Julie’s fault she left. Nadine has been listening to all those Urban Nana stories on Satellite Sisters and wanted to get in on that kind of action.    Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.    Storylines:   Let there be light in the refugee camps The Good Work of the Good People in Public Service Government ShutDown Babies Motherhood and Grandmotherhood And Dimitri gets Clean while Henry chases all over town with his sister. (What was THAT? )   But let me just say…. The scene at the end with Bess and Nadine was really a special moment for Satellite Sisters Talk TV. It's reached the point in current-day politics where two smart people having a civil conversation can bring us to tears.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the drama Poldark in Pol, Dark & Handsome.     But first... he Christopher Robin Movie looks awesome--- And the Viking Cruise ad makes me cry    On this week’s episode:    Tis a terrible famine amongst the people—and we have to take sides:   Blame vs. Charity Feeding the people vs. feeding yourself Keeping the mine open using your own money vs.Closing the mine in spite Old Money vs. New money Jeffrey Charles vs. George the weasel Crying Baby vs. More Opium Please Christmas vs. Baptsim The Fiction in Carolyn’s head vs. The Reality of a  French Prison Young love vs. Arranged Marriage The Name Morwenna vs. the name Clowance   CLOWANCE!!!!!!!   There was a lot of misery, dirty faces, frantic people and bitterness in this depressing Christmas episode. But let’s just start with The Demelza Childbirth Hack:   1)    Pick potatoes until your fingers bleed and your water breaks 2)    Shun a doctor for your scullery maid 3)    Ask your husband to bring you soup     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, Stevie! Dump the Brit! But go slowly with Dmitri/Alex. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary, Season 4, Ep 2.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Off the Record  We go to Libyan war zone We go to a hospital ship in the gulf We go to the Oval Office   But our favorite scene was in a Quik-E-Mart in Hays Adams   The storylines:   Painting as a metaphor for marriage   Motherhood as a universal connection   Russia Prisons are awful   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pol, Dark and Handsome recap with Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters. It's a sunny day in Cornwall until the Methodists start singing. We start the show by asking two critical questions: Where is Ross? and Where is Laura Linney? Why do we not see her anymore?    Following three storylines this episode:   Ross goes to France with The Pirate to save Doc Ennys from French Prison   George the Weasel becomes everything we hate and more—small minded, vindictive, be-wigged. And Elizabeth gets turns on! Those two goe to The Dark Side in tandom.    Finally, Demelza steps into the VOID! If there was ever a week in the news when this woman needed a good bread pounding, this may have been it. I’m going to take up bread pounding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madam Secretary is back and so is our recap podcast. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters recap the season 4 premiere News Cycle. This episode launches the 4th season,  taps into storylines ripped from the headlines, uses a lot to good jargon like Bad Actors and UNGA , reintroduces us to a few old storylines, introduces us to a new nemesis for Bess AND presents the age-old parenting dilemma.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.     MSEC401 : News Cycle   The Supreme Court is back in Session:  Written by Barbara Hall Directed by Morgan Freeman Guest starring- Eric Stoltz  And introducing Bess’s sharp new bob! More on that later…     Should I go to the UNGA vs. College Drop Off?    We open with our favortite kind of scene— the whole fam-damily in the McCord kitchen, enjoying BB&B and hyperverbal chatter. We learn:   Allie is off to College Jason is still a Bolshevick Stevie is off to the UN Henry is still adorable And Bess is awash in maternal guilt for nor being able to drop Allie at College.    Storylines:  Murder at the UN Fighting the Fight against Fake News Mexican drug cartels in the South China Sea It’s always good to have a doctor in the family Dmitri is back and addicted to pain meds Senator Smarmy is awful College is Awesome     Binders Full of Blouses The Bob Stevie’s Suit  The Pin Game is strong Nadine’s French use of  scarf Pleated pants and generously cut shirt on Eric Stoltz Nadines necklace is on point   Daisy bring the fresh prints to maternity wear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the PBS drama Poldark. It's the Season 3 Premiere and we are ready for Puffy Shirts and Slo-Motion Scything!      Two hours of pounding seas and galloping horses and dewey-skinned maids. Poldark is back! And don’t think we’re not still mad at your Ross—because we ARE. Maybe Demelza forgives you for the sake of the series, but we can still be bitter about your dalliance with Elizabeth. And mainly we’re mad because Elizabeth looks beautiful, even while giving birth.   Very quick recap of two hours:   Ross and Demelza have reached a détente—but it’s an uneasy one with the borth fo Elizabeth’s child approaching. In classic soap opera fashion—is it Ross’s baby? Or it is Goerge’s baby—her new detestable husbands?   Dr. Ennis and Caroline continue to delight with their wrong side of the tracks love story and secretly marry—but because of freaking Elizabeth going into labor, they can not consummate the marriage.    Meanwhile, everyone’s dying. Demelza's awful, father; Caroline's lovable but grumpy old uncle and possibly Elizabeth and the baby—who comes 5 weeks early. Ahem. It’s a lunar eclipse and that brings out the Crazy in Aunt Agnes who curses the baby.    Demelza’s two brothers show up after Awful Dad dies and start working in the mines and preaching ot the people. This looks to be a good storyline introducing the young bucks—Drake and Sam.    And lucky for Drake that Elizabeth has an impoverished niece who shows up to nanny for Geoffrey Charles. We think her name is Morwenna.  Watch out, Elizabeth—because Dewey skinned beauty has met her match.    Verity arrives for the Valentine’s baptism and we love her. Then everybody nearly deis or possibly dies again—Dr. Ennis in the Navy and Verity’s husband—Captain Old guy.    Ross turns down a job to be magistrate and heads off to France to find Dr. Ennis.    And a Pirate shows up! Arghhhh. We have NO IDEA  what this Captain Hook is saying.    Finally,  Demelza stares out at the sea…  and she's preggers!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan, writer, and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the PBS drama Poldark. This week, Season 2, Episode 3.     Ross Poldark is BACK! Man of the people! Miner to the Stars! Husband to Demelza! After several episodes of Prisoner Ross and Gloomy Jerkface Ross, the Ross we love is back!    He makes jokes! He charms his investors! He wears a surprisingly revealing linen shirt! Plus, he patches things up with Francis, brokers peace within the Poldark family and dives into the ocean to save Delmelza   But everyone gets in the action in this action packed episode:   Dr. Ennis Makes  Fishbone Removal surprisingly Sexy and Lady Caroline is so grateful she buys Oranges! Demelza is the BOSS and catches fish to feed the family! Like many sad men before him, Francis takes up metal detecting as a hobby Elizabeth uses her charms to keep George the Weasal from calling his loans by offering up herself as a spy And Verity is back! Trying to win over her stepchildren and get back on the inside with Francis   And FINALLY, a baby is born…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap Poldark on PBS Masterpiece. On this week's episode, Ross Poldark is less than heroic with his brooding ways, selling off his chickens, drinking too much and nearly making out with Elizabeth. Plus, Demelza tries to help a sick cow, Dr. Ennis tries to help a fake putrid throat, and Mr. Drink fakes his own death. It's a hodgepodge in Cornwall this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Tuesday Podcast with Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan and our Madam Secretary Re-Cap of the Season Finale. A totally satisfying show that included a near wedding, Furry Puffer Coats, Commencement Speeches, political maneuvers, romance blossoming & a spy exchange. Plus, Henry McCord is back in the kitchen and Tim Daly is cooking up waffles and fire pits. Well done, Barbara Hall and the whole Madam Secretary writing staff for creating a great viewing experience with just enough twists to keep up wondering all summer.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the CBS Drama Madam Secretary. This is season 2, Episode 21 called Render Safety. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Hot foreign minister takes over as PM   US & Russia are going to take care of the nukes—while Murphy's Station tries to take down dinesh   Alison needs to go to Hamilton and Elizabeth forgot to sign the permission slip.    Then Russia backs new PM, backs out of Render Safe plan, and Elizabeth almost takes off her trench coat—   “Copy That” – I love you. Copy that. Going to start using this on my own personal Murphys station   Murphy’s station survives tagerted drone strikes and goes on the lam. They have to kill 1 hour on street of Islamabad-  which is good because this ia a one hour show.    Henry is hungry so they break into a snack shop—oh wait, Henry is going to do surgery   I might accidentally impose sanctions on Canada…   I’m a powerful people pleaser…   China is on board with Render Safe.  Trench coat off..   Cat nap—trench coat on again   Because a depot full of nukes is gone…   And HS has them and promptly post a You Tube video   Meanwhile the office staff is rendering an official statement with a lot of snappy west wing dialogue and black and grey color palette Jay digs up the old guy out of the basement and the tow of them seems to be figuring out where the bombs are. It’s Jay tirn this weeke to give the moving speech. But the old guy doesn’t care—because he has actual theory not just rhetoric. Follow the science…   Tautology— same thing said twice in different words     But I know what we’re all thinking—Blake does Hamilton!!   Murphy’s station goes Private Practice! Doc Henry on the case. Henry gazes into the eyes of Pakistani prisoner and it’s all good..   Meanwhile Jay & the Old Guy- decide that Moldova is the key   Trench Coat Off as Bess throws down with Russian minister   Trench Coat on! Back in the office office  Daisy boyfriends who seems to do everything that involves a computer for the US Govt    Jose asks henry to give him last rites—which is not actually called last rites any more   Doctor arrives Science taken out Seal team in on Murphy’s station   Tries to bribe quakers school president—that was hilarious. Ride in air force oen!!   The Petrov kids are alive and well!!   Preview of Season Finale: Bess gets fired!????? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian and Julie discuss Season 2 , Ep 21 of Madam Secretary- Connections Lost. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. This week on the show, Bess & Henry go to marriage counseling, build an Empire of Two and then Henry tears it all down with one bad decision. This week, we break down the episode one piece of clothing at a time:    The President wears Larry King's Suspenders The Secretary of State wears a Headband!  Nadine wears a Deep V Neck Suit Daisy wears Purple for Prince MSec in the Black Shirt with a white collar Henry wears a black t-shirt and goes Rogue.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   This episode called Desperate Remedies starts off like any typical Madam Secretary...with breakfast.  The McCord family, dressed in tasteful blues, greens and greys is eating toast in their charming Goergetown kitchen. Liveley banter abounds about Mom’s big speech at the UN, mocking mom’s love for her horse Buttercup, and of course, the eternal relevance of Hello Kitty—   But by the end of the show, Henry had ratted out his OWN WIFE to Amnesty International  Can you say, 'Passive Aggressive Henry?"      In terms of storyline, we go back to Russia with Madam Secretary working on a  coalition to stop the terrorists El-Shahib and Henry working to get answers from the terrorists Dinesh’s wife HJHJHJHJHJ.    But then the stories intertwine and more deals with the devil are made—or in this case, the Ghost of  of Dmitri Petrov appears in the form of Dmitri’s sick sister who is back in Russia and arrested. Remember, young Dmitri that Henry recruited and then abandoned in Moscow? Well, Henry feels really bad, it’s making him unhappy and crazy and,  frankly, kinda unsexy as he snaps at his wife over his work failing.      In the middle of the show, we had some excellent DC-speaks with phrases tossed about like:   The Shark Technique The Human Cost     But ultimately, Henry is OUT OF LINE. As if it's not bad enough that Buttercup needs to be put down—Henry busts his own wife to Amnesty International. Whaaa?    Other points to discuss:    Daisy’s work out gear    Bathrobes at the ready at the weekend house Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's Worse? Tracking the world's most wanted terrorist or going on a college tour with your mother, the Secretary of State? Road trip for the McCord women-- and Blake! Lian Dolan and Julei Dolan recap this week's episode of the CBS Drama Madam Secretary. Season 2, Episode 17 Higher Learning. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julis and Lian  read you in... on this week's Madam Secretary episode on CBS.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Madam Secretrary is on the trail of the world's most wanted terrorist and now Henry is in on all the action. The clock is ticking on US efforts to interrogate a Libyan refugees who claims to have inside knowledge.  Plus, we get a panoply of Washington catch-phrases:  Tip of the Spear! Code Names! Hunter-Killer Teams! This is the US not the UN. Joint Navel Exercise I’m going to read you in!    And we don’t just get Can Do phrase. We get TIMELY AND TOPICAL ISSUES!   Refugees seeking asylum! Post traumatic Stress disorder! Junior Senators seeking glory Son of an immigrant bashing immigrants First Day of work jitters Dinner with the ‘rents   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian and Julie recap Ep 215 of Madame Secretary:  the aftermath of the the Dirty Bomb attack: Henry battles radiation poisoning, Elizabeth tracks down terrorists and Nadine fends off accusation of being a Crazy Cat Lady.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Teen Girls are a metaphor for Global Diplomacy.... until the Dirty Bomb goes off! We discuss: How awesome did Tim Daly look as an Unlikely First Responder?  Julie's favorite topic of global concern that no one is concerned about: Loose Nukes Why dies the middle sister have to be a fashion blogger?  Saudie Arabia-- our Best Frenemy Madam Secretary's Breck Girl hair Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Very touching, self-contained episode where we get some good background information on henry and we get a superb performance by Kate Burton who NEVER ONCE in her career has played a light-hearted. carefree woman. She is the Queen of Embittered and her role as Henry's oldest sister Maureen is no different.    MSec gets the news that Henry's dad has died and the whole family heads to Pittsburgh -- remember Tom Skerritt in Season 1, union hero and agitator   And things go South right away. there is tension:   The teenagers in the family have no desire to be around the adults.  The siblings all have issues with each other The brother in law doesn't get to speak and noone cares Everyone resents Queen Elizabeth!   The truth comes out and there are consequences. I loved that the teens dug around and discovered the truth-- including PASSWORD.    we learn about the courtship, elizabeths sad and lonely childhood with Eric Stolz, the reason for the tension between academic son and union organizer father. and we learn that elizabeth can put a casket on a credit card and everyone hates her for it...   wrap up grieving in a few scenes.    back at the DOS--  Chief of staff send Nadine on wild goose chase that I'm sure will come back to bite them. All I could think about was that I hope Aaron Tveit who played Danny Zuco in grease would join the MSEC cast and get a bug duet with Patina miller at the karaoke bar!    Bonus!    Eric Stolz on facetime!  Madam Secretary wears casual clothes!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign Diplomacy. Domestic Diplomacy. The End of the World as we know it. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters re-cap the latest episode of the CBS Drama Madam Secretary called The Middle Way.  Plus:  Blake has a Big Solo Madame Secretary has Big Shoulders and Nadine has A BIG son   Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the episode entitled, 'Unity Node," Madam Secretary is on the move to save the world, create peace and fulfill her mandatory volunteer work at the kids' school. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters Re-cap Madam Secretary, the CBS drama starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly. Created by Barbara Hall and EP'd by Lori McCreary & Morgan Freeman. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's World War 3! And, for some reason, Madam Secretary is wearing a jumper! The Powers that Be head to a summit in Geneva with the Russians, the Ukrainians and her puffer coat. Plus, handsome husband Henry on board Air Force one to save his spy Dmitri. The world avoids war-- but not before personal relationships break down, spies are captured and a man with an RPG. Writer Lian Dolan and Former Foreign Correspondant Julie Dolan re-cap the latest episode of Madam Secretary.   Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan re-cap the CBS drama Madam Secretary . It's a double re-cap, Episode 208 ( Lights Out) and Episode 209 (Russia) . It's all about Power Grabs and Polonium.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this podcast, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap the latest Madam Secretary re-cap You Say You Want a Revolution which is all about Cuba, Kale and Car Crashes. Then we interview the EP and show runner of Madam Secretary, Lori McCreary and Barbara Hall.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2, Episode 6: Catch and Release This week, the Madam Secretary triathlon:  Madam Secretary fly fishes Prof. Henry runs  and Dr. Eric Stoltz carves a chicken Bess solves an Isis related crisis with the unwitting help of her brother, Some Kind of Wonderful Eric Stoltz.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2, Episode 5 Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the CBS drama Madam Secretary. This week on our re-cap, we break down the episode on the home front, on the work front and on the blouse front.   Crisis management in the workplace bleeds into crisis management on the work front World War 3 is about to break out with political manipulations in London. Moscow and the Ukraine. Loungewear Shout-out! Wow, if you thought the blouses weren't enough, get a load of that blue cashmere sweater that makes taking to Russian exiles so much cozier. Henry wears boxers. Enough said.  Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters recap Season2, Episode 4: Waiting for Taleju:  When Elizabeth disagrees with the president's response to tension with Russia, she is pushed out of the inner circle; incriminating photos of Harrison and Stevie come to light. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2, Episode 3 The Rusalka The president's administration encounters hostility while dealing with the Russian government; Dmitri is kidnapped and interrogated about being a spy. Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the episode. Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap Season 2, Episode 2 of Madam Secretary: The Doability Doctrine.  When a Department of State employee is kidnapped in Afghanistan, Elizabeth takes former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's advice over the president's recommendation; Henry has a hard time persuading a student to spy for the U.S. government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2, Episode 1 The Show Must Go On Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan recap CBS Drama Madam Secretary:  Elizabeth takes on an unexpected position of power when the president's plane is declared missing; Henry's new handler asks him to recruit one of his students for the NSA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

High Level Leaks! Russian Incursions! NATO Dissolution! Election Collusion! Suspicious Business Activity by Political Son! This week's Season 3 Finale wrapped up with a global storyline, a little unexpected romance and silk blouses as far as the eye can covet.  Article 5 Filmed in DC Written by Barbara Hall Directed by Eric Stoltz     This episode managed to set up some new relationships and stroylines for the future—and pretty much steal some headlines rights from this weeks’ news— The dissolution of NATO Russian Collusion in an Election Suspicious Business activity by a Son in high places News Leaks by highly placed associates   The only thing missing was Pippa’s Wedding!    A really, really good show for Madam Secretary herself. A few scenes that had Emmy Nomination Submission written all over them—she was the star of the show.    The storylines:   Russian makes moves to unvade Bulgarioa. France aligns with Russia. Bess saves NATO   Henry is SAD.  And we are sad that his new gig doesn’t involve a tweed blazer with leather patches on the sleeves and a bull whip.    LOVE is in the air. Bess & Henry. Nadine & Mike B. and STEVIE & DMITRY!!!!!   Binders full of Blouses   Nadine’s date outfit goes to the office! Daisy—still with the cute dresses Bess had a knock-out collection of blouses this show. They pulled out all the silks!  Pin Mania   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ding Dong, the Doomsday Cult is Dead! The Satellite Sisters weekly recap of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni.  Revelation   Three stories stories: One global, two personal   Pick up the thread of the doomsday cult that is now working with Al Queada to release a biological weapon.    Blake’s storyline—we know Blake has a cat, talk to his mom on the way to work and now we know he is bi-sexual. And so does MSeC   Despite Bess’s helicopter parenting efforts, Stevie doesn’t go to law school! Yeah, Stevie!      Binders:   Good blouses Red Dress with off center barrett in hair Frampton t-shirt   SUSPENDERS ON POTUS???? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni and Tim daly. And on this week's episode, we get Stephen Sondheim and Joni Mitchell! Plus, lots of screen time for the behind the scenes lives of all of the people that populate The Seventh Floor at the Dept of State.       But furst...   BLAKE OPENING MONTAGE WITH SONDHEIMMMMMMMMMM From Company—Bobby, Bobby… Blake, Blake.Blake  He runs! He has a cat! He calls his mom on the way to work!  Love you. Gotta go. Bye.   Let’s talk about the overarching storyline—freeing an American Journalist from the Sudan. He was imprisoned 6 years ago and is now dying with TB. Over the years, DOS has monitored his status but has not been able to do anything.    But the story is told through the lives and eyes of all the folks on the 7th floor...       Blake - We all need one. A selfless assistant to a powerful person who loves his cat, his mom and his position.     Nadine- the best.  Everyone’s confidant. Her scene with Mike B- fantastic   Daisy- oh no. Pregnant and we don’t find out until the end – but we all know it’s the Spy in Accountings baby   Matt- a little bit of writers block- but I loved the way he got himself out of it. Exactly what writers do.    Jay- woo-hoo! Good thing Jay got that couch last week!    And Finally Elizabeth… smaller role, but always the emotional ceneter of the show. Light bulb moment? Check. Prfessional demeanor at all times? Check. Best Boss Ever vis a vis her conversation with Daisy? Check.    At the end when they are all standing there together—very nice moment.    Binders full of Blouses   RIP Daisy’s cute dresses. Blake’s natty suits.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year ends in kidnapping! No wonder he's so pale. #MadamSecretary Recap   Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary called Extraordinary Hazard.    Jay gets kidnapped by a lonely Georgian Arms dealer who just wants love and respect   As Julie suspected, the private security firm was in on it all the time   And for some reason, Jason thinks a balloon ride is the way to Piper's heart     But, really, don't we all just want to throw something at Jay's soon-to-be-ex-wife's head?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni   Somalia—on the edge of famine and in the middle of cival wars springing up between rival factions. Former DOS employee now working on Global Relief0 tries to negotiate cease fire, then gets taken hostage. State decides to work with Russians arms dealer to negotiate food drop. Ruh-roh   Doomsday cult. Henry on the case, henry off the case, something happens in Oregon because that is always the most likely location for any rogue cult,  henry cooks dinner on crutches, Henry remembers he is a religion professor and cracks the case… so he’s back on the road to Damascus.    It’s Acceptance Season! Alison is awaiting word from Fashion/Design school and Stevie is awaiting word from Harvard Law. And Bess is obsessively checking out second choice schools , looking for silver linings like the “onmipreneur program’ at the fictional BAIRD College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the satellite Sisters review the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode from April 9, 2017 called Good Bones     But first, Julie fills us in on her personal connection with Kyrgystan     On the Diplomatc Front:   Human trafficking, a kidnapped American, the denate over paying ransom, using Hollywood stars and a botched mission leads to a collective existential crises   On the Homefront: Paralley storyline about Jason and Noodle and the perception of young women    On the Duck Dynasty Front: An entire intelligence community and Henry is the one that ends up driving a bomb around DC with 2 busted legs…   Binders full of Blouses:   Edie Sedgewick dress!  How many white coats does she have?   Want to read the New York Times piece with Barbara Hall? Right here:  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/12/arts/television/political-tv-in-age-of-trump-shonda-rhimes-scandal-veep-madame-secretary-house-of-cards-hbo.html?mabReward=&_r=0   For information on the International Women of Courage, click here:    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the most recent episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary.  This episode was called convergence and yes, we had the doomsday storyline and the CIA mole storlyline coming togthere. But really, I think for most of us, it was the convergence of Cupcake Wars and Tim Daly’s broken legs.        Storylines:   The search for the CIA mole and the missing stinger missiles and a guy that was clearly inspired by Ken Bone.  In the middle of this storyline, we get a mob lawyer who barges into Bess’s house somehow and she watches a lot of Cupcake Wars.      Duck Dynasty Doomsday—Ian the agent we don’t really care about is being drugged. But WhatEvs. Then Henry gets shot at and we finally get the answer to how with the writers include Tim Daly's actual broken legs into the show.     The extinction of the Black Rhino in Nambia—Bess puts out a challenge for all DOS empolyess: come out with an out of the box  solution. An analyst on the global health desk rises to the challenges and it involves Viagra. Erection jokes follow.    Father- son storyline about building henry’s childhood toy and Jason joining in, but only as he wants. By watching YouTibe videos and reporting back.        A few observations:  I don’t trust Captain Baker. Something about her. Loved the scene where Bess promoted the young woman who came up with the Viagra solution.  Nadine and Mike B—let’s see more of that.   Binders full of blouses: We had a lot of repeats this week which is how real women dress, so that’s cool.  Julie loved the fresh eyewear.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Satellite Sisters recap the CBS Drama Madam Secretary. Break in Diplomacy. Let’s play "Who’s the inspiration?"  Hmm, let's see. Who were the writers at CBS drama Madam Secretary thinking about when they wrote this episode?  This was a serious episode featuring serious themes about a world leader known for being a rough-around-the-edges narcissistic businessman who ran an unusual campaign. He has a history of lewd behavior and corrupt business dealings plus unusually close ties to a country that was a former foe. OK.  Guess. If you guessed the Phillipines, you guessed right! Actually, that is the reputation of the ACTUAL president of the Philippines.   Storylines: Sock It To Me, Bess or Let Them Eat Drones The Singapore Exchange – a meaningful territorial accord with Asia Pacific. She ends up getting in a fist fight with the Philipine leader, forcing her to decide – like every woman ever—whether she should she say something about an attempted assault.  But she can only make this decision after digging into what appears to be the biggest bowl of cereal ever poured.   Jay Undercover   Bess gets her CIA on and enlists Sadsack Jay to investigate the suspicious death of Kevin from Accounting, a deep cover CIA agent. Turns out Jay is pretty good at spycraft and uncovers Kevin's real mission.   Duck Dynastys Goes to the Devil   We are rejecting this storyline on the grounds that Henry seems in way over his head. But we don’t trust Ian and his neck tattoos. Not one bit.   Binders Full of Blouses: The star of the show—the Carolina Herrera dress Bess wore for seemingly 36 hours across the Pacific and back without a wrinkle. The Orange Pussy Blouse—again, a political statement???? The Theory White Trench - impractical color but we want one.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan discuss the latest episode of Madam Secretary: Love, heartbreak, Peace & Poison! What an episode! It's called Labor of Love and it had it all.  This show looked like it was going to be a schmoopy episode about young love, new love and love lost—until EVERYONE DIED!!!!   Storylines:  Love is in the Air—until it’s totally not! The Romeo and Juliet of Colombia show up in America to sign a peace treaty and a trade deal. Unforatunetly, they don’t really love each other. Soledad—the first person to actually be inspired by one of President Dalton’s speech, goes runaway bride and hides out at STEVIE’s apartment. Meanwhile, the future of Acai and Quinoa are in the balance? What are we going to eat in California if this deal doesn’t go through…  Jay’s storyline. Have you heard the one about the three wonks that goes running in puffer jackets? Finds out his wife is actually having an emotional affair with his best friend—thanks to Blake’s Dateline techniques Daisy’s Storyline: I think we can all agree that Daisy should stop dating guys from work. First—no kissing in the office  in the meantime:  Duck Dynasty goes to the Devil—ugh. I had sort of forgotten about Henrys latest undercover mission—infiltrating an extreme Christian group with a former military guy. I will never look at neck tattoos the same I think Henry should never do this job again. I gotta say, he’s not very good at it!  And then at the end—everything GOES NUTS!!!! Drowning!  Poison! CIA?   Binders full of Blouses: On point with another good black ties dress with sparkle neckline. Henry’s Tux Nadie’s white silk blouse of many buttons and bell sleeves     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Satellite Sisters Talk TV, Lian and Julie recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary episode The Beautiful Game.     Three storylines   Iran/Isreal Peace Deal   Nobel Nomination vs. Madam Sexy-tary   Personal Toll of grueling diplomacy work   First—a shout out to Tim Daly who was in a serious skiing accident at Park City—Julie notes leg featured     First storyline:   Iran/Isreal Well guess what? A complicated middle east peace plan falls apart over major negotiating points like recognizing Isreal’s right to exist and the acknowledgement of Isreal’s nuclear program.   But I think we really have to note that bess tries HYGGE to seal the peace deal—the Cozy Lifestyle at Camp David! It fails but didn’t you want to cozy up before the fire in your woolen sock, drink glog and forge peace in the Middle East. That doesn’t work, but soccer does!   Second Storyline:   Sexy Magazine photo spread undermines Secretary’s professionalism. And it REALLY BUGS Bess.  Well, maybe if she stopped wearing black lingerie under white blouses! Good and timely storyline…   Finally, POOR JAY   Touches on the personal lives of the staffers occasionally and I like those storylines. Burn-out is real in DC and it must take a very difficult toll on couples, new parents. Jay’s wife has had it…     Henry’s weird storyline—all I have to say is that Henry gets into a lot of life threateneing situtaions for a theologian.    Binders full of blouses Red Puffer Coat Daisy’s dress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What an Amazing Race on Madam Secretary! Starring the Secretary of State, a Doomsday Cult Figure and Nadine's Plum Blouse. The Satellite Sisters Talk TV with their weekly recap of Madam Secretary. This week, Season 3 Episode 12 called The Detour. But it could have have been called The Amazing Race. Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan weigh in on the latest episode. Three teams start off in opposite directions but they all finish back in the McCords kitchen. Not really, but you know what we mean.   3 teams!   One Team goes to Africa on a dilapidated plane with one engine and the Chinese in pursuit One Team goes to the Department of Defense and tries to pull rank One Team goes to Crazytown with a Doomsday Cult    Race between The US and China to partner with various Africa nations on windfarms. With the US doing it to promote sustainability and education and China in the race to exploit oil leases. MSEC, Blake, Daisy and the Under Secretary take off in old plane with a doubting press corp. Nice moment at Girls STEM camp. MSEC waxes rhapsodic about Math. But China on their heels. Bess wins the gamesmanship but loses the PR Battle.   Special shout-out to the moving scene at the slave fort between Daisy and Tonya Pinkins—a history lesson and more on MK weekend. Very nice moment!   Race to the DOD for parts   Nadine and Matt race to the Pentagon to plead fro spare airplanes parts. Nadine, overconfident because of her fabulous blouse, tries to convince an Air Force Colonel that somehow the speechwriter outranks the military man.   Race to Crazytown When the FBI says, I’ll be there in 5 minutes, do you have to let them in? Henry is back on the trail of a doomsday cult he once hunted down. One of the cult members  is selling bombs to ISIS.  Cult Guy claims to be a radicalized Islamic terrorist but Henry gives him the “are you islamic test” and he fails miserable.  Henry's Theory: Cult Guy setting up end of the world standoff between the west and isis. Everybody in the truck!!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Satellite Sisters recap the CBD drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly.    Gift Horse Written by head writer Barbara Hall   Called Gift Horse but could have been called Kitchen Sink because we got:   Mongolian Horses Russian Hacking Questionable Election Results Horse Trading for Cabinet Positions Poetry, Physics and the Meaning of Beauty The Dao of Tech Guys Walking Desks Inaugural Fashion Intern nightmares Black Dog Station Returns So MANY SUIT JACKETS!  The Applebys Paradox And the Manure Offensive     But really, what stunned me most was one of the last shots when it occurred to me that Stevie and her fiancee Jareth look like twins! Like serious twinning!    Hard to know where to start, so I put together an Inaugeral To Do List for this episode:   Confirm Election Results Find Dress Pick up the Poet Return Horse     And in the end:   The Poet delivers The tech guy gives up the intel The gadfly Evans goes back to PA Bess wears Blue The horse finds a home     Binders full of Blouses:   Great white pleated blouse Lots of suits in the opening scene. Every McCord Suits Up More drop earrings     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the Satellite Sisters TV Recap of the CBs drama Madm Secretary! Mid-Season Finale, people, The Race. Get out your highschool history books! Brinksmanship is back! This was an ambitious episode—presidential election, creating lasting piece between Iran and Isreal, Brinkmanship, Visits to Federal Prison, Charity Runs, way too many trips to the hospital for POTUS and the disc earrings are back.    Breaking it down Random Thoughts style:     If you’re going to have a heart attack, have it at the white house.     If this was a Disney Channel Show, EMT Stevie would decide to go to med school instead of law school.    National security advisor Helen looks like our cousin Patty.   President Dalton appears to be the one person in the Oval Office completely without ego.    I like Bess a lot. She’s smart. But she is not a constitutional scholar or even a lawyer, so having her weigh in on the election lawsuit seemed sort of lame.    Guys coming out of a manhole is never a good sign.    Okay, the McCord brothers are stubborn. We get it.    Prison is cold. Who knew?   I wish we lived in a world where one great photo op could win a presidential election.     Nobody wants to see Russell cry.    Our election drama is over—but not on MSEC.   Just how many down coats did Bess have on in that last scene at the charity race?    BOB:   Disc earrings Blue Coat Daisy’s textures Black Turtleneck           Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satellite Sisters Talk TV with their weekly recap of the CBs drama Madam Secretary. This week on the show, it's Snap Back! We don't really know what that means, but we know we prefer watching Madam Secretary to the actual news these days. On the show this week:   Ripped from the headlines: Nuclear Weapons in Iran! Russian interference!  Fake News! White Privilege getting into Harvard! But all we could really focus on was:   CONFIRMATION OF BLACK UNDERGARMENTS!!!!   At the White House: Iran deal falls apart and unless Bess can put  it back together.    At The Racketball Court: That’s right, real men do play racketball. At least they do on TV. Henry shows off his racketball skills while trying to persuade and old friend to vote for Dalton   At the McCord house: Stevie wants to go to Harvard Law School and she’s pulling strings to get a letter of recommendation from Chief of staff Russell.  And Russell is jusy DYING to give it to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Election Night on Madam Secretary but Bess McCord has work to do! And so do we on the Satellite Sisters Talk TV Madam Secretary Recap. It's Season 3, Episode 8 called Breakout Capacity.     Election day Ohio Electoral college- NOOOOOOO! Nooo!!!!   Three storylines:    Diplomatic Crises on Election Day: the nuclear deal that the admin negotiated with Russia and Iran is in jeopardy   The staff on Election Day—apparently, it’s the one day in DC when everyone goes crazy, drinking a lot, sings showtunes and sleeps with fremenies. It made me think that these people need to get out more often because they all made some socially awkward choices.    Home Front: Jason goes Oppo and Henry has to school him on keeping your mouth shut until you actually know something. Hahahahahaha.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 2 Finale! Many many windswept scenes, furious riding, angry mobs, trembling lips, a birthing and a coupling! Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of Satellite Sisters Talk TV with a Recap of the Season 2 Finale of Poldark on PBS.    Season finale!!   Will Demelza forgive Ross? Will Elizabeth do something besides stare out the window? Will Dwight join the Navy or continue to dissect human body parts in Cornwall? Will Caroline exchange that red coat for a blue one?  Will George the Weasel gift his henchman a few sessions at a tanning salon?  And finally, when will we see Aunt Agatha standing over that bubbling cauldron, reciting, Double, Double Toil and Trouble?         Storylines one at a time:   Dwight & Caroline: He joins the Navy and she’s all, ‘Hey, Sailor..”   George & Elizabeth: George builds a wall, tosses out the poor and belives in boarding school. Elizabeth preggers.   Ross & Demelza: She’s not all that impressed by the tin, the new man, Elizabeth’s set-up. Ross plays matchmaker, town leaders and then sweeps in and gets to be a hero. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters with their weekly recap of the CBS drama Madam Secretary starring Tea Leoni, Tim Daly & Eric Stoltz Tectonic Shift but could have been called Complicated Relationships US and Venuzuela Bess and Will Nadine and the wife of the man she had an affair with       US v Venzuela   Earthquake in Venezuela—and everyone in the govt is dead.  Good because leader is Dictator who hates US Bad because his son, who is even crazier, wants to be in charge A humanitarian mediac group is first on the ground—but gets taken hostage as a bargaining tool to get the US to recognize the nutty son So—in an incredibly timely but- the White House produces a fake newscast that only the nuty dictator can see—while putting their guy in charge as the legit president   Nadine and the wife of the man she had an affair   For backstory—Nadine had an affair with her boss, the previous SOS He died suddenly- hence the appointment of Bess But then he was disgraced post-humously when it was discovered he had some sketchy dealings with ???? So the affair is an open secret at DOS, but now Nadine is confronted by Arabell, the wife who wants to find out about the property manager on their Venezuelan ranch Why do we care? Because Nadine and Arabelle have some juicy face-off scenes to answer the question—should I tell her or not   Bess & Will   Flashback— Car accident and we learn that will was in the car but Bess wasn’t because she was studying and didn’t want to go for ice cream Flash forward—now will is a war zone doctor who leaves his own family- a wife and child- to go to a war zone at the drop of a hat. They are relocating to DC to have a normal life. The McCords are thrilled, but Will is not. He watches earthquake report like a junkie.  We get some male bonding with Dr. Eric Stoltz  and Henry—eating yogurt and drinking sparkling water. They discuss giving up that adrenaline rush of serving the country. Nice moments for Tim Daly But we know that dr. eric will enevr taje the office job—he needs to be in the field His British wife and daughter seem to be spending a lot fo time off camera and doing laundry But Bess is able to drill down—and she learns that her mother was alive fro a few minutes after the accident and Will’s need to save people in rooted in that experience Some touching sister brother scenes But Will takes off anyway—and Bess rushes off with the security clearance to save him   Binders full of blouses   Solid blouse—the blue, the white Great blue earrings Dress down Daisy and Nadine But special commedations to the many many cargo looks of Will, aka Eric Stoltz. Aka my boyfriend   The cargo pants, the cargo bags, the brown corduroy blazer that is so 1983!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Dolan and Lian Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the PBS drama Poldark. This week, it's season 2 Episode 8. The Aftermath of Infidelity! Poldark is dead to us. We still hate Elizabeth. And Demelza takes to her bed.     We open with Ross’s Black eye and  Demelza singing a Tori Amos song   The whole episode is the aftermath of Ross & Elizabeth’s night of passion In a nutshell: Ross is unrepentant and manages to land on feet Demelza tries out several personalities and ends up with Scrappy but Sad Demelza Elizabeth stares out the window and then marries a loser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poldark   NOT THE FEEL GOOD EPISODE OF THE YEAR   A few observations:   Men Suck- except Dwight Enys who is a decent soul As women, we are our own worse enemies We need to work on our uppercuts. Fetch me the Brandywine is our new personal rallying cry.   Let’s start with the good stuff so we can work up a head of steam over Ross:   Good Stuff! Verity is having a baby!  Caroline returns Dwight’s letters. Please don’t ever write to again.  But we know, that is the oldest trick in the book. So Caroline will be back!  Aunt Agatha has an outstanding show!  The mail! Again, Cornwall seems to have the fastest mail in world Demelza’s right hook. Not a fan of violence but sock it to me, baby.    Bad Stuff   Almost 80% of the show was bad to worse to terrible   The mine collapse killing several men, including new dad Tinners show up. OMG! Elizabeth’s mother literally blows a gasket! Child birth at home- I needed a slug of that Brandywine to watch the scene Elizabeth—just Elizabeth. The whole show we were screaming at the TV every time she was in a scene. All the handwringing over “doing the right thing” Oh please, girl.  And Ross. Just Ross.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Statement   The Satellite Sisters Talk TV with the Madam Secretary Recap of Season 3, Epsiode 6 called The Statement.  Starts with a terrorist attack, the we get everything from religious stereotyping to college essays to bar fights to sample sales at Brooks Brothers and then wraps up with a Bess Gotcha Moment and feel good news coverage.    Seriously, more happened in this show before the credits than I can recall.    Phew! This episode had it all- tight, well-written, funny- and emotional    Three storylines:   Terrorist attack and our complicated relationship with Saudi Arabia Russian Spy Dmitri back and withering away on Phoenix.  Allison needs to write a college essay   Binders Full of Blouses:   Yes to Henry's Blue Blazer andNadine Black Trenchcoat No to Madam Secretary Black Tie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBS drama Madam Secretary with Tea Leoni and Tim Daly.  The French Revolution   FRENCH STATE DINNER!!!!!  Formidable!!! Lafayette ! Cognac! Freedom Fries!! Banned Cheese!! Empty Crepe!!! Corisca!    Viva la France—our favorite frenemies   Storylines:   I see London, I see France,  I see NATOs underpants   Wait, there’s a SPY CODE????   Stalkers, meet Donors. Donors, meet Stalkers.    Plus—an outstanding Binders full of Blouses today And The Bath Scene—still blushing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters Talk TV . Our commentary on the PBS drama Poldark. This week, Season 2, Episode 5. This week at SSHQ, Julie and Lian wear our Team Demelza t-shirts while recording this podcast.    But first…   Who is putting silk stocking on their Christmas list? Does that count for one or two nights of Hannukah?    In this episode: Demelza fights for her family, her man, mucks out a barn, stands on the right side of smuggling, marches into a creditors office like a boss and makes Christmas dinner. As Mrs Drunk says, Do you need a lits of all the things she does to keep us safe and warm and fedded?   Meanwhile, Elizabeth bears herself nobly and rides that damn horse around town.  I think the choice is obvious to us—but apparently not to Ross.   This episode set up the post Francis life for Elizabeth—and it’s apparently one of heavy sighs and sexy mourning dresses with a little bit of sad blanket weaving mixed in.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madam Secretary is Back in Action! And she’s doing it from the State Department right there in DC. The only foreign country she went to was Cleveland- in this episode. Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the CBS drama Madam Secretary Season 3, Episode 4 called The Dissent Memo   Props to Julie for calling out The Power Jumper ! The fashion look returns and MSEC rocks one for most of the show.    And we all give thanks that President Dalton stayed out on the campaign trail so that Bess could do her job – without any blah, blah blah in the blue blazers    Three story lines:   Africa, Antiquities, and Awful British People   The Bombing in Angola and a vaguely democratic dictator suppressing the vote and imprisoning his opponent to ensure victory. A chance to focus on Africa and the double standard fo press coverage. Turning point when Bess gets a Memo of Dissent--  which as far as I can tell is basically a mean anonymous note in your locker… But Bess has a Classic LIGHT BULB MOMENT!!    Black Dog Station- Henry and Jose are back on the trail of linking stolen black market antiquities and terrorists—specifically the group HS. Love this storyline. When henry said the word “reliquary’ I swooned. I also loved the fact that they got on this inside of this vast black-market world in like one commercial break. Now working with a French agent who is impersonating a Bad Archaeologist.    On the Home Front, the stalking storyline takes a back seat to young love—Jareth is Lord Jareth and he’s coming to stay in a Twin Bed with Stevie. Lian doesn't support this romance. Julie is suspicious about Stevie Energy Level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the PBS drama Poldark. This week: season 2, Episode 4. This episode had two personalities—loving and fun and forboding and tragic   Loving and fun:  Sassy talk between Demelza and Ross! Caroline returns in that red coat and Dr. Ennis goes for it! Even sad sack Francis gets a little action from Elizabeth   Foreboding and Tragic: Mining, fighting, smuggling and snitching.   Elizabeth decides to unload on Ross in some very inappropriate dinner party conversation. And for goodness sakes, Frances, why didn’t you learn to swim!!!   But first, I have a few questions:   Since when is Francis a magistrate? Is Captain Gilbert & Sullivan away on a ship?  Didn’t those red coats learn anything in the revolutionary war? Like buy some green coats? After that eye gauging beatdown convince George the Weasal to give up fighting for fencing?  Did it seem strange that Ross & Francis were holding hands during a dance?     Story lines:    Mining, fighting, smuggling and snitching. Blah, blah, blah.    Love is in the air: Caroline and Dr Ennis               Aunt Agatha and Verity              Aunt Agatha could be 60 or 160. She has a cough and sends for Verity, rather than a doctor because    Elizabeth the Vixen—now we hate her   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the latest episode of the CBs drama Madam Secretary. Season 3, Episode 3:  South China Sea   Alternate titles:  Battle of the lapel pins The President Leaves the Oval Office Catfishin’ Panda Diplomacy China Blinks What the heck is going on with our fridge?   Storylines:   Activists captured in South China Sea and China vows to make an example of them. It’s LOST! Oh, no it’s not China also pretends to own everything in the South China Sea. And if you like me were wondering what happens in the South China Seas, the Wonk Team comes up with some facts and figures.    Then they start taking about Values…. Prez goes back Trading on military service fro election? Nooooo. Who would do that? Wait, they are going to let Dalton leave the Oval oFfice. They go to Vietnam… Lots of catfish jokes.   How do we know they are Vietnamese/ lapel pins Dalton—flashbacks.  Oh no…. fell flat.  Expression on bess face is the same as mine—pleas stop taking and lets make more catfish jokes   Panda Talk—did it seem like someone in the writers room just discovered the Panda cam and decided to write a whole episode about it? Fine with that—but lots of Panda talk.  Panda recall!!! The crown jewels on the national zoo— Russell goins nuts, MSEC ??? Symbols matter     Crazy Henry and the Spooky Fridge Henry and Bess make the bed. And fight about former student who made threats. And putting on pillow shams.. at one point, henry starts mansplaining mental illness and stalking. To Bess. Who was in the CIA. Henry runs with his theory that a former student is the one threatening an terrorizing the family. The FBI not that helpful—or so it seems. Until they are and Henry almost blows the whole deal.      Theories on the bad guy? How about the snappy cyber captain who keeps calling everyone Maam. Ronnie. She’ll be back.    Binders Full of Blouses: Elizabeth enjoys the casual layered looks. The black ribbon must go.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters recap the CBS drama Madam Secretary, Season 3, Episode 3 called The Linchpin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan of the Satellite Sisters re-cap the CBS drama Madam Secretary, Season 3, Episode 1. "Sea Change"  Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord is back as is the whole White House crew and the McCord family. Guess what? There's a presidential election join on-- NOOOOOOO! but don't worry, it's a much better race than our actual presidential election. In the Madam Secretary world, the candidates talk about actual issues like global warming's effects on National Security as opposed to Rosie O'Donnell. Will Bess take the VP job? Will Henry take up his position on Black Dog Station? Will Bess cut her hair and go back to Breck Girl Dream Hair? We discuss it all on the re-cap show. Starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices