Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses

Satellite Sisters was born when the five Dolan sisters—Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica, and Lian—set out to create some work they could do together that celebrated the importance of sisterhood and friendship. Singing and dancing were out of the question, but talking seemed like something they could pull off, and so a radio show hit the air on April Fool's Day 2000. Produced with partners WNYC Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Public Radio International, Satellite Sisters has become one of the fastest-growing new programs on public radio, heard on stations across the country. Satellite Sisters' Uncommon Senses is the Dolan sisters' first book, but Lian has several unsold screenplays in her drawer and Sheila still has her high school poetry.

Among them, the Satellite Sisters have two parents, three brothers, two husbands, five children, four dogs, and no cats. They live in Bangkok, New York, Portland, and Los Angeles.