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This week's episode is sponsored by @salesproducersinc, a progressive business to business company representing Gift, Lifestyle, Fashion, Personal Care, & Kids lines selling to retail stores with a mission to create long-lasting, profitable relationships by adding significant value to our Customer, Vendor, and Team partners. For more information, check out their social media or website www.salesproducersinc.comSusan Esayian is a native of the Pacific Northwest, and she's been working in the gift industry professionally for 26 years in a variety of roles. From merchandising Kitchen-Aid mixers, buying fine tableware and even carrying a four-poster bed up a mountainside for a catalog photoshoot... and that was just in the first 10 years! Since then, she's kept herself immersed in the gift industry as a buyer for a hospital gift shop and merchandiser for several wholesale showrooms and retailers. Retail is not just a job for Susan, but a career that she's inspired by and passionate about more every day.Fabian Navejas was born and raised in LA and is a self-taught creative leader and a bona fide retail nerd. With more than 25 years of multi-unit management experience in the retail home furnishings industry, he still feels he's in the beginning stages of his career. Currently, Fabian is a gift merchandiser and buyer for A.C. Vroman's, Inc., one of the oldest independent bookstores in the country, is 128 years old. A.C. Vroman's operates two bookstores in the Pasadena area and owns Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA, another independent bookstore founded in 1975.In addition to working at A.C. Vromans, Fabian, is also the founder of Onederkam.com, which is a small eCommerce gift and home accessories store. He also occasionally works on a variety of TV productions, doing everything from set dressing to working in the props department to being a shopper for the artdepartment. Fabian also worked at IKEA North America in several markets and as a district manager for  Z Gallerie.Eric Velez is a confident, competent, and imaginative interior designer with extensive experience in residential and commercial spaces ranging from 300k to 2m. With an excellent commercial approach to solving problems, Eric has a proven ability to create fresh solutions for the renovation of interior spaces or new construction.During his journey as an interior designer for the past 8 years, Eric has succeeded in all design projects, no matter how large or small. He believes that by having a broad understanding of people's living situations and needs in their everyday lives at home, you're able to design great solutions.In this merchandiser roundtable, we're chatting live from Las Vegas and digging into what everyone's working on. We also talk about how retail is a business of relationships and how interacting with others live at a show enhances the whole experience. Our roundtable discussion also includes a little about how each guest built their career and some really funny stories along the way!What's Inside:A roundtable discussion on the world of retail and merchandisingThe value of the live-show experienceHow each member started and grew their career Mentioned In This Episode:Susan Esayian on InstagramOnederkam WebsiteOnederkam on InstagramEric Velez on Instagram

Schuyler Vromans is a partner aerial circus artist, osteopath, massage therapist, and acupuncturist.His life revolves around elevating others' health and wellness and pushing the boundaries of physical artistry. In his free time, he's either defying gravity with dynamic aerial routines or finding new ways to blend movement and healing.Every performance, every treatment, is a step towards a holistic approach to well-being, and exploring the limits of human potential together.Find out more @schuylervromans

We zijn terug! Jurgen Vromans is een Belgische whisky- en rumkenner. Hij is de oprichter van The Whisky Mercenary en werd in 2016 verkozen tot “Whisky Ambassador for Belgium”. Jurgen bottelt regelmatig zelf en voorziet zijn flessen van prachtige etiketten met karikatuur van hemzelf. Jurgen is een gepassioneerde en deskundige kenner van sterke dranken en deelt graag zijn kennis met anderen. Ook Tom Haseldonckx van Buds & Barrels schuift mee aan tafel. Dit alles voor de laatste keer vanuit Haarbazaar Deluxe.Links:https://www.facebook.com/whiskymercenary/?locale=nl_NLhttps://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAANAAcPJiqVUQkhXU0JJU1daWURINldOR1E1WVBZT1dRWi4uhttps://budsandbarrels.com/https://www.loostermans.be/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In The Doors Unhinged, New York Times bestselling author and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the “greed gene”—that part of the human psyche that propels us toward the accumulation of more and more wealth, even at the expense of our principles, friendships, and the well-being of society. This is the gripping account of the legal battle to control The Doors's artistic destiny. In it, Densmore looks at his conflict with his bandmates over the right to use The Doors's name, revealing the ways in which this struggle mirrors and reflects a much larger societal issue: that no amount of money seems to be enough for even the wealthiest people.The Doors continue to attract new generations of fans, with more than one hundred million albums sold worldwide and counting, and nearly twenty million followers to the band's social media accounts. As such, Densmore occupies a rarefied space in popular culture. He's beloved by artists across the decades for his fierce, uncompromising dedication to art. His writing consistently earns accolades and has appeared in a range of publications, such as the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone. As his friend and American novelist Tom Robbins recently said to him, “If you keep writing like this, I'll have to get a drum set.”This is an incredibly timely and important volume in a contemporary world that is increasingly consumed by an insatiable profit motive. John Densmore has given us a blueprint for an approach to life and culture that is not driven by greed.Source: https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/doors-unhinged/Source: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Vromans-presents-John-Densmore-with-Fred-Armisen-discussing-The-Doors-UnhingedHost Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.Support the show

Aired: October 14, 2022Guests: Jos Vromans, BY MA, Vebjørn Isaksen, Bart Simmonshttp://discord.gg/artblocks Twitter : https://twitter.com/artblocks_io Newsletter : https://artblocksinc.eo.page/subscribe

Back by popular demand, we are so excited to welcome back Fabian Navejas, Gift Merchandiser & Buyer for A.C. Vromans Inc., one of the oldest independent bookstores in the country, 128 years old. In addition to working at A.C. Vromans, he is also the Founder of Onederkam.com, which is a small eCommerce gift and home accessories store. His side hustle! On this episode, which we are calling a ‘merchandising roundtable”, Michelle & Fabian jump right in to talk about ALL things merchandising. This is an episode you won't want to miss!Vroman'sOnderkam.comThis week's episode is sponsored by Fine Lines Showroom, a West Coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Seattle representing over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines.

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Chris is allowed behind the counter of a bookstore and he loses his mind. Steve Jobs meets Bob Dylan and asks him whether he likes pleated or flat-front pants. ALSO: How to defeat Donald Rumsfeld at squash. PLUS: Song of the day - John Denver's "The Wings That Fly Us Home"John Denver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4BANicOw8UGreg's Action Park Article: https://www.channelnonfiction.com/?fbclid=IwAR0aaIViQLcOD5rjwyYGn1xfL9RS8JvY5VfTM8rmLF_EFXMDQbaQ9ncfxpAChris's Book: https://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826504630/the-advice-king-anthology/

This week's episode is part of our Life After Z Gallerie series. Michelle worked closely with both Fabian & Melissa during her time at Z Gallerie.Fabian was born and raised in LA, is a self-taught creative leader and a bona fide retail nerd.  With more than 25 years of multi-unit management experience in the retail home furnishings industry, he still feels as if he is in the beginning stages of his career. Currently, he is a Gift Merchandiser & Buyer for A.C. Vroman's Inc., one of the oldest independent bookstores in the country, 128 years old.  A.C. Vroman's operates 2 bookstores in the Pasadena area and also owns Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA, another independent bookstore founded in 1975.  In addition to working at A.C. Vromans, he is also the Founder of Onederkam.com, which is a small eCommerce gift and home accessories store. His side hustle!! He has also worked at IKEA North America at the following markets - San Francisco, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and for IKEA A.B. in Malmö, Sweden as Communications & Interior Design Manager for 10.5 years.  Prior to IKEA, he has worked as District Visual Manager for Z Gallerie covering a variety of markets in the US - So. California, Midwest, East Coast, and Northwest Merchandiser of the Year while working there.Melissa Hesse is a Southern California native raised in the San Gabriel Valley, a mom to two amazing young men, and has been happily married to her husband of 25 years, Bill.She doesn't have a degree in art but somehow has made it her career. She started at Z Gallerie back in 1993 as a part time sales associate while going to college. She spent the next 14 years there, holding almost every position possible there but always found the art department my home. After 6 years in the stores, she moved into the corporate office and spent the next 8 years in the art department as the Merchandise Planner and Assistant Buyer. She would help select the artwork for, at that time 70+ stores. She went on buying trips, worked with publishers and wholesale framers on new merchandise for the stores. FUN was the best way she would describe it. She grew up at Z Gallerie, met lifelong friends (Michelle and Fabian included!), got married, had kids, bought their first house. After 14 years she made the leap to Third and Wall Art Group which was a vendor we purchased posters from. She has been with Third and Wall for almost 15 years and was recently promoted to Creative Director.Michelle, Fabian & Melissa recant their different roles, funny stories, challenges & growth within Z Gallerie and how that paved the way to their current careers. Check out the episode on YouTube and get a glimpse of Melissa's Chris Hemsworth photo blanket her kids gifted to her!Fabian NavejasWebsiteInstagramMelissa HesseWebsiteInstagramFacebookThis week's episode is brought to you by Fine Lines Company, a west coast wholesale rep agency with showrooms in LA, Las Vegas and Seattle. Fine Lines represents over 50 fabulous gift, fashion + home lines.

Join our warm conversation with local, vintage bestselling author Cliff Shiepe, author of the novel, "Cliff Falls." Self-published over a decade ago, it's touched many lives in many different contexts. We talk about LA, his writing process, and true spirituality. Ultimately, we are all looking for True Belonging, True Acceptance. These ultimate issues are what his book is really about. He's coming out with a second novel next year. But he doesn't give any hints as to what it might be about , so you'll just have to keep checking Vromans in Pasadena or your local bookshop to satisfy your curiosity. If you prefer to shop online because the last two years of public health panic has devestated small businesses, including bookstores selling books, you can find the book on the Nile, the Ganges, or any other huge river from which one can buy books, e.g. :https://www.amazon.com/Cliff-Falls-C-B-Shiepe/dp/0982702027/ref=sr_1_1?crid=123SEGIYJZ5DY&keywords=cliff+falls+shiepe&qid=1649372022&sprefix=cliff+falls+shiep%2Caps%2C336&sr=8-1 The Republican Professor is a pro-creative-writing, pro-self-publishing, pro-True-Spirituality podcast. Therefore, welcome Cliff Shiepe !

In this week's episode of Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast, host Jon Steinberg shares his list of top ten list of cool, independent bookstores to buy from instead of Amazon. His list includes: Book Monster in Santa Monica, Verbatim Books in San Diego, Stories Books in Echo Park, Book Soup in West Hollywood, Vromans in Pasadena, Page Against the Machine in Long Beach, Dave's Old Works Books in Redondo Beach, The Last Book Store in Downtown Los Angeles, Skylight Books in Los Feliz and Bart's Books in Ojai.Instagram: @livinginthesprawlpodcastEmail: livinginthesprawlpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: www.livinginthesprawlpodcast.comCheck out our favorite CBD gummy company...it helps us get better sleep and stay chill. Use code "SPRAWL" for 20% off.  https://www.justcbdstore.com?aff=645Check out Goldbelly for all your favorite US foods to satisfy those cravings or bring back some nostalgia. Our favorites include Junior's Chessecakes from New York, Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza from Chicago and a philly cheesesteak from Pat's. Use the link https://goldbelly.pxf.io/c/2974077/1032087/13451 to check out all of the options and let them know we sent you.Use code "SPRAWL" for (2) free meals and free delivery on your first Everytable subscription.Support the podcast and future exploration adventures. We are working on unique perks and will give you a shout out on the podcast to thank you for your contribution!Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast is on Podfanhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/sprawl  Looking to start a podcast? Buzzsprout is the best and easiest way to launch, promote and track your podcast...trust me, I did a lot of research beforehand. Let Buzzsprout know we sent you, support the show and get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up.  https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1735110Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/livinginthesprawlpodcast)

It's a Next Gen takeover! Fiona Dolan is sitting in for Liz Dolan today and we're taking advantage of the generational difference with conversations about Gen Z in the Workplace, Tuesday Trends and Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version) . Plus, we do Entertaining Sisters and announce #SatSistersLookWhatIDid2021 . Entertaining Sisters: Red Notice on Netflix The Other Two on HBO Little Women by Barbara Heller Table Wars with Martha Stewart Find Fiona on Social! IG- @fionaadolann  Twitter - @fifidolan  Writing - EarlyRising.Co Plus, we announce December events:  Announce Look What I Did 2021 Photos & End of Year Special #SatsistersLookWhatIDid2021 post on FB and Instagram Post for fun and be a part of our 2021 Season Ender  Saturday, December 4 at 1:00 -- Booksigning at Vromans with Lian Dolan Sunday, December 12th at 5 pm PT-- Our Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap Party Visit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern Women SHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here.  Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. This week's sponsors: Molekule Air Purfiers Code Sisters Away Luggage & Travel Essentials Green Chef Code Sisters 125 Prose Personalized Hair Products See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a Next Gen takeover! Fiona Dolan is sitting in for Liz Dolan today and we're taking advantage of the generational difference with conversations about Gen Z in the Workplace, Tuesday Trends and Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version) . Plus, we do Entertaining Sisters and announce #SatSistersLookWhatIDid2021 .Entertaining Sisters:Red Notice on NetflixThe Other Two on HBO Little Women by Barbara Heller Table Wars with Martha StewartFind Fiona on Social!IG- @fionaadolann Twitter - @fifidolan Writing - EarlyRising.Co Plus, we announce December events: Announce Look What I Did 2021 Photos & End of Year Special#SatsistersLookWhatIDid2021 post on FB and InstagramPost for fun and be a part of our 2021 Season Ender Saturday, December 4 at 1:00 -- Booksigning at Vromans with Lian DolanSunday, December 12th at 5 pm PT-- Our Satellite Sisters Holiday Wrap PartyVisit our website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern WomenSHOP at our Satellite Sisters Shop here. Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here.This week's sponsors:Molekule Air Purfiers Code Sisters Away Luggage & Travel EssentialsGreen Chef Code Sisters 125 Prose Personalized Hair ProductsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In deze aflevering zijn Fons Janssen (nummer 9 van de kandidatenlijst van Volt) en Lenna Vromans (nummer 32 van de kandidatenlijst van de PvdA) te gast. Centraal staat het thema veiligheid, met name geconcentreerd op veiligheid in de wijk en drugsoverlast. Daarnaast vertellen beiden over hun drijfveer om zich kandidaat te stellen voor de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 17 maart 2021. 00:00 - 09:25 introductie onderwerp en gasten 09:25 - 29:20 drugsoverlast in de grensregio's 29:20 - 37:00 een veilige wijk 37:00 - 40:15 slot Meer weten over Fons? Zie voltnederland.org/fons-janssen. Meer weten over Lenna? Zie www.lennavromans.nl.

For this Dutch Business Lawyers Abroad episode, I am going to Antwerp in Belgium! All the members of DBLA are legal experts in the country where they are located but they are originally from the Netherlands. We give companies, entrepreneurs and individuals who are not familiar with the local environment the help they need. Often legal support but also sometimes referrals to reliable relations or practical advice about cultural differences or how things are done in that country. I am interviewing Marinus Vromans who has been in Belgium for over 25 years. First in Brussels and nowadays in Antwerp. Marinus shares in this interview his rich experience and knowledge of Belgium, the Belgian business culture and the legal system there. He also tells about the pitfalls that are unforeseen by non-Belgians so a must-hear interview if you want to learn more about doing business in Belgium! Marinus' firm is Sirius Legal and the firm's website is https://siriuslegaladvocaten.be/en and you can contact Marinus by his email marinus@siriuslegal.be DBLA is https://dbla.nl

Covid has hit the city hard and since the government has abandoned us maybe we can at least try to save a few historic businesses that are at risk of going away for good. In this month's episode we'll give you the jam packed history of just a handful of these places. We'll cover the El Segundo Old Town Music Hall (18:11), the Pacific Dining Car (44:27), the Bob Baker Marionette Theater (1:04:01) and Vroman's Bookstore (1:46:45). Happy New Year!

When old sewage pipes break, they can undermine the soil. In the worst case, this can lead to the formation of sink holes that devour buildings, vehicles and other things. In our podcast we talk to Arthur J. Vromans who does research that can potentially predict the degradation of sewage pipes and thus prevent the … Continue reading "63 – Modelling the life span of the sewage system mathematically?"

Welcome to Satellite Sisters Season 18! Lian Dolan, Liz Dolan and Julie Dolan on the podcast today as we welcome new listeners to our new season of Satellite Sisters. Plus, Betsy from Houston gives us her first hand account of Hurricane Harvey. Betsy is a an active member of the Satellite Sisters Facebook Community and organized our Austin Meet-up a few years ago. She'll bring her story to Satellite Sisters of making it through the flood with her family, her son Henry who has a complex medical situation and family, friends and clients all over Houston.Thanks to Harry's for supporting this episode of Satellite Sisters . For a free trial shave set, sign in to harrys.com/sisters . Just pay the ship and try out the great razors and blades! To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Apple Podcasts, click here. To subscribe to Satellite Sisters on Stitcher, click here.To subscribe to the Satellite Sisters RSS feed, click here. The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here. Don't forget to subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV if you want to listen to Lian and Julie's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome. More details on today's podcast: Julie weighs in on the latest from North Korea. Here's a hint: it's not goodThe Duchess of Cambridge saves the world! Thank you, Kate, for being the one bright spot in the newsThe Family Reunion - Highlights from a fun 4 days in Bend, Oregon. Plus, we reveal the winner of the family talent show. Today's episode is brought to you by Harry's. Thanks for supporting Harry's and all of our sponsors.To stay connected with Satellite Sisters, here's how: LIKE our Facebook Page. We post all of our episodes and events there. JOIN our Facebook Group so you can post and be part of the Satellite Sisterhood. Follow us on Twitter @SatSisters, @SSLiz, @liandolan and @JulieSatsis. We are also @SatSisters on Instagram. To order Satellite Sisters merch, go to www.cafepress.com/satellitesisters. And to order books by the Satellite Sisters or by Lian Dolan, go to amazon or your favorite bookstores like Vromans.

Did Wonder Woman leave your hungry for more Amazons? We have some fun facts to share about the ancient female warriors (Tattoos for al!). Lian brings Liz a few details from her research on this band of sisters. Want more? Check out the book The Amazons by Adrienne Mayor . Plus: Thanks Satellite Sisterhood for making Wonder Woman #1 in the world. We did it, Sisterhood. Liz has two other films to recommend to for our support: Wakefield and BandAid. What's new from Apple? Ask Siri. She knows all. Full Operation Sea Turtle report: Nutrition, Doctors Appointments and Exercise Class EtiquetteOn the stage: Yes to Spamilton and No to Margaritaville. Need a book club pick for the summer? In the Southern Cal, come see Lian interview her friend Jenny Williams about her new book, The Atlas of Forgotten Places. You can read about the July 28th Vroman's event here.

Frans van Deursen (1962) maakte al op 12-jarige leeftijd zijn debuut bij de Nederlandse Operastichting als brutaal opdondertje in Puccini?s opera ?Tosca?. Zijn grote doorbraak kwam in 1990, toen hij gecast werd voor de rol van Frits in de populaire comedy ?In de Vlaamsche pot?. Daarna volgde musicalrollen in o.a. Miss Saigon en Aïda. Als zanger oogstte Frans van Deursen veel lof door onder meer zijn optredens in Frank Zappa's ?Joe?s Garage? en in de productie ?Zing, Vecht, Huil, Bid, Lach, Werk en Bewonder?, een ode aan Ramses Shaffy. In 2015 voltooide Van Deursen het album ?De Vogel in mijn Borst?, waarop hij de gedichten van Leo Vroman zingt. Momenteel toert hij met een gelijknamig theaterconcert door het land, tezamen met Vroman-biografe Mirjam van Hengel en band. Het is een poëtische reis door Vromans leven, liefde en werk.Onlangs was Frans van Deursen nog op televisie te zien. Hij speelde een rol in de AVROTROS maffiaserie ?La Famiglia?.

Frans van Deursen (1962) maakte al op 12-jarige leeftijd zijn debuut bij de Nederlandse Operastichting als brutaal opdondertje in Puccini?s opera ?Tosca?. Zijn grote doorbraak kwam in 1990, toen hij gecast werd voor de rol van Frits in de populaire comedy ?In de Vlaamsche pot?. Daarna volgde musicalrollen in o.a. Miss Saigon en Aïda. Als zanger oogstte Frans van Deursen veel lof door onder meer zijn optredens in Frank Zappa's ?Joe?s Garage? en in de productie ?Zing, Vecht, Huil, Bid, Lach, Werk en Bewonder?, een ode aan Ramses Shaffy. In 2015 voltooide Van Deursen het album ?De Vogel in mijn Borst?, waarop hij de gedichten van Leo Vroman zingt. Momenteel toert hij met een gelijknamig theaterconcert door het land, tezamen met Vroman-biografe Mirjam van Hengel en band. Het is een poëtische reis door Vromans leven, liefde en werk.Onlangs was Frans van Deursen nog op televisie te zien. Hij speelde een rol in de AVROTROS maffiaserie ?La Famiglia?.

Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan do the Tuesday #podcast on Monday. It was a busy, busy weekend for the Satellite Sisterhood in Pasadena. We had a fun, fun meet-up in Pasadena on Saturday night that features laughed, photos and Nothing Bundt Cakes at the evens. And then we packed the house for the official book launch event at Vroman's Thanks to all for coming. What a fantastic weekend. It was a true Celebration of Friendship.    Up next, St. Paul , Portland and Dallas.    Plus:   First Ladies Desk from Julie. Margaret Trudeau makes a quiet comeback.  Julie's Review of Suffragette   Germany has some issues with the World Health Organization   Plus:   Madam Secretary Re-Cap: Catch & Release An American joins Isis and MSec is on the case. Plus, hello Dr. Eric Stoltz!   

Gerald reads the Prologue and part of Chapter 1 from his historical novel Bonfire of the Vanderbilts at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena at an event sponsored by the Independent Writers of Southern California.

Gerald reads from Chapter 21 of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.

On today's Satellite Sisters, we lead off with announcements of our first two book tour dates to kick-off the publication of YOU'RE THE BEST; A CELEBRATION OF FRIENDSHIP. Join us Thursday October 29th at Powerhouse Arena in Brookyn, New York and Sunday November 8th at Vromans in Pasadena.  The Powerhouse appearance will feature what Lian describes a "a boatload of Satellite Sisters ioncluding many from the next generation".  The Vroman's appearance will headline Lian, Sheila and Liz.  More details about these dates and other book tour dates will be posted at www.satellitesisters.com and on our Satellite Sisters Facebook page so stay tuned.     Also on today's episode of Satellite Sisters: Liz files a complete report from her ComicCon experience, including a fun meet-up with some longtime listeners and a fascinatng discussion with an Academy Award winner.  Plus, heads-up on the new Muppet Show coming fin the fall and a new show she's working on called Outcast from Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead.   Lian has created a new way of looking at voting blocks in the U.S. so pay attention, Nate Silver of 538.  It's all about products from the Vermont Country Store. Julie shares some keen entertainment insights from the "next next gen" she is caring for at Nanacamp including a withering review of the Minions soundtrack from 8 year old Alice.  Sheila has been vacationing at a Vietnamese restaurant Atwater Village called Indochine, it seems, and has discovered a restaurant/tarot/gift space she wants to share but does not know the name of.  She explains.   Stay connected to the Satellite Sisters on Facebook, Twitter @SatSisters and our newest feed on Instagram @SatSisters  

So we have a special Saturday edition of Satellite Sisters to accompany you home on your Sunday travels.  We just hope you don't get a middle seat next to a pig on a plane.  It could happen! Sheila kicks off the Thanksgiving review and also fills us in on Lian's activities at Vromans for their Indies First! Event, celebrating indepedent bookstores. As one of their top selling authors, Lian chips in to help, but Sheila did not quite get the memo.  How'd everything go at your place?  We sure hope you did not have one of the pie incidents that have been amply described on our Satellite Sisters Facebook Group.  Pies live a dangerous life.  Julie has a Good Idea/Bad Idea challenge.  What do you think? She also has some crazy Christmas present ideas that her sisters are not likely to really receive. Frog eye salad? Snicker Salad? Cookie Salad?  We explore The United States Of Thanksgiving on The New York Times food site to see every state's top recipe searches and frankly, we are shocked!  Where have we been all our lives???  Would you rather have a peacock made of flowers or a turkey made of cheese? Liz also has some observations on seasonal holiday help at retail.  Sometimes, it's a match.  Other times, you are apparently better off at TJ Maxx, or at least that's what the salesperson at Macy's told her. And Sheila's got another downstairs neighbor, now that Squeaky Fromme and Wolfman Jack have moved on.           

On today's Satellite Sisters, we tackle the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. Having lived in Russia, Julie has a personal perspective on the history of Chechen people.  Plus, Julie's daughter-in-law was born and raised in Kyrgyzstan, where the Tsarnaev brothers were born. Once again, she knows more about this than most of the people you are watching on TV. Growing up in New England, we've attended the Boston Marathon as a family.  We are happy to see the city back on it's feet so quickly. But we draw the line at supporting the Red Sox. Later, we share our plans to support Lian's new book Elizabeth The First Wife. Julie's flying in for the launch at Vromans in Pasadena on Wednesday May 8, then Liz and Sheila are hosting an ice cream social at Diesel at the Brentwood Country Mart on Sunday May 19. More details on Lian's Author Page on Facebook.  Be sure to go there and LIKE her. Finally, Lian's appearance at the L A Times Festival of Books yesterday was a success but her search for the fro-yo on the way home?  Not so much. Listen for the Sheila-like details.