Summer Olympics Special feat. Olympian Kat Holmes, USA Fencing

Our Satellite Sisters Summer Olympics Special: What we are looking forward to, what we will miss and a special interview with Kat Holmes, member of USA Fencing who is going for the gold and daughter of longtime Satellite Sisters listener Lorrie! Satellite Sister of the Week: Astronaut Wally Funk. Thanks, NBC! We'll be watching ALL the Olympic action, starting with the Opening Ceremonies Friday night.  Behind the Scenes at the Game: NPR's Mandalit del Barco's Facebook posts from Tokyo Games We will miss Coco Gauff and other athletes who will not compete because of positive COVID tests.  Olympic Champion Katie Ledecky swims the first ever women's mile at the Olympics. Olympic newcomer Athing Mu competes on the track in the Women's 800 meters. Equestrian Jessica Springsteen, daughter of you-know-who and Patti Scialfa, competes in show jumping. Basketball star Dawn Staley coaches the US Women's Basketball Team. Entertaining Sisters: Julie recommends Ted Lasso Season 2 and Never Have I Ever  Liz is debating about Immersive Van Gogh  Lian reminds listeners that there are 3 great cookbooks on the Best Beach Bag Books list including Valerie Rice's Lush Life. Her instagram is @eatdrinkgarden. Find Lush Life recipes at https://www.eatdrinkgarden.com Tune in for an interview Naomi Hirahara next week, author of Clark & Division Cooking With Liz LIVE in the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group Thursday July 22 at 5 pm Pacific time. Recipes for this week: Cacio e Pepe Cheese Puffs and Pomegranate Gimlet, both by Ina Garten. For info on The Sweeney Sisters and Lian's online book clubs for The Sweeney Sisters go to www.liandolan.com Visit the website Satellite Sisters: A Pep Talk For Modern Women Subscribe to our newsletter Pep Talk here. For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolan Buy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon. Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices