Lizness School – Details, episodes & analysis

Today's episode is special - a combination of the writing Liz did in her memoir class this spring and excerpts from favorite audio episodes throughout the season that include both Liz and Leah. Think of it as Liz's own Director's Cut - a season finale that brings her whole year at Stanford DCI together. 

Lizness School Season 2 will begin at the end of the summer. Liz and Leah will continue to tackle transitions and lifelong learning together with the lively, spicy intergenerational exchanges they enjoy. 

To get Season 2 as soon as it starts, be sure you are subscribed to the show on your favorite podcast app (Links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify below).

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

Background on Season 1:

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd 

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com. ⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠

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Liz finishes up her year at Stanford DCI and heads home to Santa Monica CA but first Leah delivers a commencement speech. They also discuss a special episode coming up next - a final cut that is a combination of audio highlights from the year's worth of podcasts and some of Liz's writing n her memoir class.

Lizness School Season 2 will come back at the beginning of the new school year.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she does a year as a Fellow at ⁠⁠Stanford University⁠⁠'s ⁠⁠Distinguished Careers Institute⁠⁠.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to ⁠⁠Satellite Sisters⁠⁠

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Spotify.⁠⁠

On Instagram, follow the show at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/⁠⁠ and follow Liz at ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/⁠⁠. Follow Producer and Millennial Mentor Leah Sutherland @leahhsutherlandd

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz or Leah, use ⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com. ⁠⁠

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. ⁠⁠Complete information here.⁠⁠

Email the podcast ⁠⁠liznessschool@gmail.com ⁠

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Liz and Leah discuss some big life decisions this week. Liz has thoughts about what she wants to accomplish in the second half of her year at StanfordDCI and Leah has a big announcement about a big life change. It's the season of Ikegai for Liz and some intergenerational mixers. Does she have advice for Stanford undergrads and PhD's? She's not sure! But she knows for sure that she's the worst student in her Video Production class.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Email the podcast liznessschool@gmail.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On Episode 12 of Lizness School, Liz Dolan and Leah Sutherland discuss Liz's Fancy Grunge Crawl to the Mission District of SF with other DCI Fellows. Plus Liz has news about some of this quarter's classes including whale news.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Fancy Grunge Crawl itinerary:

Tartine Bakery.

Bi-Rite Ice Cream

Dolores Park

Elixir Bar

Puerto Alegra Restaurant

Latin American Club

Matthew Savoca Whale Research What Whales Eat

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Email the podcast liznessschool@gmail.com

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Liz and Leah talk about Liz's first weeks of classes in the winter quarter. She's taking Chinese History, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Oceans and Video Production. Plus they talk about Liz's side quests and the fires in Los Angeles. Leah lives there. Liz lives in Santa Monica when she's not at Stanford.

Liz's Neuroscience Professor is Liqin Luo. Here's is a YouTube bio about Luo starting with his childhood in China.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Liz and Leah talk about their learning goals for 2025. Liz announces the classes she is taking this winter quarter plus a new wellness activity. Leah explains the concept of side quests and has a few for herself and for Liz.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute.

Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

Welcome to sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email liznessschool@gmail.com. Any specific goals for Purpose, Community or Wellness? We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Thank you to our sponsors and to listeners for using these special urls and codes.

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It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Lizness School Episode 8, Liz has the scoop on the many de-stressing activities happening on the Stanford campus during exam period for the undergrads. Therapy bunnies, anyone? Plus, if listeners want to take the same art history class Liz took this fall, it's being offered on Stanford's Continuing Studies platform this winter. Here's a link to How To Look At Art and Why with Alex Nemerov and here's a link to the whole Winter Quarter offering on Stanford Continuing Studies.

To send Liz your learning goals for the new year, email liznessschool@gmail.com. Any specific goals for Purpose, Community or Wellness? We want to hear them for our first show of 2025.

Book Recommendations:

Haruki Murakami's memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

More by Murakami here: https://harukimurakami.com/books/

Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Lizness School Episode 7, Liz attends a Stanford vs Cal water polo game, collects her thoughts on Designing Her Life and hangs out with some students from Stanford GSB for conversation, Chipotle and a dark fantasy feminist retelling of the Mulan story called The Night End With Fire by K X Song. Plus, Liz and Leah both take Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies Quiz and discuss the implications of being a rebel and a questioner. Thanks to Gretchen for mentioning how much she enjoys Lizness School on this recent episode of her podcast Happier.

Other books mentioned in this episode:

Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

Visual Intelligence by Amy E. Herman

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Lizness School Episode 6, Liz does her Life Transition Reflection and she likes it! Plus two death-defying wellness activities - pickleball and a hike in the redwood forest.

In Liz's LTR, she explains her Cooking With Liz live Facebook show during the pandemic. Here she makes Ina Garten's Roast Chicken: https://youtu.be/Ghq-vZUM-4w?si=LWUy3T_V1xstCGoP

It's Lizness not business this year for Liz Dolan as she starts her year as a Fellow at Stanford University's Distinguished Careers Institute. Start at Episode 1 if you are new to Lizness School.

Liz's producer and millennial mentor Leah Sutherland gives her additional assignments about how to take it all in. Meditation apps are involved.

Welcome to our new sponsor Stanford Federal Credit Union. To use their $620 New Member offer, go to sfcu.org/lizness

For more on Liz Dolan, go to LinkedIn

For more on Liz's work in podcasting, go to Satellite Sisters

Follow Lizness School on all podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On Instagram, follow the show at https://www.instagram.com/liznessschool/ and follow Liz at https://www.instagram.com/satellitesisterliz/

To email Lizness School with your own questions/thoughts/suggestions for Liz, use liznessschool@gmail.com.

The Distinguished Careers Institute is a unique program for late career people. Fellows are graduate students at Stanford University, able to take classes in any area. Complete information here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.