SSWW Erica Jong

Satellite Sisters

Liz Dolan

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Satellite Sisters Word Wrire Festival 2015 wraps up with author, poet and feminist icon Erica Jong on Satellite Sisters for the first time. Erica joins Lian Dolan to talk about her new book, Fear of Dying, a follow-up to her 1973 blow-you-doors-off bestseller Fear of Flying. Never one ot be contained or constrained, Ms. Jong gives her thoughts on everything from Pope Francis to witchhunts to feminism. Her new novel Fear of Dying is a delight. A complex, touching and somehow funny book on aging, caregiving, dogs, friends, dogs and, yes, sex. To read more about Erica Jong, you can go to her website To find Erica's books on Audible and get ne free download, go to http://www.audiblepodcast.com/sisters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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

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0:00.0	Satellite Sisters is brought to you by M.E.A.
0:03.3	the world's first midlife wisdom school.
0:06.4	M.E.A. has beautiful campuses in Baja and the soon to open Santa Fe campus and workshops both in person and online
0:15.6	on subjects like managing transition, cultivating purpose, and reframing retirement.
0:21.7	You can find information at mea wisdom.com.
0:26.9	That's mea wisdom.
0:29.6	Navigate what's next.
0:31.1	The Souther's. You are listening to Satellite Sisters Word Ride Festival. This is our series of author interviews that we've done all summer long here in 2015.
0:56.0	All right, up next we're talking to Erica Jong, but again, for that free audio book you can go to
1:01.4	audible podcast.com
1:03.4	forward slash sisters.
1:06.2	Up next my conversation with Erica Jong
1:09.1	boy she takes us a lot of places so hold on to your hat
1:11.9	you never know where she's going I had a lot of fun
1:14.7	talking to her a word of caution there is some salty language so I just want to let you
1:19.4	know it might not be appropriate for the youngest listeners but But for those of you are adults, enjoy! It's really my pleasure to welcome Erica Jong to Satellite Sisters.
1:38.0	She's a hero of all of ours, but particularly for me, she writes across all kinds of genres her new book fear of dying really touched me on so many levels
1:47.2	Erica Jean. Welcome to satellite sisters. Thank you
1:51.1	Leanne I you know I'm a great fan of Satellite Sisters.
1:55.0	Thank you very much. Well, you know, the more women's voices we have out there in the world, the better, right?
2:00.0	Right. You know, today is actually your publication day for fear of dying. You've written a lot of books over 20 books. You've had big books. I counted last night. 25 books. Oh my gosh. So is it still exciting then to have a new one
2:14.8	now? Terrifying. Exactly and it's so exciting that I can't sleep.
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