Madam Secretary Recap 404: Shutdown

SHUTDOWN! But first, Lian issues an apology to Sara Ramirez… She does sing & dance. Very well.    Subscribe to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Apple Podcasts here if you want to listen to Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan's TV recaps of CBS drama Madam Secretary and PBS Poldark recap Pol,Dark and Handsome.    To listen to Satellite Sisters Talk TV on Stitcher, click here.    The complete Satellite Sisters Talk TV podcast archive is here.    The complete Satellite Sisters podcast audio archive is here.     This episode: Things may be rough at the State Department… but that doesn’t mean that Bess and Henry can't eat croissants on the balcony of their Parisian Hotel Room!    But we know that’s never going to happen because the government is shut down and there are only 3 PEOPLE  working at DOS: Bess, Jay and Blake. And whoever that woman was that Jay let watch the baby…   But this episode was as much about the elusive work-life balance—especially in careers of public service—from Secretary of State to CIA agent to chief of staff to White House intern.    But shout out to Jason—good show for him and I really felt sorry that Henry blew him off to go talk to Dimitri…. But more on that:   Furlough Time!   International health crises! Politics getting under Bess’s silk white blouse Bloggers asking gotcha questions Paris cancelled for Peoria Trapping Sen Nemeis in stairwell Stay in your lane, Bess...   But let’s talk about that black bra under the white silk blouse Menopause??   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.