On today’s show, we take your questions on dressing for a gala, rude behavior around Thanksgiving, and a child-free wedding. For community members, your question of the week is about telling people what you want for holiday gifts. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Halloween trick-or-treating etiquette.  Become a subscriber - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on delivering acknowledgments for condolence notes a year after a death, a football party fumble, and serving tea with tea bags. For community members, your question of the week is about guests who bring uninvited guests. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.  Become a subscriber - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on feeling left out of an invitation, how long people should talk at a gathering, and an unusual hostess gift situation. For community members, your question of the week is about asking people if they’re going to have kids. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from featured Emily Post trainer, Trina Boos, of the Boost Academy of Excellence.  Join the community - ⁠emilypost.substack.com⁠ ⁠Workplace Etiquette: Your hidden Career Advantage⁠ - ⁠Boosted Podcast ⁠

On today’s show, we take your questions on workplace gossip, nosy questions about a baby, bringing food to a restaurant. For community members, your question of the week is about uninvited pets at a host’s home. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on cheek kisses.  Support the show - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on an uncashed wedding gift check, tipping before you receive the service, eating corn on the cob. For community members, your question of the week is about a separate kids reception at a wedding. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our annual business etiquette train the trainer week. 

On today’s show, we take your questions on the tradition of clinking glasses during a wedding reception, when people ask you if you’ll baptize your baby, and whether you can uninvite someone from a French practice group. For community members, your question of the week is about the polite time to arrive to a party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on thank you notes.

On today’s show, we take your questions on eating with a retainer, return addresses for families with two last names, and birthday gifts for kids with two parties. For community members, your question of the week is about the difference between baby showers and baby sprinkles. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on when to talk business at a networking event. Join the etiquette community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on gifting diamonds, overhearing racist comments, and when people ignore you in the elevator. For community members, your question of the week is about hosting your first tea party. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript on Afternoon Tea from Emily’s 1922 edition. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on eating nuts with shells, being confused for your twin, and under-ordering at a business lunch. For community members, your question of the week is about sending a birth announcement with a registry. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment wedding gift giving from Business Insider. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on tipping at gas stations, communication written by AI, and selling a hand-me-down. For community members, your question of the week is about when kids are part of a wedding ceremony but aren’t invited to the reception. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the service counter stare. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on a LinkedIn request just before a job interview, how to respond to nosy questions about finances, and what to do when someone calls you babe. For community members, your question of the week is about planning a garden party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether the host should drink water at a party, an unusual coffee shop conundrum, and titles for lawyers on wedding invitations. For community members, your question of the week is about a certain leaked celebrity wedding invitation. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.  Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on a dinner party seating conundrum, switching back to a former hairdresser, and which armrest is yours at a theater. For community members, your question of the week is about whether two wedding ceremonies means two wedding gifts. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on business etiquette from Emily’s original Etiquette, in society, in business, in politics, and at home.  Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to proactively handle bad guest behavior before an event, whether it’s now rude to leave a voicemail, and how to get to know the new neighbors. For community members, your question of the week is about contributing to a honeymoon fund on a limited income. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on hosts and guests.  Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to comment on a friend’s AI-generated music, a relative who asks you to get a better gift, and commenting on an Ozempic user’s eating habits. For community members, your question of the week is about some drama over wearing white to a wedding. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the people who inspire us to use good manners. Get the Emily Post newsletter - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on the phrase ‘this turns my stomach’, whether to jump in and defend a friend, and whether to bring a gift to a ‘no gifts’ party. For community members, your question of the week is about an interesting auto-response email. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.  Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell someone you gave to their honeymoon fund, which direction to place a folded napkin, and how to end a conversation at a party. For community members, your question of the week is about men’s naming titles when a repeated name skips a generation. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on beach etiquette.  Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to proceed when someone doesn’t pay their share of a gift, how to acknowledge a divorce, and whether you can order from a restaurant where a former employee works. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when a receptionist is listening in on your medical appointments. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on leadership from our brand new Emily Post's Business Etiquette.  Join the community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on friend requests from coworkers, when guests cancel last minute, and pickleball court etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond when family members send you multiple videos every day. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we read the first of a two-part look at Emily Post’s engagement and wedding from Emily Post’s Biography.  Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on unprofessional work attire, when a guest shows up to a fundraiser with a different agenda, and whether to offer a tour of your home. For community members, your question of the week is about how to politely opt out of social media. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from our new business etiquette book. Join the Emily Post community - emilypost.substack.com

On today’s show, we take your questions on issues with a group text RSVP, how to end a sympathy card, and table setting tips when you’re serving special courses. For community members, your question of the week is about people wearing mantillas at the Pope’s funeral. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Jane Austen etiquette  Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com