Awesome Etiquette

Hosts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer audience questions about modern etiquette with advice based on consideration, respect, and honesty. Like their great-great-grandmother, Emily Post, Lizzie and Dan look for the reasons behinds the traditional rules to guide their search for the correct behavior in all kinds of contemporary situations. Test your social acumen and join the discussion about civility and decency in today's complex world.

Society & Culture
Relationships
Kids & Family
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Episode 353 - Help Please
On today’s show, we take your questions on see through baby shower gift wrapping, the correct response time for an email or text, and asking for help after a surgery. For community members, a question about whether an RSVP for two should ever be assumed. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews entertaining expert Joseph Marini. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
56 min
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Episode 534 - A Big Tip
On today’s show, we take your questions on inviting divorced couples to the same party, handling angled parking mishaps, and giving a big tip to a dog walker. For community members, we have a question about how many comments to leave on social media. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a community feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
47 min
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Episode 533 - Leftover Party
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle unsolicited nicknames, when your downstairs neighbor gets a new sound system, and dealing with a friend who sends many, many texts. For community members, we have a bonus question about too much texting. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and postscript segment on the leftover party. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
44 min
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Episode 532 - Nonplussed Newlywed
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to divide road trip expenses, how to integrate a fiance with your family, and helping a nonplussed newlywed handle thank you notes. For community members, your question of the week is about changing the focus of a group chat. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews Paul English, founder of Kayak.com and PartyClick on business etiquette. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
80 min
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Episode 531 - Broke Bridesmaid
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be a bridesmaid without going broke, how to address younger kids by a title, how to attend a funeral, and whether or not to send a second round of flowers. For community members, your extra question is about reconnecting with an ex's family. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the Formal Dinner from Emily Post’s How to Behave though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show. - emilypost.substack.com
45 min
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Episode 530 - Holiday Party Invites
On today’s show, we take your questions on holiday party invites that don’t include everyone, written invitations to a celebration of life, and cowboy hats at dinner. For community members, we have a question on whether it’s okay to have kids ride in first class. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Formal Dinner from Emily Post’s How To Behave Though a Debutante Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
46 min
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Episode 529 - Family China
On today’s show, we take your questions on inherited dishes you don’t love, going to a wedding when you don’t know the couple well, and being invited to coach your boyfriend on etiquette. For community members, we have a question about handling backhanded compliments. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Executive Manners from Letitia Baldridge. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
47 min
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Episode 528 - Upgrade the Registry
49 min
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Episode 527 - Captain's Tip
On today’s show, we take your questions on correcting yourself via text message, GoFundMe for widows, and the origins of the “captain’s tip”. For community members, our question of the week is about a city and country mouse and their quest to recycle glass and aluminum. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on holiday party planning. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
51 min
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Episode 526 - First Phone
On today’s show, we take your questions on texting with a young nephew who just got a phone, handling rude behavior during the holidays, and trying to get your packages when you’ve moved. For community members, our question of the week is about neighbors who are unplugging your deodorizer. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
55 min
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Episode 525 - Carpool Favors
On today’s show, we take your questions on carpool favors, AirBnB tipping, and wedding gift communications. For community members, your question of the week is about giving a plus one to a guest who just went through a breakup. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Emily Post’s How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
43 min
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Episode 524 - Too Long a Visit
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can decline an invitation after a pet’s death, how to tell your family you don’t want too long a visit after a baby’s birth, and beach etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone asks "How big is your farm?" Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on prepping your holiday invite. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
49 min
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Episode 523 - Feeling Left Out
On today’s show, we take your questions on navigating COVID in the present day, when a friend feels left out of a wedding party, and kids attending funerals. For community members, your question of the week is about changes in tipping practices. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we introduce our latest featured trainer Hayden Wilson. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
62 min
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Episode 522 - Calling Out Bad Behavior
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can ever call out bad behavior, sitting next to someone with a bad cough, and titles on wedding programs when your parents are divorced. For community members, your question of the week is whether sitting crisscross apple sauce is unprofessional. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Letitia Baldrige. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
49 min
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Episode 521 - Cutting Salad
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can cut up a salad, what a haggard Hawaiin host can do, and visiting a friend in a neighborhood that makes you nervous. For community members, your question of the week is about writing thank-you notes after interviews. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
59 min
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Episode 520 - RSVP Follow-Up
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether college students should give a wedding gift, proper RSVP follow-up, and complaints over the office air fryer. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond to a work email when the intended receiver no longer works at your company. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with our featured trainer, Carissa Uhrmacher. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
58 min
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Episode 519 - The Suit
On today’s show, we take your questions on checking if a bathroom stall is occupied, when the bridesmaids are dressed in black, and hosting part of your own birthday dinner party. For community members, your question of the week is about using utensils when dining with people who usually eat with their hands. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Suit. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
53 min
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Episode 518 - and Dr.
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a doctor on a wedding invitation, inviting widows to an anniversary party, and Refusing a host’s offer of food and drink. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when you can’t understand someone through their accent. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on new Wedding and Baby Shower Etiquette. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
49 min
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Episode 517 - Division of Expenses
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can disregard a request for charitable donations as gifts, if it’s ever too late to give a graduation present, and how to handle the division of expenses when a friend is in town. For community members, your question of the week is about thank you notes and weddings. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s novel How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
50 min
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Episode 516 - Cupcake Sandwiches
On today’s show, we take your questions on when someone shows up with lots of extra food for a party, a refresher on holding-the-door etiquette, and the proper way to eat a cupcake. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone wears white to a wedding. Plus your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s tongue-in-cheek novel How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
56 min
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Episode 515 - Vacation House Dibs
On today’s show, we take your questions on who gets first dibs on a room at a vacation house, what to do with a friend who orders a lot at a restaurant and then asks to split the bill, and a fun question on how to get RSVPs to something called a Pig Pickin’! For community members, your question of the week is about speech-to-text etiquette. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Disability and Etiquette with an interview with Emily Vordee. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
71 min
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Episode 514 - Napkin Roll
On today’s show, we take your questions on really uneven graduation gifts, when to put a rolled napkin on your lap, and how to respond when people always ask if you want kids. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do with a friend who won’t take no for an answer about sleeping at your house. Plus, your etiquette salute, weekly challenge, and a listener feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
45 min
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Episode 513 - On Long Letters
On today’s show, we take your questions on graduation gifts for a son’s girlfriend, how long or short to make a letter or card, and attending BIPOC and LGBTQ events as a straight white person. For community members, your question of the week is about rescheduling a baby shower. Plus your etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on funerals and bereavement from Emily’s biography by Laura Claridge. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
56 min
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Episode 512 - Paying for Parents
On today’s show, we take your questions on what to do with a graduation photo card, whether to let a boyfriend’s parents pick up the check and how to let people know you’ve switched from a PO Box to a home address. For community members, your question of the week is about why people seem to think etiquette is only for aristocrats. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment where we talk about a new survey on incivility in the workplace. 85% Of People Work With Annoying Colleagues, New Survey Shows - Forbes Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
47 min
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Episode 511 - Hats at the Table
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a wedding invitation when the bride has already taken the groom’s last name, whether ladies should wear hats in a restaurant, and saying thank you too much when dining out. For community members, your question of the week is about whether shower hosts should be invited to the wedding. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment where we interview one of the show writers from Bridgerton. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
59 min