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 543 - Invite Me Too
On today’s show, we take your questions on tipping for pharmacy deliveries, wedding invitation timing, and when extra people join an invitation given as a holiday gift. For community members, we have a question about speaking multiple languages at the playground. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we revisit the themes of consideration, respect, and honesty and look at how they work together. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
65 min
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Episode 542 - Mealtime Meltdowns
On today’s show, we take your questions on how long you can say Happy New Year for, an optional–or not optional?--wedding dress code, and how to handle mealtime meltdowns with grandchildren. For community members, we have a question about setting a table for a nonalcoholic dinner party and a desserts only party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our founding principle of honesty. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
59 min
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Episode 541 - Resort Reunion
On today’s show, we take your questions on where to place drinks at a formal dinner party, whether to pay the way for a child’s friend on vacation, and how to plan a family reunion at a resort. For community members, we have a question about hosting when you’ve just welcomed a new baby. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on a founding principle of good etiquette - respect. Join the community, support the show: emilypost.substack.com
56 min
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Episode 540 - Casual Party Dress Code
On today’s show, we take your questions on a casual party dress code, discussing politics over the holidays, and how to handle holiday cards when your family has multiple last names. For community members, a question about a restaurant blunder in a small town scene. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and postscript segment where we consider consideration. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
54 min
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Episode 539 - New Shower Trends
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to check on whether someone is hosting their annual holiday dinner, whether partners are invited to couples' baby showers, and thank you notes for the money left in a funeral donation box. For community members, we have a more personal question about Post family gatherings. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on, you guessed it, thank-you notes.
46 min
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Episode 538 - Resolved
On today’s show, we take your questions on a growling family dog and a scared guest, sharing pregnancy news with someone who had a miscarriage, and when people don’t acknowledge holiday gifts. For community members, we have a few questions about holiday cards. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a Feedback postscript segment where we hear from you. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
55 min
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Episode 537 - I Got Something For You
On today’s show, we take your questions on when an acquaintance always complains about meals, how to tactfully leave a group chat, and the polite way to chew. For community members, we have a collection of table etiquette questions we received on Instagram. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a timely postscript segment on gift exchanges. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
47 min
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Episode 536 - Not Legal Advice
On today’s show, we take your questions on not giving out legal advice if you’re a law student, stopping people from peeking at your materials on a plane, and being asked to give airline points as a wedding gift. For community members, we entertain a question about cooking for vegan in-laws. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment interview with Jeff Galak about his gift-giving studies. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com
67 min
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Episode 535 - 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