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 #314: Curbside Pickup Courtesy
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on household helpers who don’t wear deodorant, unsolicited religious texts, how to handle a wedding announcement when you not sure if there’ll be a belated reception  and wearing a mask for a curbside pickup. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question of the week is about throwing a party for someone with privacy concerns. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and special postscript where we discuss wearing white after labor day.
47 min
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Episode #313: Stationery Surnames
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on differing opinions over thank-yous, what’s appropriate to ask of inexperienced hosts, a drive through baby shower, and the surnames on your stationery. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about inviting the parents of those in your bridal party. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and special postscript reading from Margaret Visser's, Rituals of Dinner, on table talk.
51 min
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Episode #312: Hats at the Table
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on wanting a day to recover after having a weekend guest, coming for the wedding ceremony but not the reception, thank you notes with a twist, and wearing hats while dining in the COVID-era. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about hosting a DIGITAL wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and special postscript where Cindy returns to answer a few questions Dan forgot to ask.
60 min
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Episode #311: Traditions and Transitions
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on car magnets for a cause, bicycle etiquette, sending selfies to friends and serial eaters (not cereal eaters). For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about opting out of having your child in the wedding party. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and post script segment on traditions and transitions.
47 min
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Episode #310: Sneak Peak
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on curse words around kiddos, putting step parents on the wedding invitations, a follow-up to last week’s lunch date dilemma, and pre-cutting your meat before the meal. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your question is about what to do with a wedding gift from a very badly behaved guest. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and post script segment where Lizzie shares a draft section of the 20th edition of Etiquette.
57 min
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Episode #309: Who I Am
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on friends asking for baby bump photos, lunch dates who don’t offer to pay, etiquette for dropped calls and a coworker who is rude to callers. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about a wedding RSVP that comes with essay questions. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and our final  postscript segment for our series on doing a personal image assessment.
71 min
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Episode #308: When you..., I feel....
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on condolences for colleagues, uninviting those who don’t follow COVID-19 guidelines, sending a thank you note for a thank you gift, and wanting others to respect your avoidance of bad news. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about carefully critiquing what the host serves. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on "when you..., I feel..." statements.
47 min
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Episode #307: Your Team
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on keeping a tidy lawn,  disagreeing respectfully, carpool conundrums and carefully offering your support. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your bonus question is about higher etiquette in the COVID-19 era. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on conducting a self assessment.
66 min
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Episode #306: Who Are You?
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on looking at the camera during zoom calls, baby nickname preferences, family members who take photos of your home, and being tall at the theater. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about masks at a wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on self-assessment.
58 min
260
Episode #305: Big Friendship Guests
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on sleeping in when you’re a guest, rescheduling a meet-up due to COVID-19 testing, tipping the owners of a restaurant and still wanting to host a traditional baby shower during the pandemic. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about at home cards. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript where we interview some special guests.
59 min
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Episode #304: Musical Choices
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on friends who get divorced but are both invited to your wedding, asking for gifts not gift cards, differing music tastes during quarantine and a poorly attended drive through birthday party. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about the use of the phrase 'best wishes'. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript RSVP’s.
56 min
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Episode #303: Summer BBQ
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on wanting to minimize interactions with people during the pandemic, being worried about not attending a wedding, a messy married name, and a family feud that affects a wedding. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your question of the week is about how to respond to criticism from friends about a fast-moving relationship. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript backyard bbqs during covid-19.
58 min
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Episode #302: In the Garden
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on people laughing aloud at their phones, inviting someone who’s separated (but not divorced) to a wedding, sending thank yous for newborn gifts and responding to questions about your engagement ring. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about addressing unsightly objects in the neighborhood. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript where we look at Emily Post in the garden.
38 min
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Episode #301: Memory Lane
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on feeding extended family for free, addressing racial slurs, invasive questions for essential workers, and addressing an email during difficult times. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about reflecting on past behaviors. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript where we take a trip down memory lane.
59 min
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Episode #300: Not Enough
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on shared spaces in townhome communities, etiquette when entering someone’s home, inviting other people’s guests to an event on the same day, and honoring someone who has passed if you couldn’t attend the funeral service. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about distance dating while living with your parents. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on listening.
72 min
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Episode #299: Show You Care
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on video calls that go way too long, the expectations that come with a destination wedding, followup questions about vaccinations and addressing wedding invitations for families with younger kids. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about post-pandemic protocols. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on stress, and masks.
70 min
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Episode #298: For Everyone
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a mouthy mother-in-law, post-dated wedding receptions, friends who avoid heavy subjects and being perceived as pretentious. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about invitations to an overseas wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on emotional maturity.
66 min
268
Episode #297: A Spot of Tea
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on sending checks with condolence cards, asking other parents if their children are vaccinated, giving gifts when a wedding is affected by the pandemic, and dealing with noise while working odd hours from home. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your bonus question is about being overwhelmed with baby gifts. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript from Emily’s 1922 edition of Etiquette on Afternoon Teas.
49 min
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Episode #296: Honestly
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on picking bridesmaids, using your phone in the bathroom, sending a card to someone who’s terminally ill, titles for older unmarried couples and after party invitations for guests who traveled far. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your bonus question is about keeping your wine glass rim clean at dinner. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on Honesty.
55 min
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Episode #295: Eating Out?
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on postponed graduations, giving meaningful retirement gifts while social distancing, unwanted but sentimental gifts and bringing guests to the baby shower, but not the wedding. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about using feeding tubes in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on how restaurants are preparing to open up again in Hong Kong and what dining out might look like in the future.
51 min
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Episode #294: Slacking Off
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on titles for family members when you choose not to get married, contacting your colleagues while working from home, publicly announcing you don’t have time for thank you notes, and getting RSVPs for events other than weddings. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question of the week is about opening gifts in front of your guests. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on saying no to and leaving video calls.
52 min
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Episode #293: Postponed
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on catty coworkers, turning down baby showers due to tradition, changing your RSVP for a postponed wedding and donations for the deceased. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about talking to your partner about poor table manners. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on dressing rooms of old from Emily Post’s 1922 edition of etiquette.
48 min
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Episode #292: Daytime Diamonds
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on wearing diamonds during the day, sending wedding invitations during a pandemic, supporting your friend’s faith and a baby registry with no date for a shower. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question of the week is about responding to a overbearing neighbor. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number one in our top ten most searched content online, the table setting guide!
51 min
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Episode #291: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
On today’s show we take your questions on having a name that is regularly pronounced and spelled incorrectly, the 15-item limit in the express checkout lane, intrusive breastfeeding questions and children at church. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about planning a big wedding ceremony, when you’re technically already married. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number two in our top most viewed content.
62 min
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Episode #290: From our Home to Yours
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on birthday wishlists, weddings postponed by the coronavirus, canceling plans because of anxiety and paying respects when you can’t attend a funeral. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about guests who expect hosts to pay for everything. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number three in our top most searched content, forms of address for correspondence.
54 min