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 #140: Wee Ones At Weddings
rehearsal dinner invitations, wee ones at weddings, being a good graduation weekend guest, potluck problems, and a postscript segment on planning a wedding reception seating chart!
49 min
427
Episode #139: Send a Telegram
Bill Post co-hosts with Lizzie while Dan is away. Bill and Lizzie cover questions on Community Dinner Contributions, Group Houseguest Gifts, Email Introductions and Retirement Party Gifts.
40 min
428
Episode #138: Welcome To The Show Puja!
Dan and Lizzie tackle questions about contractors and quotes, invites for second receptions, sending gifts late, and a primer on roommates plus a postscript segment on managing expectations around a new baby
66 min
429
Episode #137: Fore!
Questions about doodling at work, The annual "wearing white" to weddings question, how to greet clients in groups, and knowing when a dinner party is done? All that plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a special postscript inspired by The Unwritten Rules of Golf.
56 min
430
Episode #136: Your Stationery Wardrobe
Dan and Lizzie take on your questions on Caller ID, re-allocating the kindness of strangers, your cat is cheating on you, and sopping up all the amazingly tasty sauce at dinner. Plus your feedback on iced-tea spoons and shoes off policies, your etiquette salute for the week and a postscript segment on stationery.
53 min
431
Episode #135: Missing the Party
Your etiquette questions on the device excuse, cc email etiquette, just who is included in an invitation to the whole family, and how long is too long for sending condolences. All that plus your feedback, salute and a surprise postscript pop quiz.
43 min
432
Episode #134: Dear Katherine, I would love to ...
Etiquette questions on awkward gift give-backs, how to RSVP, charging for a dinner party, and whether to put practicality above consideration for a wedding shower.
54 min
433
Episode #133: Salon Sanctuary
Etiquette questions on posting guest lists publicly, how to ascertain if you’re being asked on a date or to go out as friends, asking for silence at the salon and a great question about greeting guests in your home. Plus feedback, an etiquette salute and a segment on international courtesies.
54 min
434
Episode #132: May I offer you an arm?
What side to walk on when escorting a lady, iced tea spoons, meals at regular group gatherings and feeling over exposed when others post pics of your home.
54 min
435
Episode #131: Here a cough, there a cough
Coughing fits, group gifts, accountant friends and their services, thanking season staff, tipping pools
45 min
436
Episode #130: Pay it forward
Thanking strangers, cards for holidays, public thank-yous, entertaining, inviting exes, plus a postscript segment on wedding planning
49 min
437
Episode #129: Save the date details
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie dive into save the date cards and what location to list when the ceremony, reception, and lodging are all in different towns. Also covered: - multiple tank you notes - somehow we find more to talk about on this subject. - Following up on past due invoices. - BYO-Slippers. - How to appropriately use a Honeymoon Fund website. - Plus your feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the history of classic manners like saying "Bless you" and toasting.
56 min
438
Episode #128: Do you want to be my friend?
Toasting, Social media grammar police, Business relationships turn to friendships, Saying no to sales parties, a postscript segment for job seekers
52 min
439
Episode #127: He's Here! (Short Questions Show)
Short questions show tackles etiquette questions with solid answers, from when to begin eating to using commas with suffixes, plus Cindy Post Senning returns to finish discussing how etiquette relates to the developemental stages of childhood.
53 min
440
Episode #126: She's here!
Cindy Post Senning joins Lizzie to answer questions on Sweet Sixteens, Birthday gifts, Wedding gifts, and more!
58 min
441
Episode #125: A Poo On Both Your Houses!
Bill Post joins Lizzie Post to answer your questions on Wedding Budgets, Wandering Dogs, Thanking commitees, and more!
51 min
442
Episode #124: Wishy Washy Guests
Dan and Lizzie take on a host who was disappointed by wishy washy guests backing out of dinner plans. Also mentioned: Splitting the check, TSA Precheck, A sticky business question about working on teams, Plus your feed back, salute and a post script segment on Your Life’s Purpose!
47 min
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Episode #123: Happy New Year for How Long?
Dan and Lizzie take on greetings when they help a listener determine how far into the new year do you say "Happy New Year!" Also Covered: Should ladies cross their legs at the knee or the ankle? What is the etiquette in estate divisions? Is a host obligated to fix every drink at a dinner party? Plus your feedback, salute, and a postscript segment out of Emily Post's book Children Are People on babies and respecting their point of view.
34 min
444
Episode #122: Prof. What Do I Call You?
On this show, Dan and Lizzie delve into spoons and their roll in the place setting, how to handle boundaries around birth, a question of email familiarity and in person formality.
52 min
445
Episode #121: Regret-Free Money Lending
A really good friend has emotionally confided that she is in financial difficulty. You decide to lend her some money, expecting she'll use it to pay some bills. She happily lets you know she's bought holiday gifts instead. What should your reaction be?
64 min
446
Awesome Etiquette Prequel Show
Welcome to the new home of the 'Awesome Etiquette' podcast. We are so glad you are here. Join hosts Lizzie Post and Dan Post Senning, great-great-grandchildren of manners maven Emily Post, as they begin the next phase of the Awesome Etiquette podcast, an audience driven Q&A show about modren etiquette applied with consideration, respect, and honesty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Episode #120: Making Amends for Over-Imbibing
At a recent pre-holiday weekend gathering with friends, you had too much to drink and spoke and behaved in a manner you regret. How do you own up to your mistake? Should you make a blanket apology or apologize individually? And how should you word your apology?
59 min
448
Episode #119: Lesbian Wedding Guest List Challe...
You and your partner have decided to tie the knot. How do you handle wedding invitations when some of your relatives have openly disapproved of your relationship? Are there points of etiquette that will allow you to be magnanimous and discerning when making the guest list?
61 min
449
Episode #118: Family Guest Gluttony
You love to entertain family and friends and you are generous to a fault. But there's one family member in particular who always succeeds in eating and drinking you out of house and home and is offended by hints to curb his appetite. When is it time to throw politeness out the window and put a stop to this outrageous behavior?
64 min
450
Episode #117: Good First Impression Gifting
This Christmas, you're flying halfway across the country to meet your boyfriend's family for the first time. What gift(s) can you bring to take on the plane or send beforehand that will say "thank you for having me" and make a good first impression? And should you also buy them Christmas gifts?
65 min