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.
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Episode #48: Breastfeeding in Public
Lizzie and Dan tackle the sensitive subject of breastfeeding in public after a listener describes a rift in her friend group surrounding an incident at a birthday party.
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Episode #47: There’s Crying and Yelling in Maine
A kid was shouted at by the owner of a diner after making a scene in a restaurant. Subsequently, the upset parents took their anger online. Lizzie and Dan do a full etiquette breakdown of this viral news item from Maine.
55 min
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Episode #46: The Disingenuous Date
On today’s show: plus ones, disingenuous dates, TA tattling, guests who hate kids, party anxiety, and an etiquette salute to being a good houseguest.
42 min
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Episode #45: Train, in Pain
This week, Lizzie and Dan have advice for a 28-year-old woman who looks healthy, but suffers from chronic back pain and gets dirty looks and rude comments from fellow subway passengers who think she should give her seat up.
34 min
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Episode #44: It’s Important to Remember What’s ...
Lizzie and Dan break down the difference between manners and principles. Because sometimes we can all get too focused on how a particular rule is being broken and miss that the core values of etiquette are still being shown.
46 min
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Episode #43: Did You Get My Message?
Dan was late to the recording session because of extenuating circumstances. He talks with Lizzie about how to respectfully handle the inevitability of being late from time to time.
45 min
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Episode #42: Shame and Weight Gain
After putting on some weight, a listener is going to return to her home town for a reunion, fully expecting upfront comments about her body. How can she handle fat shamers?
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Episode #41: Very Personal Items
A college professor asks how to give his students dignity and space in a public place when he runs into them at the drugstore buying very personal items.
41 min
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Episode #40: It’s Their Party
Breakfast for dinner is an epic level move. Putting together a fun wedding is, too. Does it work to combine the two? What will the family think?
45 min
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Episode #39: How a Post Gets Married
Dan got married! And we get to hear all about it. From the clothes to the food, the music to the ceremony, and the sangeet to the chuppah.
56 min
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Episode #38: Can You Be Too Approachable?
When the people around you share their unasked-for opinions about politics and religion, or give detailed accounts of medical procedures they’ve undergone, you may ask the same question.
33 min
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Episode #37: The Long Hallway Greeting
You’re walking down that long hallway at work. You see an acquaintance at the other end walking towards you, but it’s far too early to make contact. What to do, where to look, and how to handle the etiquette of the long hallway greeting.
35 min
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Episode #36: Mrs. [Husband’s Name Goes Here]
Some say it’s still proper for a wife to be called by her husband’s name. Others call it painfully outdated. Who is right? The answer is complicated.
49 min
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Episode #35: Graduation Gifts and the Treadmill...
You’re invited to a dual grad party, but you only really know one of the graduates. What is the gift-giving protocol?
38 min
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Episode #34: The Accidental Date
You think you’re just going out for a drink. He clearly doesn’t. What is the best way to handle this without being rude?
55 min
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Episode #33: Cutting The Face Painting Line
Your family has waited 90 minutes in the face painting line. A 4 year-old is trying to cut the line, and his guardian is nowhere to be seen. What do you do?
42 min
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Episode #32: The Problem with “Sorry, But…”
Apologies are fine and good. Apologies that are immediately undercut by a but are not.
38 min
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Episode #31: The Office Wanderer and Absent Vegans
A maddening co-worker, vegans who no-show, and habitually late friends are just some of the etiquette dilemmas Lizzie and Dan tackle.
41 min
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Episode #30: Wearable Tech-iquette
Lizzie’s getting a new roommate! But she knows that the best living situations are ones where norms are established and boundaries are set. Dan and Lizzie talk about how to respect the people you live with.
47 min
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Episode #29: The Line Cutter
You’ve been waiting for that parking spot for a long time, and someone swoops in to take it. How do you handle it? Lizzie and Dan have the answer.
43 min
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Episode #28: Sportsmanship and Burning Jerseys
Lizzie and Dan get emotional about free agency and talk about how burning jerseys is not cool.
47 min
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Episode #27: Indian Weddings
Dan returns from a friend’s Indian wedding in California – the trial run for his own Indian wedding just two and a half months away – and gushes about his bride-to-be and Indian formalwear.
31 min
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Episode #26: I’m Just Gonna Be Your Mom Tonight
Lizzie and Dan talk about the houseguest/host dance done right, and Lizzie commends a flight attendant for taking care of her on the tarmac.
46 min
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Episode #25: Social Media Shaming
Is it okay for the Twittersphere to call someone out on social media, or does that create a mob mentality that does more harm than good?
41 min
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Episode #24: White Lies
In light of news anchor Brian Williams’s suspension from NBC, Dan talks about his own liberating decision to stop lying.
42 min