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Awesome Etiquette
Hosted by The Emily Post Institute · EN
Hosts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer audience questions about modern etiquette, offering advice grounded in consideration, respect, and honesty. As the great-great-grandchildren of Emily Post, cousins Dan and Lizzie look to the reasons behind traditional rules to guide their advice in a wide range 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 609 - Questioning Time Off
3d ago01:06:22Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on whether wedding invitation addressing rules have changed over time, how to respond when people suggest plans but never follow through, and what to do when a coworker questions your upcoming time off. For Community Members, your bonus question is about how to share the news of your elopement with loved ones in a thoughtful way. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with a primer on graduation etiquette. Jon the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 608 - Disagree Well
1w ago01:10:58Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on what to do when a lost dog shows up at your door, whether you should send condolences to a best friend whose ex-husband has passed away, and how to express disagreements in a shared community while keeping things collegial. For Community Members, your bonus question is about what to do when a hostess gift you gave turns out to be headed for Facebook marketplace. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment we interview our Featured Emily Post Trainer Juliet Mitchell of the Life Etiquette Institute. Join the etiquette community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 607 - Public Tumble
2w ago01:04:20Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on what to say when you take a tumble in public and strangers rush in to help, whether there was ever such a thing as formal birth announcements in classic etiquette, and how to gracefully handle a situation when you’ve forgotten a fellow parent’s name. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when you feel like you’re underpaying someone for a service… whether it’s polite to push them to charge more. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie talks to Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, about cruise etiquette. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 606 - Graduation Party
3w ago00:54:44Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on whether it’s ever okay to “ghost” someone who wants to visit your home, how to handle hosting a wedding shower that’s growing way beyond your comfort zone, and how to navigate graduation announcements and party invitations without confusing your guests. For community members, your question of the week is about how to address a fellow gym-goer whose sauna habits are making the space uncomfortable and even unsafe. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment on everything from subway staring to that dressy casual dress code. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 605 - Acknowledging Others
Apr 1301:06:31Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on whether to change clothes during a “catholic gap” wedding, what to do when a coworker keeps sending you political social media content you don’t want to engage with, and how to thoughtfully manage your wedding registry—from “liking” items to guiding guests toward preferred shops. For community members, your question of the week comes from a listener in the UK, wondering how to acknowledge loose acquaintances in public, especially when you remember them, but they may not remember you. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with featured Emily Post etiquette trainer Kristi Spencer. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 604 - One Bite At a Time
Apr 601:09:36Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on whether to cut all your meat at once or just one bite at a time, how to graciously accept a generous offer from a well-off relative to help with college costs, and how to make friendly small talk with uniformed Army personnel without accidentally overstepping rank. For community members, your question of the week is about how to navigate tight theatre rows politely—balancing North American ‘face the stage’ etiquette with European customs that favor acknowledging seated patrons as you pass. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan interviews Jennifer Winters, Executive Director of The National League of Junior Cotillions. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 603 - I'll Let You Go
Mar 3000:50:44Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on how to follow up on a card you’ve sent without sounding like you’re fishing for thanks, how to respond when someone ends a call with ‘I’ll let you go’, and how to handle bed-sheets after staying in a friend’s holiday home. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond when friends say ‘you’re always welcome’ in their homes. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on expressions of grief in the digital world. More Awesome Etiquette - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 602 - Staring at Strangers
Mar 2301:02:53Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on how to decide whether a gift card for a friend’s birthday should cover just them or include a guest, when politics and viewing preferences collide at the Super Bowl halftime show, and how to ride the subway without awkwardly staring at strangers. For community members, your question of the week is about the admirable venture of making new friends as a couple. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews Jennifer L. Scott the founder of The Daily Connoisseur about dressing well in today’s modern age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 601 - Party No-Show
Mar 1601:16:02Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully ask someone to reissue a check when you go by a different name than your legal one, what to do when a close friend no-shows your party and goes completely off the grid, leaving everyone worried, and how to handle it when you follow the dress code and end up feeling like the odd one out because no one else did. For Community Members, your question of the week is about breakfast etiquette at a diner. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from Yale professor and author of Why Food Matters and Ten Restaurants that Changed America, Paul Freedman. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Episode 600 - Special Occasion
Mar 901:07:37Tap to summarizeOn today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully exit a friend’s book club after a meeting you secretly couldn’t stand, getting your 8-year-old to chew with her mouth closed when gentle reminders—and even peer pressure—aren’t doing the trick, and how to handle valet tipping when your friend says she’s already covering it, but you still feel awkward. For Community Members, your question of the week is about how to navigate bringing wine to a potluck when the host doesn’t drink. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript where we celebrate episode 600 by looking at the past, present, and future of Awesome Etiquette. Join the Emily Post community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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