Awesome Etiquette

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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 591 - Thank You and Goodbye

Jan 5th, 2026 8:40 PM

On today’s show, we take your questions on names for mothers and grandmothers, tipping at hotels, and thank you advice for holiday gifts. For community members, your bonus question of the week is about not ordering alcohol at a business meal. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the origins of etiquette from Margaret Visser’s The Rituals of Dinner. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 590 - Giving Away Gifts

Dec 29th, 2025 7:13 PM

On today’s show, we take your questions on someone who gives away your gifts, excessive DJing at a dinner party, and stopping gossip before it starts. For community members, your question of the week is about ordering a family-style dinner. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on gratitude and gift giving. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 589 - Holiday Host

Dec 22nd, 2025 3:59 PM

On today’s show, we take your questions on saving a parking spot, a birth announcement with a QR code, and prying questions about college applications. For community members, your question of the week is about how to improve one’s communication. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on host and guest manners for the holidays. Join the etiquette community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 588 - Holiday Tipping Time

Dec 15th, 2025 4:34 PM

On today’s show, we take your questions on finding hair in your food, running with your dog, and how to talk about a family member who’s not doing well. For community members, your question of the week is about when kids innocently call someone else fat. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on holiday tipping. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 587 - Too Many Gifts

Dec 8th, 2025 5:18 PM

On today’s show, we take your questions on who should attend funeral services, too many birthday gifts for a child, and when a host serves something inedible. For community members, your question of the week is about being caught in the gifting loop. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on re-gifting! Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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