Awesome Etiquette

The Emily Post Institute
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 4min

Episode 584 - Rehearsal Lunch Snub

On today’s show, we take your questions on a wedding rehearsal lunch snub, when to reply all on an email chain, and not bringing a towel to a pool play-date. For community members, your question of the week is about how to get alone time at a very social dude ranch. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment interview with Emily Post Trainer Dr. Angela Wilson. Subscribe - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 10, 2025 • 56min

Episode 583 - Forgot to Help

On today’s show, we take your questions on a Navy retirement ceremony, whether you can ask to hold a stranger’s baby, and when someone seems to forget their offer to help. For community members, your question of the week is about how an introvert can turn down invitations without being rude. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Thanksgiving prep.  Subscribe today - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h

Episode 582 - Out-of-Town Host

On today’s show, we take your questions on who pays the bill for an out-of-town guest, not opening gifts at a baby shower, and teaching kids about kosher. For community members, your question of the week is about when to reach out to someone you know through business. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on inviting from Margaret Visser’s The Rituals of Dinner.  Subscribe and support - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 27, 2025 • 56min

Episode 581 - Gala Attire

On today’s show, we take your questions on dressing for a gala, rude behavior around Thanksgiving, and a child-free wedding. For community members, your question of the week is about telling people what you want for holiday gifts. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Halloween trick-or-treating etiquette.  Become a subscriber - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 20, 2025 • 1h 6min

Episode 580 - Condolence Acknowledgement

On today’s show, we take your questions on delivering acknowledgments for condolence notes a year after a death, a football party fumble, and serving tea with tea bags. For community members, your question of the week is about guests who bring uninvited guests. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.  Become a subscriber - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 22min

Episode 579 - Unusual Hostess Gift

On today’s show, we take your questions on feeling left out of an invitation, how long people should talk at a gathering, and an unusual hostess gift situation. For community members, your question of the week is about asking people if they’re going to have kids. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from featured Emily Post trainer, Trina Boos, of the Boost Academy of Excellence.  Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Workplace Etiquette: Your hidden Career Advantage - Boosted Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 3min

Episode 578 - Cheeky Workplace Gossip

On today’s show, we take your questions on workplace gossip, nosy questions about a baby, and bringing food to a restaurant. For community members, your question of the week is about uninvited pets at a host’s home. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on cheek kisses.  Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 29, 2025 • 1h 8min

Episode 577 - Tipping Before Service

On today’s show, we take your questions on an uncashed wedding gift check, tipping before you receive the service, and eating corn on the cob. For community members, your question of the week is about a separate kids' reception at a wedding. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our annual business etiquette train-the-trainer week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 22, 2025 • 54min

Episode 576 - Clinking Glasses

On today’s show, we take your questions on the tradition of clinking glasses during a wedding reception, when people ask you if you’ll baptize your baby, and whether you can uninvite someone from a French practice group. For community members, your question of the week is about the polite time to arrive at a party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on thank you notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Sep 15, 2025 • 53min

Episode 575 - Two Parties, Two Gifts?

On today’s show, we take your questions on eating with a retainer, return addresses for families with two last names, and birthday gifts for kids with two parties. For community members, your question of the week is about the difference between baby showers and baby sprinkles. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on when to talk business at a networking event. Join the etiquette community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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