
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.
Latest episodes

May 11, 2020 • 1h 2min
Episode #296: Honestly
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on picking bridesmaids, using your phone in the bathroom, sending a card to someone who’s terminally ill, titles for older unmarried couples and after party invitations for guests who traveled far. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your bonus question is about keeping your wine glass rim clean at dinner. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on Honesty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 4, 2020 • 57min
Episode #295: Eating Out?
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on postponed graduations, giving meaningful retirement gifts while social distancing, unwanted but sentimental gifts and bringing guests to the baby shower, but not the wedding. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about using feeding tubes in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on how restaurants are preparing to open up again in Hong Kong and what dining out might look like in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 2020 • 58min
Episode #294: Slacking Off
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on titles for family members when you choose not to get married, contacting your colleagues while working from home, publicly announcing you don’t have time for thank you notes, and getting RSVPs for events other than weddings. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question of the week is about opening gifts in front of your guests. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on saying no to and leaving video calls.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 2020 • 54min
Episode #293: Postponed
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on catty coworkers, turning down baby showers due to tradition, changing your RSVP for a postponed wedding and donations for the deceased. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about talking to your partner about poor table manners. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on dressing rooms of old from Emily Post’s 1922 edition of etiquette.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 13, 2020 • 57min
Episode #292: Daytime Diamonds
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on wearing diamonds during the day, sending wedding invitations during a pandemic, supporting your friend’s faith and a baby registry with no date for a shower. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question of the week is about responding to a overbearing neighbor. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number one in our top ten most searched content online, the table setting guide!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 6, 2020 • 1h 9min
Episode #291: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on having a name that is regularly pronounced and spelled incorrectly, the 15-item limit in the express checkout lane, intrusive breastfeeding questions and children at church. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about planning a big wedding ceremony, when you’re technically already married. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number two in our top most viewed content.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 2020 • 60min
Episode #290: From our Home to Yours
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on birthday wish-lists, weddings postponed by the coronavirus, canceling plans because of anxiety and paying respects when you can’t attend a funeral. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our bonus question is about guests who expect hosts to pay for everything. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number three in our top most searched content, forms of address for correspondence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 2020 • 1h
Episode #289: Changing Fast
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie talk about how fast things are changing and take your questions on invasive pregnancy questions, unclear invitations, house guests who don’t want to leave and coronavirus handshake woes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about carefully critiquing how your barista made your coffee. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on developments i social distancing etiquette.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode #288: Take Care
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on keeping solicitors away, guests asking for food, wanting to eat alone and e-payment etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about rude reactions to lifestyle choices. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a continuation postscript on number 4 in our most searched topics, the attire guide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 1min
Episode #287: Keep'm Separated
Welcome to Awesome Etiquette! Where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on keeping work and personal life separate online, loud chewers in the workplace, workout regimens that get in the way of quality time and a friend who always feels like they’re missing out. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about Messrs. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on number four in our most searched topics, the attire guide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices