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
Dec 23, 2019 • 46min
Episode #276: The Buffet
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on unexpected extended stays, buffet etiquette, exes not being an easy topic and group gift credit. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about a very sweet mom to be who wants a baby shower and wants it her way. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on combating holiday stress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2019 • 53min
Episode #275: Stuck Cooking
On today’s show we take your questions on post-thanksgiving drama, tricky Christmas card last names, being stuck cooking during your party and no shoe households. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about turning down a second-kid baby shower. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on thank-you notes from Emily Post’s Etiquette, 1922 edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 9, 2019 • 59min
Episode #274: Secret Santa
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on invitations for exes, less than awesome gifts from family for your wedding, moving on from roommates, a question of gifts for graduates, and titles for widows and beyond. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about office secret Santa registries. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on consideration, respect and honesty for the holidays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 2, 2019 • 59min
Episode #273: Serving Leftovers
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on sisters as bridesmaids, shared office temperatures, changing birthday plans, thanking wedding guests for attending, and serving leftovers to guests. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about wedding postponements and the gift questions that come with them. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on the spirit of gifting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2019 • 1h 5min
Episode #272: Picking Up
On today’s show we take your questions on always paying for the group Uber, gifts for meeting the parents, picking up guests at the airport and travel costs for job interviews. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about personalized nursery gifts. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Thanksgiving prep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2019 • 58min
Episode #271: On Holiday Tipping
On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on second marriage registries, tipping during the holidays, addressing baby announcements and a follow-up to our segment on family dynamics. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about planning a wedding around family members with children. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on thanksgiving prep two weeks out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2019 • 58min
Episode #270: Family Reunion Tee
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on forced family t-shirts, congratulations cards and where to send them, thank you notes for engagement gifts and repairing relationships with in-laws. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about flower girls not invited to the reception. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on awkward moments that we can all relate to courtesy of Buzzfeed.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 4, 2019 • 1h 5min
Episode #269: Hot Enough?
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on space heaters over heating spaces, a precious doll and where she should live, being baby-showered-out and keeping friends-giving adults only. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about taking Job A but wanting Job B. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on serving utensils from the wonderful Margaret Visser and her book The Rituals of Dinner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 28, 2019 • 1h 6min
Episode #268: Honey's Hygiene
On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on deflecting work questions, people commenting on your engagement ring, how to talk to honey about hygiene habits, and whether or not plastic counts as formal. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about exiting smaller social gatherings. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on travel abroad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2019 • 51min
Episode #267: Coworker Gossip
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on workplace gossip about a disliked coworker, a wedding gift for a couple that eloped, how early is too early to begin yard work, and how to nicely say “you’ve told me this story before”. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about etiquette for wearing headphones in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on cousins once removed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
