

Awesome Etiquette
The Emily Post Institute
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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Jan 29, 2018 • 55min
Episode #177: Surprise We're Married!
On today’s show we take your etiquette questions on wedding announcements, managing messaging apps at work, whether or not to write a thank-you note to your SO’s family, how to handle naming a 6th, wedding regrets and finally a very special question. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on meeting etiquette.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 22, 2018 • 44min
Episode #176: Welcome Puja
On today’s show Dan and Puja take your etiquette questions on managing multiple birthdays, hand delivering cards, hosting guests with allergies and apologizing for the first mistake. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on the meaning of Etiquette.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 15, 2018 • 52min
Episode #175: The Party's Over
On today’s show Dan and guest host Cindy Post Senning take your etiquette questions on wrapping up a party, lending a hand without giving offense, sending condolences during the holidays and how clean to keep a home. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on napkins continued.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 8, 2018 • 46min
Episode #174: RSVP Fails
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your etiquette questions on groomsmen expenses, reclining seat backs, bringing wine when you’re already bringing wine and electronic RSVP fails. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on napkins from Margaret Visser's The Rituals of Dinner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 1, 2018 • 51min
Episode#173: Happy New Year
On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your etiquette questions about not getting together with sick friends, a doozy of social awkwardness, travel for bridesmaids and what to do with serious dietary restrictions and food related work events. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Kelly Williams Brown’s book Gracious.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 25, 2017 • 53min
Episode #172: Merry Christmas
Happy holidays from everyone at The Emily Post Institute. On today’s show we take your etiquette questions about medical TMI, haggling etiquette, where to send a thank you gift, how to handle New Years invites when friends aren’t all invited to the same party, gift return guilt and how to not manage your boss’s holiday party budget. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on keeping holidays personal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 18, 2017 • 1h 2min
Episode #171: Primetime Predicaments
Dan and Lizzie take your etiquette questions about prime time predicaments, commenting on other’s food, Christmas parties with co-workers (or not), the meaning of "No Boxed Gifts" and how to handle missing a marriage announcement...by 8 years. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on regifting and thank-you notes.
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Dec 11, 2017 • 48min
Episode #170: Booing The Refs
Lizzie and Dan take your etiquette questions about junior vs. Jr., standing up for greetings once you’re an adult, booing the refs, reluctant hosts, and how to address holiday cards to families with multiple names. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on gifting well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 4, 2017 • 51min
Episode #169: Please, Shhhhhhh
On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your etiquette questions about long hallway hellos, how a caregiver can speak up, what to call a widow, sample language for a college student who wants to meditate and season ticket holders who want others to shhhhhh. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on holiday cards.
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Nov 30, 2017 • 57min
EP #168: The Houseguest & The Hedgehog
On today’s show we take your etiquette questions about gifts with the wrong monogram on them, gifts of gratitude, friends with champagne tastes who complain, and a question about apps...the kind you eat. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment where we catch up with you on Thanksgiving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices