
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

Oct 1, 2024 • 49min
Episode 525 - Carpool Favors
On today’s show, we take your questions on carpool favors, AirBnB tipping, and wedding gift communications. For community members, your question of the week is about giving a plus one to a guest who just went through a breakup. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Emily Post’s How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 2024 • 55min
Episode 524 - Too Long a Visit
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can decline an invitation after a pet’s death, how to tell your family you don’t want too long a visit after a baby’s birth, and beach etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone asks "How big is your farm?" Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on prepping your holiday invite. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 8min
Episode 523 - Feeling Left Out
On today’s show, we take your questions on navigating COVID in the present day, when a friend feels left out of a wedding party, and kids attending funerals. For community members, your question of the week is about changes in tipping practices. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we introduce our latest featured trainer Hayden Wilson.Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 9, 2024 • 56min
Episode 522 - Calling Out Bad Behavior
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can ever call out bad behavior, sitting next to someone with a bad cough, and titles on wedding programs when your parents are divorced. For community members, your question of the week is whether sitting crisscross apple sauce is unprofessional. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Letitia Baldrige.Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 2024 • 1h 5min
Episode 521 - Cutting Salad
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can cut up a salad, what a haggard Hawaiin host can do, and visiting a friend in a neighborhood that makes you nervous. For community members, your question of the week is about writing thank-you notes after interviews. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.Join the community and support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 2024 • 1h 4min
Episode 520 - RSVP Follow-Up
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether college students should give a wedding gift, proper RSVP follow-up, and complaints over the office air fryer. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond to a work email when the intended receiver no longer works at your company. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with our featured trainer, Carissa Uhrmacher.Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19, 2024 • 59min
Episode 519 - The Suit
On today’s show, we take your questions on checking if a bathroom stall is occupied, when the bridesmaids are dressed in black, and hosting part of your own birthday dinner party. For community members, your question of the week is about using utensils when dining with people who usually eat with their hands. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Suit.Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 12, 2024 • 56min
Episode 518 - and Dr.
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a doctor on a wedding invitation, inviting widows to an anniversary party, and Refusing a host’s offer of food and drink. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when you can’t understand someone through their accent. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on new Wedding and Baby Shower Etiquette.Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 5, 2024 • 56min
Episode 517 - Division of Expenses
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can disregard a request for charitable donations as gifts, if it’s ever too late to give a graduation present, and how to handle the division of expenses when a friend is in town. For community members, your question of the week is about thank-you notes and weddings. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s novel How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 516 - Cupcake Sandwiches
On today’s show, we take your questions on when someone shows up with lots of extra food for a party, a refresher on holding-the-door etiquette, and the proper way to eat a cupcake. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone wears white to a wedding. Plus your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s tongue-in-cheek novel How to Behave Though a Debutante. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices