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Awesome Etiquette
The Emily Post Institute
300 episodes
Hosts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer audience questions about modern etiquette, offering advice grounded in consideration, respect, and honesty. As the great-great-grandchildren of Emily Post, cousins Dan and Lizzie look to the reasons behind traditional rules to guide their advice in a wide range of contemporary situations. Test your social acumen and join the discussion about civility and decency in today's complex world.
Episodes page 1 of 6
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Episode 633 - Happy Halloween, Polite People
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle a situation when you don’t have cash to tip, navigating friendships when political opinions differ, and whether a couple celebrating a 10-year vow renewal should…
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Episode 632 - Hosting Housewarming
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to apologize when you’ve unintentionally hurt someone, when to host a housewarming party, and whether it’s appropriate to wear rollers or bonnets outside the house. For…
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Episode 631 - Late Night Text
On today’s show, we take your questions on how much time you really need to spend with overnight guests, whether it’s OK to text a colleague late at night, and how to handle situations where a salesperson’s commission…
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Episode 630 - Remembering Laura Claridge
On today’s show, we take your questions on who should pay when you organize a birthday celebration at an expensive afternoon tea, what to do when you accidentally reveal that someone wasn’t invited to a party, and how…
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Episode 629 - Fruit Peel?
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you really need to peel fruit before eating it at a formal table, whether you should attend a wedding when the person who invited you can no longer make it, and…
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Episode 628 - Blending Traditions
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to blend different cultural traditions around wedding gifts and money, how to prepare for a wedding when the invitation gives you very little information, and how to…
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Episode 627 - Generous Gift Card
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell a friend you don’t want to become their designated delivery address, what to do when someone gives you a generous gift card you can’t actually use, and how to tell…
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Episode 626 - Too Late for Sympathy
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be assertive without coming across as rude or aggressive, whether you need to make it clear you really wanted to stay when leaving a party early, and whether it’s ever…
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Episode 625 - Receipt of Wedding Gift
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether wedding guests need a second thank-you after the wedding if you’ve already thanked them for their gifts, whether graduation announcement etiquette has changed,…
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Episode 624 - Tipping Technology
On today's show, we take your questions on how to become a gracious host when entertaining doesn’t come naturally, who should give a thank-you gift at a wedding welcome dinner, and whether tipping expectations have…
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Episode 623 - Zoom Domination
On today's show, we take your questions on how to handle a friend who dominates group Zoom calls, whether it’s appropriate to ask a sick coworker to stay home, and the etiquette of having maintenance workers in your…
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Episode 622 - No Pepper
On today's show, we take your questions on what to say when someone thanks you for a sympathy card, whether a host should ever refuse a guest's request for pepper at the dinner table, and if Mexican Coca-Cola has a…
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Episode 621 - Contentious Meeting Courtesy
On today's show, we take your questions on hosting contentious business meetings with professionalism and hospitality, whether it's okay to ask Grandma to leave her opinions about meat at home for an eighteenth…
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Episode 620 - Hangout Dinner Party
On today's show, we take your questions on talking about money in polite company and whether old etiquette rules still apply, how to navigate conversations with ADHD while staying focused on the other person, and…
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Episode 619 - Boss Cleanup Aisle Seven
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle being asked to clean up after your boss, housewarming party primer, and how to handle a scary movie playdate that didn’t go well. For Community Members, we've…
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Episode 618 - Inedible Dinner Party
On today’s show, we take your questions on what to do when friends repeatedly invite you over for dinners that are only barely edible, how to navigate invitations when multiple divorced couples are all part of the same…
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Episode 617 - Rather Not Hug
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle people who insist on hugging when you'd rather not, when family gatherings become focused on who's missing instead of who's present, and what to do when fellow…
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Episode 616 - Group Text Step Back
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully step back from a family group text during a difficult time without seeming uncaring, what a new grandchild should call a step-grandmother who joined the…
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Episode 615 - Moving Place Cards
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you need to respond when an older friend shares their age, how to navigate seating arrangements when guests move place cards at a dinner party, and what to do when…
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Episode 614 - Waiting To Be Served
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you should wait for everyone at the table to be served before eating at a large hosted luncheon, how families can navigate relationships when one member has become…
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Emily Post Wedding Stories Trailer
Welcome to Emily Post Wedding Stories where each week host, Lizzie Post, co-president at the Emily Post Institute (and Emily's great-great-granddaughter) talks with married couples about how they planned their wedding,…
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Episode 613 - A Stranger's Speakerphone
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can ask the person in the airplane window seat to open or close the shade, how to handle feeling hurt after being left off a baby shower guest list, and whether…
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Episode 612 - Responding Gracefully
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to respond gracefully when people constantly misgender you on the phone, whether it’s polite to add your dishes to a friend’s already overflowing sink, and a networking…
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Episode 611 - Formality and Family
On today’s show, we take your questions on fast food etiquette—how much cleanup is expected and whether to tip at counter-service spots, whether formal etiquette should always apply among close family members, and how…
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Episode 610 - Ending the Evening
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully end the evening when house guests stay up past your bedtime, which side of the aisle the bride walks on when escorted by her father, and how to handle…
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Episode 609 - Questioning Time Off
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether wedding invitation addressing rules have changed over time, how to respond when people suggest plans but never follow through, and what to do when a coworker questions…
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Episode 608 - Disagree Well
On today’s show, we take your questions on what to do when a lost dog shows up at your door, whether you should send condolences to a best friend whose ex-husband has passed away, and how to express disagreements in a…
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Episode 607 - Public Tumble
On today’s show, we take your questions on what to say when you take a tumble in public and strangers rush in to help, whether there was ever such a thing as formal birth announcements in classic etiquette, and how to…
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Episode 606 - Graduation Party
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether it’s ever okay to “ghost” someone who wants to visit your home, how to handle hosting a wedding shower that’s growing way beyond your comfort zone, and how to navigate…
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Episode 605 - Acknowledging Others
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to change clothes during a “catholic gap” wedding, what to do when a coworker keeps sending you political social media content you don’t want to engage with, and how…
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Episode 604 - One Bite At a Time
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to cut all your meat at once or just one bite at a time, how to graciously accept a generous offer from a well-off relative to help with college costs, and how to make…
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Episode 603 - I'll Let You Go
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to follow up on a card you’ve sent without sounding like you’re fishing for thanks, how to respond when someone ends a call with ‘I’ll let you go’, and how to handle…
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Episode 602 - Staring at Strangers
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to decide whether a gift card for a friend’s birthday should cover just them or include a guest, when politics and viewing preferences collide at the Super Bowl halftime…
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Episode 601 - Party No-Show
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully ask someone to reissue a check when you go by a different name than your legal one, what to do when a close friend no-shows your party and goes completely…
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Episode 600 - Special Occasion
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully exit a friend’s book club after a meeting you secretly couldn’t stand, getting your 8-year-old to chew with her mouth closed when gentle reminders—and even…
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Episode 599 - Social Success
On today’s show, we take your questions on entertaining with odd guest behaviors, kids staying at the dinner table, and how to handle a tricky monogram. For community members, your question of the week is about…
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Episode 598 - A Standing Ovation
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to join a standing ovation, when to thank your server, and house guests who don’t turn off the lights. For Community Members, your bonus question of the week is about…
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Episode 597 - Stealing Recipes
On today's show, we take your questions on a group starting lunch when you’re late, using others’ recipes for a recurring potluck, and how to tell coworkers you’re pregnant. For Community Members, your question of the…
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Episode 596 - How to Address
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to end a gift-giving tradition, addressing an envelope to a divorced woman, and how to announce your engagement. For community members, your question of the week is…
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Episode 595 - Slipper Socks
On today’s show, we take your questions on when it’s a shoes-off household but the floors are filthy, differing gifting practices among siblings, and a wedding hosting dilemma. For community members, your question of…
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Episode 594 - Thrift Store Gift
On today’s show, we take your questions on awkward asks about whether partners are brothers, handling someone who never stops talking, and how to decipher a thrift store find. For community members, your question of…
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Episode 593 - Consideration, Respect, and Honesty
On today’s show, we take your questions on interrupting a baby’s stroller nap, skiing chairlift etiquette, and whether you can give gifts to your boss. For community members, your question of the week is about…
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Episode 592 - First Date Etiquette
On today’s show, we take your questions on first date etiquette, an overly enthusiastic audience member, and being uninvited to a dinner party because your husband can’t attend. For community members, your question of…
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Episode 591 - Thank You and Goodbye
On today’s show, we take your questions on names for mothers and grandmothers, tipping at hotels, and thank you advice for holiday gifts. For community members, your bonus question of the week is about not ordering…
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Episode 590 - Giving Away Gifts
On today’s show, we take your questions on someone who gives away your gifts, excessive DJing at a dinner party, and stopping gossip before it starts. For community members, your question of the week is about ordering…
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Episode 589 - Holiday Host
On today’s show, we take your questions on saving a parking spot, a birth announcement with a QR code, and prying questions about college applications. For community members, your question of the week is about how to…
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Episode 588 - Holiday Tipping Time
On today’s show, we take your questions on finding hair in your food, running with your dog, and how to talk about a family member who’s not doing well. For community members, your question of the week is about when…
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Episode 587 - Too Many Gifts
On today’s show, we take your questions on who should attend funeral services, too many birthday gifts for a child, and when a host serves something inedible. For community members, your question of the week is about…
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Episode 586 - Doggy Escape Artist
On today’s show, we take your questions on a doggy escape artist, cleaning up after a guest wets the bed, and divorced parents' protocol at a wedding. For community members, your question of the week is about coworkers…
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Episode 585 - An Etiquette Holiday!
On today’s show, we take your questions on not yucking someone’s yum, watching movie credits, and teaching scouts subway etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about splitting holidays among…
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