Episodios

  • Episode 605 - Acknowledging Others

    Episode 605 - Acknowledging Others
    Apr 13 2026
    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 to thoughtfully manage your wedding registry—from “liking” items to guiding guests toward preferred shops. For community members, your question of the week comes from a listener in the UK, wondering how to acknowledge loose acquaintances in public, especially when you remember them, but they may not remember you. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with featured Emily Post etiquette trainer Kristi Spencer. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 7 m
  • Episode 604 - One Bite At a Time

    Episode 604 - One Bite At a Time
    Apr 6 2026
    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 friendly small talk with uniformed Army personnel without accidentally overstepping rank. For community members, your question of the week is about how to navigate tight theatre rows politely—balancing North American ‘face the stage’ etiquette with European customs that favor acknowledging seated patrons as you pass. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan interviews Jennifer Winters, Executive Director of The National League of Junior Cotillions. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 10 m
  • Episode 603 - I'll Let You Go

    Episode 603 - I'll Let You Go
    Mar 30 2026
    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 bed-sheets after staying in a friend’s holiday home. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond when friends say ‘you’re always welcome’ in their homes. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on expressions of grief in the digital world. More Awesome Etiquette - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 m
  • Episode 602 - Staring at Strangers

    Episode 602 - Staring at Strangers
    Mar 23 2026
    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 show, and how to ride the subway without awkwardly staring at strangers. For community members, your question of the week is about the admirable venture of making new friends as a couple. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews Jennifer L. Scott the founder of The Daily Connoisseur about dressing well in today’s modern age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Episode 601 - Party No-Show

    Episode 601 - Party No-Show
    Mar 16 2026
    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 off the grid, leaving everyone worried, and how to handle it when you follow the dress code and end up feeling like the odd one out because no one else did. For Community Members, your question of the week is about breakfast etiquette at a diner. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from Yale professor and author of Why Food Matters and Ten Restaurants that Changed America, Paul Freedman. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 16 m
  • Episode 600 - Special Occasion

    Episode 600 - Special Occasion
    Mar 9 2026
    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 peer pressure—aren’t doing the trick, and how to handle valet tipping when your friend says she’s already covering it, but you still feel awkward. For Community Members, your question of the week is about how to navigate bringing wine to a potluck when the host doesn’t drink. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript where we celebrate episode 600 by looking at the past, present, and future of Awesome Etiquette. Join the Emily Post community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Episode 599 - Social Success

    Episode 599 - Social Success
    Mar 2 2026
    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 balancing your social life as you ramp it up! Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Be kind - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Episode 598 - A Standing Ovation

    Episode 598 - A Standing Ovation
    Feb 23 2026
    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 not letting people take your used car seats. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on eating with our fingers from The Rituals of Dinner by Margaret Visser. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 m