The Emily Post Institute

Awesome Etiquette

Kids EN ↓ 619 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.

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The Emily Post Institute

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Kids

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emilypost.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode #268: Honey's Hygiene 28.10.2019

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...

Episode #267: Coworker Gossip 21.10.2019

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 pos...

Episode #266: Birthday Cash 14.10.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on hosting someone else’s party at your house, who should cover the bill, setting a dress code for the wedding, and requesting cash for kids’ birthday presents. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending a condolence card to someone you haven’t formally met yet. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscri...

Episode #265: Smelly Shoe Neighborhood 07.10.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on surgery scar conversations, throwing your boss under the bus, a snoring house-guest, and smelly neighbors’ shoes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about people who are always correcting others. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on RSVP wedding etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Episode #264: Happy Babies 30.09.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on rejected baked goods, toilet seats at work, being left on read, comments about chunky babies. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about kids who go wild for bounce houses. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on RSVP wedding etiquette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn...

Episode #263: The Deal With nee 23.09.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on what’s the deal with NEE, really no plus-ones to the wedding, Vermont house guests who are breaking the bank, last minute bridesmaid addition, and a question that warrants the answer "no, no, and just no." For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about house-guests with phobias. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a...

Episode #262: Charity Registries 16.09.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on charity donations instead of registries, should you attend your sister in laws high school graduation, how to handle roommate recommendations for someone you had a bad relationship with, and a cell phone apology rule debunked. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about extra guests to the ceremony. Plus your most excellent feedback,...

Episode #261: Oh Mom 09.09.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a handkerchief follow up, no invitation extensions please, how to list parents of the happy couple in the wedding program and how to tell mom she’s just not pleasant any more. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about how to block personal and negative conversations at work so you can focus. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiqu...

Episode #260: Searching for Conversation 03.09.2019

On today’s show (one day late) Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a ghosting mother in law, talking about personal issues at work, funeral flowers with a return shipping request and google searching during a conversation. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about asking for personal items after a funeral. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment...

Episode #259: Umbretiquette 26.08.2019

On today’s show we take your questions on complicated family wedding drama, a habitual handshaker, gifts from clients, and umbrella etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about what the deal is with potlucks. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment roommates and house-guests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more a...

Episode #258: Jacuzzi Jet Manners 19.08.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on not driving everyone home, wearing white to a wedding, Jacuzzi jet etiquette, and departing roommate etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about classmates who use disposable cups everyday. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Laura Claridge's biography about Emily Post as a deb...

Episode #257: Handkerchief 12.08.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on weird professor emails, handkerchiefs, vaccine question etiquette, and declining invitations. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about checking blood sugar in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on the cocktail hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ab...

Episode # 256: Tag, You're It 05.08.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on nobody showing up to your party, getting married before the ceremony, when a friend complains they aren’t invited, and social media tagging etiquette? For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about clapping when being applauded and the custom of shaking hands. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment...

Episode #255: Flowers for All 29.07.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on late guest requests for a wedding, asking for reassurance on a generous offer, on not being the office know-it-all, a question about who to address a sympathy card to, and an urban workplace myth that is very much alive. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about whether or not to purchase flowers for all when a vendor comes to the...

Episode #254: Tupperware Etiquette 22.07.2019

On today’s show Dan and Cindy Post Senning take your questions on thanking coworkers for personal help, being addressed by your spouse’s name, Tupperware etiquette and leaving messes in your friend’s car. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending thank you notes after a funeral. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on teaching manners to...

Episode #253: Hats and Sunglasses 15.07.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on foul mouthed sports fans, not wanting your ex’s new girlfriend at the party, addressing a transgender acquaintance and splitting the bill after the fact. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending “thank you for attending” notes after the wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment o...

Episode #252: Potluck 08.07.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on messy summer potlucks, hyphenated names on address labels, shared office space scents and traveling while potty training. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we look what to do when someone asks to attend the wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on stealing the thunder at someone’s wedding....

Episode #251: Best Society? 01.07.2019

On today’s show we have special guest host Peter Post joining Lizzie and we take your questions on baby name haters, wedding shower gifts for strained relations, expensive hairdressers and using your neighbor’s trashcan. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on a 1934 article written by Emily Post on what exactly is best society. For Awesome Etiquette sustain...

Episode #250: Photo Peeking 21.06.2019

On today’s show we take your questions on table settings at war, too much to eat, peeking at photo scrolling, a houseguest’s guilt and adults at play, children be warned. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on notching it up for those closest to us. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about a house divided, when non f...

Episode #249: Sharing Water Bottles 17.06.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on I accept and I’ve got a vacation, waiting for the invitation, sharing water bottles and other things, and oops sticky bills made me over pay the sitter. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on moms and wedding planning. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about baby...

Episode #248: Smile 10.06.2019

On today’s show we take your questions on gifts for a second wedding, a worried runner, tips for a solo business owner and preparing when an interviewer is younger than you. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on smiles. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about sending late thank you notes during a time of mourning....

Episode #247: Clutch Goes Where? 03.06.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on being invited to school events for your child when the school is out of state, handling a work issue that doesn’t involve you, what should a widower call his former in-laws and where to put your clutch at a crowded table. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on three goals to improve etiquette. For Awesom...

Episode #246: Secret Party 27.05.2019

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on forgetful relatives, showing gratitude for a recommendation, keeping a party secret and asking to buy someone’s home. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from twitter on embarrassing situations. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about a birthday party clipboard R...

Episode #245: Baby Boom 20.05.2019

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on hosting as a non-parent during a baby boom, group text dilemmas, tipping at the salon, and an awkward guest bathtub routine. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on bridesmaid attire and its costs from the 1927 edition of Etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week...

Episode #244: Host and Gym 13.05.2019

We take your questions on wind-chime awareness, is it rude to host and gym?, keeping up with the Jones’ at work, and who introduces who to whom with elders. Plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on housewarmings. For sustaining members your extra question of the week is about ordering issues at restaurants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more abo...

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