Awesome Etiquette

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Episode 631 - Late Night Text Oct 12, 2026

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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 could be affected by an online purchase. For Community Members, we have a question about last-minute cancellations that feel like a bummer before a casual party. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript on kids and phone etiquette.

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Episode 630 - Remembering Laura Claridge Oct 05, 2026

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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 often is too often to ask friends and businesses for charitable donations. For Community Members, we have a question about how a public official should respond to rude comments on social media. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript honoring the life and work of Laura Claridge, Emily Post’s biographer.

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Episode 629 - Fruit Peel? Sep 28, 2026

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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 tipping when you’re in a place where servers and other workers earn the same minimum wage. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting your own shower, from sprinkles to diaper kegs. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript reading from Emily Post’s Business Etiquette, in honor of the start of our annual business etiquette trainer training.

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Episode 628 - Blending Traditions Sep 21, 2026

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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 politely ask your tutor to stop loudly chewing gum. For Community Members, we have a question about whether to post a negative review of a book that was given to you as a gift. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript feedback segment.

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Episode 627 - Generous Gift Card Sep 14, 2026

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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 a longtime dog groomer that her new prices are out of your budget. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting a celebration before a destination wedding when many guests won’t be invited to the wedding itself. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan reads from our parenting book the Gift of Good Manners.

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Episode 626 - Too Late for Sympathy Sep 07, 2026

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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 too late to send a birthday, thank-you, or sympathy card. For Community Members, we have a question about how to set boundaries with someone who really wants to be your friend when you don’t feel the same way. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Airline Etiquette.

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Episode 625 - Receipt of Wedding Gift Aug 31, 2026

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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, including when a gift or acknowledgment is expected. And whether you should remind a close friend to send thank-you notes after her baby shower. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about how to put a guest at ease after they spill red wine on your tablecloth.

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Episode 624 - Tipping Technology Aug 24, 2026

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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 changed now that 22 percent is showing up more often on payment screens. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about navigating family visits when your mother refuses to see your husband. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute and a feedback postscript segment.

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Episode 623 - Zoom Domination Aug 17, 2026

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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 home, including what to do when they’re making repairs while you’re away. For Community Members, we have a bonus question about walking a reactive rescue dog and navigating shared spaces with cyclists. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute and a postscript with florists Natalie Gill and Meg Blancato.

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Episode 622 - No Pepper Aug 10, 2026

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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 place at a black-tie wedding. For Community Members, we've got a bonus question about when it's appropriate to include degrees and professional certifications in your email signature. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript conclusion where we finish the Elizabeth Post introduction to the 1969 replica edition of Emily Post’s original Etiquette.

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