Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

Your home for manners and etiquette based on consideration, respect, and honesty

  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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 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.

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    9 March 2026, 1:59 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    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 balancing your social life as you ramp it up! Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.

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    2 March 2026, 3:32 pm
  • 58 minutes 23 seconds
    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 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.

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    23 February 2026, 7:38 pm
  • 1 hour 58 seconds
    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 week is about getting people to respect your children’s bedtimes. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on AI manners.

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    16 February 2026, 6:00 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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 about non-binary pronouns. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the core principles from our new Emily Post's Business Etiquette.

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    9 February 2026, 4:46 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    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 the week is about when to clear plates at a dinner party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on traditions with writer and teacher Andy Dehnart.

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    2 February 2026, 5:56 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    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 the week is about thanking someone for a gift you can’t eat. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, salute, and a postscript segment where Lizzie interviews dating and life coach Michelle Wax.

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    26 January 2026, 6:05 pm
  • 54 minutes 59 seconds
    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 town-home etiquette. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on using the three principles of etiquette as three goals for your actions.

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    19 January 2026, 5:32 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    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 the week is about when someone takes over planning a holiday. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and we hear from you in a feedback postscript segment.

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    12 January 2026, 3:48 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    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 alcohol at a business meal. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the origins of etiquette from Margaret Visser’s The Rituals of Dinner.

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    5 January 2026, 8:40 pm
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    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 a family-style dinner. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on gratitude and gift giving.

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    29 December 2025, 7:13 pm
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