Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

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

  • 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
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    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 improve one’s communication. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on host and guest manners for the holidays.

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    22 December 2025, 3:59 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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 kids innocently call someone else fat. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on holiday tipping. 

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    15 December 2025, 4:34 pm
  • 58 minutes 54 seconds
    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 being caught in the gifting loop. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on re-gifting!

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    8 December 2025, 5:18 pm
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