On today’s show, we take your questions on delivering acknowledgments for condolence notes a year after a death, a football party fumble, and serving tea with tea bags. For community members, your question of the week is about guests who bring uninvited guests. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Become a subscriber - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Oct 20, 2025•1 hr 6 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on feeling left out of an invitation, how long people should talk at a gathering, and an unusual hostess gift situation. For community members, your question of the week is about asking people if they’re going to have kids. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from featured Emily Post trainer, Trina Boos, of the Boost Academy of Excellence. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Workplace Etiquette: Your...
Oct 13, 2025•1 hr 22 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on workplace gossip, nosy questions about a baby, and bringing food to a restaurant. For community members, your question of the week is about uninvited pets at a host’s home. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on cheek kisses. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2025•1 hr 3 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on an uncashed wedding gift check, tipping before you receive the service, and eating corn on the cob. For community members, your question of the week is about a separate kids' reception at a wedding. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our annual business etiquette train-the-trainer week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 29, 2025•1 hr 8 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on the tradition of clinking glasses during a wedding reception, when people ask you if you’ll baptize your baby, and whether you can uninvite someone from a French practice group. For community members, your question of the week is about the polite time to arrive at a party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on thank you notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 22, 2025•54 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on eating with a retainer, return addresses for families with two last names, and birthday gifts for kids with two parties. For community members, your question of the week is about the difference between baby showers and baby sprinkles. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on when to talk business at a networking event. Join the etiquette community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Sep 15, 2025•53 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on gifting diamonds, overhearing racist comments, and when people ignore you in the elevator. For community members, your question of the week is about hosting your first tea party. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript on Afternoon Tea from Emily’s 1922 edition. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 08, 2025•46 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on eating nuts with shells, being confused for your twin, and under-ordering at a business lunch. For community members, your question of the week is about sending a birth announcement with a registry. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment wedding gift giving from Business Insider. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Sep 01, 2025•58 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on tipping at gas stations, communication written by AI, and selling a hand-me-down. For community members, your question of the week is about when kids are part of a wedding ceremony but aren’t invited to the reception. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the service counter stare. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 25, 2025•1 hr 8 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on a LinkedIn request just before a job interview, how to respond to nosy questions about finances, and what to do when someone calls you babe. For community members, your question of the week is about planning a garden party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 18, 2025•1 hr 2 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether the host should drink water at a party, an unusual coffee shop conundrum, and titles for lawyers on wedding invitations. For community members, your question of the week is about a certain leaked celebrity wedding invitation. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Aug 11, 2025•1 hr 1 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to respond when people ask what church you go to, paying for family tickets to your child’s performances, and whether it’s okay to stop visiting someone who has two large dogs. For community members, your question of the week is about how to end a tradition of dinner parties with friends. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on business social tips. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your a...
Aug 04, 2025•58 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on a dinner party seating conundrum, switching back to a former hairdresser, and which armrest is yours at a theater. For community members, your question of the week is about whether two wedding ceremonies means two wedding gifts. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on business etiquette from Emily’s original Etiquette, in society, in business , in politics, and at home. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn ...
Jul 28, 2025•57 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether a graduation announcement requires a gift, an interesting wedding text invitation, and how to use retired military titles. For community members, your question of the week is about bad behaviors in the library. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on manners for business meal guests. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jul 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to proactively handle bad guest behavior before an event, whether it’s now rude to leave a voicemail, and how to get to know the new neighbors. For community members, your question of the week is about contributing to a honeymoon fund on a limited income. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on hosts and guests. Join the community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Jul 14, 2025•1 hr 3 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to comment on a friend’s AI-generated music, a relative who asks you to get a better gift, and commenting on an Ozempic user’s eating habits. For community members, your question of the week is about some drama over wearing white to a wedding. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the people who inspire us to use good manners. Get the Emily Post newsletter - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices....
Jul 07, 2025•1 hr 15 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on the phrase ‘this turns my stomach’, whether to jump in and defend a friend, and whether to bring a gift to a ‘no gifts’ party. For community members, your question of the week is about an interesting auto-response email. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell someone you gave to their honeymoon fund, which direction to place a folded napkin, and how to end a conversation at a party. For community members, your question of the week is about men’s naming titles when a repeated name skips a generation. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on beach etiquette. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
Jun 23, 2025•56 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on how to proceed when someone doesn’t pay their share of a gift, how to acknowledge a divorce, and whether you can order from a restaurant where a former employee works. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when a receptionist is listening in on your PT medical appointments. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on leadership from our brand new Emily Post's Business Etiquette . Join the comm...
Jun 16, 2025•50 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to tell someone about your salute for them, texting someone during a difficult time, and how to talk to someone about their body odor. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when people keep cancelling meetings. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on entertaining etiquette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 09, 2025•54 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on 0rdering to-go items when you’re on the company dime, the etiquette of dancing, and a question about questions on age. For community members, your question of the week is about moving abroad and how to tell folks at home you’re going. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we read the second of a two-part look at Emily Post’s engagement and wedding from Emily Post’s Biography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Jun 02, 2025•54 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on friend requests from coworkers, when guests cancel last minute, and Pickleball court etiquette. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond when family members send you multiple videos every day. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we read the first of a two-part look at Emily Post’s engagement and wedding from Emily Post’s Biography. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.s...
May 26, 2025•59 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on unprofessional work attire, when a guest shows up to a fundraiser with a different agenda, and whether to offer a tour of your home. For community members, your question of the week is about how to politely opt out of social media. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from our new business etiquette book. Join the Emily Post community - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
May 19, 2025•59 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on issues with a group text RSVP, how to end a sympathy card, and table setting tips when you’re serving special courses. For community members, your question of the week is about people wearing mantillas at the Pope’s funeral. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Jane Austen etiquette Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 12, 2025•55 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to host a party for a college grad, confusion over a very casual wedding, and etiquette around prescription sunglasses. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when your mother-in-law invites extra guests to your wedding. Plus, your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on graduation announcements. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices...
May 05, 2025•51 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on whose name goes first on a wedding shower invitation, what to wear to a wedding in the morning and evening, and where to put your knife when eating from a bistro bowl. For community members, your question of the week is about hosting an inclusive cotillion. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where I interview our featured trainer, Christel Georges. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn mo...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on eating from a bread bowl…yum, tipping at an all-inclusive resort, and how to address members of Congress in a letter. For community members, your question of the week is about an issue with Zoom meeting invitations. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript on attire from Emily’s 1999 edition of Etiquette . Join the community, support the show: emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 21, 2025•59 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on sitting in a salon when you’re not the customer, being asked to help host a bridal shower, and how to eat olives. For community members, your question of the week is about gifting for a double birthday party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear more from second graders about etiquette. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on who pays when a casual but meaningful lunch is scheduled, how many times you should say bless you when someone sneezes a lot, and how to manage the social dynamics of birthday party guest lists. For community members, your question of the week is about deviled eggs, how to serve them, and how to eat them. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where we hear from second graders about etiquette. Join the community, support ...
Apr 07, 2025•58 min
On today’s show, we take your questions on meeting the parents after being in touch virtually for years, paying for a signature cocktail at a wedding, and addressing an envelope to an entire organization. For community members, we have a question about how many times is too many times to borrow something. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Mar 31, 2025•47 min
