Episodes
Oct. 12, 2020
Asking Doctors to Wash Their Hands, Waiting for Bosses to Show Up, Yawning Too Much, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about asking doctors to wash their hands before an exam, waiting for bosses who are never on time to meetings, telling therapists…
Oct. 5, 2020
Poaching Friends, Putting Elbows on Tables, Refusing Old Soup, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle putting elbows on tables, poaching friends, refusing old soup, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
Sept. 28, 2020
Hosting Against Your Will, Reheating Leftovers at the Office, Inviting Yourself to Events, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about being forced to host against your will, inviting yourself to events, reheating leftovers at the office, and much more. Plea…
Sept. 21, 2020
Eating Like Europeans, Signing Business Emails, Giving Repeat Gifts, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle eating like Europeans, signing business emails, giving repeat gifts, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written thank you note if we …
Sept. 14, 2020
Ranking Wedding Guests, Refusing Requests for Money, Prodding Slow Charities, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about ranking wedding guests, refusing requests for money, prodding slow charities, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd send y…
Sept. 7, 2020
Wearing White After Labor Day, Apologizing Correctly, Sending Glitter, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle wearing white after labor day, apologizing the right way, sending things with glitter, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written tha…
Aug. 31, 2020
Hiking on Trails, Criticizing Your In-laws, Writing in Cursive, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about hiking on trails, criticizing your in-laws, writing in cursive, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd send you a hand-writ…
Aug. 24, 2020
Cutting Lines, Answering Phones, Picking Berries, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle answering phones, cutting lines, telling restaurants it's your birthday, selling items online, responding to rude customer service, and much more. Please …
Aug. 17, 2020
Meeting New Neighbors, Going Overboard with Gifts, Avoiding Carpools, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about moving into a new neighborhood, going overboard with giving gifts, avoiding carpooling with people you don't like, and much…
Aug. 10, 2020
Slamming Car Doors, Eating Cocktail Garnishes, Borrowing from Friends, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle borrowing things from friends, eating olives in martinis, slamming car doors, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written thank you no…
Aug. 3, 2020
Handling Mothers-In-Law, Disobeying Gift Instructions, Exiting Gracefully, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about replying to voicemails with text messages, handling mother-in-laws who don't respect your wishes, making graceful exits, an…
July 27, 2020
Eating Corn on the Cob, Asking Someone's Age, Ignoring RSVPs, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle eating corn on the cob, asking people how old they are, handling people who never RSVP, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written th…
July 20, 2020
Sliding Into a Stranger’s DMs, Leaving Dirty Dishes at the Office, Using Wedding Gifts Before the Wedding, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about sliding into people's DMs, dealing with a coworker's dirty dishes, following up on whether gifts were received, and much mo…
July 13, 2020
Giving Toasts, Blowing Bubbles, Leaving Out Cash, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle giving toasts, blowing bubbles, holding photos hostage, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
July 6, 2020
Texting During Therapy, Cutting in Lines, Uninviting Guests, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about cutting in lines, scraping teeth on forks, sending thank you notes for checks, handling a therapist who texts during sessio…
June 29, 2020
Meddling Neighbors, Pre-approving Gifts, Flying the American Flag, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle flying the flag, pre-approving children's gifts, dealing with nosy neighbors, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd write you a hand-written thank you no…
June 22, 2020
Wedding Bonus: Bringing Your Own Food, Skipping Thank You Notes, Inviting Yourself, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus wedding-themed episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about paying for weddings, scheduling mid-week ceremonies, skipping thank you notes, bringing your own food, and m…
June 15, 2020
Eating Lobsters, Leaving Group Texts, Bashing Hometowns, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle serving guests, eating lobsters, bashing hometowns, cutting birthday cakes without permission, leaving group texts, and much more. Please subscribe! (We'd…
June 8, 2020
Wedding Bonus: Asking for Cash, Declining Invitations, Giving Gifts, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus wedding-themed episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about creating guest lists, declining invitations, asking for cash gifts, forgetting to send thank you notes, and …
June 1, 2020
Attending Zoom Parties, Wearing Cummerbunds, Giving Babies "Weird" Names, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle wearing cummerbunds, attending Zoom parties, giving babies "weird" names, addressing letters to couples, handling complicated coffee orders, commenting on…
May 25, 2020
Orienting Toilet Paper Rolls, Sending Insincere Invitations, FOMOing on Venmo, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about installing toilet paper rolls, responding to insincere invitations, changing RSVPs, declining photos at tourist attractions…
May 18, 2020
Ordering at Drive-Thrus, Offering Tap Water, Passing Ports, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle passing decanters of port, ordering at drive-thru windows, offering guests tap water, taking advantage of tea enthusiasts, talking in elevators, using sma…
May 11, 2020
Using Knives on Salads, Holding Doors for Others, Tipping on Discounts, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about holding doors open for others, liking your own social media posts, cutting salads with knives, getting colleagues to respec…
May 4, 2020
Ghosting, Visiting Renaissance Fairs, Using Hot Towels, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using towels at a Japanese restaurant, ghosting, dressing appropriately for Renaissance fairs, speaking to flight attendants while wearing headphones, cor…