Episodes
Eating Lobsters, Leaving Group Texts, Bashing Hometowns, and More
June 15, 2020
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…
Wedding Bonus: Asking for Cash, Declining Invitations, Giving Gifts, and More
June 8, 2020
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 …
Attending Zoom Parties, Wearing Cummerbunds, Giving Babies "Weird" Names, and More
June 1, 2020
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…
Orienting Toilet Paper Rolls, Sending Insincere Invitations, FOMOing on Venmo, and More
May 25, 2020
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…
Ordering at Drive-Thrus, Offering Tap Water, Passing Ports, and More
May 18, 2020
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…
Using Knives on Salads, Holding Doors for Others, Tipping on Discounts, and More
May 11, 2020
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…
Ghosting, Visiting Renaissance Fairs, Using Hot Towels, and More
May 4, 2020
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…
Receiving Tacky Gifts, Cracking Knuckles, Knocking Before Entering, and More
April 27, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about accommodating dietary restrictions, knocking before entering public restrooms, receiving tacky gifts, cracking knuckles in …
Making Small Talk, Eating Pistachios, Recognizing Celebrities, and More
April 20, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle eating pistachios, making small talk, telling people they have toilet paper stuck to them, returning dropped calls, correcting incorrect terminology, reco…
Invoicing Party Guests, Keeping Scent Secrets, Walking Around Barefoot, and More
April 13, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about invoicing party guests for food, walking around apartment buildings without shoes, asking friends to keep quiet at lunch, g…
Raiding Strangers' Fridges, Wearing Backpacks on Subways, Declining Multi-Level Marketers, and More
April 6, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle riding escalators in Osaka, being around people who don't like you, declining multi-level marketing solicitations, going through a stranger's pantry, buyi…
Eating Cheetos, Knitting in Public, Calling Dibs, and More
March 30, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about eating Cheetos, calling dibs, handling supermarket line cutters and slow baggers, behaving at a funeral, shutting down rese…
Borrowing Money, Forgetting Invitations, Saving Forks, and More
March 23, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle eating mukhwas, asking friends to repay you, forgetting to invite important relatives to parties, handling people with big hair, getting attention at a ba…
Unfollowing Exes, Standing on Escalators, Vaping in Offices, and More
March 16, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about cleaning a roommate's dishes, hovering over people in restaurants, seating in taxis, avoiding conversations with drivers, u…
Scolding in Elevators, Tipping Bathroom Attendants, Worrying for Others, and More
March 9, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle slashing names on social stationery, worrying for other people, conflicting information on invitations, scolding people in elevators, tipping bathroom att…
Eating Oreos Properly, Dumping Your Hair Stylist, Seating Incomplete Parties, and More
March 2, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about eating Oreos properly, dumping your hair stylist, toasting grammar, duplicating housewarming gifts, seating incomplete part…
Eco-shaming Friends, Giving Gifts in China, Visiting a Hospital, and More
Feb. 24, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle giving gifts in China, visiting people in a hospital, eco-shaming friends, falling asleep on the subway, using "san" in Japanese correspondence, getting p…
Criticizing Wedding Dresses, Spreading Rumors, Splitting Cupcakes, and More
Feb. 17, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about criticizing someone's wedding dress, drying your hands without towels, dealing with nasty rumors, handling someone who alwa…
Stealing Baby Names, Ignoring Emails, Garnishing Without Consent, and More
Feb. 10, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using unlucky numbers, handling conversations with people who don't ask questions, stealing baby names, being asked to chaperone a children's party when y…
Extra Helpings: Snuggling Aggressively, Giving Damaged Gifts, Tipping Only 1%, and More
Feb. 3, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about dealing with damaged gifts, giving Starbucks a fake name, splitting an AirBNB fairly, handling PDAs on a school trip, leavi…
Sabotaging Recipes, Tossing Napkins, Blocking Stairs, and More
Jan. 27, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using napkins, behaving at a live performance, redeeming gift cards, sharing cake recipes, departing earlier than expected, being distracted on stairs, le…
Extra Helpings: Returning Wedding Gifts, Paying for Birthday Parties, Locking Out Relatives, and More
Jan. 20, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about paying for your own birthday party, picking the right urinal, bumping into passengers on an airplane, distracting relatives…
Reclining on an Airplane, Using Finger Bowls, Hitting Reply All, and More
Jan. 13, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using finger bowls, emailing the right way, reclining on an airplane, remembering birthdays, using business' bathrooms when you're not a customer, speakin…
Extra Helpings: Unloading Emotional Baggage, Planting Cherry Trees, Humming Aggressively, and More
Jan. 6, 2020
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this bonus episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about unloading emotional baggage on your friends, removing offensive taxidermy, texting at the theatre, commenting on people's b…