Episodes
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…
April 27, 2020
Receiving Tacky Gifts, Cracking Knuckles, Knocking Before Entering, and More
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 …
April 20, 2020
Making Small Talk, Eating Pistachios, Recognizing Celebrities, and More
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…
April 13, 2020
Invoicing Party Guests, Keeping Scent Secrets, Walking Around Barefoot, and More
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…
April 6, 2020
Raiding Strangers' Fridges, Wearing Backpacks on Subways, Declining Multi-Level Marketers, and More
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…
March 30, 2020
Eating Cheetos, Knitting in Public, Calling Dibs, and More
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…
March 23, 2020
Borrowing Money, Forgetting Invitations, Saving Forks, and More
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…