I drove to visit my friend in Rhode Island the weekend before Christmas. Driving long distances is new to me– I only drove my first long distance trip in October! The drive to my friends is right around three hours, which is really not that bad at all. The only issue is that listening to music gets boring and I was driving alone so I had no one to talk to.
The day before, I was on the Emily Post website looking at the latest version of the classic etiquette book. I loved that a lot of her family are carrying on her legacy with their work at the Emily Post Institute. In fact, her great-great-granddaughter Lizzie Post and her great-great-grandson Daniel Post Senning do a weekly podcast called Awesome Etiquette.
After getting into Serial last year, I have dabbled in podcasts. Typically I find a few podcast recordings that I find interesting (versus falling in love with a channel). I’ve been mostly striking out though. I decided to give Awesome Etiquette a shot and I’m obsessed!!!
Thankfully I downloaded more than ten random episodes for my drive. I even set up the Bluetooth in my car… finally… four months later. Anyway, I couldn’t stop listening to Awesome Etiquette.
While it occasionally dips into cheesy banter, Lizzie and Daniel do a really great job. It’s informative, funny, and really just interesting. It’s truly conversational. I like the way they break up each recording: personal anecdotes, reader questions, etiquette “salutes” etc. I love hearing their take on how to handle different situations; they go well beyond “what fork to use when” which is what I think of when I imagine etiquette.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think!
xoxo
I am doing a 3 hour road trip tomorrow and I can't wait to check this out! Podcasts are such a great way to pass the time on trips! Thanks for the recommendation! 🙂
Alyssa
invisiblecrownssite.blogspot.com
I make long drives by myself to and from college, and they get SO boring just listening to music. I am usually not very big on podcasts, but this one looks pretty interesting. Definitely going to give it a try!
Taylor Anthony // College, Caffeinated
http://www.collegecaffeinated.com
I LOVE Emily Post. I have all her books and I am such a big supporter of etiquette rules, especially being a part of our generation that pretty much thinks etiquette is optional. I had NO IDEA that they had a podcast! I can't wait to listen!
I too have been getting into podcasts! Try Gilmore Guys – I love it! They discuss each episode of Gilmore Girls and its hilarious!
This sounds like such a great channel! I will definitely have to check it out!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
I'll have to check this out, I love reading about etiquette!
xoxo,
Katie
chicincarolina.blogspot.com
I'll definitely be checking this out. Etiquette is so important and yet, so many people don't even care about it!
Catherine,
http://www.theslimstudent.wordpress.com
I love podcasts for long drives!
You should listen to RadioLab, Stuff You Missed In History Class, the Moth, Mystery Show.
Or this list of the best podcasts from 'The Atlantic': http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/12/the-50-best-podcast-episodes-of-2015/421572/
Thanks for sharing. I will definitely check these out 🙂
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