{"podcast":{"title":"Awesome Etiquette","slug":"awesome-etiquette-853272","podcast_index_feed_id":853272,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/EPI2414865299","website_url":"http://emilypost.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/47a03280-014d-11ed-baed-5b35b4f8964a/image/8b9e912277c35fef5b800dcb9c1e2ef6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Daniel Post Senning","episode_count":619,"summary":"Hosts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer audience questions about modern etiquette, offering advice grounded in consideration, respect, and honesty. As the great-great-grandchildren of Emily Post, cousins Dan and Lizzie look to the reasons behind traditional rules to guide their advice in a wide range of contemporary situations. Test your social acumen and join the discussion about civility and decency in today's complex world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T02:21:02.170006+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awesome-etiquette-853272"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 617 - Rather Not Hug","slug":"episode-617-rather-not-hug","published_at":"2026-07-06T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awesome-etiquette-853272/episode-617-rather-not-hug","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awesome-etiquette-853272","url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1794982497/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JONEKIRIINC1967452328.mp3","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1794982497/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JONEKIRIINC1967452328.mp3","summary":"On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle people who insist on hugging when you'd rather not, when family gatherings become focused on who's missing instead of who's present, and what to do when fellow party guests drink all your Pellegrino. For Community members, we've got a bonus question about beach etiquette and dealing with an aggressive dispute over hotel beach chair setups. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute from Charlie, and a postscript segment on etiquette essentials for kids. Subscribe - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"On today’s show, we take your questions on how to handle people who insist on hugging when you'd rather not, when family gatherings become focused on who'…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3945,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awesome-etiquette-853272/episodes/episode-617-rather-not-hug/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awesome-etiquette-853272/episode-617-rather-not-hug.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}