Ethics and Etiquette

We take on the touchy subject of gifting, re-gifting, and asking that gifts be returned (is that ever appropriate?). Wha... Read more

Because it's such a meaningful topic with lots of real-life material, we added a second part to our episode on Inheritan... Read more

It's the Thanksgiving season, so we devote an episode to--what else?--thank-you notes. In this ultra-modern electronic a... Read more

Doctors, dentists, and other service providers remind us of scheduled appointments with repeated text messages and robo-... Read more

Our topic this week revolves around Shopping Carts, and all the existential questions which arise from our handling and ... Read more

In this episode we talk about responsible dog ownership and what to do if someone in your circle isn't practicing it.

In this show devoted to the "etiquette" side of our subject matter, a listener asks, "With etiquette in mind, how do we ... Read more

If you watched the State of the Union broadcast this month, you saw Sergeant First Class Townsend Williams of Fort Bragg... Read more

In this discussion, we talk about redemption (in the secular sense). What do we really believe about redemption after mi... Read more

Since we started this podcast in July 2019, we've talked about weddings and workplace ethics, gossip and gift-giving, sm... Read more

Travel is intense and exciting, but it's also aggravating at times. Crowded planes, trains, and buses can lead to uncomf... Read more

Does this mean we're regressing to the topic of ordinary gossip? Hardly. This week we return to everyday dilemmas, per t... Read more

What happens when you're asked to do something shady at work, and your job may be on the line if you don't comply?

Fortune smiles on you, and because of someone else's mistake, you're on the receiving end of an unexpected windfall. Do ... Read more

Few life events are as emotionally charged as a wedding. Feelings can often get hurt in the complicated crossfire of fam... Read more

This is the first of two episodes in which we examine the far-reaching ramifications of sharing your DNA using an at-hom... Read more

A listener asks, "How did you get to be experts?" We then talk about the ubiquitous phrase "drinking the Kool-aid." Sinc... Read more

We explain the differences in the three categories of animals you see in restaurants, stores, and airplanes these days. ... Read more

We've all heard about sordid stories that unfold around families and money. In our discussion today, we take a look at s... Read more

We discuss a list of totally inexcusable breaches of cell phone etiquette. Are you guilty of any of them? Even the Pope ... Read more