Ethics and Etiquette
Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Join this weekly scenario-driven conversation as we examine several ethical predicaments, break down the behaviors and rationalizations, and offer practical suggestions to sort them out. Our insights and perspectives will encourage you to scrutinize the sticky situations in your life and exercise your own ethical muscles. Ethics and Etiquette is presented by writer Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army officer and combat vet.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Student Loan Forgiveness--S5.E4
We're talking about student loan forgiveness in this episode of Ethics and Etiquette. The legality of President Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 per person in student loan debt is before the Su…
00:39:15 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Social Media and a Special Needs Suitor on Valentine's Day--S5.E3
This scenario was pulled from the headlines. A middle schooler with special needs was turned down when he asked a classmate to be his Valentine in a public performance. The resulting social media bac…
00:30:28 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
Using Terms of Endearment in the Workplace and Elsewhere--S5.E2
Hun, Babe, Sweetie, Darlin', Lovey--These are all pet names you might hear between couples and family members. Occasionally we encounter them among employees in the workplace and from service workers…
00:36:51 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Season 5 Premiere: Elements of An Apology--S5.E1
Welcome to Season 5 of Ethics and Etiquette Podcast. We thought an episode on Apologies would be fairly straightforward, but we were surprised at the deep and rich dialogue which the topic prompte…
00:29:04 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
What Has Become Clear to You in 2022?--S4.E13
We reflect about the past year and discuss our hopes for 2023.
00:27:59 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
OK. (This is considered aggressive, and a few other things you didn't know about texting)--S4.E12
Texting is a great tool when used correctly, but it can be annoying when courtesies are ignored. As with all technology, we've gradually evolved guidelines to help us employ it politely and professio…
00:41:12 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
Splitting the Check at a Restaurant--S4.E11
We've all experienced those awkward moments at a restaurant when one check is dropped off and there are three, four, five, or ten people at the table. How can you get the check paid so it's comfortab…
00:28:05 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
Zoom Call Etiquette--S4.E10
The Coronavirus forced us to rely on Zoom or other group video calling platforms to continue work during lockdown. Zoom meetings have been widely adopted as a workforce practice now, and with the pr…
00:37:32 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Updates on Past Episodes--S4.E9
In this episode of Ethics and Etiquette, we follow up on topics from previous shows with current or additional information.
Our podcast goes on summer hiatus after this episode but we’ll return in …
00:36:41 |
Thu 28 Jul 2022
A Gift of Furniture and A Found Family Dilemma--S4.E8
This week we address an email from a listener who gave a gift of living room furniture to friends and later saw they had listed it for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Our second ethical dilemma involv…
00:25:20 |
Thu 14 Jul 2022
Examining the Implications of the Supreme Court Leak--S4.E7
How Could This Happen? We put our resident attorney, Kelly, through her paces as we look into the recent Supreme Court leak in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Womens Health Organization Case. An entire draft o…
00:36:28 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
Things You Should Always Say. Yes, really. This one--S4.E6
NOTE: Third Attempt. Listeners who subscribe to our podcast on a certain platform were not able to download the most recent podcast. Instead they received the previous podcast. Re-publishing the epis…
00:41:33 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Things You Should Never Say--S4.E5
Though it's by no means an exhaustive list, here are a dozen or so things you should never say, plus a few general guidelines to keep in mind during conversations. We make a surprising pivot to tell …
00:27:51 |
Thu 19 May 2022
Should You Lend Money to a Friend?--S4.E4
This episode will give you insights and perspective on what to do when a friend asks for a loan. It's a kind human gesture to help someone out of a financial predicament, but there are cautionary tal…
00:23:22 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Three Etiquette Quick Hits and Three Bits of Useful Trivia--S4.E3
We make our own little rules here, and we break our own little rules. In developing this podcast, we didn't want it to be about which fork to use. Relevant, substantive tangles of contemporary life r…
00:34:25 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Political Tell-All Books--S4.E2
A New York Times headline recently asked, "Is everyone in politics writing a tell-all?" Then it answered its own question with a resounding "YES." When insiders pen unflattering, embarrassing, and vi…
00:35:59 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Unsolicited Advice--S4.E1
Chances are you’ve received some unsolicited advice in your life. Did you want it? Do you ever give it? When is it appropriate to offer unsolicited advice? We take a look at these questions and more …
00:25:54 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Reprise #2 Circle Back on Inheritance
We're working hard to put together Season 4 of Ethics and Etiquette, set to premier on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. In the meantime, let's keep the conversation going with an Ethics and Etiquette Rep…
00:40:19 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Reprise #1 Inheritance
We're working hard to research and record Season 4 of our podcast, which is set to premier on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. In the meantime, let's keep the conversation going with an Ethics and Etique…
00:30:11 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
What Has Become Clear to You This Year?--S3.E20
Ralph Waldo Emerson used to ask his friends and colleagues, "What has become clear to you since we last met?" It was an invitation to share new thoughts and experiences. The final moments of 2021 lea…
00:13:06 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
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