Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-09-24
Books mentioned on Emily Post: Ettiquette Queen
In today's episode, we detail the life and times of ettiquette queen Emily Post. See omnystudio.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Flight of a Moth
Discussed“And over the next year, after he passed away, she, uh, wrote and published her first novel, The Flight of the Moth.”
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By Motor to the Golden Gate
Discussed“she wrote these articles compiled into a book later called by motor to the Golden Gate, but that didn't do so well either.”
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Etiquette
Discussed“And so you know, we like her and she ended up writing a 619 page book called etiquette colon in society and politics in business and at home.”
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How to Behave--though a Débutante
Discussed“It was a series of, I think they were published in a magazine and then compiled into a book. It was a parody with a pin named Muriel called how to behave though a debutante.”
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The Personality of a House
Discussed“She wrote a, how to be an architect type book called the Personality of a House.”
