Bonus Episode: The Secret to Minding Your Manners! (with Mrs. Judith Martin aka Miss Manners)

I’ve Got a Secret! with Robin McGraw

Peteski Productions, Inc.

Society & Culture

3.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Miss Manners has been an authority on etiquette since 1978... and now it's time for her to hang out with the Secret Squad! In this bite-sized episode, Mrs. Judith Martin- aka Miss Manners- talks about the role of etiquette in society! Robin and Mrs. Martin discuss how social media has impacted politeness, how to raise polite children, and why you should not match rudeness with more rudeness! Mrs. Martin also discusses why the phrase "I'm just being honest" is rude, and why she isn't a fan of gift registries! If you were ever fascinated with why etiquette matters, this fun episode is for you. Also, an elegant "Please and Thank You" cocktail to try at home! More info at www.ivegotasecretwithrobinmcgraw.com Episode Resources: Website: www.missmanners.com/ Miss Manners column: www.uexpress.com/life/miss-manners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:04.8	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand.
0:12.5	Marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.
0:17.5	From startups to scaleups, online, in person, and on the go. Shopify is made for
0:22.9	entrepreneurs like you. Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
0:34.1	Happy Wednesday Secret Squad. I'm Robin McGraw, and this is a, well, polite new episode of I've Got a Secret.
0:42.4	Etiquette Authority, Mrs. Judith Martin, has been writing her Miss Manners column since 1978.
0:49.6	This column giving advice on etiquette-related matters is distributed in more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad.
0:58.5	She is here to talk about the role of good etiquette in a society where outrage, social media anonymity, and cancel culture run wild.
1:09.1	This is the secret to minding your manners. Welcome.
1:15.1	Thank you. I am so, so excited about this episode. It is truly needed for all of our listeners
1:22.1	and for everyone. And I have been so excited about not only meeting you. And sadly, it's virtual. We can't be together
1:29.1	in person today, but I'm still thrilled to have you on the podcast. Thank you for being here.
1:34.5	Thank you. This is just a wonderful topic to be talking about today. So where did your knowledge
1:41.0	for etiquette originate from? From the American household as it used to be.
1:48.1	Children, child rearing was just teaching basic consideration for others and not against
1:56.6	individuality or asserting oneself, but also having some regard for the community.
2:03.4	And there's been a little disconnect there lately, as you mentioned.
2:08.2	The basic bargain of civilization is that we all want to be free and to express ourselves,
2:15.7	but the bargain is we restrain the more offensive impulses we might have because we also
2:23.8	want to live in a pleasant community and hope that others will restrain their more offensive
2:30.2	things.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -999 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Peteski Productions, Inc., and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Peteski Productions, Inc. and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.