Ethics and Etiquette

Dec 16 2024 102 ep. 31 mins 143
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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.

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Hiking Overseas in France--S6.E11

Dec 16 2024 47 mins  
Normally we have a thought-provoking discussion about everyday dilemmas. Today we’re having a thought-provoking discussion about an extraordinary adventure. One of our regular presenters, Mike Derrick, just returned from a month-long hike in France with his wife, Kathy Derrick. They’re both with us today to share stories and information about their month-long hike on the "Via P

Office Etiquette--S6.E10

Nov 12 2024 48 mins  
As employees return to the workplace in a post-Covid world, it's a good time to review basic office etiquette. Can you wear shorts to work? What about keeping your Airpods in your ears during in-person meetings? Or are you the one who leaves food in the office refrigerator until it's a laboratory experiment? Join us for some helpful information and a few laughs over cringe workplac

Fetchin' Up (Also known as Home Training)--S6.E9

Oct 03 2024 31 mins  
"Fetchin' Up" is a term for the everyday social courtesies that one learns at the knee of a mother, father, grandmother, or grandfather. In the south, it's called "Home Training." Today we present a collection of those basic behaviors which help create a more polite society. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and pers

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Jun 30 2024 42 mins  
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May 07 2024 34 mins  
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What if Your Restaurant Companion is Rude to the Server?--S6.E6

Apr 06 2024 24 mins  
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How to Safeguard Yourself From Online Scams--S6.E5

Mar 22 2024 51 mins  
Today we pivot slightly to talk about a growing concern in American society--Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing. That is, online scams involving email (phishing), texting (smishing), and voice or telephone (vishing). They're not only unethical, they're downright illegal. Scamming incidents are on the rise and they're getting more sophisticated, leaving thousands of victims in their w

Asking for Rides to and From the Airport--S6.E4

Mar 06 2024 20 mins  
Today we're talking about a subject I never really considered until I heard a lengthy discussion about it on the radio before Christmas. That is, the question of picking visitors up at the airport and giving them a lift to the airport to catch a flight. To whom do you give rides and when do you suggest they take a taxi or an Uber? Perhaps you've never even thought about this, but g

Take Off Your Shoes!--S6.E3

Feb 21 2024 30 mins  
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Spin-A-Dilemma 2024--S6.E2

Feb 07 2024 40 mins  
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