Ethics and Etiquette

Back for 2024--the ever-popular "Spin-A-Dilemma" where Mike and Kelly take turns responding to a variety of tricky or sticky situations which you might encounter in your everyday life. Join us for this fast-paced episode, and then we'll wrap it up with our "On a Positive Note" segment to highlight a few uplifting and noteworthy events.

The episode on gift giving mentioned in our conversation is Season 1, Episode 8, "The Art of Gift Giving."

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Our email is [email protected]. Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com. Text or leave a voicemail at (757)301-1327.

Marna asked Kelly and Mike to consider three questions for this episode: What are you happy to leave behind from 2023? What is your "On a Positive Note" for 2023? and What are you looking forward to in 2024?

Let us know if this conversation prompts you to share your year-end reflections and aspirations. This podcast was originally scheduled for December, but we had to postpone the recording session because of an illness (all recovered now!).

The books mentioned in the discussion are:

Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia, MD

and

Younger Next Year by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge, MD and Allan J. Hamilton, MD

The poem recited in this episode is "Small Kindnesses" by Danusha Lameris from the book Healing the Divide: Poems of Kindness and Connection. Green Writers Press, 2019.

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Our email is [email protected]. Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com. Text or leave a voicemail at (757)301-1327

The United Spinal Association has published a free downloadable pdf booklet for anyone--with or without a disability-- who wants to learn how to interact more effectively with people who have disabilities. We discuss the teaching points from this publication in today's podcast. The booklet is very helpful, and we all learned a lot.

You can find the pdf at this link:

https://unitedspinal.org/disability-etiquette/

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

Marna surprises Mike and Kelly with a range of ethical and etiquette situations. Using a spin app on her phone, she lands on a number and reads aloud the corresponding dilemma. They have no prior knowledge of what they're walking into, so be prepared for spontaneous, heartfelt, and sometimes surprising responses. If you'd like to chime in, our email is [email protected]. Feedback will be answered in a later podcast.

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Our discussions help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. for the second year in a row. But there's another quickly growing segment of the population also--those folks who are annoyed by the noise of Pickleball courts in their neighborhoods. We talk about the sound problem first, discuss the opposing arguments, and see if we can come up with some constructive solutions.

Send your feedback to [email protected].

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Our discussions are designed to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

In today’s Etiquette Quick Hit, we’re talking about how you tell someone there’s a piece of spinach stuck in their teeth. Do you mention it or just let it be? How do you bring it up? What if someone's fly is unzipped or a seam in their pants is ripped? Does the decision or technique differ based on who it is, for example, whether it's a family member, a new acquaintance, an elder or a boss? We talk about this and more in today's episode.

Send your feedback to [email protected].

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Our discussions are designed to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

Airports are crowded, planes are delayed, and fellow travelers can have annoying habits. What do you do? Improving the situation starts with each one of us. We put our heads together and came up with ten suggestions to help make airline travel easier and less exhausting for all.

Send your responses to [email protected].

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Our discussions are designed to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

Music on this episode is "Still" by Les Hayden (used with permission).

Ethics and Etiquette Podcast has been on an unforeseen production pause for the last four months, and here's the reason why. Starting in September, we'll resume our usual two episodes a month, posting on the first and third Wednesdays. See you then!

An article on CNN.com recently explored the contemporary use of "ma'am" in American culture. Addressing a woman as "Yes ma'am" and "No ma'am" in personal interactions, once considered a respectful word by some, has now become polarizing for others. What do you think? Send us your responses at [email protected].

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. Our discussions are designed to help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.

What do you do when you're asked to overlook unethical or illegal behavior at your place of employment, or when you're expected to participate in it? Specifically, we're talking about the two whistleblowers involved in the high profile Theranos case, and what we can learn from their courage and actions.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

National Whistleblower Center

https://www.whistleblowers.org/

https://www.whistleblowers.gov/

False Claims Act

https://www.justice.gov/civil/false-claims-act

Ethics in Entrepreneurship–A non-profit focused on embedding ethical questioning, culture, and systems in startups and innovation ecosystems.

https://ethicsinentrepreneurship.org/

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup is the book we mentioned by John Carreyrou

"The Dropout" is a limited television series about Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos on Hulu

Erika Cheung's TEDx Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMQlj9TZQfE

In His Own Words. An Interview with Tyler Schultz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wf_2KYRPWQ&t=816s

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Send us your thoughts-- [email protected].

Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We hope our discussions help you examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles.

The podcast is presented by author and host Marna Ashburn; wife, mother, and attorney Kelly Halligan Zimmerman; and Mike Derrick, a retired Army Officer, combat vet, and father of four.

New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesday of the month.

Visit our Instagram @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com.