It’s February!? Are people around you still being extra with their New Year’s resolutions while you can barely think of how to end this sentence? Help yourself to a brilliant alter ego we invented to inspire interlocutors and avoid overstraining ourselves!

Send us your modern etiquette questions about being animal-forward:

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Sophia - coffee purist, fallen from grace - confesses to the world’s saddest way to make coffee; the way you make your coffee as an indicator of your well-being; the way you take your coffee as an indicator of your soul; what we talk about when we talk about coffee.

Send us your modern etiquette questions about burr grinders (but only Sophia will answer them):

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The theory of Friend Ranges, a listener question about how to help two of her friends become friends with each other, and the magic of inherited friendships!

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The spiritual condition of having the brain scramblies (a technical term borrowed from vampires), and how to influence other people with your energy (e.g. to distract them with thoughts of food).

Send us your modern etiquette questions about playing chess in plastic prisons:

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What's behind that compliment that made you feel uncomfortable, how to deal with it, and ways to give LIFE-CHANGING compliments instead! #complimentingourselves

Send us your modern etiquette questions about oyster sauce:

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What not to say about someone’s beloved rabbits, and pet as envoy, totem, and dæmon (shockingly revealing!).

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How Sophia led her friend Lubaba to believe that she had contact with an alternate universe for years, Lubaba’s ULTIMATE guide to staying over at her place, and what’s your fighting style? #conflictresolution

Send us your modern etiquette questions about hosting idiosyncratic overnight guests:

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The tragic origins of the unbreakable watch, two competing philosophies of the sidewalks, and everything you need to know about the superhero who takes care of walking etiquette (yeah, we’d never heard of him either).

Send us your modern etiquette questions about the worst pedestrian’s compassion and inner darkness:

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The shadowy Shadowrun and MFK Fisher origins of this podcast, what doctors want to know about etiquette, and the conversation people WANT to have: what cult would you join?

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The ultimate pros and cons of asking “how are you?” Plus, wisdom from novelist E. Nesbit on how to handle all manner of dread and drudgery (e.g. your guardian gambles away your inheritance, shades must be removed from your skylight, heavy cases containing bells need transporting).

Send us your modern etiquette questions about breaking and entering:

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