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How Could This Happen? We put our resident attorney, Kelly, through her paces as we look into the recent Supreme Court leak in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Womens Health Organization Case. An entire draft opinion written by Justice Alito made its way to a reporter, who then published it in Politico. Chief Justice Roberts called the leak "a betrayal and an affront to the Court." Deliberations are privileged information and this represents a serious ethical violation. This case is also intensely political as it's situated at an intersection of privacy, precedent, technology, and medicine. Join us for this exhausting yet educational conversation. Here are the links mentioned in this episode. Code of Conduct for Jucicial Employees https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/judiciary-policies/code-conduct/code-conduct-judicial-employees American Bar Association Professional Code of Conduct https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/model_rules_of_professional_conduct_table_of_contents/ American Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_code_of_judicial_conduct/ "A Running List of Theories About the Supreme Court Leaker," NYMag 5-8-2022 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/who-leaked-the-supreme-court-draft-overturning-roe-v-wade.html Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We hope our discussions will 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

NOTE: Third Attempt. Listeners who subscribe to our podcast on a certain platform were not able to download the most recent podcast. Instead they received the previous podcast. Re-publishing the episode didn't work. This is the third attempt to upload it. We apologize for the problems. In episode 5, we talked about things you should never say, such as, "When are you due?" and "Is that your real hair?" As a counterpoint this week, we discuss a dozen things that you should always say. This was a harder list to generate, but it led to a wide-ranging conversation on personal interactions, technology, and ways to care for one another. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We hope our discussions will 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

Though it's by no means an exhaustive list, here are a dozen or so things you should never say, plus a few general guidelines to keep in mind during conversations. We make a surprising pivot to tell you when it's appropriate to say some things (HINT: It has to do with the nature of the relationship and the context.) We've all said awkward things before (including the podcast panel) so it's a matter of learning from past mistakes and moving forward with more kindness and consideration. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We hope our discussions will 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

This episode will give you insights and perspective on what to do when a friend asks for a loan. It's a kind human gesture to help someone out of a financial predicament, but there are cautionary tales and things to consider before moving forward. Tune in to find out what they are. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We hope our discussions will 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

We make our own little rules here, and we break our own little rules. In developing this podcast, we didn't want it to be about which fork to use. Relevant, substantive tangles of contemporary life remain our focus, but we occasionally pivot to etiquette in the form of Etiquette Quick Hits. These are clarifications and reminders of basic courtesies that never go out of style, although they may refine through the years. In this episode, we bring you three Quick Hits and three bits of useful trivia about manners. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives on sticky situations so you can 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

A New York Times headline recently asked, "Is everyone in politics writing a tell-all?" Then it answered its own question with a resounding "YES." When insiders pen unflattering, embarrassing, and vindictive books about their boss after they leave an administration, is it a breach of trust, or is it an admirable act to reveal these insights to fellow citizens? Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives on sticky situations so you can 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. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

Chances are you’ve received some unsolicited advice in your life. Did you want it? Do you ever give it? When is it appropriate to offer unsolicited advice? We take a look at these questions and more in this episode. Welcome to Season 4 of Ethics and Etiquette, a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We give you insights and perspectives on sticky situations so you can examine your choices and exercise your own ethical muscles. New episodes are posted on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Visit our Instagram– @ethicsetiquette and our website www.ethicsandetiquette.com. Our email address is inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com.

We're working hard to put together Season 4 of Ethics and Etiquette, set to premier on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. In the meantime, let's keep the conversation going with an Ethics and Etiquette Reprise. I've re-posted two episodes from the past that were fan favorites, both on the topic of Inheritance. This is the second--two scenarios of family money matters that were ripped from the headlines. We're looking forward to our brand new season with you on February 9. Thanks for tuning in!

We're working hard to research and record Season 4 of our podcast, which is set to premier on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. In the meantime, let's keep the conversation going with an Ethics and Etiquette Reprise. We're posting two fan favorites from the past, both on the topic of Inheritance, a subject that generates a lot of drama because it sits at the intersection of marriage, family, legality, finances, emotions, and expectations. We're looking forward to a brand new season with you on February 9. Thanks for tuning in!

Ralph Waldo Emerson used to ask his friends and colleagues, "What has become clear to you since we last met?" It was an invitation to share new thoughts and experiences. The final moments of 2021 lead us to do some similar reflection on the past year, both in the context of the work we do with this podcast and in our personal lives. Continue the conversation by sending us an email at inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. The quotation mentioned in this episode, "A deep distress hath humanized my Soul," is from Elegiac Stanzas by William Wordsworth (1807). Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

Following on the heels of our two podcasts about the pared-down living of the back woods hiker, we offer some ways to make holiday gift giving simple yet meaningful. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going. Email your comments to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

We continue with our two-part series on the backpacking adventures of Mike and Kathy Derrick on the John Muir Trail in California. "Take only pictures. Leave only footprints" is a familiar phrase for many of us, yet have we stopped to examine what this really means in practice? Mike and Kathy illustrate the seven principles of "Leave No Trace" with examples from their recent hike, and even introduce "Beyond Leave No Trace," which extends environmental responsibility into a broader context. Links from this episode: Our episode on Recycling -- https://cast.rocks/hosting/18614/feeds/9P9UJ.html?ep=9RLOSDLU-WJHSEMI www.Alltrails.com www.lnt.org -- Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Life www.NPS.gov -- National Park Service website https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQds6oS5pF0 -- A five minute Youtube video called "Hiking the John Muir Trail." https://johnmuirtrail.org/ -- One couple's travelogue of their hike on the JMT. Good photographs. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going. Email your comments to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

Mike Derrick and his wife Kathy are freshly back from their 210-mile backpacking trip on the John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. They share their travelogue with us, along with lots of interesting background and details about remote hiking. We also learn about "Trail Magic," a remarkable ethic among backpackers that warms your heart and restores your faith in humanity. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going. Email your comments to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

We download after one of our presenters returns from a family funeral, bringing back with her a few thought-provoking dilemmas, some observations, and a good lesson. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going. Email your comments to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

Hikin' Mike Derrick is gone on another epic adventure, so it's just us gals (Kelly and Marna) talking about petty but pesky workplace dilemmas that can cause a lot of dissatisfaction over time if they're not addressed early. What's the answer if you're fielding work calls when you're on an unpaid lunch hour? Secondly, how do you gracefully bow out of socializing with co-workers in the evenings and on weekends? Finally, what do you do when you're hired to teach pilates at an agreed-upon hourly rate and then the boss announces you have to work extra hours at a reduced rate? Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going. Email your comments to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

The Ethics and Etiquette Podcast Team marks the important day of September 11 with a message for their listeners. Email us your thoughts, inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram-- @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

In an Etiquette Quick Hit, we revisit a fundamental lesson in good manners and discuss how it applies today. In this episode, Mike, Kelly, and Marna look at suggested forms of address in different settings. Should children call adults by their first names, for example? What are the best practices for professionals, such as doctors and lawyers, to address their clients? We find in most cases it comes down to this: start with formal and then downshift to less formal as you get permission. Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts or listen at our website. Keep the conversation going by emailing your thoughts to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

Thanks to the listeners who provided the content for this episode by emailing us their everyday dilemmas (inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com). We have three to talk about and an etiquette quick hit (What do you wear to a "semi-formal" wedding?). In the first scenario, a listener asks what to do about a new neighbor who arrives unannounced and walks into her house without knocking. Then we discuss the way forward for a landlady situation gone very bad when she rents her house to her ex-husband. Finally, what do you do when a family member borrows an expensive piece of sporting equipment and returns it with damages but doesn't acknowledge it? Ethics and Etiquette is a thought-provoking dialogue about everyday dilemmas. We offer insights and perspectives on sticky situations to help you scrutinize 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Keep the conversation going by emailing your thoughts to inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com. Leave a voicemail at our website www.EthicsandEtiquette.com. Instagram @ethicsetiquette. Facebook--Ethics and Etiquette.

We discuss the case of Olympic track hopeful Sha’Carri Richardson, who was suspended from competition for one month after testing positive for marijuana, which is a banned substance under the US Anti-Doping Agency rules. Her suspension meant she missed the Olympics in Tokyo. A number of questions and complaints came up in articles and forums about this suspension. Two of the most frequent were: “How could a gifted Olympic athlete have her dreams shattered because she consumed a plant that is legal throughout most of the country? (It was legal in Oregon where she smoked it.) The second frequently asked question was, “Where’s the compassion for this woman who had to cope with the death of her birth mother?” Join us as we facilitate a discussion on this timely topic. If you want to weigh in, email us your thoughts, inbox@ethicsandetiquette.com or leave a voicemail at our website, www.ethicsandetiquette.com. This 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 the first and third Wednesday of every month. Find them wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. You can also listen at our website.

We're taking a summer hiatus for the month of July. On the first Wednesday of August, we'll be back with all new episodes. In the meantime, you can revisit some of your favorites from the past three seasons. We hope you're having a good summer so far. Take care and be well.