The Most Important Podcast Ever with BJD
Jul 14, 2026 · 55 min · 11 segments
What if good manners aren't about knowing which fork to use—but about making others feel welcome, respected, and valued? In Episode 71 of *The Most Important Podcast Ever*, Brian Dunn welcomes former…
Diane FieldGuest
Brian DunnHost
Diane, who I worked with, she was part of our, uh, pr- in-house production crew, where she was a director, and, uh, she was always just great to work with.
She's a distinguished etiquette expert, a former newspaper advice columnist, event and media producer.
She was recently featured in March of this year in the Star and Tribune on a nice piece about her lifelong passion for social graces and the work she's doing in passing those manners along to the next generation, which I have a keen interest in, and she's gonna talk about that.
And interestingly, she was inspired by her grandmother's formal dinner parties and the classic teachings of Amy Vanderbilt.
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Diane, who I worked with, she was part of our, uh, pr- in-house production crew, where she was a director, and, uh, she was always just great to work with.
She's a distinguished etiquette expert, a former newspaper advice columnist, event and media producer.
She was recently featured in March of this year in the Star and Tribune on a nice piece about her lifelong passion for social graces and the work she's doing in passing those manners along to the next generation, which I have a keen interest in, and she's gonna talk about that.
And interestingly, she was inspired by her grandmother's formal dinner parties and the classic teachings of Amy Vanderbilt.
