The Civilist, Live From Motorco: Steven and his guest experts take questions from listeners and audience members at a live show in Durham, North Carolina.  That's the hometown of Duke University, and undergrads Chinyere Amanze and Matthew King are back. They cover how to politely handle someone who's interrupting you at work, how discourage a friend who's texting while driving, and when it's finally too late to send out those holiday cards.

In this all-advice episode, Steven answers a handful of questions from his mailbag. He’ll tell you whether you have to tip the owner of a service business, how to make amends for an RSVP wedding failure, and why it’s okay for a gay southern bachelor to call himself a widower. Plus 1A host Joshua Johnson and queer activist James Parker Sheffield weigh in on digital black face and outing a lesbian’s transgender boyfriend.

The holidays can be especially tough for people dealing with depression. We'll hear more from Steven's interview with author and psychologist Andrew Solomon about the causes of depression, and how the way we talk about mental illness affects the way people see and deal with it. This is Part Two of an interview from an earlier episode: "Say This, Not That."

Home for the Holidays: Kim Severson of the New York Times joins Steven to talk about how to keep things polite around the holiday table. They'll talk politics and turkey: How to be a good guest, especially when the food tastes terrible. For hosts: What to do about picky eaters, or a partygoer who's had too much egg nog.

MIT Sociologist Sherry Turkle says smartphones create distance in real life, and cause people to craft a persona rather than to really connect. She says this change means young people are growing up with impaired empathy. Meanwhile, students Chinyere Amanze from Duke University and Monique LaBorde of UNC-Chapel Hill answer questions about racial sensitivity, trigger warnings, and being lumped in with all the other millennials.

Election Special: With Nov. 8th quickly approaching, it can be hard to stay engaged without burning out. In this episode two Duke University undergrads Matthew King and Elizabeth Hadfield answer questions about how to politely disagree about politics with family and Facebook friends, and whether even the most jaded millennial can sit this one out.

Best-selling author Andrew Solomon shares his wisdom on the perils—and the importance—of coming out about depression. He also tells us how to be supportive when a loved one discloses their struggle. And the New York Times’s Kim Severson and NPR’s Shereen Marisol Meraji advise us on a tough case of sibling rivalry, and how to handle your neighbors who "never, ever stop talking."

To tweet or not to tweet when you’re sick, even dying; Steven calls on the wisdom of cancer bloggers who found real-life support systems online. Guest experts Anne Strainchamps and Joshua Johnson return to weigh on on gay PDA at a conservative wedding, cutting in line at the airport, and how to handle that “nasty” relative who's always looking for a fight.

Steven digs into Bathroom Laws, and just what the rules are for everyone. In New Rules For Better Behavior, is the wife’s word the last word in deciding on baby number 3? Also, how to close an open relationship.

Steven sits down to chat with transgender activist and singer Mx. Justin Vivian Bond who says respect must trump grammar. Our guest experts debate Groucho glasses for a very vain man’s next party appearance.