Should You Ask Guests to Take Off Their Shoes? A Disease Prevention Specialist Tells Us the Dirty Truth

Minor Issues, Major Opinions

On this week's episode, we discuss shoes in the house. REAL SIMPLE editors Leslie Corona, Muzam Agha, and Amy Maclin talk about cultural norms plus all the different kinds of feet—smelly feet, gritty feet, ugly feet. Then Leslie chats with the Home Edit founders and hosts of the podcast Best Friend Energy, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, about upcoming projects and give their perspectives on footwear indoors. We also hear from TODAY Show anchor Craig Melvin who explains what his parameters are for shoes on or off at home, as well as Monica Padman, co-host of the podcast Armchair Expert, who decides it's not worth discovering what's hiding in our rugs. Then, at the end of the episode, disease prevention specialist Lisa Cuchara, Ph.D., from Quinnipiac University delivers a whole bunch of science to settle this debate (and shares what she does in her own home).

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Co-Hosts

Leslie Corona

Muzam Agha

Amy Maclin

Producers

Leslie Corona

Lauren Iannotti

Mickey O'Connor

Director of Audio Growth Strategy & Operations

Jennifer Del Sole

Audio Producer

Tom Miritello

Executive Producer

Lottie Leymarie

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