Were You Raised By Wolves?®
Join Emmy® Award-winning journalist Nick Leighton and acclaimed comedian Leah Bonnema (Late Show with Stephen Colbert), the perfect odd couple, as they try to make the world a nicer, more polite place and offer up practical advice to help you smoothly glide through any situation. Please listen and follow! (We’d send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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Recent Episodes
Aug. 31, 2026
Second Helpings: Spitting Watermelon Seeds, Behaving While Bowling, Throwing Spoons on Airplanes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back soon with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they tackle eating watermelon properly, behaving while bowling, throwing spoons on airplanes, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ask.wyrbw.com EPISODE CONTE
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Aug. 24, 2026
Using Knife Rests, Spamming Everyone You Know, Pocketing Hotel Slippers, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using knife rests, spamming everyone you know, pocketing hotel slippers, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ask.wyrbw.com EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Knife rests A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: When your email account is sending spam QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to respond to
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Aug. 17, 2026
Lending Fancy Waffle Makers, Witnessing Coffee Shop Meltdowns, Demanding Raisins From Coworkers, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about lending fancy waffle makers, witnessing coffee shop meltdowns, demanding raisins from coworkers, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ask.wyrbw.com QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: When should I have asked a former friend to return the fancy waffle maker I lent her? W
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Aug. 10, 2026
Turning Tables, Finding Lost Wallets, Boxing Up Free Desserts, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle the lost art of "turning the table," finding lost wallets, boxing up free birthday desserts, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ask.wyrbw.com EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: Turning the table A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Finding lost wallets QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it rude
About the Hosts
Leah Bonnema
Host
LEAH BONNEMA was born in the rural mountains of Maine and has a tendency to love the wolves. Today, she’s an acclaimed comedian doing stand-up on televisions (“Late Show with Stephen Colbert”) and stages across the United States. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and New York.
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