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
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Sept. 28, 2026
Tricking Guests Into Catering, Giving Bone-Crushing Handshakes, Guessing American Mealtimes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about tricking guests into catering, giving bone-crushing handshakes, guessing American mealtimes, 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: How did I go from invited guest to unpaid catering staff in the span of three emails? What
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Sept. 21, 2026
Banning Wedding Gifts, Lingering Over Menus, Clipping Toenails on Airplanes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle banning wedding gifts, lingering too long over menus, clipping toenails 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 CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: The fish knife A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Putting "No gifts" on wedding invitations QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
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Sept. 14, 2026
Battling in Cruise Ship Laundry Rooms, Escaping Bad Breath, Duplicating Potluck Dishes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about battling in cruise ship laundry rooms, escaping bad breath, duplicating potluck dishes, 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: Is it OK to use two washing machines at once in a cruise ship laundry room? How do you leave a c
Sept. 7, 2026
Second Helpings: Dodging In-Law Requests, Melting Candy Bars in Diapers, Hiding Coffee Truths, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they answer listener questions about dodging requests from mothers-in-law, playing unfortunate baby shower games, neglecting to disclose when you're serving half-caf coffee, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.) Have
About the Hosts
Leah Bonnema
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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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