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
Oct. 19, 2026
Second Helpings: Touching Fruit in Italy, Flossing in Public, Answering the Door in a Robe, 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 buying produce in Italy, going on a job interview, flossing in public, opening your door in a robe, 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.
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Oct. 12, 2026
Alerting People About Read Receipts, Picking the "Right" Side of Top Sheets, Pruning Trees to Death, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about alerting people when they have their read receipts turned on, picking the "right" side of top sheets, pruning trees to death, 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 Should I tell someone that their read receipts are turned on?
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Oct. 5, 2026
Shuffling Mahjong Tiles, Snubbing Wedding Officiants, Praising Clean Plates, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle playing mahjong, snubbing wedding officiants, saying "good job" to diners, 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: Passeggiata A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Mahjong QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What should I do after learning I'm not invited
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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
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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