Inviting Thirteen Guests, Attending Pool Parties, Hogging Laundry Machines, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle inviting thirteen guests to dinner, attending pool parties, hogging laundry machines in apartment buildings, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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EPISODE CONTENTS
AMUSE-BOUCHE: Thirteen dinner guests
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Pool parties
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it rude to use both of my apartment building's laundry machines at the same time? When a house guest, what is the proper etiquette for when to wake up and join one's hosts in the morning?
VENT OR REPENT: Releasing doves, Couches at "The Clock"
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the dog rescue, Thanks for the cookies
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Kaspar at the Savoy Hotel
"The Clock" by Christian Marclay
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Episode 272
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Summer Break: Demanding Birthday Cake, Putting Time Limits on Meals, Getting Nosy at the Pharmacy, 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 demanding birthday cake, putting time limits on meals, getting nosy at the pharmacy, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
Is it rude to ask for birthday cake before the guest of honor blows out the candles?
Is it OK to be salty for not receiving any thank you for helping at my friend's wedding?
What is the time limit for someone to finish their meal?
How do I get people to not send an RSVP to my BBQ invitation?
Bonkers: Nosy at the pharmacy
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
New York Times: "On Language: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too"
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Episode 191
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Summer Break: Showing Up Empty-Handed, Riding French Elevators, Having Nice Weekends, 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 showing up at dinner parties empty-handed, riding elevators in France, being unapologetic about having nice weekends, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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EPISODE CONTENTS
AMUSE-BOUCHE: What to say in a French elevator
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: What to bring to a dinner party
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to respond when someone says, "must be nice"? In a walk-up building, can you buzz people in or do you have to personally greet them at the building's front door?
VENT OR REPENT: A not-important email, TV Spoilers
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Supporting others, Bagging groceries at the supermarket
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
French elevator etiquette on YouTube
Belle says "Bonjour" in "Beauty and the Beast"
Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World"
"Out of this World" Episode 1
MC Escher's Relativity
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Episode 72
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Abandoning Dinner Guests, Running Into Former Students, Singing Happy Birthday, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about abandoning dinner guests, running into former students, singing happy birthday, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
How would you react if a friend invites you to stay for dinner, but then has you eat in the kitchen while she goes to the dining room to eat with her family separately?
Should I tell my friend that I won’t be attending a Zoom exercise class anymore because of an awkward email exchange with the instructor?
I’m a middle school teacher…what should I do when I run into former students in public?
How do we decline food from our overly generous neighbor?
What do you do when someone is singing "Happy Birthday" to you?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
#SwedenGate
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Responding to Invitations, Enjoying Tennis, Dipping French Fries, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle responding to invitations formally, watching and playing tennis, dipping french fries, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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EPISODE CONTENTS
AMUSE-BOUCHE: Formally responding to invitations
A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Tennis
QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What's the most polite way to cut cookies to share in an office? Should I be bothered that my boyfriend's friend doesn't also bring me a beverage?
VENT OR REPENT: Eating french fries at a party, Returning phone calls
CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the cookies, Book event at the Strand
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
Nebraska Brand Committee
William Hanson's new book: "Just Good Manners"
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Episode 270
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Editors’ Notes: “I want to give everybody the tools to solve their own etiquette problems,” says Nick Leighton, cohost and producer of Were You Raised by Wolves?, a weekly podcast in which he and cohost Leah Bonnema look into the many sticky social situations we all face. “With each of the questions that we get, from the bonkers to the ordinary, I always try to take a step back and ask, ‘What are the bigger principles here?’ I'm always looking for topics that help us make a larger point.” In each episode, Leighton, a two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, and Bonnema, a comic/writer, share practical advice on how to navigate a wide range of situations, from the serious to the whimsical—whether they tackle interrupting excessive talkers, establishing healthy boundaries with coworkers, or the proper way to eat Cheetos.
When they developed the show in 2019, Leighton and Bonnema had one goal in mind: to have empathy for other people. Their informal conversations tackle a mix of personal topics, viewer questions, and the occasional historical fact with warmth and positivity and humor. Leighton views this approach as an antidote to a lot of the negativity he sees in the online world, while Bonnema thinks the show’s premise is a natural fit for her situational style of comedy. “A lot of my comedy is about events where I’m like, ‘What just happened here?’ or where I embarrass myself,” she says. “And, ironically, all of these fall under the guise of etiquette, where you either feel aggrieved or you feel like you committed some sort of social crime. I just loved the topic.”
Leighton and Bonnema credit the show’s ongoing success to their work ethic. They haven’t missed a single week since they launched the show, which recently hit a new milestone: 100 episodes. But what they value the most, above all else, is how they've built a community of listeners from all backgrounds. “We have conservative grandmothers in Tallahassee to nonbinary chefs in Seattle and everybody in between,” he says. “Because who among us has not experienced an etiquette crime? This is universal.”
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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! 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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