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Were You Raised By Wolves?

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Join Emmy® Award-winning journalist Nick Leighton and stand-up comic Leah Bonnema as they help you avoid being the odd man out, the wallflower, pariah, or “that guy” in the “Do you believe that guy?” Whether you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth or you use a silver spoon to serve caviar (ew!), WERE YOU RAISED BY WOLVES? will teach you the rules of the game to avoid embarrassment and get ahead. Each episode, you'll learn how proper behavior, good manners, and impeccable etiquette can help you smoothly glide through any situation, win friends, and influence people. No matter where you come from or what group you hang with, WERE YOU RAISED BY WOLVES? will help you be a better person...or at least make people think you are, which is all that really matters anyway.... Show More

Episodes

Extra Helpings: Greeting with a Kiss, Going Rogue at a Dinner Party, Getting Catfished, and More
December 9, 2019 • 24 min

QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • What do you do if you accidentally went in for a kiss when they went in for a handshake?
  • How do you deal with dinner party guests who won't follow the invitation instructions?
  • Who should go first when there's a buffet line?
  • How do you remove a fish bone from your mouth?
  • Don't give gifts that have to be displayed.
  • Say your n... Read more

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    • Giving Compliments, Reading Menus with Flashlights, Entering Without Knocking, and More
    December 2, 2019 • 29 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: How to eat soup
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Giving and receiving compliments
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to do business with people who have bad manners? Is it OK to enter without knocking at your boyfriend's house? Is it OK to use your phone's flashlight at a restaurant if you can't see the m... Read more

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    • Thanksgiving Helpings: Talking Politics, Being Vegan, Saying Grace, Bringing Tupperware, and More
    November 25, 2019 • 24 min

    QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • Is there a polite way to talk about politics at Thanksgiving?
  • Should you bring cut flowers in a vase?
  • When should you arrive and when should you leave?
  • What's a good gift for your host?
  • Asking hosts "how can I help"?
  • I'm gluten-free and vegan...what do I do?
  • Do I have to say "grace" if I'm not religi... Read more

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    • Ordering Wine in a Restaurant, Writing Condolence Letters, Talking in Elevators, and More
    November 18, 2019 • 30 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: How to order wine in a restaurant
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Writing condolence letters
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How do you say farewell to colleagues when leaving a job? Can you correct someone who keeps spelling your name wrong?
  • VENT OR REPENT: Getting dragged into other people&... Read more

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    • Extra Helpings: Texting Late at Night, Escaping Dinner Parties, Regifting Dreamcatchers, and More
    November 11, 2019 • 22 min

    QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • How late is too late to text?
  • Is there a polite way to excuse myself from a dinner party that drags on?
  • How do you tell someone their fly is down?
  • Is it rude to give someone a large surprise gift that would require you to rearrange your house?
  • How long should you wait before taking out someone else's clothing from a machine at a laundromat... Read more

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    • Eating Grapes the Wrong Way, Exercising in the Airplane Bulkhead, Texting Thank You Notes, and More
    November 4, 2019 • 27 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: The correct way to eat grapes
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Using foreign words in conversation
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Should you bring a wedding gift to the ceremony? What do you do when someone doesn't send a thank you note? Is it OK to send a thank you note via text? Is it OK to stretch your legs in... Read more

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    • Halloween Helpings: Dealing with Greedy Children, Choosing Appropriate Costumes, Being Too Old for Trick-or-Treating, and More
    October 28, 2019 • 9 min

    QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • What's considered "appropriate" for halloween costumes?
  • If I'm invited to a costume party, do I have to dress up?
  • How old is too old for trick-or-treating?
  • What do you do about trick-or-treaters who take more than one piece out of the bowl?
  • What do you say to trick-or-treaters who don't like your candy?

    • THING... Read more

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    Removing Socks on Airplanes, Splitting Bills at Brunch, Hosting Weddings on Grass, and More
    October 21, 2019 • 26 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: The correct way to use wooden chopsticks
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Asking people "What do you do?"
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Can I clean my host's filthy home in the middle of the night? Is it OK to remove your socks on an airplane? What's the right way to split the bill at brunch? Should ... Read more

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    • Extra Helpings: Leaving Your Spouse in Coach, Confronting Celebrity Neighbors, Avoiding Obnoxious Colleagues, and More
    October 14, 2019 • 17 min

    QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • Do I have to upgrade my spouse if I'm flying business class?
  • How do you not invite someone to a party who's a bad guest?
  • Is it OK to burp in public?
  • What to do about neighbor won't take a hint about their obnoxious leaf blower?
  • What do you say to people who comment on your food choices?

    • THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SH... Read more

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    Congratulating Brides, Sending Food Back, Leaving Voicemails, Remembering Names, and More
    October 7, 2019 • 22 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: What not to say to a bride
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Remembering people's names
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Can you have a cash bar at a wedding? Do you send a thank you note for a thank you gift? If you send food back, should other people wait for you?
  • VENT OR REPENT: Leaving v... Read more

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    • Extra Helpings: Wearing Windsuits, Ghosting Colleagues, Seasoning Food, Flagging Waiters, and More
    September 30, 2019 • 23 min

    QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:

  • Is it ok to listen to music on your phone on speaker in public?
  • What do you do when you're being professionally ghosted?
  • Do I have to participate in my school's "Windsuit Wednesdays"?
  • How do you tell someone they have something on their face?
  • Is it rude to put salt and pepper on your food without tasting it first?
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    • Popping Champagne, Cancelling Plans, Double-Dipping, and More
    September 23, 2019 • 23 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: How to open a champagne bottle
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Cancelling plans on others
  • BE OUR GUEST: Matt Harkins & Vivian Olen, Art Curators
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Can you double-dip when dining alone? When to give up yo... Read more

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    • Snooping in Medicine Cabinets, Tipping on Take-out, Going to the Opera, and More
    September 9, 2019 • 25 min

    EPISODE CONTENTS

  • AMUSE-BOUCHE: Passing platters at a dinner party
  • BE OUR GUEST: Sam Neuman, Opera Expert
  • A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Posting photos of people on social media without their permission
  • QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Do you tip on take-out... Read more

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    • Sneak Peek: Were you raised by wolves?
    August 27, 2019 • 2 min

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