# Curbing Phones at Dinner, Inviting Near-Strangers to Baby Showers, "Participating" in Hot Air Balloon Trips, and More Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/curbing-phones-at-dinner-inviting-near-strangers-to-baby-showers-participating-in-hot-air-balloon-trips-and-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/curbing-phones-at-dinner-inviting-near-strangers-to-baby-showers-participating-in-hot-air-balloon-trips-and-more.md Podcast: [Were You Raised By Wolves?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513) Published: 2025-12-08T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://wyrbw.com/289 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/t7yC0rGPUqahTF4et8YD/rss.art19.com/episodes/6fbe4811-3081-48ee-a011-4f5bb1562799.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/episodes/curbing-phones-at-dinner-inviting-near-strangers-to-baby-showers-participating-in-hot-air-balloon-trips-and-more Duration seconds: 1593 ## Resource Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about curbing phones at dinner, inviting near-strangers to baby showers, "participating" in hot air ballon trips, 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 should I deal with dinner guests who use their phone at the table? What should I do about my brother who doesn't get holiday gifts for my in-laws? If your birthday is close to Christmas, should you send two separate thank you notes for birthday and Christmas gifts? Do I have to invite my extended family to my baby shower? Should I get my real estate broker a Christmas gift? Bonkers: "Participating" in hot air balloon trips THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Laser Tape Measures YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support our show through Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe and rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call, text, or email us your questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , Threads , TikTok , and YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some fabulous official merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS Hosts:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer & Editor:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme Music:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ADVERTISE ON OUR SHOW ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for details⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TRANSCRIPT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 289 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/episodes/curbing-phones-at-dinner-inviting-near-strangers-to-baby-showers-participating-in-hot-air-balloon-trips-and-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/curbing-phones-at-dinner-inviting-near-strangers-to-baby-showers-participating-in-hot-air-balloon-trips-and-more.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.