# Dropping State Names, Double-Thanking for Gifts, Arriving at Funerals Early, and More Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/dropping-state-names-double-thanking-for-gifts-arriving-at-funerals-early-and-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/dropping-state-names-double-thanking-for-gifts-arriving-at-funerals-early-and-more.md Podcast: [Were You Raised By Wolves?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513) Published: 2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://wyrbw.com/297 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/t7yC0rGPUqahTF4et8YD/rss.art19.com/episodes/98df3a2f-1ba6-4607-a5e4-f6e24ef6d0a2.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/episodes/dropping-state-names-double-thanking-for-gifts-arriving-at-funerals-early-and-more Duration seconds: 1552 ## Resource Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about dropping state names, double-thanking for gifts, arriving early for funerals, 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: When is a city sufficiently well known not to need the state name with it? Is it bad form to text a photo of yourself enjoying a gift after you've already sent a thank-you note? Is it true that you should arrive at weddings and funerals half an hour early? What should I do about a holiday postcard that was misaddressed and includes a lot of personal information? What should I do about store employees who address me as "dear," "hun," or "sweetheart"? Bonkers: Grabbing produce bags at the supermarket THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Clip from "Hoosiers" Janet Evanovich's "One for the Money" 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 297 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/episodes/dropping-state-names-double-thanking-for-gifts-arriving-at-funerals-early-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/dropping-state-names-double-thanking-for-gifts-arriving-at-funerals-early-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.