{"podcast":{"title":"Were You Raised By Wolves?","slug":"were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513","podcast_index_feed_id":606513,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/wyrbw","website_url":"https://www.wereyouraisedbywolves.com/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/c4/14/7e/4a/c4147e4a-7a6b-45e8-8fab-6ef102e2b15f/068f91ae794b8fb966420b6fb58bd2db06d0530796c5224d564d04bfbe47fa3ad5104bdc8fa502ea9b9b292455693588c792f3370892fbbb31b65716ce6d6c50.jpeg","author":"Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema","episode_count":360,"summary":"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, w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:22:28.175228+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513"},"episode":{"title":"Setting Dessert Cutlery Correctly, Attending New Year’s Eve Parties, Deflecting Donation Requests, and More","slug":"setting-dessert-cutlery-correctly-attending-new-year-s-eve-parties-deflecting-donation-requests-and-more","published_at":"2025-12-15T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513/setting-dessert-cutlery-correctly-attending-new-year-s-eve-parties-deflecting-donation-requests-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/were-you-raised-by-wolves-606513","url":"https://wyrbw.com/290","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/t7yC0rGPUqahTF4et8YD/rss.art19.com/episodes/532a1966-b858-4175-b910-b3f334c0c20d.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle setting dessert cutlery correctly, attending New Year's Eve parties, deflecting donation requests, 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:  Setting dessert cutlery A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE:  New Year's Eve Parties QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:  How do you adhere to the budget limit in a gift exchange? What is the etiquette when you see people soliciting donations on the street and want to decline? How do you handle when people ask you for updates on how you or your child used a gift from years ago? 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