Were You Raised By Wolves?
Hosted by Leah Bonnema and Nick Leighton · Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7from 2,085 ratings
- 408
- Episodes
- 143
- Transcribed
- 2,085
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Were You Raised By Wolves?
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.” --- 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.)
- Publisher
- Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
- Category
- comedy · education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Aug 2019
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
143 of 408 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Second Helpings: Touching Fruit in Italy, Flossing in Public, Answering the Door in a Robe, and More
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alerting People About Read Receipts, Picking the "Right" Side of Top Sheets, Pruning Trees to Death, and More
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Shuffling Mahjong Tiles, Snubbing Wedding Officiants, Praising Clean Plates, and More
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Second Helpings: Touching Fruit in Italy, Flossing in Public, Answering the Door in a Robe, and More
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Oh, I know a lot of hiring managers that do ask the receptionist for their feedback about people. They want to know how that interaction was. Yeah, because it's so telling about a person's personality. Yeah. And then also I think there are waiting rooms where people are very loud. I've seen it happen where there'll be like a few people waiting for an interview and they'll just sort of start talking to people. And I think it's fine to be friendly, but don't cut into people's prep time. I see. So don't be disturbing. Yeah. Don't be disturbing. Yeah. I mean, I feel like that's good advice at all times, but okay. […]
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