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Were You Raised By Wolves?

Picking People's Brains, Dividing Group Gifts Fairly, Whittling Excessive Guest Lists, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Self-improvement

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about picking people's brains, dividing group gifts fairly, whittling down excessive guest lists, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written 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: Should you tell a stranger that there's an issue with their clothing? What do I do about a neighbor who keeps wanting to "pick my brain" and get free career advice? What's the proper way to divide the cost of a group gift? What do I do about a baby shower guest list that's larger than the space can accommodate? Said To My Face: New Submissions THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW "Wild Wild Country" Documentary Trailer "Battlestar Galactica" Trailer SaidToMyFace.com 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, and Twitter 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 243 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there it's Nick and it's Leah.

0:02.0

Real quick thing before we get going,

0:03.6

would you please follow our show

0:05.1

in whatever app you're using to listen to us right now?

0:08.3

Yeah, you don't even have to listen.

0:09.6

You could just hit follow and it would really mean a lot to us.

0:16.8

Yeah, there's probably like a follow button or maybe there's a bell or a plus sign. Like there's some symbol somewhere and then you'll get notified whenever we have a new episode.

0:21.4

We would so appreciate it. We really would. It makes a huge difference for our show so please do that. Thank you so much. And now let's start the show. Let's get in it.

0:29.0

Hey everybody, it's Nick Leighton and it's Leah Bonema and we had so many great questions

0:36.4

from you all in the wilderness.

0:38.2

Aoo!

0:41.2

That we've a bonus episode so here we go our first question is quote. I'm returning home from a trip that has been perfectly bookended by the same ethical quandary in the airport security line on the way out a young man who was college age was dressed in a blazer but the vents still had their temporary stitch in.

1:00.0

I thought about telling him but didn't want to embarrass him, but I only ever learned about it because

1:05.5

years ago someone had pointed out those stitches in my blazer. I chose to say silent and worry that

1:11.1

I should have said something. In the middle of my trip I was

1:14.4

chatting with a work friend and colleague and noticed he had a hole where his pocket

1:18.2

met the seam. I again struggled with weather to say something but given that we're at a

1:22.4

professional conference, I thought

1:24.2

I ought to alert him, so I made a light clip that the conference had gone on so long that his pants had

1:29.0

become tired and gestured to the whole. I'd hope that the joke would minimize any embarrassment,

1:34.2

but he had already been made aware and joked back about it. But I still worry that I came across as rude.

1:40.6

And now, on my way to the airport, a man, maybe five years younger than me, so mid to late 20s,

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