Summer Break: Showing Up Empty-Handed, Riding French Elevators, Having Nice Weekends, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

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

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back soon with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they tackle showing up at dinner parties empty-handed, riding elevators in France, being unapologetic about having nice weekends, 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 EPISODE CONTENTS AMUSE-BOUCHE: What to say in a French elevator A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: What to bring to a dinner party QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: How to respond when someone says, "must be nice"? In a walk-up building, can you buzz people in or do you have to personally greet them at the building's front door? VENT OR REPENT: A not-important email, TV Spoilers CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Supporting others, Bagging groceries at the supermarket THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW ⁠French elevator etiquette on YouTube⁠ ⁠Belle says "Bonjour" in "Beauty and the Beast"⁠ ⁠Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World"⁠ ⁠"Out of this World" Episode 1⁠ ⁠MC Escher's Relativity⁠ 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 TRANSCRIPT ⁠Episode 72 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nick.
0:00.9	And it's Leah.
0:01.9	Real quick thing before we get going.
0:03.7	Did you know that we have a new benefit on Patreon?
0:07.1	I did know.
0:08.1	Yes.
0:08.5	So if you want an ad-free version of our show, you of course can continue signing up for Wolf's Plus exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
0:15.7	But you can now get the same benefit when you join us on Patreon as a moon howler or higher.
0:22.4	A moon howler. I just want to be a moon howler. I am a moon howler. You are a moonhaller. Yes.
0:27.9	Yes. You are the very definition. You're the model moonhauler. Boy, do I moon howl. Also,
0:32.5	you're not only getting the ad-free version. You're also getting all of our Patreon content. Oh yeah. I mean, there's tons of
0:38.1	bonus content, which you've never seen if you haven't joined us on Patreon. So please either join us
0:42.6	on Wolves Plus through Apple Podcasts or join us on Patreon. Come moon howl. Hey everybody, it's Nick.
0:49.7	And it's Leah. Real quick thing before we get going, we are on a break this week.
0:53.6	Happy Fourth of July holiday.
0:57.5	But we wouldn't leave you empty-handed.
0:59.3	So we found the perfect episode from the archives just for you.
1:02.5	And let me say, we went back four years.
1:06.6	Yeah, we've been out this a long time, Leah.
1:08.7	We develop.
1:10.1	Yes, yes, absolutely. We develop. Yes. Yes.
1:11.0	Absolutely.
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