Waiting on Forgotten Gifts, Noticing New Wigs, Gossiping About Monarchs, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about handling forgotten Secret Santa gifts, noticing a coworker's new wig, gossiping about monarchs, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)
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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- What should you do about a Secret Santa who never gave you a gift?
- Should you acknowledge a coworker's new wig?
- Whose responsibility is it to translate a customer email into English?
- If you bring a bottle of Chardonnay to a dinner party, should it arrive chilled?
- What should you do about friends and family who consistently spell your last name incorrectly?
- A certain monarch sends holiday cards incorrectly
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Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
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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. |
| 0:40.3 | A moon howler. I just want to be a moon howler. I am a moon howler. You are a moonhaller. Yes. Yes. You are the very definition. You're the model moonhauler. Boy, do I moon howl. Also, 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 bonus content, which you've never seen if you haven't joined us on Patreon. So please either join us on Wolves Plus through Apple Podcasts or join us on Patreon. |
| 0:46.9 | Come Moon Howl. |
| 0:51.2 | Hey, everybody. It's Nick Layton. And it's Leobanma. |
| 0:57.0 | And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. |
| 1:11.7 | That we've a bonus episode. So here we go. Our first question is, quote, my workplace did a secret Santa. When the day came for the exchange, I brought in a beautifully wrapped and personalized gift for my person. I received no gift. I told the organizer of the Secret Santa, |
| 1:18.2 | and she said she would remind the person who drew my name. The person texted me and said she's so |
| 1:23.8 | sorry and that she will give me the gift tomorrow. As of today, I still have not received a gift. |
| 1:31.1 | What is the etiquette here? |
| 1:32.7 | My Santa has clearly violated the agreement we all entered into in signing up for this exchange. |
| 1:38.8 | Obviously, I was devastated by this. |
| 1:40.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:42.0 | And it has to do with Christmas? |
| 1:43.9 | Christmas. Oh, I mean, that really gets you. Straight to the heart, Nick. Yeah. And it has to do with Christmas. Christmas. |
| 1:44.9 | Ah, I mean, that really gets you. |
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