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Nick Leighton

44 minutes 58 seconds

Setting Dessert Cutlery Correctly, Attending New Year’s Eve Parties, Deflecting Donation Requests, and More
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 hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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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?
- VENT OR REPENT: Pedestrians in crosswalks, Asking strange questions
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to MASH, A nice review
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Baby jumping festival in Spain
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 290
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15 December 2025, 9:00 am
26 minutes 33 seconds

Curbing Phones at Dinner, Inviting Near-Strangers to Baby Showers, "Participating" in Hot Air Balloon Trips, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about curbing phones at dinner, inviting near-strangers to baby showers, "participating" in hot air ballon trips, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- How should I deal with dinner guests who use their phone at the table?
- What should I do about my brother who doesn't get holiday gifts for my in-laws?
- If your birthday is close to Christmas, should you send two separate thank you notes for birthday and Christmas gifts?
- Do I have to invite my extended family to my baby shower?
- Should I get my real estate broker a Christmas gift?
- Bonkers: "Participating" in hot air balloon trips
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Laser Tape Measures
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 289
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8 December 2025, 9:00 am
35 minutes 50 seconds

Pluralizing Names on Cards, Tipping Mariachi Bands, Wrapping Other People's Gifts, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle pluralizing names on holiday cards, tipping Mariachi bands, wrapping other people's gifts, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS
- AMUSE-BOUCHE: Pluralizing names on holiday cards
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Mariachi bands
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it OK to send people unwrapped gifts and ask them to wrap them for you? Is it rude for my hair salon clients to arrive before the salon opens in the morning?
- VENT OR REPENT: "Doing" food in restaurants, Turning right on red
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the friendship, A nice review
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- El Compadre restaurant in Los Angeles
- Mervyn's Commercial
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 288
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1 December 2025, 9:00 am
28 minutes 15 seconds

Offering Unsolicited Botox, Photographing Hospital Patients, Using Pre-Divorce Stationery, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about offering unsolicited botox, photographing hospital patients, using pre-divorce stationery, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- Is it rude to offer unsolicited Botox services to friends?
- Should we ask our hosts what time a baptism luncheon ends?
- Why is someone taking photos of my husband in hospital?
- My name changed after my divorce...can I still use my old personalized stationery?
- Is it rude to be the first person to use something after you've cleaned it?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- "Carriages" on an invitation
- VCR Plus
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CREDITS
Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 287
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24 November 2025, 9:00 am
43 minutes 9 seconds

Adding "Carriages" to Invitations, Making Animal Sounds at Dinner, Alleging Underbaked Brownies, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle adding "carriages" to invitations, making animal sounds at dinner, alleging underbaked brownies, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS
- AMUSE-BOUCHE: "Carriages" on invitations
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Handling etiquette grey areas
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What should we do about a person making animal noises at dinner? What to do about a woman who alleges your brownies were underbaked?
- VENT OR REPENT: Not picking up after your dog in the woods, Being underdressed at a hotel
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for coming to a show, Thanks for the theatre invite
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- JRR Tolkien Invitation: "Hearses at Daybreak"
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 286
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17 November 2025, 9:00 am
27 minutes 26 seconds

Selling Soap to Wedding Guests, Eating Wine Corks, Tipping Hospital Valets, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about selling soap to wedding guests, eating wine corks, tipping hospital valets, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- Is it tacky to sell soap at your wedding?
- What is the etiquette for eating your wine cork?
- When should you give flowers to a cast member at a Broadway show?
- Should you tip the valet when parking at hospitals?
- If a public bathroom door was propped open, is it OK to close it?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- How to make goat milk soap
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CREDITS
Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 285
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10 November 2025, 9:00 am
43 minutes 26 seconds

Spotting Americans Abroad, Declining to Go Horseback Riding, Singing on Airplanes, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle spotting Americans abroad, declining to go horseback riding, singing on airplanes, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS
- AMUSE-BOUCHE: The American Lean
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Turning around with subtlety
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it rude to assume someone's pregnant because of their halloween costume? How do we decline to take people horseback riding?
- VENT OR REPENT: Rude at the airport coffee shop, Singing "Happy Birthday" on airplanes
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks for the land, Thanks to a flight attendant
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Blackening candle wicks
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CREDITS
Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 284
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3 November 2025, 9:00 am
26 minutes 55 seconds

Decoding "Mountain Formal," Pacifying Picky Houseguests, Sharing Sushi Platters, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about decoding what "Mountain Formal" means on a wedding invitation, pacifying picky houseguests, sharing sushi platters, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- Will wedding guests be confused by a “Mountain Formal” dress code?
- What should you do if someone wishes you a happy birthday on the wrong day?
- How does one respond to houseguests who complain about the brand new mattress you bought specifically for their visit?
- Is there an established etiquette for sharing sushi?
- What’s the right thing to do when strangers join your table at a coffee shop?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Puck's final monologue from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 283
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27 October 2025, 8:00 am
38 minutes 15 seconds

Second Helpings: Enjoying a Fika in Sweden, Staying at Bed & Breakfasts, Telling Guests What Not To Bring, and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they tackle enjoying a fika in Sweden, staying at bed and breakfasts, telling guests what not to bring to your party, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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EPISODE CONTENTS
- AMUSE-BOUCHE: Fika
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Bed & Breakfasts
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Should both my partner and I sign a wedding card if only one of us was invited? How do we get guests to not bring wine to our wine party?
- VENT OR REPENT: Cookie Dough Dreams, A used brush
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Waiving in cars, A nice review
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Gustav III’s risk assessment on coffee consumption; A medical history report
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CREDITS
Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton
Theme Music: Rob Paravonian

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TRANSCRIPT
Episode 180
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20 October 2025, 8:00 am
28 minutes 11 seconds

Second Helpings: Picking the Correct Utensil for Mac and Cheese, Spelling Like an Australian, Lingering Past Closing Time, and More
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 answer listener questions about picking the correct utensil for mac and cheese, spelling like an Australian, lingering in stores after they're closed, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)
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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- What is the correct utensil for eating macaroni and cheese?
- Should we let our best friends know in advance that we plan on giving them a Christmas gift?
- I'm an American living in Australia...should I use Australian spelling rules?
- When driving down a busy street, is it proper to slow down to allow cars to exit parking spaces?
- Is it rude for customers to stay in a small store past closing time?
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
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CREDITS
Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton
Theme Music: Rob Paravonian

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TRANSCRIPT
Episode 165
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13 October 2025, 8:00 am
35 minutes

Wiping Fingers With a Yubifuki, Dining at Michelin-Starred Restaurants, Calling Strangers “Pal,” and More
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah tackle using a yubifuki in sushi restaurants, dining at Michelin-starred restaurants, calling strangers "pal," and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.)

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EPISODE CONTENTS
- AMUSE-BOUCHE: Yubifuki (指拭き)
- A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE: Michelin-starred Dining
- QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: Is it OK to call strangers “bud” or “pal”? Is there an age at which you’re too old to have personal items monogrammed?
- VENT OR REPENT: Heel scraping in Queens, Snot rockets at the gym
- CORDIALS OF KINDNESS: Thanks to a friend, Thanks to our Patreon members
THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW
- Furoshiki and Tenugui
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CREDITS
Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Bonnema⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Producer & Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick Leighton⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob Paravonian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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TRANSCRIPT
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode 282
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6 October 2025, 8:00 am
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