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Awkward Etiquette: Old Money & New Manners

Jan 12, 2026

Why does exclusion hurt so much—and why has every functioning society depended on it?

In this episode of Awkward Etiquette with Kiki Astor, Kiki dismantles the modern fantasy that “everyone belongs” and reveals exclusion as one of the oldest, most stable organizing principles of social life. Drawing on...



Dec 22, 2025

For the final episode of the season of Awkward Etiquette Old Money and New Manners, Auntie Kiki invites you into the most intimate setting of all: the floor by the Christmas tree, wrapping gifts imperfectly and talking you down from the holiday panic spiral. This conversational season finale explores why old money...


Dec 15, 2025

Vampires are back—but in 2025, they aren’t sleeping in coffins. They’re chairing the board, running the estate, and freezing you out of the conversation with a polite smile.

In this episode of Awkward Etiquette, Kiki Astor dissects the ultimate social archetype: The Old Money Villain. Drawing from her novel...


Dec 8, 2025

Step into the holidays with old-money elegance, unbothered poise, and a velvet-lined sense of humor in this special episode of Awkward Etiquette with Kiki Astor. In this Holiday Social Survival Guide, Kiki shares the discreet, never-spoken-aloud strategies that generational families use to glide through December...