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The Perfume Nationalist

Jack Mason

The Perfume Nationalist is a continuing radio soap opera hosted by Jack Mason in which art and culture, high and low, are discussed through the historical lens of fragrance.

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  • English

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  • S8 · E53
    August 31 · 2 hr 23 min

    Klondike Annie

    Shocking by Elsa Schiaparelli (1937) + Mae West (1893-1980) + Mae West: An Icon in Black and White by Jill Watts (2003) + Archie Mayo's Night After Night (1932) + Lowell Sherman's She Done Him Wrong (1933) + Wesley Ruggles' I'm No Angel (1933) + Leo McCarey's Belle of the Nineties (1934) + Alexander Hall's Goin' to Town (1935) + Raoul Walsh's Klondike Annie (1936) with Joy Maura 8/31/26 S8E53 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E52
    August 28 · 5 min

    Vulgar Display of Podcast ** TEASER**

    Dragon's Blood by Spiritual Sky + Pantera (1981-2003, 2022- ) with Brandon and Nick 8/27/26 S8E52 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E51
    August 20 · 1 hr 52 min

    Pretty in Musk

    White Musk by The Body Shop (1981) + John Hughes's Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) + Howard Deutch's Pretty in Pink (1986) with Cael and Kate 8/21/26 S8E51 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E50
    August 20 · 5 min

    One-Winged Angel **TEASER**

    Platinum Égoïste by Chanel (1993) + Yoshinore Kitase's Final Fantasy VII (1997) + Hironobu Sakiguchi's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) + Tetsuya Nomura's Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) with Jacy 8/20/26 S8E50 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E49
    August 9 · 1 hr 53 min

    The Seven Minutes

    Dirty Musk by Down to Earth Aromatics + The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace (1969) + Russ Meyer's The Seven Minutes (1971) 8/9/26 S8E49 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E48
    July 31 · 5 min

    Weapons and Obsession **TEASER**

    Patchouli by The Enchanted Forest Metaphysical Shoppe, Arlington, TX, est. 1991 + Zach Cregger's Weapons (2025) + Curry Barker's Obsession (2026) with Kalob Petty of Strange Urge 7/30/26 S8E48 To hear this episode and the complete continuning story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E47
    July 29 · 1 hr 47 min

    Risky Business

    Speed Stick by Mennen (1963) + Paul Brickman's Risky Business (1983) and Men Don't Leave (1990) with Christian 7/29/26 S8E47 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E46
    July 26 · 3 hr 9 min

    The Rush Limbaugh Show

    Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche (1982) + Rush Limbaugh (1951-1921) with Patrick D, Layne, and Alec The Rush Limbaugh Show Podcast RSS Feed 7/26/26 S8E46 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E45
    July 21 · 5 min

    Cheap Thrills **TEASER**

    Patchouli by Nemat + Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968) + Janis Joplin (1943-1970) + Mark Rydell's The Rose (1979) with Eva Knowles 7/20/26 S8E45 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E44
    July 15 · 2 hr 22 min

    Andy Warhol's Bad

    Beautiful by Estée Lauder (1985) + Andy Warhol (1928-1987) + Andy Warhol's Bad (1977, dir. Jed Johnson) with Jordan 7/15/26 S8E44 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E43
    July 9 · 2 hr 13 min

    Fancy Birthdays by Jessica Simpson

    Fancy (2008) and Fancy Nights (2010) by Jessica Simpson + Open Book by Jessica Simpson (2020) + Jessica Simpson (July 10, 1980- ) with Kristin 7/9/26 S8E43 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E42
    July 8 · 5 min

    CONFESSIONS II **TEASER**

    Radical Rose by Matiere Premiere (2020) + CONFESSIONS II by Madonna (2026) with Zach Langley Chi Chi of I'M SO POPULAR 7/7/26 S8E42 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E41
    July 6 · 5 min

    Apocalypse Now **TEASER**

    Patchouli #10 by It's Perfume Oil (1992) + Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) + Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899) with MEINSCHAFT 7/5/26 S8E31 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S39 · E8
    June 29 · 1 hr 56 min

    Anne Murray

    Oil of Olay Beauty Fluid (1952) + Anne Murray (1945- ) + All of Me by Anne Murray with Michael Posner (2010) with Ian McPherson 6/29/26 S8E39 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E38
    June 25 · 1 hr 22 min

    The Kid Stays in the Picture

    Acqua Velva Musk (1975) + The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans (1994) + Nannette Burstein and Brett Morgen's The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) with Daniel Savino 6/25/26 S8E38 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E37
    June 19 · 3 hr 12 min

    Fear the Walking Dead

    Sauvage Elixir by Dior (2021) + Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson's Fear the Walking Dead (2015-2023) with Amanda P and Michael 6/19/26 S8E37 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E36
    June 15 · 2 min

    Strange Landscape **TEASER**

    Mildew by Demeter and Frankincense & Myrrh by Kuumba Made + The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage by the Marquis de Sade (1785) + Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) and Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) + Strange Landscape (1973) and When Jonathan Died (1978) by Tony Duvert 6/14/26 S8E36 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E35
    June 13 · 2 hr 36 min

    Fantasia

    Pois de Senteur de chez Moi by Caron (1927) + Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 (1999) with Nedd 6/13/26 S8E35 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

  • S8 · E34
    June 6 · 2 hr 22 min

    Peyton Place (Jack's Version)

    Youth-Dew by Estée Lauder (1953) + Peyton Place by Grace Metalious (1956) + Mark Robson's Peyton Place (1957) + Paul Monash's Peyton Place (1964-69) 6/5/26 S8E34 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

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