The Perfume Nationalist

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.

Cheap Thrills **TEASER** 07/21/2026

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 7/20/26 S8E45 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/42161475

Andy Warhol's Bad 07/15/2026

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 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/42106640

Fancy Birthdays by Jessica Simpson 07/09/2026

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 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/42019915

CONFESSIONS II **TEASER** 07/08/2026

CONFESSIONS II **TEASER** Radical Rose by Matiere Premiere (2020) + CONFESSIONS II by Madonna (2026) with of 7/7/26 S8E42 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41996570

Apocalypse Now **TEASER** 07/06/2026

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 7/5/26 S8E31 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41971425

This is My Happening and It Freaks Me Out (Beyond the Valley of the Playboy Playmates) **TEASER** 07/03/2026

This is My Happening and It Freaks Me Out (Beyond the Valley of the Playboy Playmates) **TEASER** Narciso Rodriguez for Her Eau de Toilette (2003 + Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream (2008) + Russ Meyers's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) with 7/3/26 S8E40 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41945400

Anne Murray 06/29/2026

Anne Murray Oil of Olay Beauty Fluid (1952) + Anne Murray (1945- ) + All of Me by Anne Murray with Michael Posner (2010) with 6/29/26 S8E39 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41899500

The Kid Stays in the Picture 06/25/2026

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 6/25/26 S8E38 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41807470

Fear the Walking Dead 06/19/2026

Fear the Walking Dead Sauvage Elixir by Dior (2021) + Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson's Fear the Walking Dead (2015-2023) with and 6/19/26 S8E37 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41706595

Strange Landscape **TEASER** 06/15/2026

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 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41630410

Fantasia 06/13/2026

Fantasia Pois de Senteur de chez Moi by Caron (1927) + Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 (1999) with 6/13/26 S8E35 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41630400

Peyton Place (Jack's Version) 06/06/2026

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 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41556635

Final Euphoria X-3 **TEASER** 06/04/2026

Final Euphoria X-3 **TEASER** Japanese Cherry Blossom by Bath and Body Works (2006) + Yoshinori Kitase's Final Fantasy X (2001) + Motomu Toriyama's Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) + Sam Levinson's Euphoria season 3 (2026) with 6/4/26 S8E33 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41531135

Caligula **TEASER** 06/02/2026

Caligula **TEASER** Must de Cartier (1981) + Bob Guccione and Tinto Brass' Caligula (1979) with 6/1/26 S8E32 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41503320

Property of Jesus 05/29/2026

Property of Jesus Patchouli by Hové + Slow Train Coming (1979), Saved (1980), and Shot of Love (1981) and Chronicles: Volume One (2004) by Bob Dylan (1941- ) + D. A. Pennebaker's Don't Look Back (1967) + Martin Scorsese's No Direction Home (2005) with Jeff 5/29/26 S8E31 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41457290

Freaks and Geeks 05/15/2026

Freaks and Geeks T/Gel by Neutrogena + Paul Feig and Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) with 5/14/26 S8E30 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41304500

Picnic at Hanging Rock 05/07/2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock En Passant by Frederic Malle (2000) + Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (1967) + Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) with Jules 5/7/26 S8E29 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41211220

Looking for Millennial Cringe **TEASER** 05/01/2026

Looking for Millennial Cringe **TEASER** Santal Blush by Tom Ford (2011) + Andrew Haigh's Weekend (2011) + Andrew Haigh and Michael Lannan's Looking (2014-16) with 4/30/26 S8E28 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/41111295

Postcards from the Soap Dish **TEASER** 04/23/2026

Postcards from the Soap Dish **TEASER** Elizabeth Taylor's Passion for Men (1989) + Postcards from the Edge (1987), Wishful Drinking (2008), Shockaholic (2011), and The Princess Diarist (2016) by Carrie Fisher + Steve Rash's Under the Rainbow (1980) + John Landis' The Blues Brothers (1980) + Penelope Spheeris' Hollywood Vice Squad (1986) + Mike Nichols' Postcards from the Edge (1990) + Michael Hoffman's Soapdish (1991) + Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens' Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2016) with Steven Settefratti 4/23/26 S8E27 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40998325

The Bad and the Beautiful 04/20/2026

The Bad and the Beautiful (2026) + Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) + Robert Aldrich's Autumn Leaves (1956) with 4/20/26 S8E26 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40948345

Ayn Rand's Passion for Men 04/18/2026

Ayn Rand's Passion for Men The Passion of Ayn Rand by Barbara Branden (1986) + Christopher Menaul's The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999) with and 4/18/26 S8E25 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40919710

Dark Shadows: The Beginning **TEASER** 04/17/2026

Dark Shadows: The Beginning **TEASER** Lambere by William VanGorder (2025) + Dan Curtis' Dark Shadows: The Beginning (1966-67) + Tim Burton's Dark Shadows (2012) with 4/16/26 S8E24 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40905065

More, Now, Again **TEASER** 04/14/2026

More, Now, Again **TEASER** Spring Flower by Creed (1996) + More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzell (2001) with /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40861220

The Artist's Way 04/10/2026

The Artist's Way Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden (1993) + The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (1992) with 4/9/26 S8E22 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40796980

Mary 4.0: Ordinary People 04/03/2026

Mary 4.0: Ordinary People White Linen by Estée Lauder (1978) + The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 4 (1973-74) + Ordinary People by Judith Guest (1976) + Robert Redford's Ordinary People (1980) 4/3/26 S8E21 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40729440

Happiness in Slavery **TEASER** 04/03/2026

Happiness in Slavery **TEASER** Bandit Suprême by Robert Piguet (2020) + Nine Inch Nails (1988- ) with of and Adam Roberts of 4/2/26 S8E20 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40719975

Books Fall Open, You Fall In **TEASER** 03/27/2026

Books Fall Open, You Fall In **TEASER** Angel Stellar by Thierry Mugler (2025) + Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964), Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972), and Matilda (1988) by Roald Dahl + Mel Stuart's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) + Danny DeVito's Matilda (1996) with S8E19 3/26/26 . /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40638550

Manji 03/19/2026

Manji Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008) + 卍 (Manji/Quicksand) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1931) + Yasuzō Masumura's 卍 (Manji) (1964) with S8E18 3/19/26 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40549035

Alexander McQueen 03/05/2026

Alexander McQueen Kingdom by Alexander McQueen (2003) + Lee Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) + Peter Eddegui's McQueen (2018) + Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson (2015) with of 3/5/26 S8E17 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40333855

Morrissey autobiography 02/20/2026

Morrissey autobiography Incense Perfumum by Balenciaga (2025) + Autobiography by Morrissey (2011) + The Smiths (1982-87) with 2/20/26 S8E16 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/40177200

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