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.

The Velvet Underground (w/ Scout Dixon West) **TEASER** 09/18/2025

The Velvet Underground (w/ Scout Dixon West) **TEASER** Coney Island Baby by Scout Dixon West (2024) + The Velvet Underground (1964-73, 1990, 1992-93, 1996) + Lou Reed (1942-2013) + Todd Haynes' The Velvet Underground (2021) with 9/17/25 S7E66 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38247865

Mary 3.0: Put on a Happy Face **TEASER** 09/17/2025

Mary 3.0: Put on a Happy Face **TEASER** Estée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + Q&A Questions + The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 3 (1972-73) + James Adolphus' Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) 9/17/25 S7E65 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38234860

Memoirs of a Geisha (w/ Haylie Olson) **TEASER** 09/12/2025

Memoirs of a Geisha (w/ Haylie Olson) **TEASER** Haiku by Avon (2000) + Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (1997) + Rob Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) with 9/11/25 S7E64 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38188665

Venus in Furs (w/ Kalob and Luke) 09/09/2025

Venus in Furs (w/ Kalob and Luke) Azurée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1870) with and of The Perfume Nationalist S7E63 Strange Urge 15 9/8/26 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38135480

I've Written a Letter to Daddy (At Bertram's Hotel) (w/ Allison) 09/05/2025

I've Written a Letter to Daddy (At Bertram's Hotel) (w/ Allison) Royal Bain de Caron by Caron (1923) + Robert Aldrich's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) + David Greene's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991) + At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie (1965) + Mary McMurray's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987) with 9/4/25 S7E62 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38078460

Jackass (w/ Noah Stalgia) **TEASER** 09/02/2025

Jackass (w/ Noah Stalgia) **TEASER** Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger (1995) + Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville's Jackass (2000- ) with 9/1/25 S7E61 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38051315

Rita, Sue, and Skin Musk Too (w/ Neika) 08/30/2025

Rita, Sue, and Skin Musk Too (w/ Neika) Skin Musk by Bonne Bell/Parfums de Couer (1975) + Alan Clarke's Scum (1980) and Rita, Sue, and Bob Too (1987) + The Pepsi-Cola Addict by June-Allison Gibbons (1981) with 8/29/25 S7E60 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38028230

Coal Miner's Daughter (w/ John Caleb Chapman) 08/29/2025

Coal Miner's Daughter (w/ John Caleb Chapman) Wind Song by Prince Matchabelli (1953) + Loretta Lynn (1932-2022) + Michael Apted's Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) with 8/28/25 S7E59 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38016760

Diana (w/ André) **TEASER** 08/22/2025

Diana (w/ André) **TEASER** Diamond Diana by Diana Ross (2017) + Diana Ross (1944- ) + Sidney J. Furie's Lady Sings the Blues (1972) + Berry Gordy's Mahogany (1975) with 8/21/24 S7E58 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37900450

Do You Remember Love? (w/ Jordan) 08/18/2025

Do You Remember Love? (w/ Jordan) Ça Sent Beau by Kenzo (1988) + The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) + Macross Plus (1994-95) with 8/17/25 S7E57 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37853320

The Day After (w/ Matt Himes) **TEASER** 08/15/2025

The Day After (w/ Matt Himes) **TEASER** Leather Jardin by Zara (2021) + Nicholas Meyer's The Day After (1983) + Mick Jackson's Threads (1984) + Lynne Littman's Testament (1983) with 8/14/25 S7E56 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37825220

Scruples One Two Three 08/09/2025

Scruples One Two Three Yvonne LaFleur by Yvonne LaFleur + Scruples (1978), Scruples Two (1992), and Lovers (1994) by Judith Krantz + Alan J. Levi's Scruples (1980) 8/8/25 S7E55 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37741595

The Americans (w/ Nick Patlan) 08/04/2025

The Americans (w/ Nick Patlan) Daphne by Daphne Guinness (2009) + Joe Weisberg's The Americans (2013-18) with 8/3/25 S7E54 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37657495

Married... with Children (w/ Erik) 08/01/2025

Married... with Children (w/ Erik) Tigress by Fabergé (1938) + Michael G. Moye and Ron Leavitt's Married... with Children (1987-97) with 7/31/25 S7E53 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37628520

Perfume: Story of a Murderer (w/ Luke Roberts) **TEASER** 07/28/2025

Perfume: Story of a Murderer (w/ Luke Roberts) **TEASER** Dirty Musk by Down to Earth Aromatics + Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind + Tom Tykwer's Perfume: Story of a Murderer with of 7/27/25 S7E52 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37559770

Donnie Darko (w/ Aidan Smith) **TEASER** 07/25/2025

Donnie Darko (w/ Aidan Smith) **TEASER** M/MINK by Byredo (2010) + Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko (2001) and Southland Tales (2006) with 7/24/25 S7E51 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37543150

Crimson (w/ Helen Ellis) 07/21/2025

Crimson (w/ Helen Ellis) White Diamonds en Rouge by Elizabeth Taylor (2019) + Crimson by Shirley Conran (1992) with 7/20/25 S7E50 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37473900

Glamorama (w/ Niels Francis) **TEASER** 07/17/2025

Glamorama (w/ Niels Francis) **TEASER** Mugler Cologne by Thierry Mugler (2001) + Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis (1998) with 7/17/25 S7E49 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37447855

Pee-wee (w/ Dakota Proctor) **TEASER** 07/08/2025

Pee-wee (w/ Dakota Proctor) **TEASER** Aphrodisia by Fabergé (1939) + Matt Wolf's Pee-wee as Himself (2025) + Tim Burton's Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) with 7/7/25 S7E48 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37328840

The Girl on a Motorcycle and Barbarella (w/ Jonah) **TEASER** 07/04/2025

The Girl on a Motorcycle and Barbarella (w/ Jonah) **TEASER** Empreinte by Courrèges (1970) + Jack Cardiff's The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) + Roger Vadim's Barbarella (1968) with Jonah 7/3/25 S7E47 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37213270

Knots 12.0: Crabs (w/ The Eternal Dillards) 07/02/2025

Knots 12.0: Crabs (w/ The Eternal Dillards) Lauder for Men by Estée Lauder (1985) + David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 12 + Noel Black's The Other Victim (1981) with 7/1/25 S7E45 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37213085

Homeland (w/ Adam Lehrer) **TEASER** 06/30/2025

Homeland (w/ Adam Lehrer) **TEASER** Oud Ispahan by Christian Dior (2012) + Howard Gordon and Alex Ganza's Homeland (2011-20) with 7/2/25 S7E46 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37213200

Hive (w/ Garin Hovannisian) 06/29/2025

Hive (w/ Garin Hovannisian) Miel de Bois by Serge Lutens (2005) + by 6/29/25 S7E44 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37211145

Occur! 03: Mazes and Monsters (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** 06/27/2025

Occur! 03: Mazes and Monsters (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** Odyssey by Avon (1981) + Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe (1981) + Steven Hilliard Stern's Mazes and Monsters (1983) with Bob Kaye 6/26/25 S7E43 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37174345

Fear of Flying (w/ Cael Brennan) 06/25/2025

Fear of Flying (w/ Cael Brennan) Dioressence by Christian Dior (1969) + Fear of Flying by Erica Jong (1973) with 6/25/25 S7E42 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37154375

Child (w/ Jenny) 06/23/2025

Child (w/ Jenny) Child by Susan D. Owens (1989) + Sarah McLachlan (1968- ) + Céline Dion (1968- ) with Jenny 6/22/25 S7E41 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37109385

Occur! 02: The Human Stain (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** 06/20/2025

Occur! 02: The Human Stain (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** Geoffrey Beene by Geoffrey Beene (1998) + The Human Stain by Philip Roth (2000) + Robert Benton's The Human Stain (2003) with Bob Kaye 6/19/25 S7E40 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37085585

The Green Mile 06/14/2025

The Green Mile Lilac Vegetal by Pinaud (1878) + The Green Mile by Stephen King (1996) + Frank Darabont's The Green Mile (1999) 6/13/25 S7E39 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/37008890

X-X-X-T-T-T-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-A (w/ David C) 06/12/2025

X-X-X-T-T-T-I-I-I-N-N-N-N-A (w/ David C) Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera (2007) + Christina Aguilera (1980- ) with David C of 6/12/25 S7E38 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36977370

Occur! 01: Wild in the Streets (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** 06/11/2025

Occur! 01: Wild in the Streets (w/ Bob Kaye) **TEASER** Occur! by Avon (1963) + "The Day It All Happened, Baby!" by Robert Thom (1966) + Barry Shear's Wild in the Streets (1968) with Bob Kaye 6/11/25 S7E37 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36957720

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