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.

Knots 13.0: Escada Obsessed (w/ The Eternal Dillards) 11/25/2025

Knots 13.0: Escada Obsessed (w/ The Eternal Dillards) Escada Margaretha Ley by Escada (1990) + David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 13 (1991-92) + Jonathan Sanger's Obsessed (1992) with 11/24/25 S7E83 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39153225

Very (w/ Zane and Jocko) **TEASER** 11/24/2025

Very (w/ Zane and Jocko) **TEASER** Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier (1995) + Pet Shop Boys (1981- ) + Jack Bond's It Couldn't Happen Here (1987) with Zane and 11/23/25 S7E82 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39144015

Parker Poser Party Girl Perfume Price Check (w/ Adriana) 11/24/2025

Parker Poser Party Girl Perfume Price Check (w/ Adriana) Ma Dame by Jean Paul Gaultier (2008) + Daisy Von Sherler Mayer's Party Girl (1995) + Mark Waters' The House of Yes (1997) + Jill Sprecher's Clockwatchers (1997) + Michael Walker's Price Check (2012) with 11/23/25 S7E81 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39105895

X Offender (w/ Jared Rio Hollingsworth de Leon) 11/21/2025

X Offender (w/ Jared Rio Hollingsworth de Leon) Euphoria by Calvin Klein (2005) + Blondie (1974-82, 1997- ) + Gregory Dark's New Wave Hookers (1985 with 11/20/25 S7E80 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39119195

Madonna: Truth or Dare (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** 11/17/2025

Madonna: Truth or Dare (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** Truth or Dare (2012) and Truth or Dare Naked (2012) by Madonna + Alek Keshishian's Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) + Julie Brown and John Fortenberry's Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1991) with Lauren 11/16/25 S7E79 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39052990

The Avengers (w/ Daniel Savino) 11/13/2025

The Avengers (w/ Daniel Savino) Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur by Pierre Cardin (1972) + Sydney Newman's The Avengers (1961-69) with 11/13/25 S7E78 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/39025105

Metallica (w/ Rare Candy) 11/05/2025

Metallica (w/ Rare Candy) Metallica (1981- ) with and Psi of 11/4/25 S7E77 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38920725

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (w/ Cara Cunningham) **TEASER** 10/31/2025

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (w/ Cara Cunningham) **TEASER** Evil by Elvira (1990) + Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981-86) + James Signorelli's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) + Sam Irvin's Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) + Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson (2021) + R.H. Greene's Vampira and Me (2021) with 10/30/25 S7E76 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38855800

Hollywood Wives (w/ Melly) 10/30/2025

Hollywood Wives (w/ Melly) Giorgio by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1981) + Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins (1983) + Robert Day's Hollywood Wives (1985) with of 10/29/25 S7E75 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38821140

The Walking Dead (w/ Amanda P) **TEASER** 10/24/2025

The Walking Dead (w/ Amanda P) **TEASER** Black Orchid by Tom Ford (2006) + Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead (2010-2022) + Scott M. Gimple's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2023) with 10/24/25 S7E74 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38772000

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (w/ Michael) **TEASER** 10/19/2025

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (w/ Michael) **TEASER** Midnight Fantasy by Britney Spears (2006) + Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) with 10/19/25 S7E73 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38638295

Lace (Jack's Version) 10/18/2025

Lace (Jack's Version) Agent Provocateur by Agent Provocateur (2000) + Lace (1982) and Lace II (1985) by Shirley Conran + William Hale's Lace (1984) and Lace II (1985) 10/18/25 S7E72 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38628335

Nico (w/ Joseph and Sasha) 10/16/2025

Nico (w/ Joseph and Sasha) No. 5 by Chanel (1921) + Nico (1938-1988) + Susanne Ofteringer's Nico Icon (1995) + You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike (2021) with of and 10/16/25 S7E71 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38610800

Tommy (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** 10/09/2025

Tommy (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** Ann-Margret by Ann-Margret (2023) + Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) + Franc Roddam's Quadrophenia (1979) with 10/8/25 S7E70 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38521300

Smells Like Shampure (w/ Eva Knowles) 10/03/2025

Smells Like Shampure (w/ Eva Knowles) Shampure by Aveda (1989) + Red for Men by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1991) + Nirvana (1987-94) + Nick Broomfield's Kurt & Courtney (1998) + Heavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross (2001) + Brett Morgen's Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) with 10/3/25 S7E69 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38445700

Chanel Pour Monsieur (w/ Grant James) **TEASER** 09/26/2025

Chanel Pour Monsieur (w/ Grant James) **TEASER** Pour Monsieur by Chanel (1955) + Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959) + Sidney Lumet's The Verdict (1982) with Grant James 9/25/25 S7E68 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38358450

Gia (w/ Elwy) 09/22/2025

Gia (w/ Elwy) Versace L'Homme by Gianni Versace (1984) + Gia Carangi (1960-86) + Michael Cristofer's Gia (1998) l with 9/22/25 S7E67 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/38301850

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

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