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.

Miss Piggy's Pink Bananas (w/ Daniel Savino) 04/17/2025

Miss Piggy's Pink Bananas (w/ Daniel Savino) Violet Eyes by Elizabeth Taylor (2010) + James Frawley's The Muppet Movie (1979) + Jim Henson's The Great Muppet Caper (1981) + Frank Oz's The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) with 4/17/25 S7E26 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36213345

The White Lotus (w/ Rena Distasio) **TEASER** 04/07/2025

The White Lotus (w/ Rena Distasio) **TEASER** Kai by Gaye Straza (1999) + Mike White's The White Lotus (2021- ) with 4/7/25 S7E25 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36043200

Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living (w/ Blake and Sara) 04/07/2025

Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living (w/ Blake and Sara) Jardins de Bagatelle by Guerlain (1983) + Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living by Jane Seymour (1986) + Jeannot Szwarc's Somewhere in Time (1980) with and Sara 4/7/25 S7E24 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36032620

Cathy 04/05/2025

Cathy Charlie Red by Revlon (1993) + Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays From the Grown-Up Years by Cathy Guisewite (2019) + Cathy by Cathy Guisewite (1976-2010) 4/4/25 S7E23 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/36015335

Scarface (w/ Georgeana Crespo) **TEASER** 04/03/2025

Scarface (w/ Georgeana Crespo) **TEASER** Opium by Yves Saint Laurent (1977) + Brian DePalma's Scarface (1983) with , owner of 4/3/25 S7E22 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35997745

Lagerfeld (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** 03/31/2025

Lagerfeld (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** Lagerfeld by Karl Lagerfeld (1978) + The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins (2007) + Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen by Vince Neil and Mike Sager (2010) with Lauren 3/30/25 S7E21 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35930550

The Last Picture Show (w/ Glen Rockney) **TEASER** 03/27/2025

The Last Picture Show (w/ Glen Rockney) **TEASER** Estée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry (1966) + Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971) with of and 3/26/25 TPN S7E20/ Rare Candy /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35881240

Angels of Ashes (w/ Eric Doce) 03/25/2025

Angels of Ashes (w/ Eric Doce) Une Fleur de Cassie by Frederic Malle (2000) + Scott Walker (1943-2019) and the Walker Brothers (1964-68, 75-78) + Philip Ridley's The Reflecting Skin (1990) + Stephen Kijak's Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006) with AKA 3/24/25 S7E19 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35844120

Armageddon Criterion Closet (w/ Isaac Simpson) **TEASER** 03/19/2025

Armageddon Criterion Closet (w/ Isaac Simpson) **TEASER** Very Irrésistible by Givenchy (2005) + Michael Bay's The Rock (1996) and Armageddon (1998) with of 3/19/25 S7E18 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35780465

Directors Label (w/ Zane) 03/17/2025

Directors Label (w/ Zane) Commes des Garçons Eau de Parfum by Comme des Garçons (1994) + The Directors Label DVDs by Palm Pictures: The Work of Directors Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry (2003) + The Work of Directors Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, and Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) with Zane 3/16/25 S7E17 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35717585

Mystère (w/ Josie Yeager) 03/14/2025

Mystère (w/ Josie Yeager) Mystère de Rochas by Rochas (1978) + Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna (2018) + David Lynch's Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken-Hearted (1990) + David Lynch and Mark Frost's On the Air (1992) + David Lynch and Monty Montgomery's Hotel Room (1993) with 3/13/25 S7E16 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35682245

Dirty Mind (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** 03/12/2025

Dirty Mind (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** Garden of Eden by Salish Winds (1996) + Prince (1958-2016) with and of 3/11/25 S7E15 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35649590

A Podcaster Under the Influence (w/ Darius Csiky) 03/07/2025

A Podcaster Under the Influence (w/ Darius Csiky) Woman by Jovan (1976) + John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984 with , director of TS-CAM and host of 3/6/25 S7E14 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35568610

Vanity 6 (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** 03/05/2025

Vanity 6 (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER** Panthère 1987 by Cartier (1987) + Denise Matthews aka Vanity (1959-2016) + Vanity 6 (1982-83) and Apollonia 6 (1983-85) + Albert Magnoli's Purple Rain (1984) + John Frankenheimer's 54 Pick-Up (1986) with and of 3/4/25 S7E13 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35540445

Beyond the Gates (w/ Patrick D) 03/01/2025

Beyond the Gates (w/ Patrick D) Patchouli Original by Honore Payan (1977) + Michele Val Jean's Beyond the Gates (2025- ) with Patrick D 2/28/25 S7E12 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35490875

Naked Lives (w/ Patrick C) 02/28/2025

Naked Lives (w/ Patrick C) Sartorial by Penhaligons (2010) + Mike Leigh's Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993) with Patrick C S7E11 2/27/25 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35477010

Knots 11.0: Terror Among Us (w/ The Eternal Dillards) 02/22/2025

Knots 11.0: Terror Among Us (w/ The Eternal Dillards) Boucheron Pour Homme by Boucheron (1991) + David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 11 (1989-90) + Paul Krasny's Terror Among Us (1981) with of 2/21/25 S7E10 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35386725

Love and Death in the American Novel (w/ Mike White) **UNLOCKED** 02/17/2025

Love and Death in the American Novel (w/ Mike White) **UNLOCKED** Mike White returns to the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss Leslie A. Fiedler's Love and Death in the American Novel (1960), Fiedler's essay "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey!" (1948), and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). 10/16/23 S5E69 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35317830

The Lair of the White Podcaster (w/ Jack Thorpe Baker) **TEASER** 02/16/2025

The Lair of the White Podcaster (w/ Jack Thorpe Baker) **TEASER** Gris Dior by Dior (2017) + Ken Russell's Gothic (1986), Salome's Last Dance (1988), and Lair of the White Worm (1988) with 2/16/25 S7E9 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35277835

Shout at the Devil (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** 02/14/2025

Shout at the Devil (w/ Lauren) **TEASER** Explosive by Etienne Aigner (1986) + Mötley Crüe (1981-2002, 2004-2015, 2018- ) + The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, and Neil Strauss (2001) + Jeff Tremaine's The Dirt (2019) with Lauren 2/13/25 S7E8 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35277720

Regeneration 02/08/2025

Regeneration Knize Ten by Knize (1925) + The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker: Regeneration (1991) + The Eye in the Door (1993) + The Ghost Road (1995) + Gillies MacKinnon's Regeneration (1997) 2/7/25 S7E7 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35201800

The Agony and the Ecstasy (w/ Kylie White) 02/05/2025

The Agony and the Ecstasy (w/ Kylie White) Roma by Laura Biagiotti (1988) + The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone (1961) + Carol Reed's The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) with 2/4/25 S7E6 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35158405

Portlandia (w/ Jocko Homo) **TEASER** 01/27/2025

Portlandia (w/ Jocko Homo) **TEASER** Artek Standard by Comme des Garçons (2009) + Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, and Jonathan Krisel's Portlandia (2011-18) with 1/26/25 S7E5 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35022500

The Decay of the Podcast (w/ Alexandra Lavenski) 01/25/2025

The Decay of the Podcast (w/ Alexandra Lavenski) Monocle Scent Three: Sugi by Comme des Garçons (2013) + The Sea of Fertility by Yukio Mishima (1969-71): Spring Snow (1969) + Runaway Horses (1969) + The Temple of Dawn (1970) + The Decay of the Angel (1971) with 1/25/25 S7E4 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/35007335

I have such doubts (w/ Ilych the Dialectal P) 01/24/2025

I have such doubts (w/ Ilych the Dialectal P) Full Incense by Montale (2010) + John Patrick Shanley's Doubt (2008) with of 1/23/25 S7E3 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34989625

Les Chambres rouges (w/ Glen Rockney) **TEASER** 01/15/2025

Les Chambres rouges (w/ Glen Rockney) **TEASER** Rouge Smoking by BDK (2018) + Pascal Plante's Les Chambres rouges (2023) with of 1/14/25 S7E2 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34862435

Another World (w/ Principessa) 01/11/2025

Another World (w/ Principessa) "We do not live in this world alone, but in a thousand other worlds." Rive Gauche by Yves Saint Laurent (1970) + Irna Phillips's Another World (1964-99) with 1/10/25 S7E1 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34814695

Remembrance of Things Past **TEASER** 12/30/2024

Remembrance of Things Past **TEASER** Jicky (1889), Mitsouko (1919), and Shalimar (1921) by Guerlain + À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust (1913-27) + Volker Schlöndorff's Swann in Love (1984) + Percy Adlon's Céleste (1980) + Raúl Ruiz's Time Regained (1999) with of 12/8/23, 3/26/24, 12/29/24 S5E77, S6E26, S6E99 12/29/24 S6E100 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34537595

Remembrance of Things Past: Volume III (w/ Ryan Simón) 12/30/2024

Remembrance of Things Past: Volume III (w/ Ryan Simón) Shalimar by Guerlain (1921) + The Prisoner (1923), The Fugitive (1925), and Time Regained (1927) by Marcel Proust + Raúl Ruiz's Time Regained (1999) with of 12/29/24 S6E99 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34537170

The O.C. (w/ Noah Stalgia) 12/20/2024

The O.C. (w/ Noah Stalgia) SoCal by Hollister (2007) + Josh Schwartz's The O.C. (2003-07) with 12/19/24 S6E98 /episode/index/show/theperfumenationalist/id/34536865

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