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.
Episodes
Jungle Gardenia with Bruce Wagner
Legendary writer Bruce Wagner joins the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss Jungle Gardenia by Tuvaché (1933), William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963), and the creation of my book, The Perfume Nationalist: A Cultural History Through Perfume, Media, and Resistance. 10/8/26 S8E59 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
The Sweet Hereafter
Pleasures by Estée Lauder (1995) + The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks (1991) + Atom Egoyan's Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997) 10/3/26 S8E58 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Glade Apple Cinnamon Potpourri Spray
Apple Cinnamon by Glade + Joel and Ethan Coen's Fargo (1996) + Noah Hawley's Fargo (2014- ) with Rosé 9/28/26 S6E57 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Chiffon Sorbet **TEASER**
Chiffon Sorbet by Escada (1993) + Vincente Minnelli's Father's Little Dividend (1951) + Henry Levin's Belles on Their Toes (1952) + Adam Shankman's Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) with Ava Pearlman 9/27/26 S8E56 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
The Mall III
with Kalob Petty of STRANGE URGE 9/20/26 S8E56 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Sons of Anarchy **TEASER**
Fuel for Life Homme by Diesel (2007) + Kurt Sutter's Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014) with Jayne Meryl 9/13/26 S8E54 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Nedd 7/3/26 S8E40 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Nedd 6/4/26 S8E33 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Caligula **TEASER**
Must de Cartier (1981) + Bob Guccione and Tinto Brass' Caligula (1979) with Annabel 6/1/26 S8E32 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Freaks and Geeks
T/Gel by Neutrogena + Paul Feig and Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) with Brantley Jones 5/14/26 S8E30 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 Bryan 4/30/26 S8E28
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 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Cardinal Collection: North, South, East, and West by Kylie White (2026) + Vincente Minnelli's The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) + Robert Aldrich's Autumn Leaves (1956) with Kylie White Buy the Cardinal Collection here! 4/20/26 S8E26 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 Alec Mouhibian and Cody LaDuke 4/18/26 S8E25 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 William VanGorder 4/16/26 S8E24 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
More, Now, Again **TEASER**
Spring Flower by Creed (1996) + More, Now, Again by Elizabeth Wurtzell (2001) with Miriam Carothers To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
The Artist's Way
Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden (1993) + The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (1992) with Josie Yeager 4/9/26 S8E22 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Happiness in Slavery **TEASER**
Bandit Suprême by Robert Piguet (2020) + Nine Inch Nails (1988- ) with Kalob Petty of Tavora Léa and Adam Roberts of Marble Faun 4/2/26 S8E20
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 Eva Knowles S8E19 3/26/26 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Manji
Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008) + 卍 (Manji/Quicksand) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1931) + Yasuzō Masumura's 卍 (Manji) (1964) with Lily S8E18 3/19/26 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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 Alexandra Myshalov-Frank of Pied-Noir 3/5/26 S8E17 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Morrissey autobiography
Incense Perfumum by Balenciaga (2025) + Autobiography by Morrissey (2011) + The Smiths (1982-87) with Michael Garrity 2/20/26 S8E16 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
The Howard Stern Show **TEASER**
Mambo by Liz Claiborne (2001) + The Howard Stern Show (1981- ) + Betty Thomas's Private Parts (1997) with Rick Seldon 2/19/26 S8E15 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Jurassic Park
L'eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake (1992) + Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1990) + Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) with Amanda P 2/17/26 S8E14 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Love Spell
Love Spell by Victoria's Secret (1999) + Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968) + Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996) with Michelle 2/12/26 S8E13 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue **TEASER**
1740 Marquis de Sade by Histoires de Parfums (2000) + Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue by the Marquis de Sade (1791) 2/6/26 S8E12 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
LPSG **TEASER**
Really Ripped Abs by BOD + Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbatos' 101 Rent Boys (2000) + Large Penis Support Group 2/1/26 S8E11 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
America's Next Top Model **TEASER**
Be Delicious by DKNY (2004) + Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model (2003-2018) with Vera S8E10 1/29/26 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.