Podcast
The Perfume Nationalist
Hosted by Jack Mason · EN
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.
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Weapons and Obsession **TEASER**
1w ago00:05:04Tap to summarizePatchouli 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.
Transcribe →Risky Business
1w ago01:47:51Tap to summarizeSpeed 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.
Transcribe →The Rush Limbaugh Show
2w ago03:09:56Tap to summarizeDrakkar 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.
Transcribe →Cheap Thrills **TEASER**
2w ago00:05:01Tap to summarizePatchouli 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.
Transcribe →Andy Warhol's Bad
3w ago02:22:40Tap to summarizeBeautiful 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.
Transcribe →Fancy Birthdays by Jessica Simpson
4w ago02:13:28Tap to summarizeFancy (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.
Transcribe →CONFESSIONS II **TEASER**
Jul 800:05:02Tap to summarizeRadical 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.
Transcribe →Apocalypse Now **TEASER**
Jul 600:05:02Tap to summarizePatchouli #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.
Transcribe →This is My Happening and It Freaks Me Out (Beyond the Valley of the Playboy Playmates) **TEASER**
Jul 300:05:02Tap to summarizeNarciso 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.
Transcribe →Anne Murray
Jun 2901:56:34Tap to summarizeOil 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.
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