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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Fear the Walking Dead
6d ago03:12:36Tap to summarizeSauvage 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.
Transcribe →Strange Landscape **TEASER**
2w ago00:02:51Tap to summarizeMildew 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.
Transcribe →Fantasia
2w ago02:36:32Tap to summarizePois 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.
Transcribe →Peyton Place (Jack's Version)
3w ago02:22:02Tap to summarizeYouth-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.
Transcribe →Final Euphoria X-3 **TEASER**
3w ago00:05:02Tap to summarizeJapanese 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.
Transcribe →Caligula **TEASER**
3w ago00:05:02Tap to summarizeMust 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.
Transcribe →Property of Jesus
4w ago02:08:58Tap to summarizePatchouli 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.
Transcribe →Freaks and Geeks
May 1501:50:57Tap to summarizeT/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.
Transcribe →Picnic at Hanging Rock
May 701:20:01Tap to summarizeEn 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.
Transcribe →Looking for Millennial Cringe **TEASER**
May 100:05:01Tap to summarizeSantal 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
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