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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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Knots 14.0: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Jan 3001:51:46Tap to summarizeRed Door by Elizabeth Arden (1989) + David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 14 + Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997) + Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005) with The Eternal Dillards 1/28/26 S8E8 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →Vanilla Bean
Jan 2301:48:08Tap to summarizeVanilla Bean by Kuumba Made + Charles Shyer's Father of the Bride (1991) and Father of the Bride Part II (1995) + Vincente Minnelli's Father of the Bride (1950) + Shawn Levy's Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) + Walter Lang's Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) with Ava Pearlman 1/22/25 S8E7 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →All About Eve
Jan 2201:27:34Tap to summarizeLe Dix by Balenciaga (1947/2025) + Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve (1950) with Lara 1/21/26 S8E6 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →Africa **TEASER**
Jan 1500:05:02Tap to summarizeAfrica by Axe/Lynx (1995) + Gaultiero Jiacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi's Africa Addio (1966) and Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971) with Matthew David Wilder 1/14/25 S8E5 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →New Version of You
Jan 1202:23:16Tap to summarizeSafari by Ralph Lauren (1990) + J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves' Felicity (1998-2002) with Cael Brennan and Sara 1/11/26 S8E4 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →Megadeth **TEASER**
Jan 700:05:02Tap to summarize1861 Naxos by Xerjoff (2015) + Megadeth (1983- ) with Glen Rockney of Rare Candy 1/6/25 S8E3 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →Scent From Above
Jan 302:11:05Tap to summarizeScent from Above (2021), Smoky Mountain (2022), Smoky Mountain Gold Parfum (2023), and Scent From Above: Crystal Edition Parfum (2025) by Dolly Parton + Intrigue by Mary Kay (1971) + Dolly Parton (1946- ) + Collin Higgins' 9 to 5 + Barnet Kellman's Straight Talk (1992) with Gregory Jones 1/2/26 S8E2 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →Crimes of Passion **TEASER**
Dec 3100:05:02Tap to summarizeBoudoir by Vivienne Westwood (1998/2025) + Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat (1981) + Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion (1984) + John Waters' Serial Mom (1994) 12/31/25 S8E1 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →The Wood Between the Worlds (w/ Bradley Frederick Hildebrandt)
Dec 2202:52:37Tap to summarizeJubilant Pine & Patchouli by Molton Brown (2021) + The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950) Prince Caspian (1951) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) The Silver Chair (1953) The Horse and His Boy (1954) The Magician's Nephew (1955) The Last Battle (1956) with Bradley Frederick Hildebrandt 12/21/25 S7E91 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist gplease subscribe on Patreon.
Transcribe →A Boy's Own Story (w/ Ben Kasl) **TEASER**
Dec 1800:05:02Tap to summarizeLe Troisième Homme by Caron (1985) + A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room is Empty (1988), and The Farewell Symphony (1997) by Edmund White with Ben Kasl 12/17/25 S7E90 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
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