The Perfume Nationalist

The Perfume Nationalist

byJack Mason

ArtsSocietyCulture

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(40 episodes)

Season 8 - Episode 35
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. 
Published: Jun 13, 2026Duration: 2h 36m 32s
Season 8 - Episode 34
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. 
Published: Jun 6, 2026Duration: 2h 22m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 33
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. 
Published: Jun 4, 2026Duration: 5m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 32
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. 
Published: Jun 2, 2026Duration: 5m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 31
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. 
Published: May 29, 2026Duration: 2h 8m 58s
Season 8 - Episode 30
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. 
Published: May 15, 2026Duration: 1h 50m 57s
Season 8 - Episode 29
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. 
Published: May 7, 2026Duration: 1h 20m 1s
Season 8 - Episode 28
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
Published: May 1, 2026Duration: 5m 1s
Season 8 - Episode 27
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. 
Published: Apr 23, 2026Duration: 5m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 26
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. 
Published: Apr 20, 2026Duration: 1h 31m 43s
Season 8 - Episode 25
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. 
Published: Apr 18, 2026Duration: 1h 30m 27s
Season 8 - Episode 24
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. 
Published: Apr 17, 2026Duration: 5m 1s
Season 8 - Episode 23
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. 
Published: Apr 14, 2026Duration: 5m 4s
Season 8 - Episode 22
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. 
Published: Apr 10, 2026Duration: 2h 34m 54s
Season 8 - Episode 21
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. 
Published: Apr 3, 2026Duration: 2h 7m 26s
Season 8 - Episode 20
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  
Published: Apr 3, 2026Duration: 5m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 19
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. 
Published: Mar 27, 2026Duration: 5m 2s
Season 8 - Episode 18
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. 
Published: Mar 19, 2026Duration: 1h 53m 40s
Season 8 - Episode 17
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. 
Published: Mar 5, 2026Duration: 2h 0m 27s
Season 8 - Episode 16
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. 
Published: Feb 20, 2026Duration: 2h 44m 10s