The Perfume Nationalist

Apr 07 2025 402 ep. 77 mins 656
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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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The White Lotus (w/ Rena Distasio) **TEASER**

Apr 07 2025 5 mins  
Kai by Gaye Straza (1999) + Mike White's The White Lotus (2021- ) with Rena Distasio 4/7/25 S7E25 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living (w/ Blake and Sara)

Apr 06 2025 176 mins  
Jardins de Bagatelle by Guerlain (1983) + Jane Seymour's Guide to Romantic Living by Jane Seymour (1986) + Jeannot Szwarc's Somewhere in Time (1980) with Blake and Sara 4/7/25 S7E24 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Cathy

Apr 04 2025 109 mins  
Charlie Red by Revlon (1993) + Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault: Essays From the Grown-Up Years by Cathy Guisewite (2019) + Cathy by Cathy Guisewite (1976-2010) 4/4/25 S7E23 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Scarface (w/ Georgeana Crespo) **TEASER**

Apr 03 2025 5 mins  
Opium by Yves Saint Laurent (1977) + Brian DePalma's Scarface (1983) with Georgeana Crespo, owner of The Plastic Age Shop 4/3/25 S7E22 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Lagerfeld (w/ Lauren) **TEASER**

Mar 30 2025 5 mins  
Lagerfeld by Karl Lagerfeld (1978) + The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx and Ian Gittins (2007) + Tattoos & Tequila: To Hell and Back with One of Rock's Most Notorious Frontmen by Vince Neil and Mike Sager (2010) with Lauren 3/30/25 S7E21 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on P

The Last Picture Show (w/ Glen Rockney) **TEASER**

Mar 26 2025 5 mins  
Estée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry (1966) + Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971) with Glen Rockney of Rare Candy and The Back Wall 3/26/25 TPN S7E20/ Rare Candy To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Angels of Ashes (w/ Eric Doce)

Mar 24 2025 116 mins  
Une Fleur de Cassie by Frederic Malle (2000) + Scott Walker (1943-2019) and the Walker Brothers (1964-68, 75-78) + Philip Ridley's The Reflecting Skin (1990) + Stephen Kijak's Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006) with Eric Doce AKA Hamburger Helpless 3/24/25 S7E19 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Armageddon Criterion Closet (w/ Isaac Simpson) **TEASER**

Mar 19 2025 5 mins  
Very Irrésistible by Givenchy (2005) + Michael Bay's The Rock (1996) and Armageddon (1998) with Isaac Simpson of The Carousel 3/19/25 S7E18 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Directors Label (w/ Zane)

Mar 16 2025 142 mins  
Commes des Garçons Eau de Parfum by Comme des Garçons (1994) + The Directors Label DVDs by Palm Pictures: The Work of Directors Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham, and Michel Gondry (2003) + The Work of Directors Mark Romanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn, and Stéphane Sednaoui (2005) with Zane 3/16/25 S7E17 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please su

Mystère (w/ Josie Yeager)

Mar 13 2025 167 mins  
Mystère de Rochas by Rochas (1978) + Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna (2018) + David Lynch's Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken-Hearted (1990) + David Lynch and Mark Frost's On the Air (1992) + David Lynch and Monty Montgomery's Hotel Room (1993) with Josie Yeager 3/13/25 S7E16