Perfume on the Radio

It’s easy to idealize a place, when you’re just passing through. Having said that, Chile is a remarkable country, full of remarkable perfumers, making remarkable smells. Perfume on the Radio is back after a long hiatus, and we are resurfacing with a field report about the indie perfume scene in the delightful South American country. It’s the indies, in the Andes! With Alejandro Soto Rodríguez (Segundo Secretario y Cónsul de Chile en San Salvador) Claudia Escobar Reyes (perfume ev...

Indulge in a bit of armchair travel as Perfume on the Radio visits Doha, in Qatar. This episode explores the culture and smells that a group of people encountered while on a trip to the country with the Qatar America Institute for Culture. There's incense, there's perfume, there's art, and, yes, there are cats. In order of appearance: Fatima Al-Dosari (Qatar America Institute for Culture), Razwan Ul-Haq (Calligrapher), Micah Anderson (Oudimentary), Rubia Chaudri (Perfu...

Have you ever met a person who had a strange and uncanny sort of magic about them? So it is with John Steele. LIfelong learner and seeker, John is also a purveyor of the strange and the rare, the oddball beauties that our world produces. We’re talking, here, about aromatics. Perform on the Radio returns with a long overdue episode, which we’re calling The Quiet Magic of John Steele. With: John Steele, Lifetree Aromatix Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown Perfume in the Radio is produce...

Veteran perfumer and all around brilliant human Christopher Brosius (Demeter, CB I Hate Perfume) joins us to answer our most pressing question: does he, in fact, hate perfume? Well... yes. But also, not at all. With: Christopher Brosius (CB I Hate Perfume) Hosted by Saskia Wilson-Brown. This episode premiered on Lookout FM, Los Angeles. Lookout FM can be heard on KGAP 96.7 FM Burbank, KFQM 101.5 FM Pacific Palisades, KLDB 99.1 FM Hollywood, and online at lookout.fm. Perfume in th...

The vroom-vroom of the engine, the honk-honk of the horn. Cars come with a lot of sounds. They also come with a lot of smells. In this episode, we lean into the gassy side of things and explore the aromatics of these beautiful, belching metal beasts. With: David Moltz (DS & Durga) Daniel Krasofski (labDK) Killian Wells (Xyrena) Nick Kurczewski (Automotive Reporter) Pia Long (Olfiction) Pedro Nuñez and Micah Hahn (Highland Park Car Club) Hosted by Saskia WIlson-Brown. Episode premieres ...