The Perfume Nationalist

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.

The Avengers (w/ Daniel Savino)

Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur by Pierre Cardin (1972) + Sydney Newman's The Avengers (1961-69)  with Daniel Savino 11/13/25 S7E78 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

11-13
01:49:51

Metallica (w/ Rare Candy)

Metallica (1981- ) with Glen and Psi of Rare Candy 11/4/25 S7E77 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

11-05
02:39:39

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (w/ Cara Cunningham) **TEASER**

Evil by Elvira (1990) + Elvira's Movie Macabre (1981-86) + James Signorelli's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) + Sam Irvin's Elvira's Haunted Hills (2001) + Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson (2021) + R.H. Greene's Vampira and Me (2021) with Cara Cunningham 10/30/25 S7E76 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-31
06:39

Hollywood Wives (w/ Melly)

Giorgio by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1981) +  Hollywood Wives by Jackie Collins (1983) + Robert Day's Hollywood Wives (1985) with Melly of nowthen 10/29/25 S7E75 To head the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-30
02:12:28

The Walking Dead (w/ Amanda P) **TEASER**

Black Orchid by Tom Ford (2006) + Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead (2010-2022) + Scott M. Gimple's The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (2023) with Amanda P 10/24/25 S7E74 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon 

10-24
05:02

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (w/ Michael) **TEASER**

Midnight Fantasy by Britney Spears (2006) + Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) with Michael 10/19/25 S7E73 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-19
05:02

Lace (Jack's Version)

Agent Provocateur by Agent Provocateur (2000) + Lace (1982) and Lace II (1985) by Shirley Conran + William Hale's Lace (1984) and Lace II (1985) 10/18/25 S7E72 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-18
02:35:49

Nico (w/ Joseph and Sasha)

No. 5 by Chanel (1921) + Nico (1938-1988) + Susanne Ofteringer's Nico Icon (1995) + You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike (2021) with Alexandra Lavenski of Pied-noir and Joseph 10/16/25 S7E71 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-16
02:01:52

Tommy (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER**

Ann-Margret by Ann-Margret (2023) + Ken Russell's Tommy (1975) + Franc Roddam's Quadrophenia (1979) with Rare Candy 10/8/25 S7E70 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

10-09
05:02

Smells Like Shampure (w/ Eva Knowles)

Shampure by Aveda (1989) + Red for Men by Giorgio Beverly Hills (1991) + Nirvana (1987-94) + Nick Broomfield's Kurt & Courtney (1998) + Heavier Than Heaven by Charles R. Cross (2001) + Brett Morgen's Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) with Eva Knowles 10/3/25 S7E69 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

10-03
02:59:57

Chanel Pour Monsieur (w/ Grant James) **TEASER**

Pour Monsieur by Chanel (1955) +  Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder (1959) + Sidney Lumet's The Verdict (1982)  with Grant James 9/25/25 S7E68 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-26
05:02

Gia (w/ Elwy)

Versace L'Homme by Gianni Versace (1984) + Gia Carangi (1960-86) + Michael Cristofer's Gia (1998) l with Elwy 9/22/25 S7E67 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-22
01:41:22

The Velvet Underground (w/ Scout Dixon West) **TEASER**

Coney Island Baby by Scout Dixon West (2024) + The Velvet Underground (1964-73, 1990, 1992-93, 1996) + Lou Reed (1942-2013) + Todd Haynes' The Velvet Underground (2021) with Scout Dixon West 9/17/25 S7E66 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-18
05:02

Mary 3.0: Put on a Happy Face **TEASER**

Estée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + Q&A Questions + The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 3 (1972-73) + James Adolphus' Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023) 9/17/25 S7E65 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

09-17
05:02

Memoirs of a Geisha (w/ Haylie Olson) **TEASER**

Haiku by Avon (2000) + Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (1997) + Rob Marshall's Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) with  Haylie Olson 9/11/25 S7E64 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

09-12
05:02

Venus in Furs (w/ Kalob and Luke)

Azurée Legacy by Estée Lauder (2024) + Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (1870) with Luke Roberts and Kalob Petty of Strange Urge The Perfume Nationalist S7E63 Strange Urge 15 9/8/26  To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-09
01:31:08

I've Written a Letter to Daddy (At Bertram's Hotel) (w/ Allison)

Royal Bain de Caron by Caron (1923) + Robert Aldrich's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) + David Greene's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991) + At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie (1965) + Mary McMurray's Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987) with Allison 9/4/25 S7E62 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-05
01:30:23

Jackass (w/ Noah Stalgia) **TEASER**

Tommy by Tommy Hilfiger (1995) + Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and Johnny Knoxville's Jackass (2000- ) with Noah Stalgia 9/1/25 S7E61 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

09-02
05:02

Rita, Sue, and Skin Musk Too (w/ Neika)

Skin Musk by Bonne Bell/Parfums de Couer (1975) + Alan Clarke's Scum (1980) and Rita, Sue, and Bob Too (1987) + The Pepsi-Cola Addict by June-Allison Gibbons (1981) with Neika 8/29/25 S7E60 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

08-30
01:07:20

Coal Miner's Daughter (w/ John Caleb Chapman)

Wind Song by Prince Matchabelli (1953) +  Loretta Lynn (1932-2022) + Michael Apted's Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) with John Caleb Chapman 8/28/25 S7E59 To hear the this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

08-29
01:25:51

Thomas Devenney

hi Jackie!

05-12 Reply

Will Shogren

i find Stavros irritating for the most part but i think a lot of his watch dogging is kind of functioning as a deliberate foil for Nick.

02-18 Reply

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