The Perfume Nationalist
Jack Mason
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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.
Recent Episodes
APR 23, 2026
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.
5 MIN
APR 20, 2026
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.
91 MIN
APR 18, 2026
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.
90 MIN
APR 17, 2026
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.
5 MIN
APR 14, 2026
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.
5 MIN
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