Show overview
The Perfume Nationalist has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 500 episodes, alongside 200 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 630 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 8th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 5 min and 2h 5m — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 102 episodes published. Published by Jack Mason.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 500 episodesFreaks and Geeks
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Looking for Millennial Cringe **TEASER**
Postcards from the Soap Dish **TEASER**
The Bad and the Beautiful
Ayn Rand's Passion for Men
Dark Shadows: The Beginning **TEASER**
More, Now, Again **TEASER**
The Artist's Way
S8 Ep 21Mary 4.0: Ordinary People
EWhite 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.
S8 Ep 20Happiness in Slavery **TEASER**
trailerEBandit 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
S8 Ep 19Books Fall Open, You Fall In **TEASER**
trailerEAngel 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.
S8 Ep 18Manji
EMonocle 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.
S8 Ep 17Alexander McQueen
EKingdom 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.
S8 Ep 16Morrissey autobiography
EIncense 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.
S8 Ep 15The Howard Stern Show **TEASER**
trailerEMambo by Liz Claiborne (2001) + The Howard Stern Show (1981- ) + Betty Thomas's Private Parts (1997) with Rick Seldon 2/19/26 S8E15 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
S8 Ep 14Jurassic Park
EL'eau d'Issey by Issey Miyake (1992) + Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (1990) + Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) with Amanda P 2/17/26 S8E14 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
S8 Ep 13Love Spell
ELove Spell by Victoria's Secret (1999) + Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968) + Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996) with Michelle 2/12/26 S8E13 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
S8 Ep 12Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue **TEASER**
trailerE1740 Marquis de Sade by Histoires de Parfums (2000) + Justine, or The Misfortunes of Virtue by the Marquis de Sade (1791) 2/6/26 S8E12 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
S8 Ep 11LPSG **TEASER**
trailerEReally Ripped Abs by BOD + Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbatos' 101 Rent Boys (2000) + Large Penis Support Group 2/1/26 S8E11 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.