The Perfume Nationalist

Legendary writer Bruce Wagner joins the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss Jungle Gardenia by Tuvaché (1933), William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963), and the creation of my book, The Perfume Nationalist: A Cultural History Through Perfume, Media, and Resistance . 10/8/26 S8E59 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Na...

Pleasures by Estée Lauder (1995) + The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks (1991) + Atom Egoyan's Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997) 10/3/26 S8E58 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Apple Cinnamon by Glade + Joel and Ethan Coen's Fargo (1996) + Noah Hawley's Fargo (2014- ) with Rosé 9/28/26 S6E57 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Chiffon Sorbet by Escada (1993) + Vincente Minnelli's Father's Little Dividend (1951) + Henry Levin's Belles on Their Toes (1952) + Adam Shankman's Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) with Ava Pearlman 9/27/26 S8E56 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

with Kalob Petty of  STRANGE URGE 9/20/26 S8E56 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Fuel for Life Homme by Diesel (2007) + Kurt Sutter's Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014) with Jayne Meryl 9/13/26 S8E54 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Shocking by Elsa Schiaparelli (1937) + Mae West (1893-1980) + Mae West: An Icon in Black and White by Jill Watts (2003) + Archie Mayo's Night After Night (1932) + Lowell Sherman's She Done Him Wrong (1933) + Wesley Ruggles' I'm No Angel (1933) + Leo McCarey's Belle of the Nineties (1934) + Alexander Hall's Goin' to Town (1935) + Raoul Walsh's Klondike Annie (1936) with Joy Maura 8/31/26 S8E53 To h...

Dragon's Blood by Spiritual Sky + Pantera (1981-2003, 2022- ) with Brandon and Nick 8/27/26 S8E52 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

White Musk by The Body Shop (1981) + John Hughes's Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) + Howard Deutch's Pretty in Pink (1986) with Cael and Kate 8/21/26 S8E51 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Platinum Égoïste by Chanel (1993) + Yoshinore Kitase's Final Fantasy VII (1997) + Hironobu Sakiguchi's Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) + Tetsuya Nomura's Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) with Jacy 8/20/26 S8E50 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Dirty Musk by Down to Earth Aromatics + The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace (1969) + Russ Meyer's The Seven Minutes (1971) 8/9/26 S8E49 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.  

Patchouli by The Enchanted Forest Metaphysical Shoppe, Arlington, TX, est. 1991 +  Zach Cregger's Weapons (2025) + Curry Barker's Obsession (2026) with Kalob Petty of Strange Urge 7/30/26 S8E48 To hear this episode and the complete continuning story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Speed Stick by Mennen (1963) + Paul Brickman's Risky Business (1983) and Men Don't Leave (1990) with Christian 7/29/26 S8E47 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche (1982) + Rush Limbaugh (1951-1921) with Patrick D , Layne , and Alec The Rush Limbaugh Show Podcast RSS Feed 7/26/26 S8E46 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Patchouli by Nemat + Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company (1968) + Janis Joplin (1943-1970) + Mark Rydell's The Rose (1979) with Eva Knowles 7/20/26 S8E45 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Beautiful by Estée Lauder (1985) + Andy Warhol (1928-1987) + Andy Warhol's Bad (1977, dir. Jed Johnson) with Jordan 7/15/26 S8E44 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Fancy (2008) and Fancy Nights (2010) by Jessica Simpson + Open Book by Jessica Simpson (2020) + Jessica Simpson (July 10, 1980- ) with Kristin 7/9/26 S8E43 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Radical Rose by Matiere Premiere (2020) + CONFESSIONS II by Madonna (2026) with Zach Langley Chi Chi of I'M SO POPULAR 7/7/26 S8E42 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.  

Patchouli #10 by It's Perfume Oil (1992) + Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979) + Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899) with MEINSCHAFT 7/5/26 S8E31 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Narciso Rodriguez for Her Eau de Toilette (2003 + Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream (2008) + Russ Meyers's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) with Nedd 7/3/26 S8E40 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Oil of Olay Beauty Fluid (1952) + Anne Murray (1945- ) + All of Me by Anne Murray with Michael Posner (2010) with Ian McPherson 6/29/26 S8E39 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.

Acqua Velva Musk (1975) + The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans (1994) + Nannette Burstein and Brett Morgen's The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002) with Daniel Savino 6/25/26 S8E38 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.  

Sauvage Elixir by Dior (2021) + Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson's Fear the Walking Dead (2015-2023) with Amanda P and Michael 6/19/26 S8E37 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Mildew by Demeter and Frankincense & Myrrh by Kuumba Made + The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage by the Marquis de Sade (1785) + Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) and Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) + Strange Landscape (1973) and When Jonathan Died (1978) by Tony Duvert 6/14/26 S8E36 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The P...

Pois de Senteur de chez Moi by Caron (1927) + Walt Disney's Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 (1999) with Nedd 6/13/26 S8E35 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.