The Perfume Nationalist
Rupert Birkin
An examination of perfume, politics, and pop culture.
- 2 hours 52 minutesThe Wood Between the Worlds (w/ Bradley Frederick Hildebrandt)
Jubilant Pine & Patchouli by Molton Brown (2021) +
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950)
Prince Caspian (1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The Magician's Nephew (1955)
The Last Battle (1956)
with Bradley Frederick Hildebrandt
12/21/25 S7E91
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist gplease subscribe on Patreon.
22 December 2025, 7:08 am - 5 minutes 2 secondsA Boy's Own Story (w/ Ben Kasl) **TEASER**
Le Troisième Homme by Caron (1985) +
A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room is Empty (1988), and The Farewell Symphony (1997) by Edmund White
with Ben Kasl
12/17/25 S7E90
18 December 2025, 3:58 am - 1 hour 47 minutesThe Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings (w/ Terri Mitchell)
Sweet Grace by Bridgewater Candle Company (1998) +
Pino Van Lamsweerde's The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings (1983) +
Arna Selznick's The Care Bears Movie (1985)
with Terri Mitchell
12/15/25 S7E89
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
16 December 2025, 4:37 am - 5 minutes 5 secondsIrish Spring (w/ Paul Suda) **TEASER**
Irish Spring by Colgate-Palmolive (1970) +
Ken Annakin's The Pirate Movie (1982) +
Renny Harlin's CutThroat Island (1995) +
Gore Verbinksi's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
with Paul Suda
12/14/25 S7E88
15 December 2025, 2:05 am - 1 hour 44 minutesThe Last of the Mohicans (w/ Doug Oswell)
Yatagan by Caron (1976) +
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (1826) +
Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans (1992) +
George B. Seitz's The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
with Doug Oswell
12/12/25 S7E87
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
13 December 2025, 4:23 am - 1 hour 54 minutesEat, Pray, Love
La Vie Est Belle by Lancôme (2012) +
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert (2006) +
Ryan Murphy's Eat, Pray, Love (2010)
12/5/25 S7E86
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
6 December 2025, 4:53 am - 5 minutes 11 secondsThe Birth of a Podcast (w/ Armond White) **TEASER**
Legendary film critic Armond White joins the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist for a wide-ranging conversation about the tragic state of cinema in 2025, modern film criticism as fake news, the greatness of Robert Altman and D.W. Griffith, and memories of Jade East and English Leather.
12/2/25 S7E85
2 December 2025, 9:16 pm - 5 minutes 4 secondsAnd Then There Were None (w/ Alec Mouhibian) **TEASER**
Gentleman by Givenchy (1974) +
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (1939)
with Alec Mouhibian of Filthy Armenian Adventures
11/30/25 S7E84
1 December 2025, 6:25 am - 1 hour 21 minutesKnots 13.0: Escada Obsessed (w/ The Eternal Dillards)
Escada Margaretha Ley by Escada (1990) +
David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 13 (1991-92) +
Jonathan Sanger's Obsessed (1992)
with The Eternal Dillards
11/24/25 S7E83
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
25 November 2025, 2:02 am - 5 minutes 4 secondsVery (w/ Zane and Jocko) **TEASER**
Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier (1995) +
Pet Shop Boys (1981- ) +
Jack Bond's It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)
with Zane and Jocko Homo
11/23/25 S7E82
24 November 2025, 4:13 am - 1 hour 55 minutesParker Poser Party Girl Perfume Price Check (w/ Adriana)
Ma Dame by Jean Paul Gaultier (2008) +
Daisy Von Sherler Mayer's Party Girl (1995) +
Mark Waters' The House of Yes (1997) +
Jill Sprecher's Clockwatchers (1997) +
Michael Walker's Price Check (2012)
with Adriana
11/23/25 S7E81
To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
24 November 2025, 4:02 am - More Episodes? Get the App