The Perfume Nationalist
Rupert Birkin
An examination of perfume, politics, and pop culture.
- 2 hours 47 minutesMystère (w/ Josie Yeager)
Mystère de Rochas by Rochas (1978) +
Room to Dream by David Lynch and Kristine McKenna (2018) +
David Lynch's Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken-Hearted (1990) +
David Lynch and Mark Frost's On the Air (1992) +
David Lynch and Monty Montgomery's Hotel Room (1993)
with Josie Yeager
3/13/25 S7E16
14 March 2025, 4:16 am - 5 minutes 2 secondsDirty Mind (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER**
Garden of Eden by Salish Winds (1996) +
Prince (1958-2016)
with Glen and Psi of Rare Candy
3/11/25 S7E15
12 March 2025, 4:13 am - 2 hours 36 minutesA Podcaster Under the Influence (w/ Darius Csiky)
Woman by Jovan (1976) +
John Cassavetes' Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Opening Night (1977), and Love Streams (1984
with Darius Csiky, director of TS-CAM and host of 8PL8S
3/6/25 S7E14
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7 March 2025, 5:39 am - 5 minutes 2 secondsVanity 6 (w/ Rare Candy) **TEASER**
Panthère 1987 by Cartier (1987) +
Denise Matthews aka Vanity (1959-2016) +
Vanity 6 (1982-83) and Apollonia 6 (1983-85) +
Albert Magnoli's Purple Rain (1984) +
John Frankenheimer's 54 Pick-Up (1986)
with Glen and Psi of Rare Candy
3/4/25 S7E13
5 March 2025, 5:54 am - 1 hour 30 minutesBeyond the Gates (w/ Patrick D)
Patchouli Original by Honore Payan (1977) +
Michele Val Jean's Beyond the Gates (2025- )
with Patrick D
2/28/25 S7E12
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1 March 2025, 4:19 am - 2 hours 15 minutesNaked Lives (w/ Patrick C)
Sartorial by Penhaligons (2010) +
Mike Leigh's Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993)
with Patrick C
S7E11 2/27/25
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28 February 2025, 2:54 am - 2 hours 15 minutesKnots 11.0: Terror Among Us (w/ The Eternal Dillards)
Boucheron Pour Homme by Boucheron (1991) +
David Jacobs' Knots Landing season 11 (1989-90) +
Paul Krasny's Terror Among Us (1981)
with The Eternal Dillards of Ghost Jail
2/21/25 S7E10
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22 February 2025, 3:37 am - 1 hour 30 minutesLove and Death in the American Novel (w/ Mike White) **UNLOCKED**
Mike White returns to the continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist to discuss Leslie A. Fiedler's Love and Death in the American Novel (1960), Fiedler's essay "Come Back to the Raft Ag'in, Huck Honey!" (1948), and Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884).
10/16/23 S5E69
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17 February 2025, 7:56 pm - 5 minutes 2 secondsThe Lair of the White Podcaster (w/ Jack Thorpe Baker) **TEASER**
Gris Dior by Dior (2017) +
Ken Russell's Gothic (1986), Salome's Last Dance (1988), and Lair of the White Worm (1988)
with Jack Thorpe Baker
2/16/25 S7E9
16 February 2025, 10:23 pm - 5 minutes 2 secondsShout at the Devil (w/ Lauren) **TEASER**
Explosive by Etienne Aigner (1986) +
Mötley Crüe (1981-2002, 2004-2015, 2018- ) +
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, and Neil Strauss (2001) +
Jeff Tremaine's The Dirt (2019)
with Lauren
2/13/25 S7E8
14 February 2025, 4:48 am - 1 hour 54 minutesRegeneration
Knize Ten by Knize (1925) +
The Regeneration Trilogy by Pat Barker: Regeneration (1991) + The Eye in the Door (1993) + The Ghost Road (1995) +
Gillies MacKinnon's Regeneration (1997)
2/7/25 S7E7
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