The Perfume Nationalist
Rupert Birkin
An examination of perfume, politics, and pop culture.
- 5 minutes 2 secondsPostcards 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
23 April 2026, 11:26 pm - 1 hour 31 minutesThe 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
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4/20/26 S8E26
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20 April 2026, 11:39 pm - 1 hour 30 minutesAyn 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
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18 April 2026, 5:51 am - 5 minutes 1 secondDark 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
17 April 2026, 3:13 am - 5 minutes 4 secondsMore, Now, Again **TEASER**14 April 2026, 2:29 am
- 2 hours 34 minutesThe Artist's Way
Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden (1993) +
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (1992)
with Josie Yeager
4/9/26 S8E22
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10 April 2026, 1:54 am - 2 hours 7 minutesMary 4.0: Ordinary People
White 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.
3 April 2026, 11:27 pm - 5 minutes 2 secondsHappiness in Slavery **TEASER**
Bandit 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
3 April 2026, 3:36 am - 5 minutes 2 secondsBooks Fall Open, You Fall In **TEASER**
Angel 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
27 March 2026, 1:51 am - 1 hour 53 minutesManji
Monocle Scent One: Hinoki (2008) +
卍 (Manji/Quicksand) by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1931) +
Yasuzō Masumura's 卍 (Manji) (1964)
with Lily
S8E18 3/19/26
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19 March 2026, 11:09 pm - 2 hours 27 secondsAlexander McQueen
Kingdom 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
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