Smell That Movie from HALOSCOPE Media

Smell That Movie is a cultural podcast from HALOSCOPE , hosted by writer and producer Carly Silverman, that explores the movies we love and the complex scents they evoke. In each episode, Silverman invites a guest from the worlds of fashion, beauty, comedy, or film/TV to answer a deceptively intimate question: If you could smell like any movie, what would it be? Produced by HALOSCOPE Media.

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2 days ago

59 min

Senior news writer at Vulture, author of "The Field Guide to Nepo Babies", and the editor in chief of the newsletter Fran Magazine: Fran Hoepfner talks Merchant & Ivory's "A Room With A View" (1985).
Check Out Everything Fran:
THE BOOK: Field Guide to Nepo Babies
THE NEWSLETTER: Fran Magazine
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CS's A Room With A View Picks: 
Poppy and Barley - Jo Malone
Edwardian Bouquet - Floris London
Florentina - Delacourte
Wash Me In The Water - 4160 Tuesdays
Fragrance Expert Zhenya Tsenzharyk's A Room With A View Picks:
Chamomile Satin - Dries Van Noten
Blindfold -  L'Objet
Monkeyflower - Stora Skuggan’s
Tobacco Toscano - Santa Maria Novella
Frisson DʼHiver - Serviette 
Metal Lavender - Matiere Premiere

2 days ago

59 min

Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 10 min

Winner of The Art and Olfaction Awards 2026 People's Choice Award  (Independent), and the Perfumer and Co-Founder of Chicago-based Clue Perfumery: Laura Oberwetter talks Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999).
Check Out Everything Clue Perfumery:
THE SITE: HERE 
FOLLOW CLUE: HERE
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CS's Eyes Wide Shut Picks: 
Flash Back In New York - Olfactive Studio
Sonic Silver - Flâner
Putain Des Palaces & The Afternoon Of A Faun - Etat Libre d'Orange
Where We Are There Is No Here - CB I Hate Perfume
Fragrance Expert Zhenya Tsenzharyk's Eyes Wide Shut Picks:
Crystal Saffron - Matiere Premiere 
Faces of Francis - Vilhelm Parfumerie 
Azabache Chapter 2 - Pigmentarium 
Haze - Akro

Sep 4, 2026

1 hr 10 min

Aug 22, 2025

1 hr 2 min

Producer and research director at Criterion: Valeria Rotella talks  Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (2009).
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SOTD:  Chloé Eau De Parfum Naturelle - Chloé
CS's Broken Embraces Picks: 
Santal Volcanique - Maison Crivelli 
Carnal Flower - Frederic Malle 
Eau de Protection - Etat Libre D’Orange 
Aura,  Solo Vulcan, & Agua de Loewe Mar de Coral - Loewe

Aug 22, 2025

1 hr 2 min

Aug 7, 2025

47 min

Stand-up comedian, actress, writer, and co-host of the "Go Touch Grass" podcast: Milly Tamarez talks Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (2004).  
Check Out Everything Milly:
THE POD: GO TOUCH GRASS
FOLLOW THE POD: HERE
FOLLOW MILLY: HERE & HERE
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SOTD: Little Flower - Regime De Fleur
CS's Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind Picks: 
Every Storm A Serenade - Imaginary Authors
Penguin - Zoologist
Tears - Regime De Fleur

Aug 7, 2025

47 min

Jul 24, 2025

47 min

Comedy, culture, & lifestyle writer, film director, & founder + editor-in-chief of "The Bowery Review": Tim Latterner talks Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise (1995). 
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Come on out to The Bowery Review's Second Issue Launch Party!!
July 31, 6:30pm @ Trotter & Sholer Gallery, 168 Suffolk Street
After party @ Ray's
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Check Out Everything Tim:
THE MAGAZINE: THE BOWERY REVIEW
FOLLOW THE MAGAZINE: HERE
FOLLOW TIM: HERE
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SOTD: Rose Atlantic - DS & Durga
CS's Before Sunrise Picks: 
Jazz Club - Maison Martin Magiela REPLICA
34 Bohemian Cafes - Thin Wild Mercury
Harvest Mouse - Zoologist
Malt - Akro

Jul 24, 2025

47 min

Jul 10, 2025

38 min

Fragrance expert, writer, comedian,  and the host of the  podcast, Perfume Room: Emma Vernon talks Danny Devito's Matilda (1996).
Check Out Everything Emma:
THE POD: PERFUME ROOM
FOLLOW THE POD: HERE
THE NEWSLETTER: PERFUME ROOM
FOLLOW HER: HERE & HERE
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SOTD: Highgrove Bouquet - Penhaligons
CS's Matilda Picks: 
Angel - Mugler
Annabelle's Birthday Cake - Marissa Zappa
Fée Du Sucre - Odette Parfum
Gateau Blackout - DS & Durga

Jul 10, 2025

38 min