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Smell Ya Later

173 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 178 ratings

Tynan Sinks and Sable Yong — friends, beauty editors, award-winning fragrance writers (some of us), and scent fiends — are giving the world the podcast no one asked for.

Smell Ya Later explores every imaginable angle at which we interact with the aromas and odors in our lives, the scents that have seared themselves into our memory, and scents that inform the way we envision our future. That includes everything from fine fragrances to candles to dish soap.

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Theme song by Pasquale D'Silva;
Cover art by Lily Ng

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The Angel Legacy: From 'Shit On Shit' To The God Of Gourmands

February 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MB

Mugler Angel is one of the most famous fragrances ever. The iconic star-shaped bottle is instantly recognizable as is its scent — unapologetically sweet, sticky, hot, and heavy. It gets in your nose, your eyes, your mouth, and sets up shop in your brain with all its gooey, candy-like floof.  Its overwhelmingly abundant make-up is what we affectionately refer to as "shit on shit." You either love it or can't stand it.  There's more to her than just dozens upon dozens of notes and accords, th...

The Most Intimidating Fragrance Shop In New York

January 25, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB

Deep in the Lower East Side, you will find New York City's own Temple Of Beauty, AKA Aedes Perfumery. The artisanal fragrance boutique has carried some of Europe's most elite brands under one roof since 1995. We talk to co-founder Robert Gerstner, who along with his co-founder Karl Bradl, opened one of New York City's most unique fragrance boutiques, which brings some of Europe's best artisanal scents to the states. Gerstner shares some fragrance-shopping insight, like why the coffee bean sm...

Our Deepest Italian Emotions

January 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Your spoiled hosts have been holding out on you. We get SO many scents sent (jinx!) to us that we often don't have time to discuss them on the pod without derailing the whole episode. So this is an episode dedicated to the scents (fine fragrance and otherwise) that have enchanted and captivated us as of late. [What we smell like today: Elorea Heaven, Marissa Zappas X Liara Roux Whore] Follow us on Instagram: @smellyalater.mp3 Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave...

Auld Lang Smells: The 2022 Of It All

January 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 85 MB

It's a brand new year, which doesn't actually mean... a thing. BUT we do have our first episode of 2022 kicking off with our made-up scent resolutions AKA the "ins" and "outs" of smells and scents, plus, as it turns out, lots of things that have nothing to do with either.  [What we smell like today: Elorea Fire, Maison Francis Kurkdijian Gentle Fluidity Gold] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.live Leave us a voice message on the SYL Hotline at Speakpipe.com/smellyalater ...

What We Can All Learn From The Yankee Candle Stages of Abstraction

December 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

While we're all dealing with the Omicron of it all, your intrepid hosts insist upon looking ahead — to the future of scent and what it holds. We may not be meteorologists or have a degree in marketing or communications, but when it comes to trend forecasting, we know when to bring an umbrella. Here's an hour and change featuring our crystal balling into what we can all expect to smell in the new and near year.    [What we smell like today: Ellis Brooklyn Après, Commodity Milk] Follow us o...

Send In The Clowns

December 14, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MB

Another year's end, another opportunity to intimately get to know your hosts with our biannual AMA, in which your hosts answer the most invasive and least rude reader-submitted questions — no subject off-limits except the ones we don't want to talk about!  In this 4th quarter edition, we cover: The Hustler Industrial Complex Scents that will turn on everyone around you Dumb things we've done Very smart things we've done Why bashing your wrists together after spraying perfume is bad Th...

Smell Ya Later, Wrapped

December 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

End of year lists are here and we are no better than all the other self-appointed clout contenders out there in the mediasphere, so in the spirit of the end of 2021, your hosts are reviewing the past year in smells and giving you strictly anecdotal ranked and unranked recollections from memory: their top, most, and best smells and smell-makers of the year.  [What we smell like today: Iman Love Memoir, Aedes De Venustas Copal Azur]     Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalater.l...

Sup, King, You Smell Good

December 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Pals in pod, Emilio Quezada & Evan Shinn, AKA  Dewy Dudes join us for our first roundtable on the eau dude scent, king behavior, and the collective trauma of Axe body spray. What are the dudes spraying these days? What's the difference between a hot-boi and a fuck-boi? What's a pick-me scent? What do they call Axe in England? All these questions and more are addressed in this episode.  [What we smell like today: Lush Cardamom Coffee, Nomenclature Psy_Cou] Follow us on Instagram: @smellyala...

Jackie Aina Is A FORVR Mood

November 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

Whoever said never meet your idols never told Tynan, who has manifested such a meeting with none other than mega influencer and scented candle queen, Jackie Aina. Excuse the jittery energy, as we get into it with our girl, who's had a prolific career, from dropping out of college, joining the army, dominating YouTube, interviewing the president of the United States (!!!) and of course, launching cheeky candle brand, FORVR MOOD.   [What we smell like today: Idolette Venus, Lake & Sky Midnig...

Another Scent-sational Gift Guy: 2021 Edition

November 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MB

Supply chain who? We're coming at you with another holiday gift guide to charm and delight the olfactory receptors of  all those within your blessed spending radius. We're coming at you this extended cut episode with  a variety of home fragrance, fine fragrance, body products, scented activities, bougie smells, budget smells, a smelly fan, candles, fabric care — we have you and yours covered.  Also in this episode: A hailstorm interrupts this podcast to spook the hosts, a fair-moderate amou...

So You Want to Be a Perfumer...

November 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

What's it like to be a perfumer? Is it like going to Hogwarts School of Whiffcraft & Whiffery? In some ways, yes. And in some ways...not no. Luckily, we have perfumer Marissa Zappas on to tell us about her journey into the olfactory arts, what it's like going from the corporate world of fragrance to carving her own independent path in scent sorcery, and why it's better to study for a smell test when you're ovulating. Find out more about Marissa Zappas at her website and on Instagram at @mari...

One Planet's Air Is Another Person's Perfume

November 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB

Carbon emissions = bad. Perfume = good. This is the basic math behind Air Company's second product ever: AIR EAU DE PARFUM, a fragrance made from CO2 emissions. How do you make perfume from [gestures all around] the air?? We have Greg Constantine, co-founder of Air Company on the pod to tell us about his humble operation that literally turns carbon emissions into useful things like vodka, perfume, and jet fuel — all essential items for our planet's uncertain future.  [What we smell like tod...

The Smell Of DEATH (To Them All) [Remix]

October 19, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

It's spooky season once again and we're bubbling up this very seasonal episode on THE SMELL OF DEATH from a year ago with neuroscientist and cadaver scholar, Mo Costandi. It's not just a copy/paste — that's not our style, no, what the hell. We, of course, include an all-new, updated, present-day, overwrought overture, as is our style indeed. Also, we have so many new smells to tell you about! So, even if you are familiar with the smell of death (our episode, not the actual smell), there are ...

DEATH (To All Of Them) [The Remix]

October 19, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

It's spooky season once again and we're bubbling up this very seasonal episode on THE SMELL OF DEATH from a year ago with neuroscientist and cadaver scholar, Mo Costandi. It's not just a copy/paste — that's not our style, no, what the hell. We, of course, include an all-new, updated, present-day, overwrought overture, as is our style indeed. Also, we have so many new smells to tell you about! So, even if you are familiar with the smell of death (our episode, not the actual smell), there are ...

We've Had Enough Of This Scent-less Violence

October 12, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Added fragrance in beauty products gets a bad rep these days. But given the likelihood that most products "don't work" anyway, may we at least reap some sensorial joy out of greasing up our slowly deteriorating mortal vessels with our little creams and potions, please? If you can slather it, we've smelled it, and this episode contains our favorite non-fragrance fragranced products.  What else: Tynan doesn't know how to do laundry Sable is the worst rock star I'm a little lad who loves Bo...

The Extreme Intense Pleasure Paradox

October 05, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.5 MB

We've been noticing a perfume pattern that suggests a move towards indulgence, intensity, and the extreme. What could it mean? Listen to us trying to figure it out for nearly the time commitment of a feature-length film. This episode has everything:  A list of perfumes A list of their "extreme," "intense," and in some cases "Eau fraîche" flankers Things we like :) Things we do not like :( Sable reveals the worst fruit Tynan  reveals what size his bed is The illusion of morality in be...

Reinventing The Wheel With Cloud

September 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

You asked, and we deliver. Not that wouldn't have thought to do so of our own accord, but it just so happens all our interests and obsessions align with the release of Ariana Grande Cloud 2.0 Intense —  the more dramatic newborn sibling to our beloved Cloud.  In this episode,  we review the new fragrance (obviously), we break down the nuanced differences between the Intense and the original, we disagree about the word "boyfriend," and also Dolly Parton's fragrance (sorry), we reinvent the fr...

The First Maybe Annual Smell Ya Later Awards

September 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

It's been one whole American year for Smell Ya Later. 49 episodes later, we've decided to celebrate and commemorate ourselves  by foisting our opinions onto our listeners once more using the most official and indisputable format we know of: an awards show. We thoughtfully penned the categories and have selected the winners with the gravitas and focus of red-pill-blue-pill methodology. We would like to thank our listeners for tuning in weekly to this very important, innovative, and groundbrea...

The Perfume Most Likely To Be Seen In A Wes Anderson Film

September 07, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

In this episode: Tynan's cloud kingdom is fully assembled and he still insists that Kim Kardashian would come on this podcast. Sable recounts the trauma of draining water bulges in her apartment walls post-hurricane and complains about social media. Both of your hosts promise to stop co-opting the intros of these episodes to spiral about personal struggles and instead wax conspiratorial about toxic influencing. And then we talk to Sweden's newest hot boi of scent, Jan Vilhelm Ahlgren, and ho...

Smell This Simulation

August 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 73 MB

What happens when virtual reality co-ops scent for immersive experiences in intentionally manipulative ways to help people become more capable, more at peace, and better equipped to navigate real life? As a tech podcast, which we are now, we are investigating how the power of scent is used in virtual reality applications for good and for evil (maybe?). We have CEO Aaron Wisniewski of OVR Technology on to talk about how they're incorporating scent into virtual reality for all sorts of applica...

I Think I Smell A (Shower) Rat

August 17, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

Why are the richest and famous-est simply not bathing? And why are they running their mouths about it when they should be running their faucets? Your hosts investigate, disagree (about Jake Jellyhall), sort of agree (about our collective disconnect between the theater of hygiene vs actual cleanliness),  and wax chaotic about bathtub time sucks, sedentary lifestyles, and certain words that are not for the straights. [What we smell like today: Aesop Erémia, Bel Rebel Peach Me] Find more info...

Fenty Fumes, Gasoline Meatballs, & Toxic Girlfriend Tips

August 10, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

There have been some events happening in the world that can be smelled and then thought about: The Fenty ParFUM: What it smells like. What it's made of. What's the deal with that logo. Also, Rihanna's government name is Robyn?? (It is.)  Also, all these scented stunt products from IKEA and Ford. Plus, some very fascinating and confusing scientific discoveries in a bug's nose about how olfactory receptors work -- that while being very exciting, we are not entirely sure what it means? But we'r...

Confessions From Behind The Fragrance Counter

August 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MB

We all remember navigating the mall through the huge beauty floors (because you always had to enter the mall through a department store for some reason) where your friendly fragrance sales associates would be demo-ing the latest,  pungiest (you know what I mean), designer-iest fragrances. Well, we have always wondered what it's like to have one of the most glamorous jobs at the mall: perfume girl. So we decided to talk to one former fragrance demo (and current illustrator and artist extraord...

I Smell Sex And [Redacted]

July 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

The smell of love is not quite the same thing as the scent of lust. The latter is more... slutty for lack of a more polite word. But along all the lines of all things amorous and sessual, the scents we associate with attraction, sex, and love are often not quite the odors present in either context. And sometimes  they are.  So that's what we're talking about in this definitely not PG episode.  [What we smell like: Floraiku One Umbrella For Two,  Byredo X Oliver Peoples] Find more info, epi...

Scent Sells: How To Sniff Targeted Ads

July 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

So you thought targeted ads would stop at just your eyes and your ears? No, they're coming for your nose as well — in fact, they've been  there and you may or may not have even been aware of it. Some such companies like our guests for this episode, Air Aroma, are responsible for curating the olfactive vibes  in any kind of space, from hotel lobbies to fancy stores, homes of the rich and famous, car dealerships, cruise ships, airline lounges, and even medical offices. In this episode, we disc...

Big News, Gay Rights, and a Bi-Annual Q&A

June 29, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Another bi-annual round of AMA Q&As submitted by our dear and loyal SYL listeners. We cover all sorts of topics, including career stuff, beauty products that are just OK, Tynan's eternal scourge with Santal 33, things to buy, things not to buy, the capitalist success paradigm, and other things of absolutely no libelous nature whatsoever. Get to know a bit more about the SYL hosts... six months after they did one of these interrogation episodes  previously.  [Fragrances mentioned: By Kilian ...

The Many Layers of Kayali

June 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

If you've watched any beauty YouTube (or Instagram) in the past decade you're likely well aware of Huda Beauty. But the brand's co-founder Mona Kattan also has an extremely high-profile (perhaps the highest) side hustle with KAYALI, a very fancy fragrance brand. Perhaps you've heard about it from Tynan absolutely losing it over Sweet Diamond Pink Pepper in previous episodes, or more likely from Mona herself because she is much more influential than we, and also she runs the brand, obviously....

Some Of These Bitches Need The Aluminum

June 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

We are discussing Tynan's most loathed topic: deodorant. And in an attempt to talk about anything but this topic, he deftly veers the discussion around to: pimple-popping (videos and IRL), scabies, ballsacks, natural beauty's foibles, the clothes that make B.O. even worse, sunscreen (again), sexual handshakes, and of course the deodorants we actually like because they work. (You have to listen to the episode to learn those, you thought you could cheat just by looking at the episode notes, di...

Talking SPF: Summer Perfumes & Fragrances (& Sunscreen)

June 08, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Everyone knows that when you start smelling that sweetly tropical scent of sunscreen on everyone's skin, summer is officially here. But what is that particular scent that we all seem to just know? We do a not-that-deep dive into our favorite sunscreen brands' telltale fragrances and get into what our favorite classic summer fragrances are for getting into all the kinds of trouble that only this hellishly horny season can enable. [What we smell like today: Louis Vuitton On The Beach, Coppert...

The Scent Of Toxic Masculinity

May 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

There are certain fragrances that carry connotations of the types of personalities who wear them loud and proud. And for those unfortunate few fragrances who did nothing wrong other than hang around the wrong crowd of certain men about town... they have come to be the  aromatic warning waft for the fuccboi™. For reasons unknown to all but the marketing teams behind their mass success, these certain fragrances are implicitly known by anyone with a beating heart as the scent of fuccbois. Your ...

It Puts The Perfume On Its Skin

May 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

"Skin scents" are a newly trendy fragrance aesthetique that we can all thank/blame the people who brought you  'no-makeup makeup' and con culture. Just kidding (maybe)! We've had a vague idea of what skin scents are—transparent, musky, "natural"-smelling, non-perfume-y fragrances that mold to the wearer's skin chemistry—but not what's actually in the juice. So we took it up with the molecule master Geza Schöen, perfumer and founder of Escentric Molecules. The fragrance brand's debut fragranc...

Cleaning Up "Clean" Fragrance With By Rosie Jane

May 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MB

“Clean” is the biggest beauty buzzword in recent history, but what does it mean? Rosie Jane Johnston of By Rosie Jane joins us to help demystify how loosely the term is thrown around, yet has come to define the current era of makeup, skincare, and yes, fragrance. By Rosie Jane launched in 2010 as a "clean" fragrance brand, before the term became the rallying cry it is today. She shares her unique, holistic perspective on what it means for her brand and the industry at large. [What we smell ...

The Aroma Of Our Addictions

May 04, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Addictions are the hedonistic and sometimes dangerous expression of our indulgences, so it should be of little surprise that scents are a huge indicator, enabler,  and even keeper of our fondness for these experiences that may be toxic in nature—but definitely not in this fragrance concept. That's the sweet spot that Akro hits, a new perfume brand from Anaïs Cresp, Jack Miskelly, and Olivier Cresp, the nose behind the six fragrances in their initial offering (and behind  Angel, Light Blue, N...

Why Are We Still Describing Fragrances As OriEnTaL?

April 27, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

You may have noticed how the co-hosts of this podcast audibly cringe every time we talk about a fragrance that is marketed as an "oriental" scent. It feels icky and wrong and way tone-deaf. Because it is. But why does the fragrance industry continue using such an outdated term in such a blasé matter-of-fact way? It's not like there aren't a ton of other more accurate descriptors that could be used to better explain a fragrance. It remains a mystery, however, one that more and more people are...

Don't Spray Your Dick

April 20, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB

How do you apply fragrance? Well, that is a many-pronged question, pondered for many years and with varying degrees of authority on the matter.  Tl;dr: it depends. How far do you want your scent to emanate? How many enemies do you have? Why doesn't perfume ever last as long as you want it to, no matter how much you douse yourself?  (That we can help with.) Your hosts will answer these queries and many more things that no one and everyone asked us on the matter, imparting our fragrant knowled...

The Godfather of Smells

April 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 55 MB

If you want to talk about fragrance, you have to talk to Luca Turin. So we did.  The biophysicist and writer wrote the book on fragrance—three actually—which were some of the first published guides to contemporary fragrance starting in the 1990s. He's since studied the science of how scent works with our sense of smell, still a grand mystery. Also a mystery: why masculine scents are so...the way that they are, what marks the difference between a scent and a fragrance, what makes some fragran...

Getting Sprung On Seasonal Scents

March 30, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MB

Are you team switch-up-your-fragrance-for-Spring or are you bad at sports? There are arguments for both and we have them here in this episode. Seasonal fragrances do the shelf shuffle twice a year, and now is one of those times. When the rising temps and hems mean more skin to spritz, some of us break out the Spring-y fragrances in favor of our whatever-seasons-come-before-Spring fragrances. What is a Spring fragrance, you ask? Well, allow us to tell you what our ideas of seasonal scents are...

Fragrance In Skincare Is Not The Enemy (Unless...)

March 23, 2021 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

So many people are alarmed at the presence of added fragrance and scent in their skincare products. But scent in skincare products is also there for the added experiential element of enjoyment.  Dermatologists and Skincare Youtube will ditch scent in skincare as any non-essential ingredient that can possibly lead to an allergic reaction would be, but there is a way to live your life and moisturize your face while having your very own little Calgon take me away moment. One skincare brand that...

The Scent of Celebrity

March 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Have you ever wondered how so many celebrities have perfumes? We have (obviously). So we asked Steve Mormoris, CEO of Scent Beauty and former CMO at Coty Beauty, how and why famous folks like Cher, Dolly Parton, and Beyoncé create fragrances—and how Lady Gaga's Fame perfume was originally meant to smell like sperm and blood (and whose sperm it was based on).  [What we smell like today: Boy Smells Violet Ends, Almost Guilty Internal Affairs] Find more info, episodes, and merch at Smellyalat...

Scent-hacking Wellness With Nue Co

March 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

Your sense of smell is a powerful connector for your memories and emotions but it can also be an avenue to improving your mental and emotional wellbeing. Supplement brand Nue Co offers two fragrances that do just that. We speak with VP of product Flo Glendenning about the science behind their Functional Fragrance and Forest Lungs, and how the goal of wellness isn't just self-optimization, it involves connecting to nature and your environment, for which your sense of smell is an alternative r...

Scent-hacking Wellness With The Nue Co

March 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

Your sense of smell is a powerful connector for your memories and emotions but it can also be an avenue to improving your mental and emotional wellbeing. Supplement brand The Nue Co offers two fragrances that do just that. We speak with VP of product Flo Glendenning about the science behind their Functional Fragrance and Forest Lungs, and how the goal of wellness isn't just self-optimization, it involves connecting to nature and your environment, for which your sense of smell is an alternati...

Haley Kiyoko's First Fragrance Hue Is That Hot Girl Scent™ & Then Some

March 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

We finally did it. Our  obsession with celebrity fragrance brings us to interview queer pop icon Haley Kiyoko about her first fragrance Hue. Two years in the making, it's being released into the world like... tomorrow, but not after a slew of ideations on how to create the kind of scent that feels like a "virtual hug." Before you ask, it's made for everyone by which we mean, it's made for anyone needing an aura of safety and security where one can feel their most authentic. So yeah, that's p...

The Es-scent-ial Work Perfumers Do Everyday

February 23, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

Rodrigo Flores-Roux is the nose behind some of the most popular fragrances you've been spritzed with at the mall (Clinique Happy, John Varvatos, Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy), as well as some of the most celebrated niche, luxury perfumes that he was contractually unable to discuss with us (rhymes with Chom Board). Flores-Roux has been in the scent game since the 1990s, having created probably over 300 perfumes (he lost count). He graciously tells us all about his journey from studying biolo...

The Scent of LOVE

February 14, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

It's the episode that we (mostly Tynan) have all been waiting for. We're doing Valentine's Day with an early surprise episode discussing scents of former lovers and former lives, a semi-accurate and entirely too broad discussion of aphrodisiacs, and...edibles? Grab a box of conversation hearts, don't you dare text your ex, and join us in celebrating the most wonderful time of the year.  [What we smell like this episode: Maison Margiela Replica Lazy Sunday Morning, Byredo Seven Veils]  Foll...

Candle Chemistry In Otherland

February 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 71 MB

You know those cool, eye-catching candles that pop up on your Instagram feed (usually in a very aesthetic post) and are so VIVID that it's like you can smell them from your phone screen? Yeah, we know them too. Known for their striking packaging and uniquely quirky and luxurious scents that can fill your studio apartment as well as they can fill your chalet,  Otherland creates interesting home scents for  interesting people. Brand founder Abigail Stone comes on the pod to talk about what it'...

A Dupe-ious Discussion

February 02, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

The beauty world is full of dupes galore and for good reason: shit's expensive. But when it comes to fragrance, dupes are on a whole 'nother level— namely, that they are generally shameless about the fact that they are knocking off another designer fragrance. No perfume is too precious to mimic at a lower price point (and concentration)! Naturally, your hosts have fEeLiNgS about the matter. Also, it turns out, so do you. Consider this episode a semi-roundtable discussion of what constitutes ...

Whiff-Busting With Neurologist & Author Rachel Herz

January 26, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB

Would you rather lose your cell phone or your sense of smell? Apparently, a lot of chuckleheads would be OK with losing their sense of smell. BUT! Did you know just how integrated your sense of smell is to your mental and physical well-being, your ability to sniff out an ideal mate, and experiencing a full spectrum of emotions (and flavors!) in 4kHD? Tim Apple could never. Neurologist and smell-specialist Rachel Herz kindly blows our smooth little minds with heaps of information about just ...

Bottling Romance with Atelier Cologne

January 19, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Atelier Cologne is not only a prolific collection of fragrances but also an olfactive retelling of the love story between the two founders, Sylvie Ganter and Christophe Cervasel. Can you stand it? Brand Ambassador and Atelier Cologne's first employee Ross Barry joins the pod to take us through the history of the brand from how it started, how they stay true to their nature-derived and environmentally sustainable practices, and how the brand keeps current in the increasingly competitive beauty...

The Places We Have Come to Smell The Most

January 12, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB

We know it's 2021 or whatever, but we're starting off the year by dusting off this vintage gem from early days that we just...never published for some reason. Never too late to right a wrong! Recorded in early September 2020, this episode is all about the way scents have become pins in the maps of our lives, harkening back to places, environments, and contexts that employ the likes of SpaghettiOs, automobile paint, garbage water, hot dog carts, and much more as odor anchors in our travels. ...

Ask Your Gay Son, And Other Good Advice

December 29, 2020 15:06 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

Smell Ya Later's inaugural year is coming to a close and this candle in the wind is going out with...an inquisition. You asked and we put all those asks in a pile to save for one whole episode to deliver. Dear listeners, this episode is for you because we love you and are so grateful that you tune in every week to hear all about what we smell like. Therefore, all of the inquisitive, intelligent, shady, and invasive questions you've slid into our DMs shall be indulged in our most illuminating ...