A PODCAST FROM IMMORTAL PERFUMES
The Scent
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Curious histories, bottled
EP 01 - MARCH 21, 2026
PIKAKE AND THE PRINCESS
The fragrant world of Princess Ka’iulani
Princess Kaʻiulani loved pikake — the jasmine-like flower whose very name is tangled up in her story. We follow a scent from the gardens of Ainahau to the perfume counters of Paris, and ask what it means to grieve a kingdom through flowers.
YOUR HOST
JT Siems
PERFUME HISTORIAN · EDUCATOR · WRITER
JT Siems is the founder of Immortal Perfumes, a Seattle-based literary micro-perfumery. Obsessed with history, she is a perfume historian, educator, writer, and international award-winning perfumer.
STORICAL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: MERCY BROWN AND THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC
We all know about Eastern European vampires but did you know that right here in America we had our own vampire panic? Yup. It turns out New England was kind of a scary place the first 200 years of colonial and then American rule. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the New England Vampire Panic and Mercy Brown, the teenaged purported vampire.
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: THE BLOOD COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY
Happy Halloween listeners! In honor of my favorite holiday, I send you off into the last creepy night of October with the story of Elizabeth Bathory, the inspiration behind modern vampire lore and the most prolific female serial killer in history. Bathory is said to have bathed in the blood of virgins to stay young and beautiful with a victim count as high as 600 and as low as 50. Tune in for all the bloody details.