Postcards from the Soap Dish **TEASER**
From The Perfume Nationalist by Jack Mason
April 23, 2026 · 5 min · Season 8 · Episode 27
About this episode
The episode explores Elizabeth Taylor's influence and various works related to Carrie Fisher and notable films.
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 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
People in this episode
Host: Jack Mason
Guest: Steven Settefratti
Topics covered
- film analysis
- celebrity culture
- biography
- Hollywood history
- Carrie Fisher
- Elizabeth Taylor
Keywords
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Carrie Fisher
- Hollywood
- film
- biography
- celebrity
- soap opera
- comedy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Passion for Men, Postcards from the Edge, Wishful Drinking, Shockaholic, The Princess Diarist, Under the Rainbow, The Blues Brothers, Hollywood Vice Squad, Soapdish, Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
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