Literary Olfactology (THE POLITICS OF SMELL) with Ally Louks

2025-07-30 · 80 min · episode 461 · 11 entities

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Smell and culture. Scent descriptions in novels. Fragrances and class. Stink and stigmas. We cover it all. Scholar, author, and Literary Olfactologist Dr. Ally Louks burst into the zeitgeist in 2024 with her PhD thesis “Olfactory Ethics: The Politics Of Smell In Modern And Contemporary Prose” and we finally got to sit down and talk about the intersection of art and smell and culture. Breathe in the foul, the fragrant, the peppermint, the tobacco, why motel rooms smell the way they do, the forgotten organ that could control your love life, spices at the root of xenophobia, perfume ads that cruised a movement, obscenity trials, explosions, following your first love and getting the last laugh. Follow Dr. Louks on Instagram and Bluesky A donation went to UN Crisis Relief’s Occupied Palestinian Territory Humanitarian Fund More episode sources and links Other episodes you may enjoy: Rhinology (NOSES) , Gustology (TASTE) , Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) , Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF) , Coffeeology (YEP, COFFEE) , Black American Magirology (FOOD, RACE & CULTURE) , Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING) , Cosmetology (GLAM/GROOMING) , Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) 400+ episodes sorted by topic Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes Sponsors of Ologies Transcripts and bleeped episodes Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram and Bluesky Follow Alie Ward on Instagram and TikTok Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by Kelly R. Dwyer Theme song by Nick Thorburn Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.