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It Makes Scents Podcast

It Makes Scents Podcast

De : Rocio Martinez
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Hi, I’m Rocio, and this is It Makes Scents, a space where perfume meets story, memory, and the little rituals that make life feel gentle.

Here, scent is about the way a smell can carry us back to a childhood kitchen, a winter evening, or a place we call home. It’s about seasons, nostalgia, folklore, nature, heritage, and the quiet moments.

I share reflections and intimate conversations with perfumers, collectors, and friends, no longer interviews, but stories of scent and the lives it touches. Sometimes it’s about fragrance, sometimes about the weather, a recipe, a memory, or the way light hits your favorite chair at dusk.

This is a podcast to slow down with. To breathe with. To listen to while sipping something warm, wandering through your favorite library, or curling up with a journal. And yes, it’s paired with La Olfactiva Field Journal, our written companion where the magic of scent lives on the page.

Whether you’ve been here from the beginning or are just discovering this space, welcome. Let’s explore fragrance — and life — together.

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    • On Memory, Scent, and the Diaspora
      Dec 23 2025

      In this episode of It Makes Scents, I sit with what a Puerto Rican Christmas means to me now, as someone living in the Midwest, far from the island that shaped me. I talk about food, scent, memory, and the quiet work of keeping culture alive when it no longer lives around you, but inside you.

      I reflect on my grandparents, especially my grandmother, who were the pillars of our family, and how honoring traditions feels like a way of honoring them. I talk about raising my daughter in the diaspora, about the fear of forgetting, and the tenderness of trying, imperfectly, to pass something meaningful forward.

      This episode is about the ache of not being able to fully recreate home, and the realization that maybe we’re not meant to. Instead, we build something new: a blending of climates, cultures, and seasons. I explore how scent becomes a bridge between what’s gone and what’s still here... how perfume, food, and atmosphere can hold memory when details fade.

      This is a quiet, reflective episode about identity, grief, love, and continuity. And it’s dedicated to my parents, my grandparents, my husband, and to everyone in the diaspora doing their best to keep traditions alive, one memory, one ritual, one scent at a time.

      00:00 Introduction: A Fading Puerto Rican Christmas

      01:10 Host Introduction and Personal Background

      02:15 Cultural Disconnect and Family Traditions

      04:26 The Essence of Puerto Rican Christmas

      07:07 Adapting Traditions in a New Land

      09:46 The Role of Scent in Preserving Culture

      12:11 Honoring the Past and Creating New Rituals

      15:35 Conclusion: A Dedication to Family and Culture

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      18 min
    • Perfume, Folklore, and a Complicated Love for Bad Bunny
      Dec 16 2025

      In this episode, I unpack my complicated relationship with Bad Bunny, the music, the image, and what it means to see Puerto Rico reflected back at us through pop culture. It’s not love or hate. It’s nuance.

      I also introduce two Puerto Rican artists I deeply admire, Manolo Ramos and Cristian Alicea, singers who bring romance, soul, and real vocal presence into the conversation, each in their own way.

      From there, the episode turns inward. I talk about winter and how it changes our relationship with scent — why perfumes suddenly feel too sweet, too heavy, or unfamiliar. How stress, hormones, dry air, and cold weather can shift how fragrance behaves on our skin. And why I’ve taken a break from perfume... not out of boredom, but out of listening.

      I share a bit about Quiet Emerald, an indie perfume house I love, and connect fragrance to folklore, to the way people once read nature, weather, and instinct to understand the seasons.

      This is an episode about slowing down, paying attention, and letting scent meet you where you are.

      00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview

      00:53 Love-Hate Relationship with Bad Bunny

      03:28 Puerto Rican Music Recommendations

      05:49 Perfume Sensitivity and Seasonal Changes

      09:14 Perfume Break and Gala Experience

      17:53 Indie Perfume Picks for Puerto Rican Singers

      20:47 Winter Lore and Perfume Folklore

      26:16 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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      27 min
    • My Voice Is Thriving… My Nose? Not So Much
      Dec 9 2025

      In episode two of season three of It Makes Scents, I open up about my evolving relationship with my own voice... how I went from cringing at it to embracing it, and even receiving some hilarious (and flattering) compliments along the way. I also share parts of my story: growing up between Puerto Rico and the Midwest, the twists and turns of my life, and how creativity and plants helped pull me out of the heaviness of postpartum depression.

      I talk about how my love for perfume began, how it grew into an obsession, and how winter changes the way fragrance behaves on our skin. I also share tips on choosing scents that thrive in colder weather, and why I believe wearing perfume—especially to special events—is an essential part of showing up fully.

      This episode is an invitation into the cozy, comforting rituals of wintertime perfumery, wrapped in personal stories, warmth, and a little humor.

      00:00 Introduction and Voice Powers

      01:13 Embracing My Voice

      02:26 My Personal Journey

      04:47 Creative Outlets and Motherhood

      08:39 Perfume Obsession Begins

      14:00 Winter and Perfume

      17:55 Conclusion and Farewell

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      18 min
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