The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

Latest Episodes:

Do 11 Year-Olds Dream of Alcoholic Robot Detectives? May 08, 2024

Show notes

David and Ryan are joined by fellow writer-collector (director-collector?) and Blade Runner obsessive (and expert!) Steve Loter, the executive producer and director of Marvel's Emmy-winning animated series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur! Steve talks with the guys about his 40+ years of movie madness and collecting that began at age 11 when he saw Blade Runner for the first time and identified with the ennui of the tired, drunk, and disenfranchised Rick Deckard. He tells them all he knows about Blade Runner's buried treasure, where it's gone since, his past and present interactions with the crew, and what he knows about the fabled Deckard trenchcoat. Time to die!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Who Owns the Piece? May 01, 2024

Show notes

David and Ryan delve into a topic that sits at the very core of movie memorabilia collecting -- does anyone have ownership rights to this stuff? Most of our pieces, particularly the classic material that this podcast most often focuses on, were, in the most generous interpretation, dare we say... "liberated" from the sets that they worked on. Some things were gifted. Other things were taken. But does "taken" necessarily mean "stolen?" It depends. To illustrate this sticky issue, the guys are joined by Andrea Alvin, the widow and studio partner of the late, great John Alvin, the master movie poster illustrator. They discuss John's glorious career before focusing on a specific piece that has a rather complicated ownership history: the final comprehensive painting for the original Blade Runner movie poster. Andrea talks about the piece at length and why it is now, after a year of legal battles, finally coming up for public auction. And then David talks about why that might cost Ryan a lot of money.

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Another Real Talk About Fake Props Apr 24, 2024

Show notes

Much to the delight of at least three people, David and Ryan are back on the mic spittin' truth about fake props. They have returned with new information, new insights, and some proactive thoughts regarding what can be done about the most insidious activity going on in our beloved hobby right now. In pursuit of educating the public, the guys go all the way back to the beginning of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of and their first topic: "How do you know this stuff is real?" Bonus: how private deals are bad, brought to you by our sponsors, Propstore and Heritage Auctions (sic).

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Live on Tape: March Madness Auction Wrap-Up Apr 17, 2024

Show notes

If you missed the last LIVE episode, here it is: a lot later and not so live. David and Ryan cover the three crazy March auctions: Propstore, Planet Hollywood, and the final Greg Jein auction. The guys interact with the pod's most devoted (and least busy, apparently) fans regarding their takeaways from the auctions (C-3POs!), big surprises (Titanic doors!), a great collecting story (whips!) their wins and losses (you have to listen to find out), and what they're thinking about as they go into the summer auction season. Next time, don’t miss the live broadcast!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Deep Dive: The Imperial TIE Pilot Apr 10, 2024

Show notes

The Stuff Dreams are Made Of figured they'd switch things up a bit and talk about Star Wars for once. So David and Ryan are joined by self-professed "TIE Pilot Lunatic" Jay Swkarlo to talk all things TIE Pilot! This TIE triumverate digs deep into the nerdy chasm of knowledge and answers all the questions you and your mom might ever have had about the TIE Pilot: who made it, how it was made, how many were made, where are they now, what matches, who has them, and will Dave ever complete his TIE Pilot costume?

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Comic-Art-Movie-Prop Crossover Event! Apr 03, 2024

Show notes

David and Ryan are joined by fellow comic art collector and podcaster (and dealer) Felix Lu who admits to falling to the movie props dark-side by everyone’s favorite movie props podcast (yes, this one). Join Felix and the guys to hear all about Hong Kong movies, the greatness of the Peking Opera Blues, and experience a live-unboxing of Felix’s very first movie prop! Welcome to the party, Richter!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There Can't Possibly Be Another Prop Auction!?! Mar 27, 2024

Show notes

Not only is there another Prop Auction, but it’s another Greg Jein Auction! This week, Ryan and Dave dive into the all new Heritage Auctions Greg Jein Showcase Auction which features even more pieces from the fabled collector/propmaker’s collection. The boys are joined by famed Star Trek collector Rob Klein, as they discuss everything from WWII model kit box art to Thunderbirds are go! to Greg’s infamous box of fake phasers? This really has to be the last auction for a while because nobody has any money left. Enjoy!!!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We’re Live from Planet Hollywood Mar 19, 2024

Show notes

In its second-ever live episode, The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of explored the far corners of Planet Hollywood, uncovering the best pieces from classic Hollywood, the guys’ favorite vehicles up for auction, the best studio-scale props, which Mel Gibson pieces Ryan is gifting Dave, the epic weirdness of Mr. Toilet Man, how bad Titanic really is (it’s worse than Judge Dredd), and the guys break down their favorite pieces from each session before deciding what they’re going to be bidding on. Come hear the replay of all the fun you missed out on live because YOU had to spend time with your FAMILY.

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Heritage Auctions' Planet Hollywood Collection Mar 13, 2024

Show notes

David and Ryan return with another round of March Auction Madness! This time it's for Heritage Auctions' Planet Hollywood collection which goes under the hammer from March 20th through 24th and features over 1,600 lots of Hollywood glory. We have Shining Axes (hero and stunt), James Dean's monkey, Lt. Commander Data costumes, Apollo Creed costumes, Biff bats, Nurse Ratched's duty wear, Conan knives, Terminator jackets, Heston spacesuits, Leia blasters (hero and stunt), Indiana Jones whips (maybe a Raiders one?), Home Alone hats, Princess Bride ships, Joker over coats, Spaceballs: The Action Figures (no, Dave, I didn't see you playing with your dolls again), dino-DNA smuggling Barbasol cans, and Hocus Pocus spellbooks! Get your hands off our lots, you damned dirty apes! It's almost too much to fit into one podcast... which is why we're doing two! Join us again on Sunday, March 17th at 7pm GMT, 4pm EDT, 12pm PDT for our second-ever live-auction-catalog trawl as the guys are drawn into the gravitational well of Planet Hollywood!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LIVE Episode: In Deep with the Propstore Catalogue Mar 11, 2024

Show notes

That’s right, the first ever live episode of the Stuff Dreams are made of, as Ryan and Dave challenge each other to dig even deeper into this week’s Propstore’s Treasures from Film and Television Auction. What’s the most surprising piece in the Auction? The weirdest? The one Dave wishes Ryan would buy him? The one Ryan will buy Dave as a joke? What piece would their wives hate? What would they love? And, of course, what is the worst Prometheus prop in the auction? Hint, it’s from Prometheus! Plus listen as the boys field questions live from the audience— never have so many people not had anything better to do on a Sunday!

SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - Threads https://www.threads.net/@propspodcast

SDAMO - Twitter https://twitter.com/propspodcast?lang=en

SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/

SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast

David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.