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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

From Kane’s Rosebud to Indy’s Whip to Captain America’s shield… Iconic treasures from the world of film and television are centerstage in this podcast hosted by collectors David Mandel (Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Ryan Condal (Colony, House of the Dragon). Every week, the two writers share their love of Hollywood memorabilia, revealing unbelievable stories around some of the most famous and culturally important props, costumes, art, and ephemera in silver screen history.

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Tom Spina: Memorabilia Time Machine Apr 05, 2023

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For the second time in its storied history, David and Ryan are joined by Tom Spina of Tom Spina Designs to discuss saving memorabilia from the abyss of time. Tom takes the guys through his story of being a film fan, a collector, and a monster-maker before finding his way into the niche business of saving your props, creatures, and costume pieces from the rubbish heap. He’s a one-man memorabilia time machine! And this time, they let him talk about the cantina aliens.

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All Props and No Books Make Dave and Ryan Dull Boys Mar 29, 2023

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David and Ryan are joined by Pixar director and The Shining aficionado to discuss his masterwork, Taschen's Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, a massive, limited edition collector's trove of "Making Of" material about The Shining, including the definitive story of the making of the Kubrick classic. Lee regales the guys with stories from decades of running TheOverlookHotel.com, the once and future definitive fan site for all things The Shining. He also talks about the curiosities, mysteries, and wonders he discovered while working inside the Stanley Kubrick archives while bringing the book to life with the late, great JW Rinzler. And it wouldn't be a Stuff episode without props - lots of Shining props! Now - heeeeeeeere's Lee!

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Giant-Size Comic Art Special #1 Mar 22, 2023

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Ever wonder how to start a collection? David and Ryan are joined by "friend of Stuff (FOS)" and original comic art expert Kelvin Mao to discuss all the intricacies of collecting original comic art. Dave and Kelvin then help Ryan build his dream collection piece by piece and are delighted - and sometimes horrified - as they learn about the kinds of comic art sought after by Ryan’s generation. Frank Miller’s Wolverine! John Byrne’s X-Men! McSpidey! Weapon X! Batman! Carnage and Venom! Dawn of the Darkhawk!

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Ext. Clapperboards, Scene 1, Take 1 Mar 15, 2023

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David and Ryan are joined by long-time collector, film crew member, and human Glen Carroll. The guys talk about what exactly it is an Assistant Director does and dive deep with one of the foremost experts on collecting clapperboards (or are they slates?) and go all the way from Willow (niche!) to The Princess Bride to The Shining (sorry Glen) to Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination. Back to one… and… action!

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Hey, It’s Better Than A Clip Show Mar 08, 2023

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David and Ryan rip open the mailbag and read some listener mail on the air. They discuss a cornucopia of topics, from the Lucas museum to House of the Dragon props to questionable Conan swords to ethics to conservation to storyboards and favorite props used in other films. It’s a prop topic extravaganza!

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Stuff Super-fan Stefan Mar 01, 2023

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The results are in! Find out who the winner is of the “Your Favorite Host” contest, as Propstore’s Chuck Costas joins the boys to reveal the winner of the second Dave10/Ryan10 contest. Spoiler: it did not go well for one of your co-hosts! And it’s not who you think it is? Or maybe it is? After laurels are placed and wounds are licked, the guys welcome the winner of the fan contest - Super-fan Stefan - who talks about what he bought from Propstore to win and then schools the podcast in 1990s movie prop knowledge, including Armageddon, Independence Day, and a deeper dive than anyone ever needed on the movie Flubber. Ok, it is who you think it is. Or is it?

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Collectable Paper Feb 22, 2023

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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of has returned for its fifth season! To begin this new collecting odyssey, the guys go back to where it began for many a movie prop collector -- the original movie poster. To discuss the topic and their own movie poster collections, the guys are joined by movie poster guru Grey Smith, who has been obsessing about and collecting movie posters since the 1960s. They talk 1930s horror rarities, formats, countries of origin, the poster for John Wayne's only lost film, the mythical Metropolis US poster and how the hell Ryan might go about tracking down a Sunset Boulevard 1-sheet for his own collection.

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The Christmas Special Dec 21, 2022

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy New Year from the Stuff Dreams are Made Of! David and Ryan get loaded up on eggnog and wrap up a busy 2022 with a holiday party potluck of topics like the year-end auctions, their collecting plans for 2023, their favorite Christmas movies, and other related (and unrelated) topics before they bid farewell to another collecting year.

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A Night at the (Academy) Museum Dec 14, 2022

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After multiple COVID cancellations, Dave finally took his family on a special guided tour of the Academy Museum… yet another in a long, long line of archives that Dave has visited and Ryan has not. The guys chat with the Academy museum’s Senior Curator, Collections and Curatorial Affairs, Nathalie Morris and learn all about the Academy’s collection... from a 40-foot scenic painting for North by Northwest to Francis Ford Coppola’s legendary green velour tuxedo, to a collection of significant typewriters. Plus Nathalie discusses how the museum collects new acquisitions, maybe providing a little DiCaprio-backed competition to us private collectors. Oh, and did we mention the Lucasfilm Archives? Because Ryan has never been there either.

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The Maltese Falcon Dec 07, 2022

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Adam Savage (Tested, Mythbusters) joins hosts David and Ryan to dive deep into the history of the very MacGuffin that inspired the title of your favorite movie props podcast -- the Maltese Falcon! Or, in the words of Sam Spade, “The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of.” Literally! A delighted Adam (who gets to talk rather than build stuff) discusses his history in the entertainment business making bank commercials, working with ILM, building stuff for Galaxy Quest AND then he takes the guys on an exhaustive journey into the annals of the mysterious Maltese Falcon... and the prop may have a more shadowy history than the artifact upon which it was based.

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