The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

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Live on Tape: The December 2025 Propstore EMLA-UK Dec 05, 2025

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David and Ryan get on the blower to cover the categories and days 2 and 3 of the Propstore auction, which kicks off today, December 5th! They cover their tried and true 'live show' categories including the little things they love that might fly beneath the radar as well as what they think the weirdest thing in the auction might be. And: what would their kids love? What would their wives hate? What would they buy for each other? What really /is/ the worst Prometheus prop? Plus, a guest listener joins the show to discuss his purchase of a replica costume that ended up being the real deal!

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The Final Auction of 2025, Brought to you by Propstore Dec 03, 2025

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet... Propstore drops their massive, 2343 lot December EMLA UK auction. In this episode, David and Ryan go 15 rounds with Day 1, discussing everything from Barbie (and Ken)'s mugshot IDs, Handbooks for the Recently deceased, a sensational Alan Rickman collection (including his script from Die Hard), full-size, wearable Mondoshowans, Kubrick Klappers, a Seven Hells of a Game of Thrones collection, THE hero Goonies dubloon to end all Goonies dubloon debates, Kurgan vests and all their silver skulls, Indiana Jones Fedoras AND Ark of the Covenant ghosts, and a whopping collection of live-fire Star Wars blasters including that of Boba Fett himself. So remortgage your house (again) and come take a gander at the last auction episode of 2025!

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Heritage Auctions' Wicked December 2025 Auction! Nov 26, 2025

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It's actual auction madness at The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, but your ever-loyal writer-collectors are bringing you all the news, scoops and gossip. This week they're trawling through Heritage's monster December 9-10 entertainment sale and it's a doozy. They have everything from the Wicked Witch's original flying hat (!), to original King Kong photos and paperwork, to more Bob Peak (take a peek), to Tom Jung's original Star Wars half-sheet and program art, to Terminator arms (and costumes), to the Say Anything trenchcoat, to Lawrence of Arabia blasters, to Henry Fonda hats, to the incredible Fred Roos archive, to the greatest Frank Frazetta painting ever to come to public auction. It's going to be an expensive December, True Believers!

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The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction Nov 19, 2025

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David and Ryan tackle a big one today: the first-ever Jim Henson Company official sale, brought to you by Julien's Auctions. The guys have been talking about the auction for a few weeks, but it's time to finally crack open the catalog. And this one has everything - from Fraggles to Dark Crystals to Gelflings to Skeksis (Skeksi?) to Jim Henson-owned-and-worn-and-matched patterned shirts, to Muppet props to Treasure Island maps to those rubber chickens from A Christmas Carol. It's a truly delightful sale that will bring back memories for every generation of Henson Company fans, and there are items for every kind of bidder. Don't miss this truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- if you do, you'll be as mad as Animal.

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Collector Greg Nicotero (oh, and also living legend) Nov 12, 2025

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You can't spell Greg Nicotero without i-c-o-n. After years of idle talk and months of courting David and Ryan's annoying persistence has finally paid off - or Greg simply got too tired of being "busy" - or he took pity on this little collecting podcast. Either way, it's the coup of coups for The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, and the guys carpe diem big time with genre the make-up SFX legend, co-founder of KNB FX, and mega-collector to learn all about what made him and what makes him tick. They talk Creepshow, Evil Dead, Jaws (and more Jaws), The Thing, and collecting, collecting, collecting! So throw on your best decaying skin suit and shamble on over for what is sure to be an episode for the ages!

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The Jim Henson Company's CEO and Archives Director Nov 05, 2025

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Julien's Auctions has officially joined the podcast as a sponsor, and they are coming out of the gate with a biggie: The Jim Henson Company has raised the curtain on its first-ever auction to mark the 70th anniversary of the company. David and Ryan are here to share the juicy details with the two ladies who made it all happen: Lisa Henson, Jim's daughter and the CEO of The Jim Henson Company, and Karen Falk, its Archives Director. They chat with the guys about what it means to be in charge of the Company and its treasures, the history of the archives, and what brought about the decision, for the very first time, to open their vault doors to the fans. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of will be there covering this historic event with the officious-ness of Sam Eagle. It's not easy... needing green...

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#PrivateDeals Oct 29, 2025

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David and Ryan wrap up Heritage Auctions' massively successful Kief Fromm and Stewart Berkowitz sales, discuss the observations and trends they are seeing in the tea leaves for the golden age of comics and of television, and then move on to the topic of the week: #PrivateDeals. The guys have joked a lot about the topic, but this episode is a serious (well, as serious as they get...) discussion about what constitutes a #PrivateDeal, how one goes about making a #PrivateDeal, conducting #PrivateDeals safely, and share a couple of examples of #PrivateDeals from their own storied collecting careers... all with special thanks to the moron who inspired this hashtag. #FakeStormbreakers

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Don’t Open, Dead Inside Oct 22, 2025

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No, it’s not the title of David’s Hollywood memoir, it’s Heritage’s three-day The Walking Dead auction extravaganza! Join David and Ryan as they flip through 640 pages of stunning lots from the hit AMC show and debate which weapon they would use in the event of a zombie apocalypse… and also whether they could fit a tiger in the back of a Cybertruck. Head shots only! Enter if you dare.

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Holy 60s Television Sale, Batman! Oct 15, 2025

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David and Ryan are joined once again by Stuff Dreams Are Made Of guest MVP Rob Klein - this time to discuss the incredible Stuart Berkowitz collection. This massive archive of 1960s television assets goes under the hammer at Heritage Auctions on October 24, 2025. He's got the Honeymooners, Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, Star Trek, the Munsters, and, of course, Batman, Robin and a host of scenery-chewing Bat-baddies from the classic series. Rob, an expert in this era, takes the guys on a guided tour through the groovy 60s and the late, great, Stuart Berkowitz's dazzling collection. Listen, or it's bang-zoom with ya!

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A Return to Comic Art Form: Treasures From the Keif Fromm Collection Oct 08, 2025

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David and Ryan crack open another Heritage auction catalog, but this one is brimming with beautiful original comic art rather than props. Joined by honored friend of the podcast and golden-age comic art guru Kelvin Mao, the guys discuss the legacy of a complicated collector and marvel over the incredible collection of golden age works that he assembled over his career. From Golden Age to Silver Age, from C.C. Beck to Jack Cole, from Will Eisner to Bob Kane, from Frazetta to Gill Fox, from All-Star Squadron to the greatest(?) Todd McFarlane Batman cover ever... pour a fine Japanese whisky and join the guys as they travel back in time to adventure through the Keif Fromm archive.

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