The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

It was an awful week in movieland. Thousands of people lost their homes in two different wildfires that consumed a hundred years of memory and history and likely resulted in the loss of countless pieces of film and television memorabilia. David first shares his own harrowing experience being within sight of the Hollywood fire, facing evacuations from his family's home and his collection's home, and what he took with him when he had limited time to make decisions. The guys pore over the enormity of the tragedy, how it impacts their view of their collections and collecting, how you can prepare for the un-preparable as a collector, and the dreaded question on so many collectors' minds these days: what happens when you call the insurance company and tell them your whole collection is gone? This episode is brought to you by the World Central Kitchen. Please donate to their tremendous wildfire disaster relief efforts in Los Angeles. http://donate.wck.org/ Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/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/

David and Ryan are, along with the rest of the world, gobsmacked by the result of Heritage Auctions' ruby slippers sale. They break that down along with the rest of the wild and wacky 2024 for this year-ending, season-ending episode of the podcast. Join the guys they talk about the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future on this round-up episode of the podcast and are joined by a super special guest (and fellow, budding TikTok legend) to talk about the fifteen minutes of prop bidding heard round the world. It's the last episode until 2025, so pour yourself some eggnog and tuck in to another evening with your favorite prop nerds! Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/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/

David and Ryan crack open Prop Store's latest auction catalog to take listeners on a page-turn through the 3-day event featuring nearly 1,400 lots. This episode has something for every collector: hero Indy hats, stunt Pulse Rifles, fake Playboys from real movies, crew gifts, the furniture catalog from Fight Club, bullet-hit Bat-symbols, Muppet heads, Spinal Tap jackets, pieces from the flawless Richard Gere masterpiece First Knight, and Princess Leia's script from Empire Strikes Back. David even thinks he may have consigned something... maybe... but he can't recall -- which of course is the mark of a true collector. Subotai, thief!

David and Ryan sit down for an exclusive chat with Laela French, the Director of the Lucasfilm Archives. Laela regales the guys with stories of her 20-year career working in the archives and being surrounded by the most wonderful props, costumes, and models ever made for film, plus the future of the archives and the new Lucas Museum of Narative Art. Dave shares his own stories of his many, many, many visits to the archives as a fan, a filmmaker, and most recently, an author. Ryan has no stories to share because he's never been. Ever. But he is totally at peace with that. Really. I mean it.

Two big reasons to cheer: David and Ryan are back for the second season of the BEST (only) movie-prop-celebrating podcast in the free world, AND Raiders of the Lost Ark is turning 40. To celebrate, the guys are doing a deep-dive on Indiana Jones whips from all three movies. Plus collecting during COVID, and the latest on their productions House of the Dragon and White House Plumbers. Again Dr. Jones -- we see there is no birthday present you can possess which I cannot take away!

As they wrap up the first season of the podcast, Ryan and David finally answer the most asked question in movie prop collecting: "What does your wife think of all this?" That’s right: special guests Becky Mandel and Caitlin Monahan answer everything you ever wanted to know about what it's like being married to a prop collector. From LORD OF THE RINGS' Gollum to Ricardo Montalban’s fuzzy WRATH OF KHAN boots, from THE PRINCESS BRIDE to VALLEY GIRL -- learn the secrets of a happy prop-collecting marriage.

David and Ryan discuss their own experience making movies and television -- and the associated props. Is it different when you're a collector? It sure is! You make to keep! Join the guys as they take a bumpy ride down memory lane and talk about everything from SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S Nerf Crotchbat, to stealing dishes off the SEINFELD set, hats from CAT IN THE HAT and VEEP's Vagibrary model to the THE SIXTH GUN'S... Sixth Gun..., propaganda from COLONY, and dragon's eggs from the forthcoming HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Also, some missing Vandersexxx dildos from EUROTRIP’s flugenkenheimler!

Join David and Ryan as they embark on their first "Deep Dive" -- an exhaustive (and exhausting) exploration of a single Hollywood artifact. Their first subject is the most famous hat in movie history: INDIANA JONES’s fedora. Learn how to ID an Indy hat, the differences between each movie's hat, and which hat the guys might have in their own collections. To aid them in their search for enlightenment, Ryan and David have invited on friend, collector, author, and Lucasfilm historian, Brandon Alinger. So coil your whip, zip up your leather jacket, and come learn about the hats of all three -- that's right, three -- Indiana Jones films.

David and Ryan are joined by Tom Spina of Tom Spina Designs to discuss all things restoration. When should one restore a prop or costume piece? How much is too much? The guys tell their own restoration stories, like when Ryan rescued John McClane's Beretta from DIE HARD from the world of science-fiction and when Dave brought Chewbacca back to life. But Tom beats them all by telling his story of restoring the original AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON even after Rick Baker himself said that it was beyond help and should be thrown out, all while trying not to talk about the STAR WARS cantina.

David and Ryan discuss the art of protecting and properly displaying their collections, how they go about it, who they use to do it, and how, exactly, one goes about displaying Boba Fett’s jetpack and the holy grail from INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. Answer: one chooses wisely. They also wisely chose this week’s guest — creator and host of Disney+’s PROP CULTURE, Dan Lanigan — to talk about his crazy, custom-designed movie prop dungeon and his equally bananas NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS collection.

In the first episode of glorious 2021, David and Ryan discuss the topic that haunts all prop collectors: fakes. Hear all about fake lightsabers, fake Colonial Marine armor, and fake Stormtrooper helmets. Also, what does a COA really mean these days? (Nothing!) And, in a major coup for The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of and geeks everywhere, the guys have booked a very special guest. Download and listen to find out who! Or is it whom?

In the super-sized mid-season finale, Ryan and Dave get a sneak-preview of the new Prop Store December auction catalog from owner and founder Stephen Lane. Join the guys on a page-by-page journey through the catalog as they chat BATMAN cowls, hear a cool story about finding David Bowie's crystal ball, try to figure out where in their houses they might hang the original PARAMOUNT logo, talk STAR WARS (of course) -- and their not-dispassionate feelings about the Special Editions -- and they break rules number 1 and 2 by talking a lot about FIGHT CLUB and Brad Pitt’s wardrobe. And what will Dave and Ryan be bidding on?

On the evening of August 27, 2005 an original pair of Ruby Slippers were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Who stole them? We have no idea, this is not "Serial.” This is a podcast about movie prop collecting, and this week we are talking about one of the "holy grails" of movie prop collecting: the ruby slippers. So Join Dave, Ryan, and Rhys Thomas, author of THE RUBY SLIPPERS OF OZ, as they try to find the courage, heart, and brains to track down all five (!) surviving pairs of Dorothy’s magical shoes.

Want to know the secret of Marty McFly’s Back to the Future jacket? Dave and Ryan are joined by special guest collector Rob Klein -- former Disney Studios archivist and author of THE BACK TO THE FUTURE ALMANAC -- for an illuminating tour through the history of the famous Western Costumes Company and wardrobe collecting, covering everything from Battlestar Galactica to Superman to Star Trek... including that Gone With the Wind dress that ended up on Charles in Charge.

Ryan and David take listeners on the hunt for a Conan sword and some missing STAR WARS art. They tell two wild stories from the collecting trenches, demonstrating how they’ll go to any length... or low... to find that next great piece for their collections—from a private eye’s office to the seedy underbelly of LinkedIn!

Dave and Ryan take listeners into the high-stakes world of movie prop auctions. They get a visit from their first guest, Joe Maddalena -- the founder and CEO of movie memorabilia auction house Profiles in History. The guys tell war stories from the auctions of yore, including the time when a younger, happier, handsomer Ryan witnessed Harrison Ford's hero BLADE RUNNER blaster go under the hammer, and another when Dave ducked out of shooting EUROTRIP so that he could bid on his dream prop: a Darth Vader helmet. But what he didn't know was that he'd be bidding against a literal billionaire. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @propspodcast.

Welcome to the premiere episode of “The Stuff Dreams are Made of.” Co-hosts Ryan Condal and David Mandel introduce listeners to the world of collecting movie props and answer the question they hear most often: “How do you know its real?”

Welcome to 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. Subscribe now!

On a guest-free (and auction-catalog-free!) episode of The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of, David and Ryan delve into a sticky topic: what separates the collector from the dealer. In a hobby where many dealers also collect, the delineation can be fuzzy — and therein lies the problem. Drawing from their long experience navigating these murky waters, the guys provide their opinion on why this distinction is so important and why (they believe, at least), it is absolute. Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/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/

But it wasn't a dream. It was a place! And you, and you, and you, and you were there! Buckle your seatbelts Auntie ‘Em as David and Ryan take you through the entire Heritage Auctions Hollywood Entertainment Auction featuring the ruby slippers of Oz. Along with special guest Heritage's Brian Chanes who answers questions from the live audience, the boys drool over King Kong gas bombs, Mario Puzo’s own version of the Coppola Godfather notebook, the original hero Jumanji game board, and the Wicked Witch’s hat. Plus, hear all about the infamous ruby slippers robbery, and learn once and for all that the slippers are one hundred percent actually covered in real rubies. Or are they? Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/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/