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The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

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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.2022 Art
Episodes
  • A Return to Comic Art Form: Treasures From the Keif Fromm Collection
    Oct 8 2025

    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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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Deep Dive: Pee-Wee Herman's Bike
    Oct 1 2025

    David and Ryan are joined by reliable props expert Jay Skwarlo who has abandoned TIE Pilots for red bikes to discuss all things Pee Wee's Big Adventure for the film's 40th anniversary. The guys discuss every iteration of the 13 (!) bikes made for the movie, those Jay has handled, those he's restored, those he's still looking to meet ($10,000 reward offered), why Large Marge is still terrifying, whether Jay needs to consider changing his name now, and the enduring charm of this gem of the 1980s that gave us the genius of Paul Reubens and Tim Burton in one zany creative sundae. We wouldn't sell this episode for all the money in the world! Not for a hundred million, trillion, billion dollars!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Upgrades
    Sep 24 2025

    Today on the pod, David and Ryan discuss the thing that every collector seeks: making their collection better. Specifically, taking a piece in your collection and upgrading it. That can mean anything from going from production-made to screen-used, from stunt to hero, from un-matched to screen-matched and beyond! How do the guys approach an upgrade? How crazy does "needing" (we are sick people) an upgrade drive them? What's a delta? All that, some macroeconomic theory from Ryan, and more on this week's The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of!

    Email: dreamsaremadeofpodcast@gmail.com

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    1 hr and 22 mins
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