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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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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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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After 40-some episodes of the podcast, David and Ryan realize that they've never talked about collecting their particular contribution to the entertainment business: the script.  While it's a heavily-collected category of memorabilia, it is perhaps one of the least-discussed.  Well, that all changes today!  Join the guys as they cover every facet of collecting scripts: what interests them, what they (and the community) considers collectible, and what scripts they have in their own collections.  Surprise, it’s Star Wars, Raiders, The Godfather and Conan.  But a few others as well, so don’t pass on this episode of the Stuff Dreams Are Made Of -- the agency coverage rates it a "Strong Recommend!"

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Could you imagine a time in your prop-collecting life when you would be ready to say goodbye to your things?  Dave and Ryan certainly cannot... but they are joined by Aliens super-collector Harry Harris who made such a decision and recently auctioned off most of his incredible precious-es.  What drives a collector to sell?  When is it time?  Are there regrets?  Will Ryan and Dave be buried with their collections like Egyptian pharaohs?

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David and Ryan are joined by longtime collector, friend, Clint Eastwood expert and all-around-great-guy Tim Lawes to talk about the "good 'ole days" when collecting props and costumes was even more niche and weird (and most importantly -- cheaper!) than it is now. Tim regales the guys with tales of yore, including traveling around the US by bus, and being "the man in London" who had access to all the memorabilia LA collectors couldn't find. Glory days, well, they'll pass you by...

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A flood in Dave’s prop-collecting condo prompts a heart-to-heart discussion about the burdens of prop ownership and how to properly care for, protect, and insure your life’s work.  How big a collection is too big?  Is it when you can't remember how many Stormtrooper helmets you have?  And does anybody have a room they can rent Dave?

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Ryan and David are thinking about House of the Dragon spoilers as they check out the jam-packed catalog for the November 3 - 6 Propstore Entertainment Live Auction in London.  From Roy Batty’s Blade Runner trenchcoat to Andy Dufresne’s Shawshank Redemption bible, from something from Star Wars to something else from Star Wars, the boys are checking out Day 1 of the auction—all under the incredibly creepy eye of a Christopher Reeve Superman mannequin.

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David and Ryan host a terrifying (well, maybe just spooky) Halloween episode of the podcast to speak about horror movies and horror props. The guys are joined by special guest and horror connoisseur Mario Kirner who has one of the most horrifyingly curated horror collections in the world. Come into our basement. If you dare.

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Nothing holds an edge like Valyrian Steel... except maybe the return of the best podcast about collecting movie props! The boys are back for a brand new season, and they're chatting what's new in props, House of the Dragon, and what's ahead for The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of. Then, David and Ryan are joined by swordsmith (don't call him "master") Peter Johnsson of Sweden who designed and built the "hero" versions of the famous Targaryen ancestral swords, Blackfyre and Dark Sister. How does one go about forging Valyrian Steel? Tune in and find out.

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