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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 59 MIN

Shiny Object Syndrome (S.O.S.)

from The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of · host Bleav + The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of

David and Ryan are back with another topic from Scott Brown's Downtown Brown book-collecting newsletter. But this one translates directly from collecting books to collecting props. Scott states, "Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS) is the best description I’ve heard for the magpie sensibility of most booksellers. The accumulation of pretty things is essential for our businesses, and most of us struggle to rein it in." Swap "businesses" for "collections" and "booksellers" for "prop hounds" and you have yourself a topic! The guys were both individually inspired by this topic which has wide-ranging implications across all collecting avenues and they felt it worthy of an hour of discussion. So tuck in and enjoy--and thanks again to Scott Brown for the great topic (and episode title!) Scott Brown's website and Substack: https://www.downtownbrown.com/ Email: [email protected] SDAMO - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/propspodcast.bsky.social SDAMO - Facebook https://www.facebook.com/propspodcast/ SDAMO - TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@props.podcast David Mandel - Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhmandel/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

David and Ryan are back with another topic from Scott Brown's Downtown Brown book-collecting newsletter. But this one translates directly from collecting books to collecting props. Scott states, "Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS) is the best description I’ve heard for the magpie sensibility of most booksellers. The accumulation of pretty things is essential for our businesses, and most of us struggle to rein it in." Swap "businesses" for "collections" and "booksellers" for "prop hounds" and you have yourself a topic! The guys were both individually inspired by this topic which has wide-ranging implications across all collecting avenues and they felt it worthy of an hour of discussion. So tuck in and enjoy--and thanks again to Scott Brown for the great topic (and episode title!)

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