Dale dons his caped turtleneck and pulls his fangs out the jar for a very seasonally-appropriate, vampire-inspired conversation with acclaimed visual artist, Marcel Dzama. The two discuss Marcel’s lifelong fascination with the character of Count Dracula, tracing its beginnings to his youth in Winnipeg spent assembling puzzles of Bela Lugosi and watching classic films on VHS tapes from the supermarket. Known for his beautifully rendered drawings featuring legions of polka dot-wearing revolutionaries, men wearing bear costumes, and swarms of helpful bats, Marcel tells Dale about a range of influences that have informed his work. Dale gets pretty excited to find out about Marcel’s ventriloquist grandfather who performed as “Metro” for rural Canadian farm audiences, and the significant role that comedies like SCTV and Strangers with Candy have played in expanding his artistic universe of ideas. Dale also shares some thoughts on church basement chicken and offers some ways to celebrate the harvest, Brooklyn style.