Intentionally Blank

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about the timeless classics of old 80 action movies. Along with it, we have pretzel monsters, why some movie genres die, and plenty more!

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Chapters

(0:00) - Food Theft 
(6:21) - Cheesy 80 Action Movies
(8:04) - Pretzel Monster Interruption 
(8:37) - Back to the "Action"
(25:56) - What Kills Movie Styles
(29:47) - Can they return?

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss the future of storytelling post-superhero boom. Reflecting on past trends and predicting the next tentpole blockbusters.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take some time to talk about the crowdfunding campaign that Dragonsteel did for the "Words of Radiance" and yet another Secret Project that Brandon wrote without anyone else knowing. 

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss what the remakes and sequels of films are doing for the market and storytelling. Along with that, they debate on what Oscar's best picture movies would be amazing if they got "muppetized," trading lunch meat for drugs, and having Snoop Dog as the Aladdin Genie!

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(0:00) - Best Picture Muppet Versions
(10:09) - Food Heist
(11:55) - Sequels and Remakes
(12:50) - Stage Performance "Remakes"
(16:25) - Strange Attractor
(21:30) - Disney Remakes
(28:04) - Why did Top Gun Maverick work?
(29:16) - "Out with the old, in with the new."

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are treated to some wonderfully fresh baked bread (and some less than fresh) as they are joined by Brandon's Father! Along with chatting bread, they discuss their own parents and what they are like, along with their own pasts. 

(0:00) - Introducing "The Baker"
(2:20) - The First Bread
(4:25) - Parent Talk
(8:35) - The Second Bread
(11:10) - The Third Bread
(14:00 - The Fourth Bread
(17:30) - The Bakers Past 
(21:52) - Gifts To Us
(24:15) - Where We Grew Up 
(31:40) - Reminiscing About the Past
(32:50) - School Talk

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are once more entering the icey world of ice cream as they open up the Cold Case ice cream sent to us by Rockwell Ice Cream! See as they uncover the mystery behind each ice cream flavor and see if they can become Ace Ice Cream Detectives!

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Chapters

(0:00) - More Ice Cream? 
(12:42) - 1st Ice Cream Tasting
(18:46) - 2nd Ice Cream Tasting
(23:49) - 3rd Ice Cream Tasting
(26:40) - 4th Ice Cream Tasting 
(31:30) - 5th Ice Cream Tasting
(35:58) - 6th Ice Cream Tasting
(39:32) - And The Winner Is...?

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells get stitched into talking about the Muppets and their many forms. From picking their favorite muppet characters to talking about the best and worst movies they appeared in, you can be sure it will be well "felt" time this week on Intentionally Blank! 

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Chapters

(0:00) - Brandon Hot Take
(0:25) - Modern Muppets
(4:19) - Muppets in Space Defense
(8:10) - A World with more Jim Henson
(10:50) - Muppets Treasure Island / Christmas Carol 
(13:54) - Best Muppet Movie 
(15:20) - Jim Henson Documentary 
(16:40) - Non-Muppet Muppets
(19:12) - Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(23:25) - Fraggle Rock 
(24:07) - Muppet Remakes
(26:16) - Legacy Sequels 
(28:44) - NOT watching Sesame Street
(29:53) - Favorite Muppet

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about the novels they left in their "trunk" that have never seen the light of day since they were published. Along with these fascinating tales, Dan talks about his dislike of Denver, and Brandon talks about the "industry" writers belong in. 

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(0:00) - Dans Shameless Self Promotion
(0:40) - What "Industry" writers work in
(2:20) - Dan's Weekly Food Heist
(5:19) - Denver Slander
(8:40) - Trunk Novel Talk
(10:15) - Dans one published Trunk Novel
(11:04) - Brandon's First Trunk Novel
(13:52) - Dan's First Novel
(15:36) - Dans Third Novel
(19:10) - Brandon's Second Novel
(21:10) - Brandon's Fourth Novel
(22:27) - Mistborn Prime
(23:29) - Smaller Stake Stories 
(24:33) - Dans Fifth Novel 
(27:00) - Brandon's Division of Trunk Novels
(28:31) - POSSIBLY Revising older Brandon Novels
(31:49) - Dan Forgets an Entire Book He Wrote
(33:00) - The Remaining Brandon Trunk Novels
(33:42) - Dan Finds his 4th novel
(34:42) - Closing Thoughts

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss the Hugo Awards along with various other award shows and how they are run. On top of that, Brandon talks about tortoise care and Dan ponders British slang.

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TIME CODES
(0:00) - Not Food Heist...Heist?
(2:08) - Brandon Pyramiding Care
(4:15) - Donald Trumps Reporting 
(5:09) - Dans Turtle Movie Pitch
(6:25) - British Slang and Dan
(9:14) - Start of Hugo Discussion
(19:49) - Oscar Nominations
(23:45) - Nominations In books 
(27:00) - A Better Way

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about their 2023 New Year's adventures and what they got up to. Brandon became a real-life Knight Radiant in the Grand Cayman Islands, Dan almost was poisoned by the ocean, and the food heist has a Breaking Bad level amount of meat.

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FOOD HEIST LINK: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/11/02/468475/cypress-police-seize-1000-of-oxtail-raw-meats-during-traffic-stop-wednesday/ 

Time Codes: 
(0:00) Food Heist
(3:53) Brandon's Grand Cayman trip 
(4:30) Brandon's snorkeling 
(10:05) Chicken Fingers over Fresh Fish?
(11:03) Brandon Feeding Stingrays
(12:06) Snorkeling
(15:00) Stepping on Jelly Fish
(16:15) Bioluminescent bay
(18:53) Dans Caribbean Experiences
(20:15) Bougee Brandon
(20:49) Dan Honduras Food Story 
(22:32) More Snorkeling Stories
(23:26) New Years Traditions 
(27:21) Desert Island Prompt

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells face the icy cold challenge of an Ice Cream Tier List, curated by Brandon's son Joel. What ice cream will be deemed the grossest and what will be made a possible favorite? That and more food-related heisting on this week!

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon go over their year of 2023 and discuss some of their favorite parts of it. From video games to YouTube videos, join us as we close the book on 2023 with this Intentionally Blank review!

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Podcast Chapters
- (0:00) GotY Bets
- (1:30) Dans Boardgame Retreat
- (4:02) Boardgame Heist 
- (4:31) Food Heist 
- (7:55) Year End in Review Start 
- (8:25) Video Game of the Year 
- (9:35) Syrup Sniper
- (10:28) Back to Video Games
- (14:32) Best TV of 2023
- (17:06) Best Films of 2023
- (19:42) Thor Love and Thunder Mini Review
- (21:08) MCU talk
- (26:30) Best Books of 2023 
- (28:00) Favorite Non-Media Thing of 2023
- (31:28) Favorite Youtube Videos of 2023

This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon FINALLY talk about "Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse!" Along with getting to the topic at hand, Brandon steps up to the plate with a food heist story of his own, and Dan gives his brutally honest opinion on filmmaking.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon jump into discussing the hit film RRR! Along the way, Dan talks about his miraculous win in one of his favorite games, Brandon in turn chats about his preferred go-to games, and both gush about the wonders of RRR.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon talk about anything but Into the Spider-verse. Instead, join us as Dan gives Brandon several gifts, how magic the gathering has several strange brand deals, and how bad the two are at being bougie.

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Happy Holidays from Intentionally Blank as this festive episode Dan and Brandon put together a Tier list of the best Christmas foods out there! From Turkey to Beef Jerky, who knows what will end up where? Along the way, learn what rich people have for breakfast morning, another food heist, and what makes someone a millennial.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, we wrap up the convention podcast with a special Q&A! Joined by a surprise guest, learn of how Brandon and Dan proposed to their wives, who would win in a cage fight, and just how far Dans hat has come!

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In this special recording of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan are live at Dragonsteel 2023! Join them to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly book signings throughout the years (including their very first signing experiences). Catch stories that include details like Dan's many hats, Brandon's car, and the boujee nature of Intentionally Blank. 

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This week on Intentionally Blank (Ep. 130), Brandon and Dan continue to discuss the superhero movies of the past! With that though, Brandon talks about what movies he and his dad used to watch, Dan professes his love of Tim Burton's Batman, and they both confess their "breaking points" when it comes to Tim Burton films.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about hipster superhero movies (you know, the ones from before they were cool). 

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan brings with him a special treat of local burgers for Brandon and company to try! While they munch and dine, Brandon talks about his family's own "Fry Sauce," and Dan tells of his strange but maybe somewhat enticing number one condiment that he adds!

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Dan gets his own personal revenge on Brandon this week of Intentionally Blank by opening up his OWN personal box of stuff sent to him by a fan! Along the way, the two of them discuss olive oil shots and how Brandon's kid have embraced the "dad" jokes.

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon pops a surprise theme on Dan with the simple question, "What counts as a Kaiju?" Together they delve through the many creatures and monsters of the world to determine what truly deserves the title of "Kaiju!"

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about the newly released Netflix special, the live-action remake of "One Piece"! Having now seen the first two episodes, tune in to see what these experts in heists have to say.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon is once more joined by Skar (Ethan) in discussing how one can write while being pulled away by ?real jobs.? Ethan talks about his own adventures of writing while in the military, Brandon revisits his time of working graveyard shifts at a hotel while writing, and they both share their own mental ways to writing without distraction.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, we have a special guest joining Brandon, Dragonsteel's very own head of security, Ethan (but much better known as Skar of Bridge 4!) They take time to discuss Ethan's experiences in the military, how Brandon has tapped into the fountain of military knowledge that Ethan has, and how writing has affected both of them in their own lives. 

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan dive into the topic of theme parks and all of the wonder they hold! Brandon talks about the time he tricked his brother into riding a roller coaster and Dan talks about his love of storytelling rides.

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This week Brandon and Dan dig into the world of other languages and the hilarious mishaps that one can run into, how Brandon once ate a literal burning Squid, and Dan discusses how other countries react to US-based food.

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This week, Brandon and Dan discuss their worst food stories, how Brandon has been stopped by the TSA for Magic the Gathering Cards, and how the candy industry tries to make ?cool? candy for kids.

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   ? Brandon and Dan Kind of Beg for Stuff... 

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion discussing the ongoing polls regarding food heists and bad story ideas before moving on to kind of begging for things that really just turns into a conversation about things they like.

? Food Heists:

?Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!? (just kidding, please do) - Episode 52 (0:22-5:35)
https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?feature=shared&t=22

vs

?The Edelstahlkugel? - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)   
https://youtu.be/hCz-27peViI?feature=shared&t=212

? Bad Story Ideas:

Vikings vs. Cthulhu - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00)   
https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?feature=shared&t=450

vs

Titanic 2: Sink Harder - Episode 44 (4:20-8:55)
https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?feature=shared&t=261

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Dan and Brandon fondly reminisce about their childhood toys. From G.I. Joes to Transformers: they take a trip down memory lane as they recall the toys that fueled their imagination. 

The Unofficial A.I. Bearglur: https://imgur.com/a/w83uQsz

? Food Heists:

?The Great Maple Syrup Heist?  - Episode 48 (5:27-10:40)    
https://youtu.be/oIxK5pqpDWY?feature=shared&t=327

vs

?The Edelstahlkugel? - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)   
https://youtu.be/hCz-27peViI?feature=shared&t=212

? Bad Story Ideas:

Vikings vs. Cthulhu - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00)   
https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?feature=shared&t=450

vs

Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie - Episode 95 (3:45-9:05)
https://youtu.be/BCpoPlGoJdA?feature=shared&t=225


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In this episode, Brandon and Dan discuss the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie. They share their rankings, opinions, and talk about the movie both with & without spoilers, and they compare it to two of the other biggest animated releases  of this past year, Puss and Boots, and Across the Spiderverse!

? Food Heists:

?The Gator Gourmands?  - Episode 96 (0:00-9:30)    
https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?feature=shared

vs

?Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!? (just kidding, please do) - Episode 52 (0:22-5:35)   
https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?feature=shared&t=22

? Bad Story Ideas:

Jack the Carjacking Car - Episode 96 (8:58-14:05)   
https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?feature=shared&t=539

vs

Titanic 2: Sink Harder - Episode 44 (4:20-8:55)
https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?feature=shared&t=260


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In this episode, Brandon and Dan discuss Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1. They share their rankings, opinions, and talk about the movie both with & without spoilers!

? Food Heists:

?The Great Maple Syrup Heist? - Episode 48 (5:27-10:40) https://youtu.be/oIxK5pqpDWY?t=327

vs

?Pure Illegal Butter Guarantee? - Episode 34 (0:00-6:20) https://youtu.be/C8QOjNSD0a8

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Vikings vs. Cthulhu" - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00) https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?t=450

vs

"Free Fall Burrito World" - Episode 32 (0:00-10:15)
https://youtu.be/v0SBhLTzens

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Brandon and Dan talk the mirrored side of last weeks conversation and discuss the greatest dead fantasy writers while Brandon unboxes a secret box sent by Wizards of the Coast!

? Food Heists:

?The Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Restaurant? - Episode 36 (0:00-03:54) -

vs

?The Edelstahlkugel? or alternatively ?The One So Cool it Sounds Made Up? - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)  - 

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie" - Episode 95 (3:45-9:05) -

vs

"The Great British Fake-off" - Episode 6 (28:12-30:05) -

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Brandon and Dan spend some time in a recent heist before moving on to their lists of their picks for the top five living fantasy authors.

? Food Heists:

??Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!? (just kidding, please do)" - https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?t=22 (0:22-5:35)

vs

?The Caceres Casks? or alternatively ?Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture Starring Ana de Armas?  -  https://youtu.be/m9aY89_E-Jc?t=20 (0:20-5:03)

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Luke Gorgeous and the Multiverse of Mediocrity" - https://youtu.be/Z3WpH3mueB8?t=5 (0:05-2:45)

vs

"Titanic 2: Sink Harder" - https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?t=260 (4:20-8:55)

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Brandon and Dan talk about Dan's struggle with depression and the in and out's of the world's view on mental health.

? Food Heists:

Stealing Alligator Eggs, for a Secret Alligator Ranch, During a Hurricane"- https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE (0:00-9:30)

vs

?The Snackyderms.?Elephants with diplomatic immunity make-off with sugarcane  -  https://youtu.be/xOZPEQ2SLjw?t=102 (1:42-10:10)

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Jack the Carjacking Car; Cold Open: Fuel as Food!" - https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?t=538 (8:58-14:05)

vs

"Planetary Shenanigans or Sisyphus Plays Katamari Damacy" - https://youtu.be/w1KDsehTGYs?t=4 (0:04-6:33)

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion in their normal meandering fashion before moving on to the main discussion point of Ted Lasso season 2 including Brandon?s predictions for season 3.

? Food Heists:

?How Is This Not a Movie Yet? Entire Brazilian Coffee Industry Owes it's Start to a Food Heist - https://youtu.be/DY5yDPRomEI?t=406 (6:46-12:03)

vs

?The Snackyderms.?Elephants with diplomatic immunity make-off with sugarcane  -  https://youtu.be/xOZPEQ2SLjw?t=102 (1:42-10:10)

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Abraham Lincoln Writes Epic Fantasy FanFic of Moby Dick" -    
 https://youtu.be/vFxJGbUUtHc?t=1055  (17:35-22:20)

vs

"Planetary Shenanigans or Sisyphus Plays Katamari Damacy" - https://youtu.be/w1KDsehTGYs?t=4 (0:04-6:33)

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Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Dan came prepared today with a food heist, a bad story, and the days topic of discussion of how Dan nearly worked for Wizards of the Coast before moving on to general discussions on role-playing and table-top games.

? Food Heists:

?The Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Restaurant?  -   

https://youtu.be/BRDpVi8BqLM (0:00-3:54)

vs

?Tailgating Something Nefarious?  -    

https://youtu.be/gT2-nHk5keI?t=37 (0:37-6:46)

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie" -    
  
https://youtu.be/BCpoPlGoJdA?t=225 (3:45-9:05)

vs

"Jungle Book but with Dragons and Middle School" -    

https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?t=1186 (19:46-25:37)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/yHB3GGLeWmLD99BT6

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion with this week?s bad story idea/food heist poll before moving on to discuss Apple TV?s recent movie, Tetris and a bit about the real life events surrounding the world-wide phenomenon.

? Food Heists:

?Pure Illegal Butter Guarantee?  -   

https://youtu.be/C8QOjNSD0a8 (0:00-6:20)

vs

?Using 700 Gallons of Rancid Fry Oil to Inspire Children?  -    

https://youtu.be/r2KL-lcGnQc (0:00-7:05)

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Free Fall Burrito World" -    
  
https://youtu.be/v0SBhLTzens (0:00-10:15)

vs

"Haunted by a body. Not a spirit, an actual body." -    

https://youtu.be/z2i2FZLd7Vk?t=1857 (30:57-33:15)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/o9cDbCmFAeE9zEZd7

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion with their bad story idea/food-heist bracket before moving on to the subject of camping. Brandon?s general disinterest versus Dan?s lifelong passion.

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/fkuwRDdR1igWimM58

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Dr. Lukewarm and Dr. Ice Cold, in their typical fashion, have a meandering conversation that covers a wide-variety of topics ranging from The Fast and the Furious movies, Reddit and Internet culture, and their reaction to the recent tragedy of the Titan implosion and the general tone of discussion surrounding it.

? Bad Story Ideas:

"Titanic 2: Sink Harder"  -   

https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?t=260 (4:20-8:55)

vs

"Imaginary Friend Trained up to Protect Your Memories From Invasion"  -    

https://youtu.be/9lZbJzmwQf8?t=1480 (24:40-27:39)

? Food Heists:

?The Caceres Casks? or alternatively ?Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture Starring Ana de Armas? -    
  
https://youtu.be/m9aY89_E-Jc?t=20 (0:20-5:03)

vs

?A Way Lot of Peaches?  -    

https://youtu.be/N1PokZxGYzU?t=11 (0:11-4:12)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/pvf4CtX5q9abJATu5

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank
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Brandon and Dan start their discussion by contemplating time travel trolley disaster scenarios before moving on to their favorite fan theories for shows like Signs, St. Elsewhere, the Pixar cinematic universe, and others. 

? Bad Story Ideas:

?Vikings vs. Cthulhu - Men in Black: Saxon Edition?  -   

https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?t=450 (7:30-14:00)

vs

?Aliens Use the Legal Code to Quietly Conquer the United States?  -    

https://youtu.be/vFxJGbUUtHc?t=1596 (26:36 - 28:12)

? Food Heists:

?The Great Maple Syrup Heist? -    
  
https://youtu.be/oIxK5pqpDWY?t=327 (5:27 - 10:40)

vs

?Asparagus Professionals Have Standards?  -    

https://youtu.be/gskRswcnda4?t=154 (2:34 - 6:40)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/eyUiC8UHzM35CYxz9

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank
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Brandon and Dan talk Alien Movies and get into the nitty gritty details of what makes an Alien Invasion movie before discussing their favorites.

? Bad Story Ideas:

?The Edelstahlkugel? or alternatively ?The One So Cool it Sounds Made Up?  -   
 https://youtu.be/hCz-27peViI?t=212 (3:32 - 11:30)

vs

?Chicken Wing Embezzlement?  -    
https://youtu.be/0RyLHAjhJUk?t=39 (0:39 - 4:51)

? Food Heists:

The Great British Fake-off -    
https://youtu.be/vFxJGbUUtHc?t=1692 (21:12 - 30:05)

vs

?Solipsism: The Novel? Coma, Coma, Whose the One that?s Really in a Coma? -    
 https://youtu.be/vFxJGbUUtHc?t=2013 (33:33 - 36:00)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: 

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Brandon and Dan sit down to have a (very timely) discussion about Rian Johnson?s detective movies, Knives Out and Glass Onion.

? Bad Story Ideas:

Jack the Carjacking Car -   
 https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?t=538 (8:58 - 14:05)

vs

Suddenly, No One Can Read or Write -    
https://youtu.be/BmOSl8wCgWI?t=830 (13:50 - 20:08)

? Food Heists:

"The Gator Gourmands" -    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZuDOxj0YSE&t=3s (0:00 - 9:30)

vs

"Feeding Arizona" -    
 https://youtu.be/oSXV1_79DOA?t=170 (2:50 - 5:30)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form: https://forms.gle/1bqEqVzdmnsyMFQs9

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Brandon and Dan present the best of the best as we embark on a thrilling 16-week adventure to uncover the ultimate selection of Food Heists and Bad Story Ideas. Vote on this week's polls to have your say on which ones will make it to the end and be made into a shirt!

? Bad Story Ideas:

Jack the Carjacking Car - https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?t=538 (8:58 - 14:05)

vs

Suddenly, No One Can Read or Write -  https://youtu.be/BmOSl8wCgWI?t=830 (13:50 - 20:08)

? Food Heists:

"The Gator Gourmands" -  https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE (0:00 - 9:30)

vs

"Feeding Arizona" -  https://youtu.be/oSXV1_79DOA?t=170 (2:50 - 5:30)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by visiting r/Sanderson on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sanderson/

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank
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Brandon and Dan jump right into the episode, bypassing the obvious, and diving headfirst into a countrywide fruit-rollup shortage. Amidst the food crime, and an honorary doctorate, they eventually circle back to the Writers Strike.

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Dan and Brandon discuss cyberpunk. They begin with the history of the genre and debate what properties fall into the category. From Blade Runner to The Matrix, they find common threads like virtual reality and artificial intelligence. 

Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank
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In this podcast episode, Brandon and Dan kick things off by discussing the peculiar behavior of cockatoos pulling teeth, and elephants' tendency to steal food. However, they eventually steer the conversation towards the main topic at hand - a deep dive into the world of disappointing media. Tune in to hear their thoughts and opinions on the subject.

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No subject is safe as Brandon and Dan move from tangent to tangent including the incredible food heist of the Dairy Don of the Milk Mafia, the Mario games, a bad story idea, and many other topics. None covered in depth. 

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In this episode, Brandon and Dan intended to talk about sports but ended up getting sidetracked while discussing their favorite books and Dan shared an interesting story about how a game of Candy Land influenced American literature.

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