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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about (completely on time) The Fall Guy! With Dan having returned from his trip, there is plenty to discuss when it comes to the stunts, why it flopped in the box office, and the robin hoods of the Food Heist world. 

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Brandon Sanderson and special guest Brian McClellan chat about the world of game design, there favorite video games in general, and how the gaming industry seems to be headed. 

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Brandon Sanderson and special guest Brian McClellan talk all things Halloween, from childhood stories, to favorite candy they get when they are celebrating the holiday!

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Brandon Sanderson and special guest Brian McClellan sit down to talk about the Intentionally Blank Guide to Steak. Want to know the cut of meat you should go for? What cook temp you need? Well, we sure have some thoughts on how it should be done...well done...

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells come together once again on Intentionally Blank to find out what some of the best animated features are! From Titan A.E to The Secret of Nimh, join us in determining what deserves to hold the coveted S rank. 

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Chapters 
(0:00) - Another Paid Unpaid Intern Episode...
(2:56) - Titan A.E. 
(5:17) - Ice Age Franchise 
(8:33) - The Iron Giant
(10:29) - The Princess of Mars Problem 
(12:01) - Road to El Dorado 
(12:34) - Prince of Egypt
(14:05) - Original Animated Transformer Movie 
(15:31) - G.I.Joe Animated Movie 
(18:29) - The Bee Movie
(22:47) - How to Train Your Dragon 
(27:23) - The Secret of Nimh
(29:08) - Rapid Fire Opinions

Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Holly Black convene as the Fantasy Quorum to answer the most difficult questions that modern fantasy writers face today.

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Chapters
(0:00) - Is Beowulf Fantasy? 
(4:37) - What is the Second Best Fantasy Film of all Time? 
(7:42) - The Fantasy Film You Stand By? 
(12:26) - Holly Blacks Foundational Fantasy Book
(13:45) - Another Dan Hot Take
(15:56) - Are Fantasy Books Hiding Sci-Fi REALLY Fantasy Books? 
(22:15) - Coolest Award in Fiction? 
(26:04) - Where Do You Shelve Horror in a Book Store?
(30:51) - Should All Books Just Be Considered Fantasy and Sci-fi?
(36:21) - Gimli's Axe...?

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells invite special guest Holly Black, author of the Spiderwick Chronicles and Book of Night, to come and talk about Kickstarting and what it involves! Along with talking about the process, a zombie fly haunts the set and they talk about what IS fantasy?  

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Chapters
(0:00) - Holly Black Is Here! 
(2:15) - Is Calvin and Hobbies a Fantasy? 
(6:02) - The Fly Killers 
(6:54) - Holly Did a Kickstarter!
(19:52) - The Aftermath of a Successful Kickstart
(22:06) - The Cosmere RPG 
(24:04) - The Crowd Funding Philosophy  
(29:43) - The Parasocial Connection

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are back again, this time discussing there favorite time travel movies! From there deep love of Bill and Ted's Adventures to the less well known loop like movies, you'll find yourself listening again...and again...and again for this week of Intentionally Blank!

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about marrying your waifu in Elden Ring and getting the real Pseudoephedrine drugs from stores, and catch up on each other's day-to-day lives.

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about the things in movies and stories that pulls them out of the worlds, and how they try to avoid doing that in there own works. 

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down after a while to catch up about all the things that have been going on in there life. Dan also brings several mystery gifts for Brandon from friends and fans. 

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Brandon Sanderson and Brandon Mull sit down to chat about how there are major differences between Young Adult Publishing Vs Adult publishing and some of the more interesting changes between the two of them.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Special Guest Brandon Mull chat about the movie Oppenheimer! Along with it, they talk about the highest grossing directors, how using a soundtrack is cheating, among many other things! 

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Chapters
(0:00) - Putting off Oppenheimer
(1:20) - First Thoughts? 
(3:43) - Nolan's Attention to Authenticity 
(8:45) - The Refusal of CG 
(10:33) - The Purest Way to Study Humanity
(12:15) - The Score / Sound Mixing
(17:35) - How Differently We Write
(22:15) - Where We Place Value in Acting 
(25:50) - The Highest Grossing Directors
(27:15) - Closing Thoughts
(30:38) - What's Next?

Brandon Sanderson and Brandon Mull sit down on a special episode of Intentionally Blank to talk about whats been happening in there lives, the price one pays to create, and some of there early signing line stories.

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Chapters
(0:00) - Brandon and...Brandon?
(1:32) - Book Signing Stories
(4:30) - Comedy Strategies 
(6:28) - Cartoon Talk
(8:23) - There are SO many Brandons!
(11:09) - Writing With a Comic Relief Character
(15:29) - Why Don't Magic Creatures Change? 
(17:08) - Writing Your Longest Book 
(19:18) - A Certain Amount of Ideas
(20:40) - The Price We Pay
(24:36) - Cosmere Rules
(29:23) - Family Activities  
(31:03) - Amazing Trips

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about what makes a good character for villain and a design to boot! 

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Tier List Placings:
Good Design / Good Character: Gollum, Captain Hook, Starscream (Dan), Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Dracula, The Joker 
Good Design / Flat Character: Sauron, Xenomorph, Big Brother, Voldemort, Boba Feet, Pac-Man Ghost, Cobra Commander, Bowser 
Poor Design / Good Character: Professor Moriarty, Flintheart Glomgold, Khan, Starscream (Brandon), Nicol Bolas, Thanos 
Poor Design / Flat Character: M.O.D.A.K, Megatron, Shredder, 
Skeletor Tier: Skeletor 

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells reach the conclusion of there talk on the history of gaming and what it looks like in the modern time. From talks of mobile gaming, the Wii, and VR, there is plenty to hear from this episode of intentionally blank! 

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(0:00) - Changes of Youth
(1:51) - The Finale of Gaming 
(2:33) - An Era of Wii
(5:32) - Gaming Instruments 
(8:40) - The World of VR
(13:51) - Mobile Gaming Struggle
(18:26) - GOOD Games for Mobile
(23:01) - Gaming Training
(25:46) - Magic Talk
(31:02) - Slipping into Procrastination 
(32:18) - A Mandate to Create

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down once again to continue the talk of gaming's history and there place inside of it! 

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down and talk about there favorite games back when it all was done in an arcade! Along with that, they talk about the Nolan movies and the puzzle box like formulae they often have. 

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to chat about how the world is not always what it seems and how ghosts and ghouls may be lurking about. Throw on top a few bad story ideas and you have your typical episode of Intentionally Blank! 

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Chapters
(0:00) - Dan's Shameless Shilling  
(2:50) - A Bad Story Idea?
(7:50) - The Ocean 11 of Historical Figures 
(11:54) - Ready Player 1 Talk 
(14:39) - Does We Believe in Ghosts?
(22:23) - Dan's Bad Fantasy Story
(24:09) - Big Foot Talk
(29:29) - Who Wrote Shake spheres Plays?
(31:52) - Is BRANDON writing all the secret novels?

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells come together today on Intentionally Blank to talk about what they still have to do on there bucket lists. From getting a Magic the Gathering Card changed forever, to seeing the great wonders of the world, see what's left to do this week on Intentionally Blank! 

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(0:00) - Dan sang in Carnegie hall?
(2:09) - The Manhattan Cuisine
(3:47) - Brandon's Personal Hell 
(4:52) - Brandon's Number 1 Bucket List Item
(5:56) - A Traveling Interruption 
(7:25) - Jeff the Chef
(7:55) - Back to the Magic Bucket List 
(10:10) - Dan's AP English Question 
(12:19) - The Awards We'd Wanna Win
(14:37) - Oh the Places We Want to Go
(16:57) - Adventure Destinations 
(17:57) - Big Old Big Tour 
(19:14) - Movie / Gaming To Do's
(19:43) - Movie Talk 
(20:36) - Media Properties We'd Want to be Apart of
(24:18) - Space Tourism
(26:44) - What 7th Wonder Would You Visit?
(29:00) - Where Do You Have a Second House? 
(33:57) - The Bucket Is Already Pretty Full

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells meet in secret to talk about the deep truths of the world. From the Dino's who built the pyramid to who is buying all the glitter, join us for this eye opening talk on Intentionally Blank! 

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(0:00) - "Joking" About Conspiracy Theories
(1:15) - Technically an Unpaid Intern
(1:47) - Why They ACTUALLY Named the Movie Frozen
(3:10) - The Reason They WANT You to Believe 
(5:50) - Hiding the Terrible Things we Totally Didn't Do
(7:26) - The Great Glitter Conspiracy 
(10:27) - Bill Gates is Making FAKE Snow
(11:51) - Al Gore Caught with Flamethrower and Jetpack!
(12:33) - Rocks just PRETEND to be Hard! 
(13:55) - Are We Living in a Simulation? 
(16:16) - How to Make a Believable Simulation
(18:25) - Did DINOSUAR'S Build the Pyramids? 
(22:37) - They are HIDING a WHOLE Planet! 
(25:25) - We're all LOCKED IN by the Ice!
(26:44) - Flat Earth Surprise
(28:41) - The ENTIRE Moon is Fake!
(30:12) - The Earth is COMPLETELY Hollow!
(32:07) - They Bought To Many Traffic Barrels?
(33:32) - The TRUE Conspiracy Theories!
(35:02) - Is Ben ACTUALLY CG?

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about how puns can be tricky depending on the language, a new food heist, and the many forms of Nostalgia that follow us all.

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(0:00) - Brandon's Writing Retreat 
(3:00) - Curry Talk 
(5:57) - Oh The Puns You Can Make
(10:17) - Explaining Korean Jokes
(12:48) - Telling jokes in Mexico 
(13:38) - Food Heist
(15:41) - When Do People Tend to be Nostalgic?
(18:20) - The Most Moral Society 
(20:51) - The Time Of Least Political Division 
(22:45) - What Was the Best Period of Music for you? 
(27:50) - When Was Fashion At Its Height?
(29:34) - When Was the News the Most Reliable? 
(33:17) - Strongest Economy?
(36:08) - The Time of the Best Food? 
(37:51) - Wrap Up

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to chat about what Media they just can't stand. From The Hobbit to Harry Potter, join us on this confusing road of hate and confusion. 

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(0:00) - Movies We Truly Hate 
(1:05) - "What About Bob" Like Media 
(4:07) - Marvel Eternals Shade
(5:54) - Fantastic Beasts is a Bore
(9:11) - The Long Form Webcomic Problem 
(10:27) - The Other Harry Potter Movies
(12:10) - Disliking James Joyce
(18:30) - Finding Dan's Hate
(20:18) - Dan LIKE'S The Last Jedi?
(21:24) - The New Generation Artists
(25:55) - The Latchkey Generation 
(26:40) - The Oliver Artist Corner Interruption 
(27:30) - Back to Busting Ghosts
(29:39) - The Hobbit Films (Check For Shorts)
(32:20) - DC Disappointment, Not Hate

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells get together to talk about the many fascinating aspects of post apocalyptic worlds and why we are drawn to write about them and talk about them. 

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Chapters 
(0:00) - The Many Planets of the Apes
(1:51) - The Odd Success of the franchise 
(4:07) - Overcoming a Legacy 
(7:13) - A Miracle Movie
(9:40) - The New Story Telling
(13:45) - The Novella its all based on 
(14:13) - Post Apocalyptic in General 
(15:33) - Hard to Swallow Story Pills
(16:53) - Waterworld 
(18:27) - Fallout Talk
(23:27) - Helldivers 2 
(24:20) - Our Fascination With Post-Apocalypse 
(28:17) - Brandon's Video Game Dream
(30:00) - Cyperpunk Being Trapped

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are joined by a surprise guest in this episode where they cover the Fermi Paradox,  faster than light issues, and what REALLY is going on with the aliens around earth!

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Chapters 
(0:00) - Donald's Special Shirt 
(1:10) - Surprise Guest: Ben!
(1:56) - Dragonsteel Nexus Ticket Giveaways
(3:38) - Ben's Missing Invite
(4:40) - The Mysterious Gift
(7:05) - Dan's Badge Ribbions
(8:12) - What Really IS Intentionally Blank?
(8:57) - Dan's Question for Ben
(10:07) - Unapologetically Paranormal 
(12:19) - Long Haired Problems
(13:23) - Dans Legit Straight Answer on UFO's
(16:49) - FTL-AF 
(18:50) - Different Alien Experiences
(20:08) - Fermi paradox
(23:30) - Only Ones Here Vs Can't Find Them
(24:51) - Nukes Make Better Sci-Fi Worlds 
(26:14) - Off Topic Once Again
(26:53) - Brandon's Question for Ben
(27:36) - Writing Group Thievery

Dad Sanderson and Father Wells come back once again to teach us about the world of saying no, coping with failure, and raising the new generation.

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Chapters
(0:00) - Wedding Receptions 
(2:14) - Hunting for the bat'leth
(3:06) - Fatherly Advice 2: Electric Boogaloo
(5:02) - Learning to say No
(6:00) - Untern Donald 
(6:33) - Getting back to the question
(7:39) - Brandon's "No" Story
(13:43) - Being okay disappointing people
(16:23) - Growing from hardship and failure 
(22:01) - Putting "systems" into your life
(25:33) - Parenting Advice for the younger generation

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about how they loved Dune 2 in a normal amount of time that is typical of any other podcast. They take a look at the story, casting, and the future all on this episode of Intentionally Blank!

Chapters 

(0:00) - Cutting Edge News 
(1:01) - Spoiler Alert Warning for Dune 2
(1:33) - Ranking Dune 2 vs Dune 1
(2:36) - Dunes Weird Book Structure 
(6:25) - The Best Dune 2 that it could have been
(7:17) - Dans One Problem
(10:01) - Brandon's Rebuttal 
(13:17) - The Good Changes
(13:56) - Dune Part 3 or Dune Messiah?
(15:00) - Thoughts on Feyd-Rautha
(18:55) - A Story of Opposing Forces
(19:55) - Christopher Walkin Thoughts
(23:29) - Toddler Alia 
(26:05) - Zendaya as Chani
(27:27) - Beast Rabban thoughts 
(28:05) - Brandon's "Worst Part" 
(30:34) - Dune Box office talk 
(32:03) - New Dune Properties 
(33:39) - Hollywood's Restraint in Sequels

Brandon Sanderson, the working man, talks about his "high roller" experience in Las Vegas, the Tooth Slime from the Omega Mart, and leveling up your Ferrari.

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(0:00) - Concerts and Musicians Galore
(7:16) - Dan's Food Heist
(9:55) - Asking for free stuff...worked?
(12:50) - Omega Mart
(17:08) - Brandon's "Fun" Vegas Story
(24:55) - Leveling Up Your Ferrari   
(26:09) - Cars of the "Working Man"
(29:44) - Vegas in all its Glory

Daddy Sanderson and father Wells sit down to give the youthful folk of the world some good old "dad" advice. Between College, the housing market, and relationships, there is a little bit of advice for everyone on this episode of Intentionally Blank

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(0:00) - Intro
(0:57) - Lobster Heist 
(4:23) - Dad Qualifications 
(5:55) - Off The Cuff Advice
(7:19) - College Majors 
(9:35) - Stress about School 
(11:35) - The New Financial Stresses
(13:15) - The Housing Market  
(15:00) - Navigating College Even Now 
(17:05) - Hope in the Future 
(19:35) - The "Death" of Publishing 
(21:23) - Why did you choose "Mom"?
(26:35) - Marrying your best friend
(28:50) - How do you know your successful?
(35:20) - Find a job you love...

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to chat about the world of book publishing and the many holes and roads that it leads to. Along the way, they chat about "The Penguion's," some of their crazy signing stories, and the Film Industries looming big issues. 

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Chapters

(0:00) - "The Penguino's"
(4:30) - A Commitment to Continuity 
(5:40) - Chatting Book Publicity 
(6:25) - Brandon's First Book Signing
(8:23) - Publicist Wheelhouse 
(10:26) - Habatiual Issues with Book Publishing
(13:43) - Book Publishing is Odd
(15:36) - The Economics of it All
(17:50) - The Foolishness of Cleaning House
(20:20) - Falling into Obsecurity
(23:55) - The Midlist 
(25:45) - Greasing the Wheels with Money
(28:40) - Publicity's Constant Struggle
(31:36) - The Film Industry Issues

Brandon Sanderons and Dan Wells sit down once again to talk about how all of the Anne Rice books could be a connected universe, what Papa Fornite looks like, and how people get to act in movies

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Chapters

(0:00) - Anne Rice Connected Universe
(1:36) - Vampire Movies 
(6:40) - Dan's Food Heist 
(9:58) - Giving "Donald" A New Name
(13:40) - Catching Up 
(17:32) - Brandon's Cabin Story
(20:20) - Who is Donald Mustard the 2nd?
(23:11) - S.A.G Card
(28:05) - Neural Feedback Therapy

Brandon Sanderson and special guest Emily Sanderson sit down and talk about the origins of their company "Dragonsteel" and the story of how it became what it is today.

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CHAPTERS

(0:00) - Livestream Persona's
(1:10) - The Start of Dragonsteel
(2:28) - "Why We Do This"
(5:39) - The First Entrepreneur Step
(8:43) - The First Employee
(9:43) - Brandon Hires an Assistant
(12:17) - The Company's Early Tales
(14:54) - The Next Big Step 
(19:01) - Era 2 of Dragonsteel
(22:41) - Growing Era 2 of Dragonsteel 
(24:56) - Future Proofing Writing Books
(28:22) - The Challange of Early Company Growth 
(31:17) - The Big Kickstarter
(32:40) - The Current Era of Dragonsteel 
(34:27) - That's Dragonsteel!

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

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/EsEmhDMb48SbfCd56

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


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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


And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/1spfk1vqst8LY6Hs8

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

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

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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

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/A2xHRtX5P8zfsaih8

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

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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) -

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/8JmGhpii6dqGW6fc9

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

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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)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/r77MxeonwVPA5nSY7

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

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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)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhm-HWXLC6y35tBMO1JftDq3rZEbTvw2_Iaty_LADG4RDAEQ/viewform

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

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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)

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/gxGWtWcLkTDpxG676

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

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 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!

Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank
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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!

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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
https://youtu.be/q4MwVyff9Ag

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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!

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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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https://youtu.be/PcJGiuBbiAc

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start their discussion with food adjacent crimes before moving into their main subject off the table, but are frequently distracted by movie tangents.

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https://youtu.be/6vw-SfZ-y6Y 

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan in timely fashion, discuss the Dungeons & Dragons (2023) movie.

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https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk cinematic alligator ranch heists and compare their favorite mobile games.

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https://youtu.be/BCpoPlGoJdA

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan turn a bad story idea into an awesome one—though still not a good one—before turning their discussion towards the business of writing. 

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https://youtu.be/Y67ShcNp4X0

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan take a personality test. Social or Reclusive? Feisty or Gracious? Stinky or Fresh? The results reveal what characters they are most like. Tune in to find out!

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https://youtu.be/0RyLHAjhJUk

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan begin this episode with some food embezzlement before going down the long and winding road of A.I. naming conventions for The Fast and Furious Movies, Scalzi Awards and Hugo's.

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https://youtu.be/gskRswcnda4

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start with a peculiar food heist before moving on to random google searches, word pronunciation musings, bad story ideas, and finally landing on the varying tastes and uses of humor in literature.

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https://youtu.be/SQqDp2BAQwA

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about the entire first season of Ted Lasso and talk about the reasons why it was so great and how it went the extra mile.

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https://youtu.be/VfYN_uYq-NE

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Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan (definitely not someone impersonating him) have a meandering conversation that touches on things from musicals to software development to music.

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https://youtu.be/61sxjmyvJ6c

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson 

Brandon and Dan offer terrible advice to an AI generated list of questions. From finding your passion to best financial practices, their answers will leave you speechless.

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https://youtu.be/dWhnv2Xwqys

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Dan uses the power of ChatGPT to define, create and expand the possibilities of Intentionally Blank.

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https://youtu.be/TKnMQKYxp3Y

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan have a new twist to their podcast as they record it during the drive to Brandon's BYU class. They talk about Dark One, including the idea's inception as well as the varying properties associated with it.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan explain their bad taste, their distinction between liking something and appreciating something while discussing Andor, She Hulk, Avatar, and more.

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https://youtu.be/miwxyASo9II

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk Yo Yo Girl Cop and what makes some bad movies great while other's are just bad.

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https://youtu.be/DXUB7mqtK7c

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan discuss their best and worst traveling experiences which include lost luggage and other minor things like being struck by lightning in this episode of intentionally Blank.

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https://youtu.be/yhYAy3N8kOs

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan cast The Stormlight Archive... for the muppets as well as some other unexpected properties.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan struggle to find a movie or tv show to discuss before deciding to discuss holiday movies in general.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan answer questions from the live audience at Dragonsteel 2022 before being sabotaged by their friend mid-episode.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan reminisce about their “bad ol’ days” of writing. Their transition from bad to mediocre to published and the trunk novels they left along the way.

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In Defense of Rings of Power... Kinda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypvZfGbklo4

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about the concluding episodes of Rings of Power and rate the show.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about their thoughts on Amazon Prime's Rings of Power.

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Our Experience of Working on Moonbreaker: https://youtu.be/uTuKUXFBlbg

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about their experience in creating a video game with Unknown Worlds in this episode of Intentionally Blank.

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Our Star Trek Addiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0cn23DB3Ik

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan officially talk about Star Trek and the intricacies of the captains, Series, and personal favorite moments.

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Ep.3 & Ep. 4 of LOTR: The Rings of Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHtHtI5etIQ

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about episode 3 & 4 of Rings of Power in this live recording of Intentionally Blank.

Start from the beginning and watch Brandon & Dan review of Ep.1 & Ep.2: https://youtu.be/4TTCiC8UNGg

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New York Comic Con 2022 Q&A: https://youtu.be/PiZin9F81i4

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan answer fan questions on this episode of Intentionally Blank recorded live at NYCC!

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan answer fan questions on this episode of Intentionally Blank recorded live at FanX!

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about all of their jobs leading up to becoming full-time writers on this episode of Intentionally Blank recorded live at FanX!

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon, Dan & Ben go through a heat-filled ringer while being barraged with deep questions. Will they survive the Hot Ones Challenge? 

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about the guide lines of what makes a Mary Sue, and wether or not Gandalf falls into that category.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about Dans facial anomaly, A food heist, and dive deep into their past smartphone memories.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk a bad story idea surrounding George Lucas in a different universe, Why John Carter (2012) was a travesty, a full breakdown of Yesterday (2019), La La Land spoilers (2016) and Dan Wells Interest in The Wonder Years (1988-1993). 

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" tv show Ep. 1 & Ep.2, and their view on each branching storyline and point of view.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about the Upcoming "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" trailer and tv show, and their view on the possible direction of the story building

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger trial, and Brandon's involvement in the dangers of self-publishing.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take a trip through the Pride and prejudice Adaptations. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, Bride and Prejudice, and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells go into the intricacies of “The Death of The Author” and their thoughts on where and when it is applicable.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take a trip down memory lane and tell stories of their college roleplaying days. Curious about where Brandon got some of his original storytelling inspiration? The answer is in this week's episode of Intentionally Blank.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk all about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and discuss Marvel's Phase 4, the desecration of Wanda Maximoff, and the big multiverse movie problem.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells give a full review of Everything Everywhere All At Once, including a dive into the cast, crew, and creation of this wacky film.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take a deep dive into action comedies on this week’s podcast episode. Join the discussion surrounding The Lost City, Fast and Furious, how Brad Pitt knows how to steal a show, and movies that exhibit the same kind of stupid. 

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to discuss Brandon's long, slow root canal experience and swap personal phobias.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to discuss the full first season of Marvel’s, Moon Knight before moving their discussion to rank all the MCU’s television shows against each other.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend the majority of their time on today’s podcast examining the depictions of fictional authors across movies and television compared to their experiences in the real world.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan discuss Moon Knight before moving their conversation towards looking at the rest of Marvel Phase 4 (Wandavision, Loki, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier).

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start off with another historical food heist before moving on to discuss their book titles and other naming conventions in books and films. Including a tangent involving a fake listing of Brandon’s epic, The Way of Kings.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan continue their discussion about musicals from last week, specifically about 2019’s Cats and how mesmerizing Brandon finds it. They also discuss the directorial style of Tom Hooper and how it affected Les Miserables and Cats differently.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start off, as normal, with a food heist. Today’s twist, though, is that it’s a historical food heist centered around coffee! They then move their conversation back to musicals, both on the stage and in cinema.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start the day’s discussion over a recent mid-air Cognac heist before moving on to their final discussion about season one of Arcane plus a quick discussion about the inherent morality of Grim Dark. 

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan try to carry on a conversation using predictive text before moving on to discuss the various works they were required to read throughout their years of schooling.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan chat about whatever comes into their head… Is cereal a soup? The great taco/sandwich debate, and their experience—both weird and not—with writing conferences/retreats.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start off with a not-so-recent food heist before moving on to some of the more “Annoying” questions they get asked.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan discuss their dreams. Literal dreams—not the hopes they have of making something come to fruition. Specifically Brandon’s uncanny ability to control and manipulate his dream sequences using his talent in story-crafting.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend some time on a not-so-recent set of food heists before moving their spoiler-filled discussion to episodes 4-6 of Arcane and 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend some time on a recent Food Heist before moving on to another discussion about Brandon’s “bad” story idea involving time travel disaster tourism. Eventually, their discussion turns to the recent success of Brandon’s Kickstarter.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend some time on a recent Food Heist before moving on to the weirdness that is The Bee Movie. Then spend a majority of their conversation talking about some of the major commonalities found in Gen Xers.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about role-playing games. Including their favorites, their first introduction, and how they like to play these games.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend too much time talking about a steak heist before moving on to discuss the first three episodes of Arcane, the hit animated show from League of Legends on Netflix.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about the “Best” book-to-film adaptations, and what “best” even means; changes that filmmakers make when changing the medium. With standard deviations along the way.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Dan dislikes Hades, the award-winning game, as much as Brandon loves it. Their conversation turns to other types of games and mechanics and what makes them enjoyable for different types of players.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan discuss YA (Young Adult) stories, book covers, the trends they see in the YA market, and about the adaptations of famous works like Shadow and Bone and The Wither

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan, two middle-aged guys, sit down and discuss Encanto, magic realism—both in and out of literature—with tangents regarding the Coen brother’s films and other typical meanderings.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about the random critiques their friend sends them about their previous podcasts, including discussions about bad adaptations and other things they aren’t that interested in but lead to other fun discussions.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

This episode begins with Dan talking about his “friendship” with Christopher Lloyd and the strange round-a-bout way the “I’m Not A Serial Killer” movie came into existence. Typical meanderings should be expected.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan spend too much time discussing a recent food heist before moving on to their discussion about season one of The Wheel of Time.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan answer your questions from the live recording of Intentionally Blank at the November 2021 Dragonsteel MiniCon panel. The questions vary wildly and the answers often take the typical meandering course.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start off trying to make a good idea from a bad one then turn the topic of their conversation to their convention experiences and their journey to getting published through the convention scene.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about favorite things from their youth that have been visited by the “suckfairy.” A mystical creature of pure cynicism that makes even the most beloved parts of your youth terrible to revisit. From books to tv shows, almost nothing is safe. 

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan each take a quiz to figure out who their video game doppelgängers are with their standard meandering conversation, then discuss the merits of the quiz and give it a letter-grade.

Character Quiz: https://brainfall.com/quizzes/what-video-game-character-are-you/

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about their video game journeys from their childhood and about the different types of games their most interested in playing as adults.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Dan talks about his famous friend John de Lancie that segues into a discussion about different types and levels of fame.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

SPOILER WARNING—Brandon and Dan discuss the first four episodes of The Wheel of Time TV show as well as their respective experiences while working in and with Hollywood, the need to adapt things for screen, as well as how Brandon was involved in the series.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan discuss alternate dimensions and other branching points in their lives and careers. Filmed in front of a live audience at the 2021 FanX convention in Salt Lake City.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Live From FanX! — Ep. 25 of Intentionally Blank

Dan helps fix Brandon’s bad ideas! Vikings versus Cuthulu, no problem! Boy raised by dragons, Dan’s got you covered. Filmed in front of a live audience at the 2021 FanX convention in Salt Lake City.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan continue a discussion from an earlier episode about music. In today’s episode they take about music they listen to while writing, specific theme songs for their books as well as diving into popular music with regular tangents along the way.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start this podcast talking about the travesty that is the removal of Sting from Dune 2021 then discuss the film at large and, for once, stay on topic for the entire episode.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan start this podcast talking about music which quickly turns into a conversation about how much, as a culture, we expect kids to do too much which segues into a general discussion about work culture in the U.S.

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Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about Halloween. Including: trick-or-treating, their kids’ funny habits, and eventually to some of the season’s most popular movies like The Shining, The Ring, and The exorcist with a few meandering tangents along the way.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about: Magic The Gathering and games in general, why Brandon stuck with MtG and Dan Didn’t, their basic philosophies of their lives as centered around games Sprinkled with their normal meandering tangents. You don’t need to be super-hardcore into MtG to listen. 

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about spoilers and their effects on the enjoyment of media and movies they liked more the second time around. This episode contains major spoilers for The Village and The Prestige.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about really bad story ideas including alternate dimension time travel disaster tourism and workshop them out of terribleness(?) that leads to a discussion about where they would go in time, if they could. This, unsurprisingly, leads to a tangent about general travel, tourism, and food.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Brandon and Dan talk about plagues! But only for a minute before moving on to a discussion about what makes parody successful and accepted and eventually landing on problematic or interesting adaptations in cinema over the last few decades.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

Perfect movie time! Does this mean that Brandon and Dan will talk about their favorite movies? Kind of! They will briefly discuss the concept of a “perfect movie” with a few examples then move on to parallel story evolution with a few tangents (no surprise) along the way.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan discuss some of the “Hot Takes” Brandon has about highly rated movies (or franchises) on Rotten Tomatoes and no one is safe! As well as briefly touching on the strange professional life of Bill Murray.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan read some podcast name suggestions delivered via paper airplane, discuss the evolution of their signatures, delve into the problems of much of today’s criticism, and a bit about Roger Ebert’s controversial statement that “Video games can never be art.”

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan go over some of your podcast name suggestions, discuss book naming conventions (including Dan “attempting” to name the fifth volume of The Stormlight Archive), as well as publishing fears and faux pas.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about food, how their tastes have changed over the course of their lives, and some of their favorite meals from around the world.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about some of the weird feedback they’ve received and how it should be responded to.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about perfection in the arts and if what that means. They also talk about a few films they consider “perfect.”

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about Disney’s Black Widow as well as a brief discussion about their “Second Look” movies. Films you didn’t necessarily enjoy the first time around but found new appreciation during the second viewing.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about humans fighting animals. Specifically regarding a poll that shows the "Deadly" animals that American's think they could take in a fight.

Link to Survey: https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2021/05/13/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-what-animal-would-win-f

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan discuss heist movies like: Ocean's 11, Baby Driver, Inception, Rogue One, and others!

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan discuss how poorly Brandon speaks Korean, books they'll never write, and tell you about podiums.

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Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found.

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank Brandon and Dan discuss NFTs, food snobbery, and the different types of connoisseurship. You can join the discussion and vote for your favorite podcast title at r/sanderson: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sanderson/

Produced by Adam Horne

Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

This week's episode of Intentionally Blank is the second part of Brandon and Dan discussing Rotten Tomato's rating system and some of the platform's worst-rated films. This week, it's Dan's turn to winge about movies. Movies like: The Whole Nine Yards, 13th Warrior, The Accidental Spy, and many more!

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank Brandon and Dan discuss Rotten Tomato's rating system and some of the platform's worst rated films. Like: Waterworld, Hook, Reign of Fire, The Three Amigos, and many more that Brandon and Dan don't feel belong.

In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank Brandon and Dan discuss the evolution of "Nerd Culture" and find themselves running a gamut of tangents ranging from dad jokes to movies they love that everyone else hates.

The opening episode of Intentionally Blank begins in terribad fashion as Brandon and Dan search for the perfect podcast name and share their thoughts on The Snyder Cut, artists changing their art, and a bit about Jeopardy.