Intentionally Blank - Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells

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Why is THAT on your Bucket List? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 161 Jul 03, 2024

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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

They're Hiding the TRUTH from you! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 160 Jun 26, 2024

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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?

Why ARE we Nostalgic? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 159 Jun 19, 2024

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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

Media We Hate — Intentionally Blank Ep. 158 Jun 12, 2024

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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

Post-Apocalyptic Obsession — Intentionally Blank Ep. 157 Jun 05, 2024

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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

FTL AF — Intentionally Blank Ep. 156 May 29, 2024

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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

Coping with Failure — Intentionally Blank Ep. 155 May 22, 2024

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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

Was Dune 2 Actually Good?? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 154 May 15, 2024

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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

The Working Man's Podcast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 153 May 08, 2024

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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

Advice Your Parents Never Gave You ... But We Will! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 152 May 01, 2024

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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...

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