Intentionally Blank - Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells

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Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151 Apr 24, 2024

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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

Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150 Apr 17, 2024

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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

The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149 Apr 10, 2024

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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!

The Death of the 80’s Action Hero — Intentionally Blank Ep. 148 Apr 03, 2024

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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?

The Demand for Mature Fantasy — Intentionally Blank Ep. 147 Mar 27, 2024

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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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Brandon Wrote ANOTHER Secret Project? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 146 Mar 20, 2024

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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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Kermit Vs Apollo Creed — Intentionally Blank Ep. 145 Mar 13, 2024

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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!
Muppet Movie Article: https://hard-drive.net/hd/entertainment/every-best-picture-winner-ranked-by-how-good-a-muppets-version-would-be/
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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."

Freshly Baked with Winn Sanderson —Intentionally Blank Ep. 144 Mar 06, 2024

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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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Trying out "Cold Case" Ice Cream! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 143 Feb 28, 2024

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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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Sound Engineering by Daniel Thompson
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...?

Pure Muppet "Muppet Movies"— Intentionally Blank Ep. 142 Feb 21, 2024

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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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Sound Engineering by Daniel Thompson
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

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