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Intentionally Blank

By: Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells
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  • Join bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells as they search for the perfect podcast name and talk about the weird things they love—such as food heists, the perfect popcorn salt, and whether any art can truly be perfect. Listen for commentary on movies, TV shows, books, video games, and wherever else their conversation leads them.
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  • Coping with Failure — Intentionally Blank Ep. 155

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

    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
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    31 mins
  • Was Dune 2 Actually Good?? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 154

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

    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
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    33 mins
  • The Working Man's Podcast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 153

    The Working Man's Podcast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 153
    May 8 2024

    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.

    Want to send me something to open?
    Dragonsteel Entertainment
    ATTN: Adam
    P.O Box 698
    American Fork, UT 84003

    Stay up to date by following my newsletter: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/tag/newsletter/#footer

    Interested in signed books and swag? Check here: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/

    You can also follow me on:
    Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorbrandonsanderson
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandSanderson
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrandSanderson
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandsanderson/?hl=en
    Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mistbornbrandon

    Frequently asked questions: https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/

    (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
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    30 mins
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Brandon & Dan: Legendary Authors & Amazing People

I always love Brandon, but I’ve gained a love for Dan too! I feel a kinship with them, and I love discovering new books to read and new movies to watch, whether they are substantially good or bad, just from listening to these greats gab. They are as forgetful and crazy as I am! 😂 This is my new favorite podcast. 💯

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For Lovers of Story

This podcast routinely makes me laugh out loud. I listen mostly because I love Brandon and Dan's perspective on stories and enjoy their conversations about what they've watched and read and what they're writing, but all the intervening side tangents are consistently entertaining as well. Bad story ideas is probably my favorite "reoccurring segment."

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Hilarious

Dan Wells and Brandon Sanderson are two of my most favorite authors and it was so fun to listen to them talk and share their nerdiness about LOTR, Star Trek, and meat heists, among many other things.

This is a great podcast.

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funny and entertaining

if you like two random dudes just talking about nerdy random stuff. that is all it is

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Simply put, Brandon & Dan know there business.

Best thing about these masterful story tellers is how humble and willing to share in their successes.
Second best thing, they are hilarious while they talk shop and giving interesting insights into many aspect of their craft, the difficulties they face as writers and their methods in overcoming them.
Plus they sound just like me and my friends

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A Left at the Door review of Intentionally Blank

What can I say about this podcast other than that it's amazing?!
If you like a structured podcast about one topic, this podcast is not for you.
If you like whimsy, a look into an author's mind, and well the tangential nature that the insight into their thoughts brings then this is the podcast for you.
You never know what you will get when the podcast starts and Brandon and Dan always have something fun and interesting up their sleeves for the listener.
More food heists please!
How's that Ben?

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awesome podcast.

Absolutely love the food heist. Y'all should create a board game or mobile game with that concept.

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Shooting the Breeze

The premise of the show is that Brandon regularly has to spend time signing books. So, Dan keeps him company and they have a half hour conversation about whatever interests them at the moment and record it.

It is like getting to sit in on 2 friends having a fun discussion. If tangents and very loose structure bother you then this might not be the podcast for you. 😂

I originally wanted to just listen to a specific episode that was recommended by a friend and then decided I needed to listen to this from the very beginning.

This makes perfect background material to listen to when you want to do something else and just half listen as well.

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