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Intentionally Blank
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.
Episodes
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The Origin of Gaming — Intentionally Blank Ep. 163
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…
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Do You Believe in Ghosts? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 162
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…
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Why is THAT on your Bucket List? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 161
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…
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They're Hiding the TRUTH from you! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 160
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…
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Why ARE we Nostalgic? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 159
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…
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Media We Hate — Intentionally Blank Ep. 158
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…
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Post-Apocalyptic Obsession — Intentionally Blank Ep. 157
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…
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FTL AF — Intentionally Blank Ep. 156
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…
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Coping with Failure — Intentionally Blank Ep. 155
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. Want to send…
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Was Dune 2 Actually Good?? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 154
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…
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The Working Man's Podcast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 153
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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Advice Your Parents Never Gave You ... But We Will! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 152
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…
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Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151
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…
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Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150
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…
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The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149
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…
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The Death of the 80’s Action Hero — Intentionally Blank Ep. 148
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…
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The Demand for Mature Fantasy — Intentionally Blank Ep. 147
Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss the future of storytelling post-superhero boom. Reflecting on past trends and predicting the next tentpole…
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Brandon Wrote ANOTHER Secret Project? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 146
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…
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Kermit Vs Apollo Creed — Intentionally Blank Ep. 145
Check out Dragonsteel's recent BackerKit campaign for the Words of Radiance leather bound here…
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Freshly Baked with Winn Sanderson —Intentionally Blank Ep. 144
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…
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Trying out "Cold Case" Ice Cream! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 143
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…
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Pure Muppet "Muppet Movies"— Intentionally Blank Ep. 142
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…
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Our Long Forgotten Trunk Novels — Intentionally Blank Ep. 141
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…
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Hugos, Oscars, and Turtles? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 140
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…
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Caribbean Island Adventures — Intentionally Blank Ep. 139
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…
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The Infamous Ice Cream Tier List — Intentionally Blank Ep. 138
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…
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Our 2023 Year in Review — Intentionally Blank Ep. 137
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…
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Finally Reviewing "Spiderman: Across the Spider-Verse" — Intentionally Blank Ep. 136
This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon FINALLY talk about "Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse!" Along with getting to the topic at hand, Brandon…
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The Best Action Movie of the Year — Intentionally Blank Ep. 135
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…
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Anything but "Into the Spider-Verse!" — Intentionally Blank Ep. 134
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…
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Christmas Food Tier List — Intentionally Blank Ep. 133
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…
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Live Q&A at Dragonsteel 2023! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 132
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…
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Our First Book Signings — Intentionally Blank Ep. 131 (Recorded Live at Dragonsteel 2023!)
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…
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Superhero Movies Before They Were Cool (Part 2) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 130
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…
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Superhero Movies Before They Were Cool — Intentionally Blank Ep. 129
This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about hipster superhero movies (you know, the ones from before they were cool). Check out our previous…
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The Burger Ranking Throwdown — Intentionally Blank Ep. 128
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…
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Brandons Kaiju Quiz for Dan — Intentionally Blank Ep. 126
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…
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Brandons Kaiju Quiz for Dan — Intentionally Blank Ep. 126
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…
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Live Action "One Piece" — Intentionally Blank Ep. 125
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…
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Ethan’s Writing Origins with Ethan Skarstedt — Intentionally Blank Ep. 124
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…
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Meeting the real-life "Skar!" with Ethan Skarstedt — Intentionally Blank Ep. 123
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…
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Theme Park Adventures — Intentionally Blank Ep. 122
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…
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Mission Stories from Around the World — Intentionally Blank Ep. 121
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…
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Culinary Catastrophes — Intentionally Blank Ep. 120
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…
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Brandon and Dan Kind of Beg for Stuff — Intentionally Blank Ep. 119
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…
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Toy Box Chronicles — Intentionally Blank Ep. 118
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…
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Our Entire History with Ninja Turtles — Intentionally Blank Ep. 117
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 &…
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning — Intentionally Blank Ep. 116
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 &…
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The Greatest Dead Fantasy Authors — Intentionally Blank Ep. 115
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…
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Best Living Fantasy Authors — Intentionally Blank Ep. 114
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…
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Depression — Intentionally Blank Ep. 113
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…
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Ted Lasso Season 2 — Intentionally Blank Ep. 112
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…
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Nearly a Wizard of the Coast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 111
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…
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Talking Tetris — Intentionally Blank Ep. 110
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…
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Campfire Chronicles — Intentionally Blank Ep. 109
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…
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Tech and Titanic — Intentionally Blank Ep. 108
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…
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Our Fan Favorite Theories — Intentionally Blank Ep. 107
Brandon and Dan start their discussion by contemplating time travel trolley disaster scenarios before moving on to their favorite fan theories for shows like…
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Aliens vs Authors — Intentionally Blank Ep. 106
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…
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A Very Timely Discussion of Glass Onion and Knives Out — Intentionally Blank Ep. 105
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…
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Dear Listeners, Choose Wisely! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 104
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…