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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 Sith are Moral, Upright, and Good — Intentionally Blank Ep. 42
Brandon and Dan talk about role-playing games. Including their favorites, their first introduction, and how they like to play these games. You can join the…
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Arcane Episodes 1–3 & a High Stake Steak Heist — Intentionally Blank Ep. 41
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…
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Tangential to a Bad Story — Intentionally Blank Ep. 40
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…
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Hating Hades — Intentionally Blank Ep. 39
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…
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You're Different! I'm Not Talking About You! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 38
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…
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Two Middle-aged Guys Talking About Encanto — Intentionally Blank Ep. 37
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…
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It’s Amusing for Me to Think About Ben — Intentionally Blank Ep. 36
Brandon and Dan talk about the random critiques their friend sends them about their previous podcasts, including discussions about bad adaptations and other…
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He Doesn't Hate Me, He Hates My Work! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 35
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…
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Wheel of Time Season One: A Full Discussion — Intentionally Blank Ep. 34
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. You can join the…
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We Answer Your Questions! (Dragonsteel MiniCon 2021 panel) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 33
Brandon and Dan answer your questions from the live recording of Intentionally Blank at the November 2021 Dragonsteel MiniCon panel. The questions vary wildly…
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One Nerd in Omaha! (Dragonsteel MiniCon 2021 panel) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 32
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…
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A Visit From the Suckfairy — Intentionally Blank Ep. 31
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…
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Video Game Doppelgängers — Intentionally Blank Ep. 30
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…
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I Don’t Want Extra Powers, Just Let Me Shoot People! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 29
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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Dan Talks About His Famous Friends — Intentionally Blank Ep. 28
Dan talks about his famous friend John de Lancie that segues into a discussion about different types and levels of fame. You can join the discussion and vote…
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The Wheel of Time Talk Show — Intentionally Blank Ep. 27
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…
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Alternate Dimensions (FanX 2021 panel) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 26
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…
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Fixing Bad Stories (FanX 2021 panel) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 25
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…
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Still Talkin' About Music — Intentionally Blank Ep. 24
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…
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Sting's Fan Club: #1 – Dune — Intentionally Blank Ep. 23
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…
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Not That Interesting… or Clever — Intentionally Blank Ep. 22
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…
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Scaring Children and Other Fun Halloween Activities — Intentionally Blank Ep. 21
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…
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Podcast: The Gathering — Intentionally Blank Ep. 20
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…
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Let’s Talk Spoilers! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 19
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…
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Time Travel Disaster Tourism! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 18
Brandon and Dan talk about really bad story ideas including alternate dimension time travel disaster tourism and workshop them out of terribleness(?) that…
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So... Zombies — Intentionally Blank Ep. 17
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…
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Perfect Movie Time! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 16
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…
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Fresh! I Don't Think So! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 15
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…
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Really Great Because of How Great It Is — Intentionally Blank Ep. 14
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…
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"Your Name Here" — Intentionally Blank Ep. 13
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…
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I Have Bubble Tea and You Don’t! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 12
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…
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Weird Feedback We Get — Intentionally Blank Ep. 11
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. You…
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The "Perfect" Podcast — Intentionally Blank Ep. 10
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…
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Let’s Talk About Black Widow! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 9
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…
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You and That Walrus Have Baggage... — Intentionally Blank Ep. 8
In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about humans fighting animals. Specifically regarding a poll that shows the "Deadly"…
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It's Not a Heist, It's a Stick Up! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 7
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! You can…
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Dan Ruins Everything! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 6
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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I Want All the Popcorn! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 5
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…
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Rotten! I Don't Think So! (Part 2) — Intentionally Blank Ep. 4
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…
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Rotten! I Don't Think So! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 3
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…
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Bizarre Anthropological Phenomenon vs All Hail Bizanthranon! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 2
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…
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Popcornture vs Stubad — Intentionally Blank Ep. 1
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…