Intentionally Blank

Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells

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.

  • 29 minutes 48 seconds
    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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    (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

    8 May 2024, 9:00 pm
  • 33 minutes
    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 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...

    1 May 2024, 3:00 pm
  • 32 minutes 4 seconds
    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 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

    24 April 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 39 seconds
    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, 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

    17 April 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 19 seconds
    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 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!

    10 April 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 27 seconds
    How Do We Get the Nacho Cheese on the Naked Man? — 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 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?

    3 April 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 49 seconds
    The Future of Pop Culture? — 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 blockbusters.

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    27 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 32 seconds
    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 Radiance" and yet another Secret Project that Brandon wrote without anyone else knowing. 

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    20 March 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 32 minutes 6 seconds
    Kermit Vs Apollo Creed — Intentionally Blank Ep. 145

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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!

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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."

    13 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 33 minutes 50 seconds
    Freshly Baked with 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 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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    6 March 2024, 5:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 20 seconds
    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 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!

    Cold Case Ice Cream: https://www.coldcaseicecream.com/

    Rockwell Ice Cream: https://www.rockwellicecream.com/

    Check out our previous episode of Intentionally Blank: https://youtu.be/LDWis2spMvc

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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...?

    28 February 2024, 7:00 pm
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