Episodes

  • Aliens Definitely Exist — Intentionally Blank Ep. 156
    May 29 2024

    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 going on with the aliens around earth!

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    Chapters
    (0:00) - Donald's Special Shirt
    (1:10) - Surprise Guest: Ben!
    (1:56) - Dragonsteel Nexus Ticket Giveaways
    (3:38) - Ben's Missing Invite
    (4:40) - The Mysterious Gift
    (7:05) - Dan's Badge Ribbions
    (8:12) - What Really IS Intentionally Blank?
    (8:57) - Dan's Question for Ben
    (10:07) - Unapologetically Paranormal
    (12:19) - Long Haired Problems
    (13:23) - Dans Legit Straight Answer on UFO's
    (16:49) - FTL-AF
    (18:50) - Different Alien Experiences
    (20:08) - Fermi paradox
    (23:30) - Only Ones Here Vs Can't Find Them
    (24:51) - Nukes Make Better Sci-Fi Worlds
    (26:14) - Off Topic Once Again
    (26:53) - Brandon's Question for Ben
    (27:36) - Writing Group Thievery

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    28 mins
  • 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
    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
    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.

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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

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    30 mins
  • Advice Your Parents Never Gave You ... But We Will! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 152
    May 1 2024

    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...

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    33 mins
  • Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151
    Apr 24 2024

    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

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    32 mins
  • Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150
    Apr 17 2024

    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

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    27 mins
  • The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149
    Apr 10 2024

    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!

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    31 mins