152 episodes

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.

Intentionally Blank Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells

    • TV & Film

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.

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

    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

    • 29 min
    Advice Your Parents Never Gave You ... But We Will! — Intentionally Blank Ep. 152

    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...

    • 33 min
    Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151

    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

    • 32 min
    Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150

    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

    • 26 min
    The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149

    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!

    • 31 min
    How Do We Get the Nacho Cheese on the Naked Man? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 148

    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?

    • 27 min

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