Episodes

  • Intentionally Gifted — Intentionally Blank Ep. 170
    Sep 4 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down after a while to catch up about all the things that have been going on in there life. Dan also brings several mystery gifts for Brandon from friends and fans.

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    34 mins
  • Young Adult Publishing Vs Adult Publishing w/ Brandon Mull — Intentionally Blank Ep. 169
    Aug 28 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Brandon Mull sit down to chat about how there are major differences between Young Adult Publishing Vs Adult publishing and some of the more interesting changes between the two of them.

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    31 mins
  • My Thoughts on Oppenheimer.... w/ Brandon Mull — Intentionally Blank Ep. 168
    Aug 21 2024

    This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Special Guest Brandon Mull chat about the movie Oppenheimer! Along with it, they talk about the highest grossing directors, how using a soundtrack is cheating, among many other things!

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    Chapters
    (0:00) - Putting off Oppenheimer
    (1:20) - First Thoughts?
    (3:43) - Nolan's Attention to Authenticity
    (8:45) - The Refusal of CG
    (10:33) - The Purest Way to Study Humanity
    (12:15) - The Score / Sound Mixing
    (17:35) - How Differently We Write
    (22:15) - Where We Place Value in Acting
    (25:50) - The Highest Grossing Directors
    (27:15) - Closing Thoughts
    (30:38) - What's Next?

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    29 mins
  • The Price of Creation w/ Brandon Mull — Intentionally Blank Ep. 167
    Aug 14 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Brandon Mull sit down on a special episode of Intentionally Blank to talk about whats been happening in there lives, the price one pays to create, and some of there early signing line stories.

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    Chapters
    (0:00) - Brandon and...Brandon?
    (1:32) - Book Signing Stories
    (4:30) - Comedy Strategies
    (6:28) - Cartoon Talk
    (8:23) - There are SO many Brandons!
    (11:09) - Writing With a Comic Relief Character
    (15:29) - Why Don't Magic Creatures Change?
    (17:08) - Writing Your Longest Book
    (19:18) - A Certain Amount of Ideas
    (20:40) - The Price We Pay
    (24:36) - Cosmere Rules
    (29:23) - Family Activities
    (31:03) - Amazing Trips

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    31 mins
  • What Makes a Good Villain? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 166
    Aug 7 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about what makes a good character for villain and a design to boot!

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    Tier List Placings:
    Good Design / Good Character: Gollum, Captain Hook, Starscream (Dan), Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, Dracula, The Joker
    Good Design / Flat Character: Sauron, Xenomorph, Big Brother, Voldemort, Boba Feet, Pac-Man Ghost, Cobra Commander, Bowser
    Poor Design / Good Character: Professor Moriarty, Flintheart Glomgold, Khan, Starscream (Brandon), Nicol Bolas, Thanos
    Poor Design / Flat Character: M.O.D.A.K, Megatron, Shredder,
    Skeletor Tier: Skeletor

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    40 mins
  • The Future of Gaming — Intentionally Blank Ep. 165
    Jul 31 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells reach the conclusion of there talk on the history of gaming and what it looks like in the modern time. From talks of mobile gaming, the Wii, and VR, there is plenty to hear from this episode of intentionally blank!

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    (0:00) - Changes of Youth
    (1:51) - The Finale of Gaming
    (2:33) - An Era of Wii
    (5:32) - Gaming Instruments
    (8:40) - The World of VR
    (13:51) - Mobile Gaming Struggle
    (18:26) - GOOD Games for Mobile
    (23:01) - Gaming Training
    (25:46) - Magic Talk
    (31:02) - Slipping into Procrastination
    (32:18) - A Mandate to Create

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    33 mins
  • The Console Wars — Intentionally Blank Ep. 164
    Jul 24 2024

    Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down once again to continue the talk of gaming's history and there place inside of it!

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    33 mins
  • The Origin Of Gaming — Intentionally Blank Ep. 163
    Jul 17 2024

    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 movies and the puzzle box like formulae they often have.

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    34 mins