In this episode, Brandon and Dan discuss Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1. They share their rankings, opinions, and talk about the movie both with & without spoilers!



Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning  — Ep. 116 of 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.

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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

Navigating The Publishing Industry — Intentionally Blank Ep. 151

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

Who is Papa Fortnite? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 150

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!

The Origin of Dragonsteel — Intentionally Blank Ep. 149

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?

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

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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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning — Ep. 116 of Intentionally Blank

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