This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss the Hugo Awards along with various other award shows and how they are run. On top of that, Brandon talks about tortoise care and Dan ponders British slang.

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TIME CODES
(0:00) - Not Food Heist...Heist?
(2:08) - Brandon Pyramiding Care
(4:15) - Donald Trumps Reporting 
(5:09) - Dans Turtle Movie Pitch
(6:25) - British Slang and Dan
(9:14) - Start of Hugo Discussion
(19:49) - Oscar Nominations
(23:45) - Nominations In books 
(27:00) - A Better Way

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about their 2023 New Year's adventures and what they got up to. Brandon became a real-life Knight Radiant in the Grand Cayman Islands, Dan almost was poisoned by the ocean, and the food heist has a Breaking Bad level amount of meat.

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FOOD HEIST LINK: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/11/02/468475/cypress-police-seize-1000-of-oxtail-raw-meats-during-traffic-stop-wednesday/ 

Time Codes: 
(0:00) Food Heist
(3:53) Brandon's Grand Cayman trip 
(4:30) Brandon's snorkeling 
(10:05) Chicken Fingers over Fresh Fish?
(11:03) Brandon Feeding Stingrays
(12:06) Snorkeling
(15:00) Stepping on Jelly Fish
(16:15) Bioluminescent bay
(18:53) Dans Caribbean Experiences
(20:15) Bougee Brandon
(20:49) Dan Honduras Food Story 
(22:32) More Snorkeling Stories
(23:26) New Years Traditions 
(27:21) Desert Island Prompt

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells face the icy cold challenge of an Ice Cream Tier List, curated by Brandon's son Joel. What ice cream will be deemed the grossest and what will be made a possible favorite? That and more food-related heisting on this week!

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon go over their year of 2023 and discuss some of their favorite parts of it. From video games to YouTube videos, join us as we close the book on 2023 with this Intentionally Blank review!

Dan's Gaming Retreat: thedanwells.com

Dollmakers Preorder: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-dollmakers-lynn-buchanan?variant=41242867597346

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Podcast Chapters
- (0:00) GotY Bets
- (1:30) Dans Boardgame Retreat
- (4:02) Boardgame Heist 
- (4:31) Food Heist 
- (7:55) Year End in Review Start 
- (8:25) Video Game of the Year 
- (9:35) Syrup Sniper
- (10:28) Back to Video Games
- (14:32) Best TV of 2023
- (17:06) Best Films of 2023
- (19:42) Thor Love and Thunder Mini Review
- (21:08) MCU talk
- (26:30) Best Books of 2023 
- (28:00) Favorite Non-Media Thing of 2023
- (31:28) Favorite Youtube Videos of 2023

This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon FINALLY talk about "Spiderman - Across the Spiderverse!" Along with getting to the topic at hand, Brandon steps up to the plate with a food heist story of his own, and Dan gives his brutally honest opinion on filmmaking.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon jump into discussing the hit film RRR! Along the way, Dan talks about his miraculous win in one of his favorite games, Brandon in turn chats about his preferred go-to games, and both gush about the wonders of RRR.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan and Brandon talk about anything but Into the Spider-verse. Instead, join us as Dan gives Brandon several gifts, how magic the gathering has several strange brand deals, and how bad the two are at being bougie.

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Happy Holidays from Intentionally Blank as this festive episode Dan and Brandon put together a Tier list of the best Christmas foods out there! From Turkey to Beef Jerky, who knows what will end up where? Along the way, learn what rich people have for breakfast morning, another food heist, and what makes someone a millennial.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, we wrap up the convention podcast with a special Q&A! Joined by a surprise guest, learn of how Brandon and Dan proposed to their wives, who would win in a cage fight, and just how far Dans hat has come!

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In this special recording of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan are live at Dragonsteel 2023! Join them to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly book signings throughout the years (including their very first signing experiences). Catch stories that include details like Dan's many hats, Brandon's car, and the boujee nature of Intentionally Blank. 

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