SPOILER WARNING—Brandon and Dan discuss the first four episodes of The Wheel of Time TV show as well as their respective experiences while working in and with Hollywood, the need to adapt things for screen, as well as how Brandon was involved in the series. You can join the discussion and vote for your favorite podcast title at r/sanderson: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sanderson/ Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found. Produced by Adam Horne Sound engineering and editing by Daniel Thompson

The Wheel of Time Talk Show

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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TV Reviews

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to chat about what Media they just can't stand. From The Hobbit to Harry Potter, join us on this confusing road of hate and confusion. 

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(0:00) - Movies We Truly Hate 
(1:05) - "What About Bob" Like Media 
(4:07) - Marvel Eternals Shade
(5:54) - Fantastic Beasts is a Bore
(9:11) - The Long Form Webcomic Problem 
(10:27) - The Other Harry Potter Movies
(12:10) - Disliking James Joyce
(18:30) - Finding Dan's Hate
(20:18) - Dan LIKE'S The Last Jedi?
(21:24) - The New Generation Artists
(25:55) - The Latchkey Generation 
(26:40) - The Oliver Artist Corner Interruption 
(27:30) - Back to Busting Ghosts
(29:39) - The Hobbit Films (Check For Shorts)
(32:20) - DC Disappointment, Not Hate

Media We Hate — Intentionally Blank Ep. 158

Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells get together to talk about the many fascinating aspects of post apocalyptic worlds and why we are drawn to write about them and talk about them. 

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Chapters 
(0:00) - The Many Planets of the Apes
(1:51) - The Odd Success of the franchise 
(4:07) - Overcoming a Legacy 
(7:13) - A Miracle Movie
(9:40) - The New Story Telling
(13:45) - The Novella its all based on 
(14:13) - Post Apocalyptic in General 
(15:33) - Hard to Swallow Story Pills
(16:53) - Waterworld 
(18:27) - Fallout Talk
(23:27) - Helldivers 2 
(24:20) - Our Fascination With Post-Apocalypse 
(28:17) - Brandon's Video Game Dream
(30:00) - Cyperpunk Being Trapped

Post-Apocalyptic Obsession — Intentionally Blank Ep. 157

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

Aliens Definitely Exist — Intentionally Blank Ep. 156

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

Coping with Failure — Intentionally Blank Ep. 155

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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