Intentionally Blank

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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!

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?

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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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells take some time to talk about the crowdfunding campaign that Dragonsteel did for the "Words of Radiance" and yet another Secret Project that Brandon wrote without anyone else knowing. 

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss what the remakes and sequels of films are doing for the market and storytelling. Along with that, they debate on what Oscar's best picture movies would be amazing if they got "muppetized," trading lunch meat for drugs, and having Snoop Dog as the Aladdin Genie!

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(0:00) - Best Picture Muppet Versions
(10:09) - Food Heist
(11:55) - Sequels and Remakes
(12:50) - Stage Performance "Remakes"
(16:25) - Strange Attractor
(21:30) - Disney Remakes
(28:04) - Why did Top Gun Maverick work?
(29:16) - "Out with the old, in with the new."

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are treated to some wonderfully fresh baked bread (and some less than fresh) as they are joined by Brandon's Father! Along with chatting bread, they discuss their own parents and what they are like, along with their own pasts. 

(0:00) - Introducing "The Baker"
(2:20) - The First Bread
(4:25) - Parent Talk
(8:35) - The Second Bread
(11:10) - The Third Bread
(14:00 - The Fourth Bread
(17:30) - The Bakers Past 
(21:52) - Gifts To Us
(24:15) - Where We Grew Up 
(31:40) - Reminiscing About the Past
(32:50) - School Talk

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells are once more entering the icey world of ice cream as they open up the Cold Case ice cream sent to us by Rockwell Ice Cream! See as they uncover the mystery behind each ice cream flavor and see if they can become Ace Ice Cream Detectives!

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Chapters

(0:00) - More Ice Cream? 
(12:42) - 1st Ice Cream Tasting
(18:46) - 2nd Ice Cream Tasting
(23:49) - 3rd Ice Cream Tasting
(26:40) - 4th Ice Cream Tasting 
(31:30) - 5th Ice Cream Tasting
(35:58) - 6th Ice Cream Tasting
(39:32) - And The Winner Is...?

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells get stitched into talking about the Muppets and their many forms. From picking their favorite muppet characters to talking about the best and worst movies they appeared in, you can be sure it will be well "felt" time this week on Intentionally Blank! 

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Chapters

(0:00) - Brandon Hot Take
(0:25) - Modern Muppets
(4:19) - Muppets in Space Defense
(8:10) - A World with more Jim Henson
(10:50) - Muppets Treasure Island / Christmas Carol 
(13:54) - Best Muppet Movie 
(15:20) - Jim Henson Documentary 
(16:40) - Non-Muppet Muppets
(19:12) - Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(23:25) - Fraggle Rock 
(24:07) - Muppet Remakes
(26:16) - Legacy Sequels 
(28:44) - NOT watching Sesame Street
(29:53) - Favorite Muppet

This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells talk about the novels they left in their "trunk" that have never seen the light of day since they were published. Along with these fascinating tales, Dan talks about his dislike of Denver, and Brandon talks about the "industry" writers belong in. 

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(0:00) - Dans Shameless Self Promotion
(0:40) - What "Industry" writers work in
(2:20) - Dan's Weekly Food Heist
(5:19) - Denver Slander
(8:40) - Trunk Novel Talk
(10:15) - Dans one published Trunk Novel
(11:04) - Brandon's First Trunk Novel
(13:52) - Dan's First Novel
(15:36) - Dans Third Novel
(19:10) - Brandon's Second Novel
(21:10) - Brandon's Fourth Novel
(22:27) - Mistborn Prime
(23:29) - Smaller Stake Stories 
(24:33) - Dans Fifth Novel 
(27:00) - Brandon's Division of Trunk Novels
(28:31) - POSSIBLY Revising older Brandon Novels
(31:49) - Dan Forgets an Entire Book He Wrote
(33:00) - The Remaining Brandon Trunk Novels
(33:42) - Dan Finds his 4th novel
(34:42) - Closing Thoughts

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!

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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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This week on Intentionally Blank (Ep. 130), Brandon and Dan continue to discuss the superhero movies of the past! With that though, Brandon talks about what movies he and his dad used to watch, Dan professes his love of Tim Burton's Batman, and they both confess their "breaking points" when it comes to Tim Burton films.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about hipster superhero movies (you know, the ones from before they were cool). 

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Dan brings with him a special treat of local burgers for Brandon and company to try! While they munch and dine, Brandon talks about his family's own "Fry Sauce," and Dan tells of his strange but maybe somewhat enticing number one condiment that he adds!

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Dan gets his own personal revenge on Brandon this week of Intentionally Blank by opening up his OWN personal box of stuff sent to him by a fan! Along the way, the two of them discuss olive oil shots and how Brandon's kid have embraced the "dad" jokes.

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon pops a surprise theme on Dan with the simple question, "What counts as a Kaiju?" Together they delve through the many creatures and monsters of the world to determine what truly deserves the title of "Kaiju!"

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan talk about the newly released Netflix special, the live-action remake of "One Piece"! Having now seen the first two episodes, tune in to see what these experts in heists have to say.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, Brandon is once more joined by Skar (Ethan) in discussing how one can write while being pulled away by “real jobs.” Ethan talks about his own adventures of writing while in the military, Brandon revisits his time of working graveyard shifts at a hotel while writing, and they both share their own mental ways to writing without distraction.

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This week on Intentionally Blank, we have a special guest joining Brandon, Dragonsteel's very own head of security, Ethan (but much better known as Skar of Bridge 4!) They take time to discuss Ethan's experiences in the military, how Brandon has tapped into the fountain of military knowledge that Ethan has, and how writing has affected both of them in their own lives. 

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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan dive into the topic of theme parks and all of the wonder they hold! Brandon talks about the time he tricked his brother into riding a roller coaster and Dan talks about his love of storytelling rides.

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This week Brandon and Dan dig into the world of other languages and the hilarious mishaps that one can run into, how Brandon once ate a literal burning Squid, and Dan discusses how other countries react to US-based food.

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This week, Brandon and Dan discuss their worst food stories, how Brandon has been stopped by the TSA for Magic the Gathering Cards, and how the candy industry tries to make “cool” candy for kids.

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   • Brandon and Dan Kind of Beg for Stuff... 

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion discussing the ongoing polls regarding food heists and bad story ideas before moving on to kind of begging for things that really just turns into a conversation about things they like.

🍔 Food Heists:

“Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!” (just kidding, please do) - Episode 52 (0:22-5:35)
https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?feature=shared&t=22

vs

“The Edelstahlkugel” - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)   
https://youtu.be/hCz-27peViI?feature=shared&t=212

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

Vikings vs. Cthulhu - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00)   
https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?feature=shared&t=450

vs

Titanic 2: Sink Harder - Episode 44 (4:20-8:55)
https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?feature=shared&t=261

And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/EsEmhDMb48SbfCd56

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!


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Dan and Brandon fondly reminisce about their childhood toys. From G.I. Joes to Transformers: they take a trip down memory lane as they recall the toys that fueled their imagination. 

The Unofficial A.I. Bearglur: https://imgur.com/a/w83uQsz

🍔 Food Heists:

“The Great Maple Syrup Heist”  - Episode 48 (5:27-10:40)    
https://youtu.be/oIxK5pqpDWY?feature=shared&t=327

vs

“The Edelstahlkugel” - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)   
https://youtu.be/hCz-27peViI?feature=shared&t=212

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

Vikings vs. Cthulhu - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00)   
https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?feature=shared&t=450

vs

Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie - Episode 95 (3:45-9:05)
https://youtu.be/BCpoPlGoJdA?feature=shared&t=225


And make sure to cast your vote on this week's polls by clicking the Google form below: https://forms.gle/1spfk1vqst8LY6Hs8

Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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In this episode, Brandon and Dan discuss the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie. They share their rankings, opinions, and talk about the movie both with & without spoilers, and they compare it to two of the other biggest animated releases  of this past year, Puss and Boots, and Across the Spiderverse!

🍔 Food Heists:

“The Gator Gourmands”  - Episode 96 (0:00-9:30)    
https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?feature=shared

vs

“Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!” (just kidding, please do) - Episode 52 (0:22-5:35)   
https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?feature=shared&t=22

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

Jack the Carjacking Car - Episode 96 (8:58-14:05)   
https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?feature=shared&t=539

vs

Titanic 2: Sink Harder - Episode 44 (4:20-8:55)
https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?feature=shared&t=260


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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!

🍔 Food Heists:

“The Great Maple Syrup Heist” - Episode 48 (5:27-10:40) https://youtu.be/oIxK5pqpDWY?t=327

vs

“Pure Illegal Butter Guarantee” - Episode 34 (0:00-6:20) https://youtu.be/C8QOjNSD0a8

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Vikings vs. Cthulhu" - Episode 25 (7:30-14:00) https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?t=450

vs

"Free Fall Burrito World" - Episode 32 (0:00-10:15)
https://youtu.be/v0SBhLTzens

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Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Brandon and Dan talk the mirrored side of last weeks conversation and discuss the greatest dead fantasy writers while Brandon unboxes a secret box sent by Wizards of the Coast!

🍔 Food Heists:

“The Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Restaurant” - Episode 36 (0:00-03:54) -

vs

“The Edelstahlkugel” or alternatively “The One So Cool it Sounds Made Up” - Episode 82 (3:32-11:30)  - 

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie" - Episode 95 (3:45-9:05) -

vs

"The Great British Fake-off" - Episode 6 (28:12-30:05) -

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Brandon and Dan spend some time in a recent heist before moving on to their lists of their picks for the top five living fantasy authors.

🍔 Food Heists:

““Do Not Steal the King's Potatoes!” (just kidding, please do)" - https://youtu.be/j24_gHeoIHs?t=22 (0:22-5:35)

vs

“The Caceres Casks” or alternatively “Soon To Be a Major Motion Picture Starring Ana de Armas”  -  https://youtu.be/m9aY89_E-Jc?t=20 (0:20-5:03)

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Luke Gorgeous and the Multiverse of Mediocrity" - https://youtu.be/Z3WpH3mueB8?t=5 (0:05-2:45)

vs

"Titanic 2: Sink Harder" - https://youtu.be/LrpR6RB0gEo?t=260 (4:20-8:55)

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Brandon and Dan talk about Dan's struggle with depression and the in and out's of the world's view on mental health.

🍔 Food Heists:

Stealing Alligator Eggs, for a Secret Alligator Ranch, During a Hurricane"- https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE (0:00-9:30)

vs

“The Snackyderms.”Elephants with diplomatic immunity make-off with sugarcane  -  https://youtu.be/xOZPEQ2SLjw?t=102 (1:42-10:10)

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Jack the Carjacking Car; Cold Open: Fuel as Food!" - https://youtu.be/fZuDOxj0YSE?t=538 (8:58-14:05)

vs

"Planetary Shenanigans or Sisyphus Plays Katamari Damacy" - https://youtu.be/w1KDsehTGYs?t=4 (0:04-6:33)

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion in their normal meandering fashion before moving on to the main discussion point of Ted Lasso season 2 including Brandon’s predictions for season 3.

🍔 Food Heists:

“How Is This Not a Movie Yet” Entire Brazilian Coffee Industry Owes it's Start to a Food Heist - https://youtu.be/DY5yDPRomEI?t=406 (6:46-12:03)

vs

“The Snackyderms.”Elephants with diplomatic immunity make-off with sugarcane  -  https://youtu.be/xOZPEQ2SLjw?t=102 (1:42-10:10)

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Abraham Lincoln Writes Epic Fantasy FanFic of Moby Dick" -    
 https://youtu.be/vFxJGbUUtHc?t=1055  (17:35-22:20)

vs

"Planetary Shenanigans or Sisyphus Plays Katamari Damacy" - https://youtu.be/w1KDsehTGYs?t=4 (0:04-6:33)

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Dan came prepared today with a food heist, a bad story, and the days topic of discussion of how Dan nearly worked for Wizards of the Coast before moving on to general discussions on role-playing and table-top games.

🍔 Food Heists:

“The Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers Gnocchi Restaurant”  -   

https://youtu.be/BRDpVi8BqLM (0:00-3:54)

vs

“Tailgating Something Nefarious”  -    

https://youtu.be/gT2-nHk5keI?t=37 (0:37-6:46)

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Weekend at Vader's with an Actual Zombie" -    
  
https://youtu.be/BCpoPlGoJdA?t=225 (3:45-9:05)

vs

"Jungle Book but with Dragons and Middle School" -    

https://youtu.be/p1YmbKqlTh8?t=1186 (19:46-25:37)

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion with this week’s bad story idea/food heist poll before moving on to discuss Apple TV’s recent movie, Tetris and a bit about the real life events surrounding the world-wide phenomenon.

🍔 Food Heists:

“Pure Illegal Butter Guarantee”  -   

https://youtu.be/C8QOjNSD0a8 (0:00-6:20)

vs

“Using 700 Gallons of Rancid Fry Oil to Inspire Children”  -    

https://youtu.be/r2KL-lcGnQc (0:00-7:05)

🔥 Bad Story Ideas:

"Free Fall Burrito World" -    
  
https://youtu.be/v0SBhLTzens (0:00-10:15)

vs

"Haunted by a body. Not a spirit, an actual body." -    

https://youtu.be/z2i2FZLd7Vk?t=1857 (30:57-33:15)

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Which stories and heists will emerge victorious! Join us next week to find out!

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Brandon and Dan start their discussion with their bad story idea/food-heist bracket before moving on to the subject of camping. Brandon’s general disinterest versus Dan’s lifelong passion.

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