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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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Why ARE we Nostalgic? — Intentionally Blank Ep. 159

June 19, 2024 • Brandon Sanderson & Dan Wells • Episode 159

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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells sit down to talk about how puns can be tricky depending on the language, a new food heist, and the many forms of Nostalgia that follow us all.

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(0:00) - Brandon's Writing Retreat
(3:00) - Curry Talk
(5:57) - Oh The Puns You Can Make
(10:17) - Explaining Korean Jokes
(12:48) - Telling jokes in Mexico
(13:38) - Food Heist
(15:41) - When Do People Tend to be Nostalgic?
(18:20) - The Most Moral Society
(20:51) - The Time Of Least Political Division
(22:45) - What Was the Best Period of Music for you?
(27:50) - When Was Fashion At Its Height?
(29:34) - When Was the News the Most Reliable?
(33:17) - Strongest Economy?
(36:08) - The Time of the Best Food?
(37:51) - Wrap Up