Brandon Sanderson

Mentioned in 7 analyzed podcast episodes across 6 shows

Prolific fantasy author best known for the Mistborn series, which is regularly featured and analyzed on the Fantasy Fangirls Network podcast. Discussed across multiple podcast genres for his professional approach to writing craft and his public commentary on emerging concerns regarding artificial intelligence in creative industries.

Appears On

Fantasy FanFellas Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast House of R Deep Questions with Cal Newport Fantasy Fangirls AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical

Episode Appearances

Fantasy FanFellas · Apr 8, 2026

Audience Q&A

“Primary subject of podcast analysis; discussed extensively regarding character development and publication timeline”

Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series character analysisCosmere universe interconnected storytellingRomantasy genre and A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · Apr 2, 2026

Moonlake: Causal World Models should be Multimodal, Interactive, and Efficient — with Chris Manning and Fan-yun Sun

“Fiction author example of world-building through changing single assumptions about reality”

World Models and Causal ReasoningMultimodal AI Integration (Vision, Audio, Text, Physics)Action-Conditioned Video Generation

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House of R · Mar 4, 2026

The 2026 Winter Mailbag

“Fantasy author whose Cosmere universe is being adapted for Apple TV+; discussed in adaptation context”

A Song of Ice and Fire fan theories and source material interpretationBook recommendations and reading community engagementFantasy television adaptations and creative decision-making

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Deep Questions with Cal Newport · Feb 23, 2026

Ep. 393: Can Movies Save Us From Our Phones?

“Author; quoted on professional writers' willingness to discard chapters, contrasting with amateur writers”

Cognitive Patience and Attention DegradationSmartphone Addiction and Reward SystemsFeature-Length Film Consumption Decline

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Fantasy Fangirls · Feb 23, 2026

TOG Fantasy FanGuide Episode 4: Kingdom of Ash

“Fantasy author whose Mistborn series is covered by Fantasy Fanfellas, a show on the Fantasy Fangirls Network”

Character Arc Development and RedemptionEnsemble Cast Storytelling in Epic FantasyMagic System Design with Consequences

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Fantasy Fangirls · Feb 16, 2026

TOG Fantasy FanGuide Episode 3: Empire of Storms & Tower of Dawn

“Author whose Mistborn series is featured in Fantasy Fanfellas podcast season two, part of Fantasy Fangirls Network”

Character Arc Development in Long Fantasy SeriesMoral Ambiguity in Female ProtagonistsMulti-POV Narrative Structure and Pacing

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AI For Humans: Making Artificial Intelligence Fun & Practical · Feb 6, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5.3 vs Opus 4.6. Both Are Great. So... Are We Cooked?

“Fantasy author who released 20-minute keynote discussing concerns about AI in creative industries”

Agentic Coding and Code GenerationMulti-Agent Orchestration SystemsAI Model Benchmarking and Performance Metrics

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