Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox

A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

  1. Strathspeys and Jigs

    1 day ago

    Strathspeys and Jigs

    Links Hitchcock's Hair Obsession: Blondes vs. Brunettes David Attenborough Gets Called Out By One of His Oldest Colleagues | SNL UK Classic 1970's Slinky® Commercial The Accidental Invention of Play-Doh Silly Putty - Wikipedia Claim to fame is not a stretch Illionois Pharmacy Practice Act Pilot G2 Premium Gel Roller Pens, Fine Point 0.7 mm, Blue Ink Pens Fine Point, Pack of 12 - Ideal for School, Journaling, and Office Writing Flat PopSockets Are Targeting Men — How It Began | One More Thing PopSockets Low-Pro Grip & Stand (MagSafe compatible) Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant) - Wikipedia JAWS Windows 10 Desktop Overview It just works. Seamlessly. Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence - Apple How Dollar Stores Quietly Consumed America Why Hexagons Waste the Least Space Gas Station Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) Screw Size Charts & Thread Terms: Your Guide from MW Components Tripod thread and lens thread explain How Did Cubes of Solid Tungsten Become a Trophy for Cryptocurrency Bros? | GQ Roderick on the Line - "It's a new kind of hybrid mattress." (2015) ‘A necessary evil’: Why standard fitting rooms are set to stick Retailers try to solve the fitting room dilemma as online sales grow 513: 129 Cars - This American Life New College faculty member charged with repeated indecent exposure

    1hr 7min
  2. Show Me on the Paper

    18 Jun

    Show Me on the Paper

    Links Bring Me The Beauties | Official Trailer - YouTube Emily Gilmore Marie Kondos her house - YouTube ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. (Official Music Video) - YouTube Did Olivia Rodrigo steal from Paramore? (analysis) - YouTube Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license (Official Video) - YouTube David Byrne - drivers license (Official Audio) - YouTube Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (Saturday Night Live 2026) - YouTube The Gen Alpha Melody - YouTube Apple’s 27 OS releases are out of the ordinary–in a good way – Six Colors Upgrade #620: Sweating the Details - Relay Mac keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support Siri Voice Commands List Sam Campbell warps reality | Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee | ABC iview - YouTube An acting masterclass from Sir Michael Caine (BBC Radio 4) - YouTube This Is How Michael Caine Speaks - The Trip - YouTube "Perfick." - YouTube Weekend Update: Colin Jost and Michael Che Swap Jokes for Season 51 Finale - SNL - YouTube Maitrī - Wikipedia Wealthfront: A Recipe for Retiring by 40 - YouTube JD Vance regrets 'childless cat ladies' remark: 'One of the dumbest things I ever said'

    1hr 14min
  3. Lady COBOL

    10 Jun

    Lady COBOL

    Links Midol - Wikipedia Use Only as Directed - This American Life Ayds 1952 advertisement - Ayds - Wikipedia Ayds Candy Commercials - YouTube Six Degrees of Joan Crawford Archive — You Must Remember This Be Kind Rewind YouTube Channel - Vulture Joan Crawford Accepts Anne Bancroft’s Oscar | 1963: Pt. 1 - YouTube Casting the Women of Valley of the Dolls | PT 1 - YouTube How Carrie Fisher Blurred Fact and Fiction - YouTube Philosophy Tube - YouTube Project Farm - YouTube Every Frame a Painting - YouTube Oceanliner Designs - YouTube An Oral History of Amy Schumer’s “Last Fuckable Day” Sketch | Vanity Fair Inside Amy Schumer - Last Fuckable Day (ft. Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Patricia Arquette) - YouTube 79th Annual Tony Awards Performances YouTube Playlist When Will My Life Begin? - Tangled Belle - Beauty and the Beast Part of Your World - The Little Mermaid My Shot - Hamilton Maria - West Side Story (1961)  Out There - The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Tale of Orthosomnia: I Am so Good at Sleeping that I Can Do It with My Eyes Closed and My Fitness Tracker on Me Obsessed with a perfect night’s sleep? You might be making it worse Sleep perfectionists: the exhausting rise of orthosomnia | Sleep | The Guardian Navigating Chronic Insomnia In A Sleep-Obsessed Culture - YouTube

    1hr 4min
  4. The Biggles Protocol

    3 Jun

    The Biggles Protocol

    Links Borpus | Do By Friday SNL Trump Impressions - YouTube Donald Trump 2012 Tweets About Kristen Stewart | PS Celebrity Good Time | Official Trailer HD | A24 - YouTube Good Time (film) - Wikipedia Harold Hill Sings "Seventy-Six Trombones" in THE MUSIC MAN (1962) | TCM - YouTube Monty Python Life of Brian - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - YouTube Celebrate Sara Ramirez with a Look Back at Spamalot | Playbill "My Heart Will Go On" Featuring Marla Mindelle | TITANIQUE on Broadway - YouTube Radiohead - No Surprises - YouTube Black Sabbath - War Pigs - YouTube Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (Official Music Video) - YouTube Theme Song | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network - YouTube Nathan Fielder The Rehearsal Halloween Costume: Everything You Need Doctor Who Serial Generator The Simpsons - Bart auditions for Radioactive Man - YouTube The Simpsons - Bart On Conan O'Brien - YouTube Gavin & Stacey - Wikipedia Ep 252: Jason Mantzoukas - Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster | Acast Laszlo and Sean being good-time boys for 4 1/2 minutes - YouTube MacBreak Weekly: Macworld Expo Skubatu Hoodie -- SCOTTeVEST 101 Men's Travel Vest with Hidden Pockets | SCOTTeVEST The Logo Shirt Tee by Relay | Cotton Bureau Slim Rotation Chino Pants | Old Navy Nike Air Max Alpha Trainer 6 Men's Workout Shoes. Nike.com Nike Flex Experience Run 12 Men's Road Running Shoes. Nike.com Amazon.com: bitplay Magnetic Mini Pouch, Magsafe Compatible Phone Pouch, Tear Resistant Everyday Carry Card Holder, Key Slot with Water Repellent Zipper, Grey : Cell Phones & Accessories Lanyards! MBT USA Official Store HOKA ONE ONE® Solimar 2 for Men | HOKA ONE ONE® TOM BIHN Synik 22, Everyday Carry & Travel Backpack, 22L TOM BIHN Brain Bag, Maximalist EDC Backpack, 36L, 14" x 18" x 9" Merino Wool Socks | Smartwool US The full archive of Roderick on the Line is now available!

    1hr 25min
  5. Dried Grudge

    27 May

    Dried Grudge

    Links Godzilla - YouTube More Cowbell - SNL - YouTube Bachman–Turner Overdrive - Wikipedia Audiobookshelf Get This Potato In The Golf Hole Without Touching The Green - YouTube And Away... Audiobook by Bob Mortimer Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Audiobook by Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse Bob Mortimer: "I once set fire to my house with a box of fireworks." | Would I Lie To You? - YouTube Top Hat Trailer - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers 1935 Musical - YouTube Top Hat - Wikipedia The Gay Divorcee - Wikipedia Top Hat - Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers | That’s Dancing | Warner Archive - YouTube Paul Frees - Wikipedia The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends - Wikipedia Many Voices of Paul Frees - YouTube The Tobolowsky Files Every Episode of Troy and Abed In The Morning | Community S1-6 - YouTube Chick tract - Wikipedia Caddyshack - Wikipedia The Dancing Gopher - YouTube The Wire | Snoop Buys A Nailgun - YouTube Abed Ruins Stephen Tobolowsky's Class - YouTube Reconcilable Differences #287: Died of Robots - Relay You Actually Share Your Brain With a Silent Stranger - YouTube Brian Regan - The Emergency Room - YouTube Have Fun Storming The Castle - YouTube

    1hr 22min
  6. Legs Is Gone

    20 May

    Legs Is Gone

    Links Oh, Nice Things Are Nice - YouTube Bob's Burgers - "Heist Things Are Heist" End Credits - YouTube Miniature People Waiting – Realistic Figures - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld Merlin Mann: "Miniature People Waiting – Rea…" - Mastodon On Permanence: Barbara Shawcroft’s ‘Legs’ and the Challenges of Public Art | KQED Controversial Vaillancourt Fountain by Canadian artist dismantled in San Francisco | Globalnews.ca The Big BART Macrame · Barbara Shawcroft’s rope sculpture at Embarcadero BART · 1978–2022 Vaillancourt Fountain - Wikipedia New State Law Slashed SF's Housing Permit Timeline. Will Builders Follow? | KQED The New Colossus - Wikipedia Statue of Liberty - Wikipedia Lost Cause of the Confederacy - Wikipedia Home Page | Chicago Park District Park No. 571 “Fuck me in the face.” — Taskmaster S20E03 “Thompson” · A Dossier Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Paris, June-July 1907 | MoMA An Absolute Casserole: The Taskmaster Compendium: Alex Horne: 9781529441529: Amazon.com: Books Stop Making Sense - Wikipedia Michelin Guide - Wikipedia Jiro Dreams of Sushi - Wikipedia Helvetica (film) - Wikipedia "Documentary Now!" Juan Likes Rice and Chicken (TV Episode 2016) - IMDb Documentary Now! 2015 S02E02 Juan Likes Rice & Chicken - YouTube The Beach Boys - The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights 2CD - The Beach Boys Official Store Frank Oz/Yoda Bloopers @GuyGilchristMusic - YouTube On Set Sound Original Unedited Yoda Puppet Scene Frank Oz - YouTube Off Menu, for Merlin Building a Dossier

    1hr 28min

  7. 13 May

    Food and Swords

    Please watch this space. Full dossier coming soon.

    1hr 8min
  8. Butt Thorn

    6 May

    Butt Thorn

    Links “I know it when I see it” - Wikipedia Antonin Scalia - Wikipedia Clarence Thomas - Wikipedia Mycroft Holmes (Gatiss) | Baker Street Wiki | Fandom Zizing 'Em Up: Hughes brothers molded early on by Toronto's hockey culture | NHL.com Spotlight (film) - Wikipedia Toy Story 3 | The Incinerator - YouTube The Kinks - Wikipedia Unholier Than Thou | Crooked Media John Mulaney: Peace Be With You What the Cuck?! | Decoder Ring - YouTube Does Every Hotel Room Have a Cuck Chair? - Thrillist Venial sin - Wikipedia Mortal sin - Wikipedia Ninety-five Theses - Wikipedia Eucharistic adoration - Wikipedia St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | Wood Statue Hand Carved St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue Linden Wood St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Sculpture Bryon Noem Camgirl Interview (Lydia Love) - YouTube "I wish she had an only fans." Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Red Button Extras Season 1 - YouTube Stewart Lee Complete Red Button Extras SLCV S2 - YouTube BBC Red Button - Wikipedia Taskmaster Season 7 - Full Episodes - YouTube Julian Clary - Wikipedia Kevin Eldon - Wikipedia Chris Morris (satirist) - Wikipedia Paul Sinha - Wikipedia

    57 min
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Hosts & Guests

4.6
out of 5
45 Ratings

About

A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

Information

  • Creator
    Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    466
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Do By Friday

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