Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
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A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

  1. A Considerate Dancer

    DEC 17

    A Considerate Dancer

    LinksNurse Ratched - WikipediaRatched (TV series) - WikipediaSarah Paulson - WikipediaBlue Lights (2023 TV series)The Now Habit a book by Neil Fiore - Bookshop.org USGetting Things Done a book by David Allen and James Fallows - Bookshop.org USMakebelieve Help, Old Butchers, and Figuring Out Who You Are (For Now) on VimeoYeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Official Music Video) - YouTubeTed Leo - Since U Been Gone / Maps - YouTubeMargaret Qualley - WikipediaBleachers - Tiny Moves (Official) - YouTubeJack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley Take Us Behind the Scenes of "Tiny Moves"Jack Antonoff - WikipediaSteel Train "I Feel Weird" - YouTubeKenzo World feat. Margaret Qualley - YouTubeKenzo Perfume BTS: Spike Jonze & Margaret Qualley’s Creative Journey - YouTube

    1h 13m
  2. Three-Eyed Raven of His Dreams

    DEC 10

    Three-Eyed Raven of His Dreams

    LinksEp. 1. "Shifty: The Land of Make Believe" (Adam Curtis, 2025) - YouTubeAdam Curtis on the BBC, Politics & AI - YouTubeAdam Curtis - WikipediaHyperNormalisation - WikipediaCan't Get You Out of My Head (TV series) - WikipediaShifty (TV series) - WikipediaSHIFTY – A brand new Adam Curtis series - BBC - YouTubeThe True Story of the Aberfan Disaster in The Crown Season 3The Queen Learns of the Aberfan Disaster | The Crown (Olivia Colman) - YouTubeDeath of Diana, Princess of Wales - WikipediaRyan White - WikipediaOliver Sacks - WikipediaWilliams syndrome - WikipediaOliver Sacks: The Mind Traveller - 'Don't Be Shy, Mr Sacks' - YouTubeStrong Songs – Season 07 Episode 08 - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The PoliceMr Blobby - WikipediaJack Whitehall is Terrified of Mr Blobby - The Big Fat Quiz Of The '90s - YouTubeThe 10 Most Bizarre UK No. 1s of the 1990s - YouTubeSentencing Review: Deposition of the Captain | kung fu grippe

    1h 45m
  3. Basic Beaver Information

    DEC 3

    Basic Beaver Information

    LinksMule Skinner Blues - WikipediaJimmie Rodgers - "Blue Yodel No. 8" (1930) - YouTubeJimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) Lyrics | Genius LyricsCarter Family - WikipediaIt Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - YouTubeCarter Family picking - WikipediaThe Carter Family - "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (1935) - YouTubeThe Carter Scratch – The Bluegrass JamboreeNo More the Moon Shines on Lorena (Alex Chilton, Live) - YouTubeOliver - "Good Morning Starshine" - YouTubeRandy Newman - "Sail Away" (1972) - YouTubeOfficial Extended Trailer | Country Music | A Film by Ken Burns | PBS - YouTubeThe first minute of Ken Burns' "The Civil War"The Civil War (miniseries) - WikipediaKen Burns effect - WikipediaPan–tilt–zoom camera - WikipediaJodorowsky's Dune - WikipediaDr. Strangelove - WikipediaThe Knappett | Taskmaster - YouTubeGillian Anderson: Green glass jello and G Spots | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster Podcast - YouTubeJovan Musk for Women Eau de Cologne SprayBeaver Lodge Construction Squad | Attenborough | BBC Earth - YouTube

    1h 6m
  4. Pure Information

    NOV 26

    Pure Information

    Links"Defying Gravity" - Wicked 20th Anniversary Edition | WICKED the Musical - YouTubeLes Miserables 10th Anniversary "Dream Cast" [1080p Upscaled] - YouTubeGuinness book of world records : McWhirter, Ross, 1925-1975 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveCelebrity Heights - Google SheetsFour construction workers posing in President William Howard Taft's bathtub during renovations to the White House in 1909 : r/OldSchoolCoolTrump’s on JB Pritzker - YouTubeFull-length portrait of Lucia Zarate, Mexican Midget (Getty Museum)CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share - YouTubeThe Chokey | Roald Dahl Wiki | FandomThe Dust is Your Daddy | Do By FridaySesame Street: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - YouTubeLetterkenny | Season 1 | Florida State Seminal Vesicles - YouTubeButterfly Curve -- from Wolfram MathWorldTop Four #4: Worst Weezer Singles - RelayRicky Jay & His 52 Assistants [1996] - RF Rip : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveiOS 26.2 Adds Alarms for Reminders - MacRumorsCaps for Sale - WikipediaBehaves So StrangelySometimes Behave So Strangely Looped - YouTubeEdward Dudley Metcalfe - WikipediaThe Crown on The Graham Norton Show - YouTubeThe Ultimate Miriam Margolyes Experience | The Graham Norton Show - YouTubeThe Wizard of Oz at Sphere Is Nightmare Fuel - YouTubeMr. Show - Mayostard / Mustardayonnaise / Mustmayostardayonnaise - YouTubeBob Mortimer & Richard in HYSTERICS over Bob's toilet story | Travel Man EXTRA - YouTubeRichard Ayoade & Bob Mortimer's funniest moments in Hamburg | Travel Man - YouTubeThe Crown (TV series) - WikipediaAudio Descriptions in The Crown actually add narrative insight, and it's awesome! | ResetEraReid My Mind » Blog Archive Flipping the Script on Audio Description - Moving Beyond Just USAudio Description Style Guide v2.5 – Netflix | Partner Help Center

    2h 9m
  5. Gratitude is My Kink

    NOV 20

    Gratitude is My Kink

    LinksPresident Trump Delivers Remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit - YouTubeJeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - WikipediaUS election: Donald Trump sorry for obscene remarks on women - BBC NewsBig Mac Index - WikipediaDonald Trump Access Hollywood tape - WikipediaNo One Shows Up to Peter Brady's Party - YouTubeWatchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) [1080p] - YouTubeAdrian Veidt | Watchmen Wiki | FandomThe Hunting Wives Season 2 Trailer - SNL - YouTubePapillon (1973 film) - WikipediaTerry ZwigoffCrumb (film) - WikipediaIntroducing Kafka - WikipediaWhen Harry Met Sally... (3/11) Movie CLIP - Just Friends (1989) HD - YouTubeThe Book of Genesis (comic) - WikipediaGhost World (film) - WikipediaBad Santa - WikipediaCrumb (1995) | The Criterion Collection‎Some Good Movies About Making Art, a list of films by Merlin Mann • LetterboxdAftershow LinksWhy Saudi Arabia Is Building a Floating City - YouTubeWhy Saudi Arabia Is Building a Linear City - YouTubeFingal's Cave - Wikipediawisdom/3d.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom · GitHubModel Context Protocol - WikipediaWhat is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? - Model Context ProtocolPrompt 3🎙️ MacWhisperJonathan Haidt - WikipediaNo Way Out (1987 film) - WikipediaA Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) - WikipediaHow to Stop the Jellyfish! - Apple CommunityThe Crown (TV series) - WikipediaAudio Description for TV shows and movies | Netflix Help Center

    1h 44m
  6. A Break from Myself

    NOV 12

    A Break from Myself

    LinksTapas - WikipediaTokyo's highest-end Teppanyaki ? - YouTubeChurrascaria - WikipediaA Benihana Christmas - WikipediaDomo 77 - Aurora Restaurant - Aurora, IL | OpenTableSpaghetti Warehouse - WikipediaKapok Tree Inn: Historic Clearwater Dining Adventure 1958-1991Bosco Sticks1970s Fisher Price Play Family GARAGE #930 100% Complete w/ Box | eBayMelatonin - WikipediaCannabis strain - WikipediaStrain Specific THC Gummies Delivered Nationwide | Lumi Labs – Lumi GummiesVagus nerve - WikipediaCan't Sleep? You're Not Alone : Fresh Air : NPRThe Notorious B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments (Official Audio) - YouTubeAftershow LinksTesting EVERY BATTERY to Find the Winner - YouTubePanasonic BQ-CC65 Quick Charger with 4 AAA eneloopPanasonic eneloop pro High Capacity Power Pack K-KJ17KHC82A B&HPortable Power Stations - Anker SOLIX USSelf-discharge - WikipediaForgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry - YouTube"Howl" read by Allen Ginsberg, 1975 - YouTubeWe Real Cool | The Poetry FoundationGwendolyn Brooks reads We Real Cool - YouTubeBehaves So StrangelySpeech-to-song illusion - WikipediaEvery One of Kirk's Jobs on Gilmore Girls - YouTubea film by kirk | Gilmore Girls - YouTubeAlex Horne's Reddit AMA - Part 1 | Taskmaster - YouTubeJoe Wilkinson gets a POTATO into a GOLF HOLE | Taskmaster - YouTubeStevie Wonder’s first No. 1 hit was his least likely and most forgotten.Stevie Wonder - I Wish (the original version) - YouTubeRobert Crumb - WikipediaTerry Zwigoff - WikipediaCrumb (1995) | The Criterion CollectionCrumbCrumb (film) - Wikipedia

    1h 17m
  7. Immune to Narrative

    NOV 6

    Immune to Narrative

    This week's challenge: Find a new use for a button.

    1h 32m
  8. J.J. Crumbletops, O.B.E.

    OCT 30

    J.J. Crumbletops, O.B.E.

    LinksFive ideas I’ve had for family theme restaurants | 5ivesLawn darts - WikipediaVintage Retro J A R T S Missile Game Box, NO TARGET Empty Box Only(See Desc.) | eBayRules to Jarts:Slip 'N Slide - WikipediaWHAM-O Backyard Water Slides Are Dangerous For Adults And Teenagers | CPSC.govBanned Toys and Games - Lawn Darts, Slip 'N Slide, Cork GunUnsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile - WikipediaRalph Nader is still punching companies where it hurts | The VergeOn the Spot: Unhealthy School Lunches - SNL - YouTubeThe best of MAD MEN: Sally Draper with a plastic bag over her head | HD with subtitles - YouTubeDowney Wrote That | Official Trailer | Peacock Original - YouTubeWatch Downey Wrote That | PeacockConsumer Probe: Irwin Mainway - SNL - YouTubeAdam Curtis - WikipediaRussia 1985–1999: TraumaZone - WikipediaHyperNormalisation - Adam Curtis [4K Remaster] - YouTubeThe Perfect Neighbor - WikipediaThe Perfect Neighbor | Official Trailer - YouTubeWatts riots - WikipediaYour Call Is Important to Us - 99% InvisibleDon't Talk to the Police - YouTubeJesse Plemons Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters - YouTubeDanny McBride Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ - YouTubeEmpire Today Logo History (1977-Present) - YouTube

    1h 20m
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About

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

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  • Creator
    Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    441
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Do By Friday

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