Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox

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

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

    3 DAYS AGO

    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
  2. Opportunity Gobbler

    22 OCT

    Opportunity Gobbler

    LinksMerlin’s Game Changing Calipers: Amazon.com: iGAGING Absolute Origin 0-6" Digital Caliper, IP54 Stainless Steel, SPC/USB Output Port, Inch & Metric Modes, Case, Manual : Industrial & ScientificScrewed Up Filament Clip V2 - Save Your Spools! by ZombieHedgehog MakerWorld: Download Free 3D ModelsI Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup | Slate Star CodexDavid Starr Jordan - WikipediaWhy Fish Don't Exist a book by Lulu Miller - Bookshop.org USThermoplastic polyurethane - WikipediaFive Bizarre 3D-Printing Mysteries with Insane Solutions - YouTubeWhy am I wearing a heads-up display? - YouTubeBambooHR: The Complete HR Software for People, Payroll & BenefitsThunderbolt (interface) - WikipediaDaring Fireball: Consumer Confusion Regarding USB Power AdaptersHow to zoom in on your iPhone or iPad screen with Window Zoom — Apple Support - YouTubePower adapters for iPhone - Apple SupportHeat-shrink tubing - WikipediaHow to Wrap Cables Like a Pro: Over/Under (Roadie Wrap) Method Explained! - YouTubeThe Cindys - Dry TV (Official Video) - YouTubeTeenage Fanclub - WikipediaSteve Albini discography - WikipediaLetterkenny | Season 1 | Florida State Seminal Vesicles - YouTubeHappy Hippie Presents: Miley Cyrus & Laura Jane Grace - True Trans Soul Rebel - YouTubePitfall! - WikipediaRoboism #73: No More Flesh Buddies - Relay'AI Psychosis': Term Doesn't Accurately Describe Chatbot DelusionsSpontaneous Human Combustion w… - American Hysteria - Apple PodcastsReconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - RelayHeat-shrink tubing - WikipediaMovies with Mikey | FilmJoy - YouTubeTheodoric Of York quoteMedieval Barber Theodoric of York - SNL - YouTube

    2h 12m
  3. You Were Made On the Good Day

    15 OCT

    You Were Made On the Good Day

    LinksMary Mallon (Typhoid Marry)Humblebrag : the art of false modesty : Wittels, Harris : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveDouble Fantasy - WikipediaJohn Lennon Double Fantasy - YouTubeSlaughterhouse-Five - WikipediaWord of the Day: Zaftig | Merriam-WebsterThe Substance - WikipediaTHE SUBSTANCE | Official TrailerErnst Röhm - WikipediaHitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial | Official TrailerHitler: The Rise of Evil - Wikipediawisdom.limoNumber of unfit Texas Guardsmen recalled from Chicago goes upConcerns mount over increased violence among federal immigration agents : NPRChicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say | Ice (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The GuardianICE in Chicago amid ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" activity: Live updatesJacqueline du Pre & Daniel Barenboim - Elgar Cello Concerto - YouTubeKnife-Throwing Academy - YouTubeKnife-Throwing Academy | The Island of Misfit ToysIt's an Honor | The Island of Misfit ToysThe Island of Misfit Toys - Furiouser & Furiouser (FULL EP) - YouTubeFlying Nun Records - YouTubeTeenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me - YouTubeKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Iron Lung (Live on KEXP) - YouTubeThe Cindys | The CindysThe Cindys - Dry TV (Official Video) - YouTube“If I were 25 and independently wealthy, I'd follow King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on tour for at least a week or five.” Post by @hotdogsladies.bsky.social — BlueskyTeenage Fanclub - Everything Flows - YouTubeHeavenly Pop Hits: The Flying Nun Story (Music Documentary 2002) - YouTubeThe Clean - Anything Could Happen - YouTubeKing Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Iron Lung (Live on KEXP) - YouTubeTetsuo: The Iron Man Original Trailer (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989) - YouTube

    1h 23m

  4. 8 OCT

    The Box of Unknown Weight

    LinksQuotes to get right. #runx · GitHub“People aren't supposed to look back.”Reconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - RelayValley Girl (1983 film) - WikipediaYork Steak House - WikipediaThe Awards for Advertising American Ads - YouTubeMerlin's Happy Place - YouTubeEdward Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op.36: IX. (Nimrod) - YouTubeDon Henley - The Boys Of Summer - YouTubeThe Ataris - The Boys of Summer - YouTubeDuck Soup (1933 film) - WikipediaAFI Movie Club: DUCK SOUP | American Film InstituteSqueeze - Is That Love? (Official Music Video) - YouTubeDeadspin | The GookieRufus T Fireflys introduction - YouTubeThe Lemonade Vendor - YouTube"This Country's Going to War" - YouTubePre-Code Hollywood - WikipediaHays Code - WikipediaAnti-Catholicism in the United States - WikipediaThe Very Weird Rules of Golden Age Hollywood: The Hays Code and the effect it still has today! - YouTubePolitics and the Star Persona of Katharine Hepburn - YouTubeGroucho Marx Dick Cavett 1969 - YouTubeSqueeze - Is That Love? (Official Music Video) - YouTube

    1h 48m
  5. A Truck Made of Children

    24 SEPT

    A Truck Made of Children

    This week's challenge: watch "Weapons" (2025).

    1h 49m
  6. Punish My Mouth

    17 SEPT

    Punish My Mouth

    This week's challenge: share some good live music. (Recorded Wednesday, September 17, 2025)

    2h 1m
  7. Karate Outfit Street

    10 SEPT

    Karate Outfit Street

    LinksMidwest emo - WikipediaMidwest Emo | Aesthetics Wiki | FandomMacramé - WikipediaHouse Democrats Release Epstein’s Birthday Letter Apparently Signed by Trump - The New York TimesEpstein Birthday BookJeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - WikipediaThe First Fifty Years | DocumentCloudPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500 | Donald Trump | The GuardianRoss McElwee - WikipediaRoss McElwee"Sherman's March" Official Trailer - YouTubeRemake — Ross McElweeAlien: Earth - WikipediaMx. Sugartits | Do By FridayKanopy - Stream Classic Cinema, Indie Film and Top DocumentariesZach Cregger - WikipediaThe Whitest Kids U' Know - WikipediaThe Civil War on Drugs (FULL MOVIE) - YouTubeWeapons (2025 film) - WikipediaThe Babadook - WikipediaThe Babadook - 10th Anniversary Trailer - YouTubeThe Babadook Creator Finally Acknowledges Her Character Becoming a Gay Icon | Vanity FairRemember You | Adventure Time - YouTubeDoctor Who | River Song "Spoilers" - YouTubeIt's A Wonderful Life | A Christmas Miracle (End Scene) | Paramount Movies - YouTubeAre Bert and Ernie named after characters from It's a Wonderful Life?Every time River says ‘Hello Sweetie’ and ‘Spoilers’ - YouTube"Hello, I'm the Doctor..." | The Eleventh Hour | Doctor Who - YouTube

    1h 40m
  8. Personal Land Acknowledgment

    4 SEPT

    Personal Land Acknowledgment

    LinksRelay for St. Jude - St. Jude Children's Research HospitalWinnipeg woman says dog started fire by turning on stove under recall notice — twice | CBC NewsReconcilable Differences #268: Beach Grit - RelayThe Paralysis of Perfect. Learning from mistakes so I can make… | by Stephen R. Fox | MediumPro Co RAT - Wikipedia1988 ProCo Rat 2: Andy's Vintage Picks | Reverb Tone Report - YouTube3 MINUTES WITH THE BOSS DF-2 - YouTubeBuilding a Guitar Pedal from Scratch (with a pro) - YouTubePower play: do Philadelphia Eagles fans really throw batteries on the field? | Super Bowl | The GuardianHow the ‘Oh Yeah’ Song in Ferris Bueller Came to Be - YouTubeSeth Morris on Naked Babies, Veep, and Bob Ducca - YouTubeChris Fleming (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend - YouTubeChris Fleming - Showpig (Full Show) - YouTubeChris Fleming: HELL | Official Trailer | Peacock Original - YouTubeSteven Yeun & Conan Visit A Korean Spa | CONAN on TBS - YouTubeChris Fleming - The Korean Spa - YouTubeVirgin America Safety Video - YouTubeTodrick Hall - Virgin America Safety Video #VXsafetydance - YouTubeDelta Air Lines Safety Video - YouTube. (This is the one with the pretty red-haired lady.)At sixes and sevens - WikipediaElla Fitzgerald - Night and Day (w/ lyrics) - YouTubeNight And Day - Cole Porter - YouTubeNight and Day (song) - WikipediaThe Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel - YouTubeTrump says feds are 'going in' to Chicago, Pritzker adds Texas troops may be en route - Chicago Sun-TimesGov. Pritzker addresses Trump’s ‘unhinged’ remarks | CNN PoliticsPritzker’s clash with Trump offers political test for Illinois governor | CNN PoliticsGhislaine Maxwells “Ted talk” - YouTubeGhislaine Speaking at TedX WDS2, June 6, 2014 - YouTubeGhislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich - WikipediaJeffrey Epstein Household Manual

    1h 36m
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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
    434
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Do By Friday

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