

Do By Friday
Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
Episodes
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Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 35min
Oh, Beaujy
LinksAlien3Alien | Typeset In The FutureJealousy vs. Envy: Understanding the Difference and Definitions | Merriam-WebsterInside Grace Van Patten's Portrayal of Amanda KnoxThe Night Manager (British TV series) - WikipediaThe New American BibleMeet the Voice of Winnie the Pooh … and Tigger, Too! - YouTubeCritics Pete Wells, Soleil Ho on Thomas Keller and French LaundryWe need to talk about KellergateHow the Ritz-Carlton Creates a 5 Star Customer Experience | CRM.orgThe Nordy Pod: The Truth About Nordstrom’s Legendary Tire Story | NordstromFoundations of Our Brand | Ritz-Carlton Leadership CenterEvery breath I take without your permission raises my self-esteem - YouTubeMitchell and Webb: "Are we the baddies?" - YouTubePop-chart flops can turn into latter-day classics.Almost Famous - Tiny Dancer - YouTubeDisney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears - Theme Song | Disney+ Throwbacks | Disney+ - YouTubeFrom Scratch | Curious George Wiki | FandomCurious George 🐵 World's Longest Pasta? 🐵 Kids Cartoon 🐵 Kids Movies 🐵 Videos for Kids - YouTube

Aug 20, 2025 • 1h 6min
Fudge Bucket
LinksBrian Regan - Stupid In School - YouTubeFargo with Zach CreggerAttack of the Killer Fungi | Planet Earth | BBC Earth - YouTubeToast of London - "Yes" - YouTube“Mr. Sinatra last time I looked, you weren’t Chinese.” - YouTubeThe Day Robert Palins Murdered Me | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Netflix - YouTubeGarth Marenghi's Darkplace - WikipediaCool it Sanchez.. or You'll get a knuckle supper. - YouTube24 Hours at the Golden Apple - This American LifeBuddy Picture - This American LifeTiny Sok – The Art of Pants“Make good choices!” - YouTubeEp. 590: "Want Other Things" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann“I Sleep In A Big Bed With My Wife” - YouTube

Aug 14, 2025 • 1h 29min
Respawn in Groesbeck
LinksEp. 590: "Want Other Things" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin MannShriekback - "Nemesis" (1985)"Catherine Of Aragon"The History of Waldenbooks - YouTubeSelf-mastery through self hypnosis : Bernhardt, Roger, 1915- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThe Six Wives of Henry VIII (album) - WikipediaWolverine (1982) | Comic Series | MarvelWolverine by Claremont & MillerElektra: Assassin (1986-1987)The Dark Knight Returns - WikipediaSeries 19 - Full Episodes | Taskmaster - YouTubeSeason 19 Outtakes - Part 1 | Taskmaster - YouTubeLate Night With David Letterman - 1986 "I Been Hyp-mo-tized!" - YouTubeHypnotherapy - WikipediaChandlery - WikipediaFRAKTA storage bagSoap (TV series) - WikipediaThe Exorcist 4K | The Demon Inside Regan1977 Sybil's personalities ClipSybil (1976 film) - WikipediaExcerpt: 'Sybil Exposed’Dennis Explains The Implication - Scene | It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia"Here Comes a Thought" | Steven UniverseIs EMDR a Form of Hypnosis? - AlphaMind Counseling CentersCorpus callosum - WikipediaPhantom Limb Pain | House M.D.You Are Two - YouTubeTitlesOuroboros Giving BirthWhat Book? How Book? When Book?Memory Isn't an Open World GameRewspawn in GroesbeckFleshbulb MemorySelf ContagiousRelaxed Aristotle

Aug 6, 2025 • 1h 38min
Blender Brain
LinksBill Hader's Killer Lorne Michaels ImpressionMindhunter is the serial killer drama the world should have tuned into, not Dahmer | British GQThe only actor who’s been in ‘Hamilton’ the whole time is still having a blast - The Washington PostMiguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances | PlaybillRuss Mason - Prep Rap '81 - YouTubeSheena Easton - 9 to 5 (Morning Train) - YouTubeDolly Parton - 9 To 5 - YouTubeMaginot Line - WikipediaChesterton's fence - WikipediaInside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan Townhouse: Birthday Letters, First Edition ‘Lolita’ and More - The New York TimesHearing Test - Mosquito ringtone TeenBuzz - YouTubeThe Mosquito - WikipediaMatt Rife Is the ‘Legal Guardian’ of the Real Annabelle DollWerner Herzog on Chickens - YouTubeRadiolab’s RejectionBaby SharkRaining Tacos - Parry Gripp & BooneBum - YouTubeThis is Water - David Foster WallaceMeditation Now or Never by Steve HagenBuddhism: Plain & SimpleTitlesYou Can’t Wipe Off That GayBuzzfeed Berkley ThingsHerzog’s Chicken HypnosisBlender BrainTheater of the Obvious

Jul 31, 2025 • 1h 5min
Business Casual Immunity
Here's the several videos Alex and Merlin didn't have time to watch:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4Rx_vdLM94Q7wRqxPzJ6ZgUJTwWsxAd

Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 55min
Four Internet Person Theory
Main Show LinksNoise-to-Noise Ratio | FlickrDownstream #99: Stephen, If You're Listening... - RelayTralfamadore - WikipediaDoes everything need to be an ad? – Six ColorsThe Days (Japanese TV series) - WikipediaCapitalist Realism - WikipediaJenny Agutter - IMDbEquus (film) - WikipediaThe Most CHAOTIC Moments EVER In The Taskmaster Studio | Channel 4 - YouTubeMike Wozniak's Farting Task Shock | Taskmaster Series 11 - YouTubeTaskMaster.Info - Obsessively documenting the international Taskmaster franchise.The Disney songs of Imagineer X Atencio - YouTubeDisneyland's Missing River Will Reshape The Park's Future - YouTubeGo Away Green - WikipediaResort Channel Archives - RetroWDWTitlesMy Private ApparatusDiscount BatemanPremium Tsunami PresenterSwedish Survival ButtsThe Banshees of Ed SheeranFour Internet Person TheoryMy Disaster WorkRecorded Wednesday, July 30th, 2025.

Jul 23, 2025 • 1h 12min
Tassels All the Time
This week's challenge: Step into the Criterion closet

Jul 16, 2025 • 1h 52min
To Buy Us Menses
This week's challenge: Do a superhero pose.
(Recorded Wednesday, July 16, 2025)

Jul 10, 2025 • 1h 31min
Pussing in an American Car
This week's challenge: Learn more about commonplace books.

Jul 3, 2025 • 1h 30min
The First Toyota
James Cameron on the OceanGate sub disaster | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTubeWatch Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster | MaxSteve Coogan’s Closet Picks - YouTubeHamlet 2 - WikipediaZen Flesh, Zen Bones - WikipediaP: Best Water Reminder App for Apple Watch and iPhoneChroniclingDaytumThat's One Smart Bird | Animal All-Stars - YouTube@are-we-art-yet on TumblrMerlin Mann: "Horsin' around." — BlueskyAlex Cox: "You merely adopted the slop. I…" - MastodonMerlin Mann (@hotdogsladies@mastodon.social) - MastodonMerlin Mann: ""Please give the capybara a ch…" - Mastodon