

Do By Friday
Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
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Mar 7, 2019 • 1h 7min
Myke's Mic
This week’s challenge: find a use for your harness.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose and Mark Bramhill 📻
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Ash Wednesday - Wikipedia
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid | Clip: Peace Be With You HD | Netflix - YouTube
Stevens–Johnson syndrome - Wikipedia
294 - CPAC: Judgment Days (3/4/19) — Chapo Trap House — Overcast
Butcher by Rhea Butcher on Spotify
HO YEAH! I found glasses like Peggy Hill’s. : KingOfTheHill
This Day in Favrd
Fireland
Mac Power Users - Relay FM
The Flop House
In Chicago, Sanders talks race - POLITICO
Amazing how focal length affect shape of the face - Dan Vojtěch BLOG
APE OUT on Steam
Ape Out for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details
Tucano Sospendo // Wearable Phone + Tablet Stand (Black) - Sospendo - Touch of Modern
Suzanne Somers ThighMaster Gold – SuzanneSomers.com
Tripods for Phone, Camera & Tablet | JOBY
Amazon.com: Neumann KMS 104 Handheld Vocal Condenser Microphone Nickel: Gateway

Feb 28, 2019 • 1h 2min
Mayor Man
This week’s challenge: watch Survivor.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Guests co-host Kevin Budnik
Sisyphus - Wikipedia
Food Safety Temperatures | Temperature Danger Zone
Paint Tricks: Use Disney’s “Go Away Green” | Apartment Therapy
What Is Disney’s Go Away Green Paint? - Simplemost
Giant/Martin’s, Stop & Shop begin robot rollout | Supermarket News
Black women make history in Chicago mayoral election - POLITICO
Who’s In The Cast Of Survivor Season 38: Edge Of Extinction? - Survivor Photos - CBS.com
Survivor Cast - Edge of Extinction 2019 | Season 38 Bios - Global TV
Survivor: Edge of Extinction: Behind the scenes of the marooning | EW.com
Poochie | Simpsons Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Rupert Boneham | Survivor Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Ozzy Lusth | Survivor Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Malcolm Freberg | Survivor Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
The 29 Hottest Male Survivor Contestants | TV Guide
Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff | Survivor Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia

Feb 21, 2019 • 1h 11min
Papa Normative
This week’s challenge: listen with empathy.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Show Notes
🥴 Woozy Face Emoji
Daddies - Wikipedia
Amazon.com : Daddies Brown Sauce, 14.11 Ounce : Tomato And Marinara Sauces : Grocery & Gourmet Food
The official fast food French fry power rankings - Los Angeles Times
https://www.justcrackanegg.net/
Amazon.com: Rollie Hands-Free Automatic Electric Vertical Nonstick Easy Quick Egg Cooker: Electric Egg Cookers: Kitchen & Dining
Kitchen Gadget - The Rollie Eggmaster Vertical Grill - YouTube
The Thinking Egg | It’s Time To Slow Down by Orijin Design Company — Kickstarter
Zen Egg
Amazon.com : Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter, 18.6 Miles Long-range Battery, Up to 15.5 MPH, Easy Fold-n-Carry Design, Ultra-Lightweight Adult Electric Scooter (US Version with Warranty) : Sports & Outdoors
Loomo: Mini Transporter Meets Robot Sidekick | Indiegogo
Peni Parker (Earth-14512) | Marvel Database | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Matt Lucas - Wikipedia
Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit | Netflix
Altered Carbon | Netflix Official Site
Kurt Vonnegut - Wikipedia
Slaughterhouse-Five - Wikipedia
Eliot Rosewater - Wikipedia
Credits:
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp

Feb 14, 2019 • 54min
Adult Magic
This week’s challenge: read Feed by M.T. Anderson.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Amy Klobuchar doesn’t deny ‘throwing’ binder amid reports of outbursts - Business Insider
TrackMan Indoor Golf Simulator – Tour Proven Technology
Fantasy Survivor
Reality Steve - My sarcastic, slanted, sophomoric, and skewed view on the world of reality television
Amazon.com: Survivor Buff -PURPLE Panama Exile Island Season Buff: Sports & Outdoors
The Life of an American Boy at 17
The Kamala Harris ‘Reefergate’ Scandal Is the Dumbest Story of the Year - VICE
Daniel Bryan - Wikipedia
Merlin Mann on Twitter: “People who regard honesty & hypocrisy as incompatible strike me as either dishonest, hypocritical, or both.Is that hypocritical?You bet.”
Fox & Friends host says he hasn’t washed hands in 10 years: ‘Germs are not a real thing — I can’t see them’
Animorphs - Wikipedia
How Jay-Z’s ‘Blueprint’ will always be linked to 9/11 - theGrio
Dolphins Might Be Chewing On Blowfish To Get High | HuffPost Australia
Amazon.com: Feed (9780763662622): M.T. Anderson: Books

Feb 7, 2019 • 1h 2min
WDBF
This week’s challenge: watch Paddington 2.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
As a blackface scandal and sexual assault allegation threaten Virginia’s leaders, residents are reeling - The Washington Post
Alderman targets prostitution at massage businesses - Chicago Tribune
Whale fall - Wikipedia
What ever happened to Trump TV? - The Washington Post
Whale fall - Wikipedia
The Mueller Investigation: What We Know So Far
The Ineptitude of Donald Trump’s Co-Conspirators | The New Yorker
Waleed Shahid on Twitter: “Howard Schultz says billionaires should be referred to as “people of means” or “people of wealth.” https://t.co/I3apM0h7aa”
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia
Brick City (TV series) - Wikipedia
Sausage Night - Google Docs
Paddington 2 (2017) - IMDb

Jan 31, 2019 • 1h 14min
The Good Plastic
This week’s challenge: make bacon.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Show Notes
43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero | 43 Folders
Why Our Super Bowl Ad Failed – Cards Against Humanity – Medium
It’s Official, Chicago Is Colder Than Parts Of The Arctic, Yukon, And Mars – CBS Chicago
How to Sell Amazon Liquidation Pallets - The Atlantic
Trump on Hairspray and Ozone - FactCheck.org
You Can’t Get There From Here
Foxconn scraps plan to build factory in Wisconsin, will hire white-collar workers instead - The Washington Post
#132 Negative Mount Pleasant by Reply All from Gimlet Media
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: The Rolling Stone Interview – Rolling Stone
Major iPhone FaceTime bug lets you hear the audio of the person you are calling … before they pick up - 9to5Mac
Bacon Method
Oven Bacon Recipe - NYT Cooking
How I Make Bacon — Liss is More
Sausage Night - Google Docs

Jan 24, 2019 • 59min
Reply Guy
This week's challenge: find a weird SNL sketch.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Show Notes
New Video Shows MAGA Teens Are Just As Awful As Everyone Thought
Ben Collins on Twitter: “Two years ago (!) now, I made this chart about how bad actors launder rumors, talking points and disinformation through several channels by exploiting cracks in organizations with increasingly higher editorial standards. Nobody’s learned anything at all.… https://t.co/F7MCATrEib”
President Trump’s extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University - The Washington Post
Home page - HumanCharger
ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review Checker
iPhone XS Smart Battery Case - Black - Apple
Wells for Boys - SNL - YouTube
DBF - Good Weird SNL Sketches - YouTube
Saturday Night Live’s ‘Diner Lobster’: A Season Standout - The Atlantic
John Mulaney on the origins of “Lobster Diner,” his new walk, and bringing Kid Gorgeous to Netflix
The Shooting AKA Dear Sister - YouTube
Farewell Mr. Bunting - SNL - YouTube

Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 8min
Junk Boys
This week's challenge: wear the Muse headband.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Show Notes
Arrested Development - Blue Man 2 - YouTube
Detective Jigsaw - MBMBAM Animation - YouTube
Amazon.com : BREATH SAVERS 3-Hour Sugar Free Mints Spearmint, 1.27 Ounce, Pack of 1 : Breath Mints : Grocery & Gourmet Food
Amazon.com: Perfect Keto Ketone Testing Strips: Test Ketosis Levels on Low Carb Ketogenic Diet, 100 Urinalysis Tester Strips Best for Accurate Meter Measurement of Urine Ketones Tests: by Perfect Keto : Health & Personal Care
Dark Phoenix (film) - Wikipedia
CafeFantasia 💫 on Twitter: “You know that bathtub shot in #MaryPoppinsReturns you assumed was CGI? 😵😵😵 (via @disneyamore)… “
Sorry to Bother You (2018) - IMDb
We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film) - YouTube
Brimley/Cocoon Line (@BrimleyLine) | Twitter
AutoWake
From hyperbaric oxygen chambers to HumanChargers: welcome to the wellness revolution | The Times Magazine | The Times
President Trump’s extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University - The Washington Post
The Muse 2 Meditation Device - Meditation Made Easy
Italian Restaurant - SNL - YouTube
Career Day - SNL - YouTube

Jan 15, 2019 • 28min
BONUS: Patreon Aftershow
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Show Notes
Woke Italian Man ees'a so sorry! More Survivor talk, and then everybody gets all mad about Go-Fund-ing Captain Marvel. This leads to a deep dive on corporate charity as consumption absolution.
Then everybody gets all mad about the Scholastic Book Fair. What a shitshow.
Merlin shares an anecdote and cries a little (mark your BINGO card). Shit is complicated. Alex says she went to a gross private Catholic school that also invited capitalism in. Max recalls how you could tell who had money for Big Ski. Also, Max's school had a Jewish book fair. They sold megillas and biographies of directors.
This week's challenge is Alex's and it involves a cyber headband.
Apparently, Will Shortz is now problematic.
Merlin has backstory on the headband and why he got one.
Then, the gang takes a little trip to Hogwarts where we find Snape volunteering to help out at the book fair. [Insert fart noise]

Jan 11, 2019 • 1h 8min
Fantastic Beasts and Where They Urinate
This week's challenge: watch Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Show Notes
How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responds to Viral Dancing Video
Second Black Man Found Dead in Home of Democratic Donor
Matt Binder on Twitter: “I’d tell them to watch out for the weirdo filming the bathroom outside https://t.co/D8qNOzxDsr”
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo | Netflix Official Site
KonMari – Founded by Marie Kondo.
It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Peter Walsh: 8601419123933: Amazon.com: Books