Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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May 11, 2018 • 1h 1min

Snot Yoga

This week's challenge: learn some rules of thumb. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Rules of Thumb: A Life Manual: Tom Parker: 9780761150732: Amazon.com: Books Tito’s Handmade Vodka 2018 Nissan LEAF Electric Car | Room for 5 | Nissan USA How This Showering Trick Can Make You More Energized for the Workday Shark Tank: Episode 22 - Watch Season 9 Episode 22 Biotech engineer found dead in sensory deprivation tank in D.C. - The Washington Post The Strange Case of AT&T’s Payments to Michael Cohen - The Atlantic Two is One and One is None: The Art of Redundancy / Survival Based Blog Amazon.com : SEKI EDGE SS-107- Stainless Steel Toenail Clipper : Toenail Clippers : Beauty
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May 4, 2018 • 1h 49min

Hot Hands!

This week's challenge: swab your bacteria. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Food Safety Talk Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Trump doctor Harold Bornstein says bodyguard, lawyer ‘raided’ his office, took medical files Harold Bornstein: Exiled from Trumpland, doctor now ‘frightened and sad’ - The Washington Post Vegan Woman Buys Ice Cream for Child and Gets Shamed on Twitter - Thrillist Restaurant Swab Kit - Micrology Labs Improved Inactivation of Nonenveloped Enteric Viruses and Their Surrogates by a Novel Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Amazon.com: Glo-Germ 1003-GEL Products Experiment Kit: Industrial & Scientific Quantifying the effect of hand wash duration, soap use, ground beef debris, and drying methods on the removal of Enterobacter aerogenes on hands. - PubMed - NCBI Department of Food Science at Rutgers SEBS Amazon.com: OXO Good Grips Cutting and Carving Board: Cutting Board Plastic: Kitchen & Dining D҉o҉n҉ ҉S҉c҉h҉a҉f҉f҉n҉e҉r҉ (@bugcounter) | Twitter
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Apr 27, 2018 • 1h 41min

Half Serrated, Half Stabby

This week's challenge: buy a bag. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Amazon.com : Kershaw Clash Black Serrated (1605CKTST); 3.1” Stainless Steel Blade with Black-Oxide Coating; Glass-Filled Nylon Handle with SpeedSafe Open, Flipper, Locking Liner and Reversible Pocketclip; 4.3OZ : Hunting Knives : Sports & Outdoors Cards Against Humanity Loves Chicago Merlin Mann on Twitter: “Ten points for Gryffindor.… “ Alexandra Cox on Twitter: “My debit card was turned off on Friday night, so I’m basically surviving off of @mattiercox and @karafagan. Chase thought it was strange I was buying wine at a museum. ¯_(ツ)_/¯” Interrupting Cow Bluetooth Headphones Mega-Review – Marco.org iPad mini 4 - Apple Path’s Dave Morin on Circa, Mailbox, and the Secret App He Invented to Talk to His Assistant | Vanity Fair What I Learned from Watching My iPad’s Slow Death - The New York Times Sparrow – Urban Electric E-Bikes Horace Dediu (@asymco) | Twitter D.C. lawmaker who said Rothschilds control the weather visits Holocaust Museum - The Washington Post Phone Guy - Not This Quarter on Vimeo James Comey Opens Up About Ego, Distrust and More - The New York Times What Happened: Hillary Rodham Clinton: 9781501175565: Amazon.com: Books Khanlou | The Perfect Bag Bags | Head to Head Backpack vs Messenger | Carryology Synapse 25 - Backpacks - Travel Bags – TOM BIHN Synapse 19 - Travel + EDC Laptop Backpack by TOM BIHN Functional and durable outdoor equipment - Fjällräven The Best Water Bottles: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company We finally know why Steve Bannon always wears so many shirts - HelloGiggles Amazon.com : Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 5 Count - Great for Rock Painting : Permanent Markers : Office Products Amazon.com: Sakura 44162 8-Piece Identi-Pen Permanent Marker Set, Assorted Colors: Office Products Lifepack Hustle: Solar + Anti-theft backpack & shoulder bag by Solgaard Design —Kickstarter Amazon.com : Platypus Platy 2-Liter Ultralight Collapsible Water Bottle : Sports Water Bottles : Sports & Outdoors Anker | PowerPort 4 Ports Peak Design | Gear For Creative, Adventurous People
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Apr 19, 2018 • 1h 35min

Vaudeville Kafka

This week's challenge: pimp your drink. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) | Twitter Renato Mariotti - Wikipedia Max Temkin sends Oregon militia group lube - NY Daily News Nobody Is Above the Law—Mueller Firing Rapid Response | MoveOn.org Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency | The New Yorker Clinton v. Jones - Wikipedia Stormy Daniels - Wikipedia This Is The Inside Of Trump’s Lawyer’s Passport ACS wint (@dril) | Twitter expectations.maganement Giardiniera | Vienna Beef Key & Peele continental breakfast sketch: What’s European about a hotel breakfast?
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Apr 17, 2018 • 23min

BONUS: Patreon After Show

We wanted to share part of our most recent after show that’s normally only for our Patreon supporters. Merlin has conspiracy theories, and Max gives a Bartlett-esque speech that almost made Alex cry. Please give us your fucking money if you want to hear the whole thing.
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Apr 12, 2018 • 1h 29min

Farmville for War

This week's challenge: do something with plants. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Loomo: Mini Transporter Meets Robot Sidekick | Indiegogo Buy Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad for Mac in Space Gray - Apple Bathroom hand-dryers suck in poo-particles and aerosolize them all over you and everything else / Boing Boing Dirtiest Places on Airplanes: How to Avoid Germs | Time Urban Dictionary: polish shower Shower curtain with pockets for phones and tablets so you can stay connected while wet / Boing Boing Amazon.com: BOSSJOY Luxury Wood Bamboo Bathtub Bath Tub Caddy Tray with Extending Sides Built in Book Tablet Phone Wineglass Holder: Home & Kitchen Amazon.com: BOSSJOY Luxury Wood Bamboo Bathtub Bath Tub Caddy Tray with Extending Sides Built in Book Tablet Phone Wineglass Holder: Home & Kitchen Streisand effect - Wikipedia The Internet roasts Zuckerberg over ‘booster seat’ Mark Zuckerberg’s Own Data Disclosed After Senate Hearing: His Notes - The New York Times Viewer Miffed Over Enron Documentary Product Placement Watch Alex, Inc. TV Show - ABC.com dungeons, dice, & everything nice Mutant President Trump | FRONTLINE | PBS Ty Pennington - Wikipedia Amazon.com : Organic cat grass growing kit with organic seed mix, organic soil and cat planter. Great gift for mom & makes a great Mothers Day Gift. Natural hairball control, remedy for cats. Natural digestive aid : Pet Supplies Amazon.com: Catit Senses 2.0 Grass Planter: Pet Supplies Amazon.com : Catit Senses 2.0 Wellness Center : Automotive Fuel System Equipment : Pet Supplies Sprout Home | Garden Design Center Love Your Garden - Wikipedia
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Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 20min

You Aren't in Trouble

This week's challenge: make a soundboard. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Rogue Amoeba | Farrago: Robust, rapid-fire soundboards Wild Wild Country - Wikipedia Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) | Twitter Home Page - Denny’s FIREWORKS: Tucker Carlson Rips Newsweek’s Eichenwald For Claim Trump Was In Mental Hospital | Video | RealClearPolitics Ben Shapiro on Twitter: “I just received this from @kurteichenwald. There are no words for how wild this email is. @VanityFair is apparently an odd place.I just received this from @kurteichenwald. There are no words for how wild this email is. @VanityFair is apparently an odd place.… https://t.co/Jy9XLJuxmU” @MaxTemkin/U.S. Politics 2018 on Twitter @hotdogsladies/Political Twitter on Twitter Kilroy was here - Wikipedia The Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook - On The Media - WNYC
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Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 31min

Cheese Tits

This week's challenge: present a harebrained theory. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Adam Lisagor (@adamlisagor) | Twitter Sandwich Video I need your help to keep our water clean - YouTube Fran Lebowitz - Wikipedia Videos – Special Projects “The West Wing” King Corn (TV Episode 2005) - IMDb Delahoyde Projects Suitsupply | Men’s Suits, Jackets, Shirts, Trousers, and More | Suitsupply Online Store Put This On Max’s Backpack Alex’s Backpack Lincoln Yards: New images released just before Amazon reps tour site - Curbed Chicago Graffiti cleanup ‘blitz’ ahead of Amazon visit wipes out street art at Cards Against Humanity HQ - Chicago Tribune Hook (1991) - IMDb Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) | Twitter Cheez-It® | Baked Snack Crackers The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food - The New York Times Amazon.com: Nabisco Better Cheddars Baked Snack Crackers, 6.5 Ounce Amazon.com: Cheese Nips Spongebob Squarepants, 10.5-Ounce (Pack of 6) The Death of Stalin (2017) - IMDb Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) - IMDb Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) - IMDb Paddington (2014) - IMDb John Gruber on Twitter: “This is as Steve Jobs-y as any Steve Jobs story gets. I love it. There are books about Steve Jobs that reveal less about him than this tweet.… https://t.co/bijNz5vyTU” Original iPod Shuffle Case 3rd gen orange iPod buttons - Google Search Don’t Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate—The Essential Guide for Progressives: George Lakoff, Howard Dean, Don Hazen: 9781931498715: Amazon.com: Books George Lakoff: Moral Politics - YouTube Jordan Peterson - Wikipedia The Room (2003) - IMDb The Disaster Artist (2017) - IMDb Amazon.com: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made eBook: Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell: Kindle Store
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Mar 23, 2018 • 1h 26min

I Have Regretsies

This week's challenge: stan a fandom. Our guest this week is Jenn Bane, Cards Against Humanity's community manager and the co-host of our rival podcast Friendshipping. Jenn (@jenndangerous) | Twitter Friendshipping! Is Empty Nose Syndrome Real? And If Not, Why Are People Killing Themselves Over It? Cryptocurrencies: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube Children’s Book About Mike Pence’s Gay Bunny Jumps to No. 1 - The New York Times “Cannabis Candidate” Benjamin Wolf Doesn’t Actually Know Anything About Weed Chad Prather (@WatchChad) | Twitter Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) | Twitter What Hope Hicks Learned in the White House What Is “The Family Cloth” And Why Do People Use It? An Explainer poms on Twitter: “ᶦᶠ ᶦ ᶠᶦᵗˢ ᶦ ˢᶦᵗˢ… “ Disney (@disney) • Instagram photos and videos Discord
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Mar 16, 2018 • 1h 35min

Disco Sauce

This week's challenge: find the best Beatles bridge. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Podcast Co-Host Sleeveless Top | ModCloth Kitchen Nightmares - Wikipedia MARCH FOR OUR LIVES Richard Stallman - Wikipedia Fundraiser by Queenster MacCarthy : Queenster’s College Tuition Give Us Your Fucking Time ‘Rex, Eat the Salad’: Inside the Awkward Relationship Between Rex Tillerson and Donald Trump - WSJ A startup is pitching a mind-uploading service that is “100 percent fatal” - MIT Technology Review Phenomenology (philosophy) - Wikipedia What Is it Like to Be a Bat? - Wikipedia Mistakes Were Made - This American Life Paul Ford – Medium Bitcoin Is Ridiculous. Blockchain Is Dangerous: Paul Ford - Bloomberg It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It | Quote Investigator The Beatles Anthology (documentary) - Wikipedia Bridge (music) - Wikipedia Beatles - The Great Bridges on Spotify The Beatles Bible | Not quite as popular as Jesus…

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