
Do By Friday
A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
Latest episodes

Aug 22, 2024 • 1h 47min
Surprise Party
This week's challenge: throw a surprise party.Merlin edited this one, so be nice.Listen to the aftershow and support our program at https://patreon.com/dobyfriday

Aug 19, 2024 • 1h 42min
You Can’t Blame the Ant
This week's challenge: install the betas.Listen to the aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox—Show LinksSlow Burn: Season 9The Boys in the Band (1970 film) - WikipediaMr. Plow - WikipediaVertigo (film) - WikipediaMay Anti-Trans Legislative Risk Map - by Erin ReedThe Negro Motorist Green Book - WikipediaMockumentary Life | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | HBO - YouTubeBilly’s profile • LetterboxdGalactic Grape Weed Strain Information | LeaflyApple BetaInstalling and using Apple beta software - Support - Apple DeveloperThe Land of the Large Adult Son | The New YorkerRecorded Wednesday, July 17th, 2024Next week's challenge: watch the first and last episodes of Mash.

Jul 30, 2024 • 1h 14min
Load Bearing Piece of Media
This week's challenge: watch Blade Runner: The Final Cut.You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon!——Produced and Edited by Alex Cox——Show LinksDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - WikipediaBlade Runner - WikipediaVersions of Blade Runner - WikipediaRachel's Voight-Kampff Test | Blade Runner (1982) [48FPS] - YouTubeBlade Runner - Voight-Kampff Test (HQ) - YouTubeMotocrossed - WikipediaBad voiceover montage (Blade Runner) - YouTubeBlade Runner | Making of Blade Runner | Warner. Bros Entertainment - YouTubeWhich "Blade Runner" Cut Should I Watch? A Visual Explainer. - YouTubeDangerous Days Documentary : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveJamie Lee Curtis Speech at James Hong's Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony - YouTubeTears in rain monologue - WikipediaBlade Runner - Final scene, "Tears in Rain" Monologue (HD) - YouTubeBlade Runner 2049 - WikipediaBLADE RUNNER 2049 - Official Trailer - YouTubeRecorded Wednesday, July 10th, 2024.Next week’s challenge: install the betas.

Jul 12, 2024 • 1h 29min
You’re a Very Special Guest
This week's challenge: make an AI song for your co-host.You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon!——Produced and Edited by Alex Cox——Show LinksI 3D Printed Nerf Blasters in Solid Chocolate - Will they EXPLODE? - YouTubeYour dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) - YouTubeSeven Little Pieces of My HeartApple Intelligence Preview - AppleApple Intelligence in 5 minutes - YouTubeGriffin's amiibo Corner - Episode 1: Mario - YouTubeConan O'Brien - Cant Stop (2011) (Documentary) - YouTubeFederico Fellini - 8 1/2 (New Trailer) - YouTubedarth™ (@darth) / XWho is @Darth and why is this person always in my Twitter feed? - The Washington PostSleep++AutoSleepAnna Delvey wears a chic white suit dress and bedazzled ankle monitor to immigration courtController for HomekitSometimes There’s a Man (Part I) MP3 Download ... | kung fu grippeDJ Apps | AlgoriddimEric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full - YouTubeThe Simpsons - Homer's Enemy - Frank Grimes comes to dinner - YouTube[ Wreck It Ralph ] When Can I See You Again HQ (Ending Credits with lyrics) - YouTubeGreen Thumb by alexcox | SunoWindy City Highs and Lows by @bohemiansidewinder384 | SunoRecorded Wednesday, June 12th, 2024.Next week's challenge: find GOOD YouTube.

Jun 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
A Pot Doesn’t Know
This week's challenge: make connections.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!——Produced and Edited by Alex Cox——Show LinksJames Burke Legend Connections Collection - YouTubeJames Burke Connections, Ep. 1 "The Trigger Effect" - YouTubeJames Burke (science historian) - WikipediaPlayer piano - Wikipedia3 minutes of Just Piano Ghost - Haunted Mansion Disneyland, California - YouTubeShadow Pianist | Haunted Mansion Wiki | FandomReconcilable Differences #232: Ham Means One - Relay FMConnections (1978) Best shot - YouTubeRecorded Wednesday, June 5th, 2024.Next week's challenge: make a song for your co-host using Suno.

Jun 12, 2024 • 1h 50min
Certainty is a Blight
The hosts engage in playful banter discussing hot quirks, unique traits, and famous figures like Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra. They explore whimsical scenarios, historical figures, hat styles, technology use, and perform humorous imitations. The conversation meanders through whimsical discussions, light-hearted banter, playful anecdotes, and Python programming origins. They delve into culinary adventures, kitchen gadgets, growing plants, AI exploration, dream journals, and a historical perspective on Jesus of Nazareth.

May 24, 2024 • 1h 41min
Horse Trauma
This week's challenge: find hot quirks.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!——Produced and Edited by Alex Cox——Show LinksGuinness World Records - WikipediaGuinness World Records 2024 | Guinness World RecordsAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show - WikipediaThe Freak Book | Curb Your Enthusiasm Wiki | FandomHouse GOP showed up at Trump’s trial, while legislating languishes | AP NewsrealDonaldTrump | Truth SocialWhat do trigger warnings actually do?Ejection | Survivor Wiki | FandomHays Code - WikipediaDennis Hayes (businessman) - WikipediaSection 230 - WikipediaYouTube apologizes after parental-control feature blocks LGBTQ content | CNNBroey Deschanel — NebulaOlivia Wilde - WikipediaMike Johnson (Louisiana politician) - WikipediaMeet Trump’s ‘Human Printer’ - by Marc A. CaputoLéa Seydoux - WikipediaYorgos Lanthimos - WikipediaRecorded Wednesday, May 15th, 2024.Next week's challenge: lightning round.

May 14, 2024 • 1h 10min
Diaper Dogs
This week's challenge: create a DBFGPT.You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox.—Show LinksReconcilable Differences #183: The Pinching Opportunities - Relay FMPikaDune - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTubeRick and Morty - 1950's Super Panavision 70 - YouTubeRecreating my dreamsArtificial Intelligence | Drafts User GuideOverview - OpenAI APIBig Jim (toy line) - WikipediaNext week’s challenge: find hot quirks.

May 1, 2024 • 2h 5min
O.J. Died While We Were in Hawaii
This week's challenge: watch Taskmaster.You can hear the Aftershow and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox.—Show LinksSouth Park: Cartman Saves the Day in Cat Orgy. (Cartman Wild Wild West Song) - YouTubePlacebo - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (Cover) Official Music Video - YouTubeKate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video - YouTubeLittle Women (2019 film) - WikipediaLittle Women (1994 film) - WikipediaBlack Beauty (1994 film) - WikipediaThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story - WikipediaO.J.: Made in America - WikipediaJackie Chiles perfect attorney - YouTubeSopranos | Uncle Junior likes going down to Boca (and other places) - YouTubeSydney Sweeney’s Sweatshirt Is Sorry About Her ‘Great Tits’“Depiction is not endorsement”“bad thing to do”Why Is the Discourse Around Sydney Sweeney’s Breasts So Unhinged? | VogueRight-Wingers Rage at Our 'Disgusting' Gay Kristen Stewart CoverThat One Time Trump Got Mad at Kristen StewartKristen Stewart fires back at old Trump posts encouraging Robert Pattinson to ‘dump’ her | The HillWe Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America: Asgarian, RoxannaThe Trial - WikipediaBob Versus Mr. Business | Season 6 Ep. 4 | BOB'S BURGERS - YouTubeCat Trainin' - YouTubeMerlin Mann: "I will dearly miss our visits, Outside Cat." - MastodonTaskmaster (TV series) - WikipediaGreg Davies - WikipediaAlex Horne - WikipediaThe Horne Section - WikipediaEdinburgh Festival Fringe - WikipediaTaskmaster - YouTubeSeries 5, Episode 6 - 'Spoony Neeson' | Full Episode | Taskmaster - YouTubePaint a Rainbow Scene in the Dark | Taskmaster - YouTubeRhod Gilbert's Best Taskmaster Moments - YouTubeGive Little Alex Horne A Special Cuddle | Full Task | Taskmaster - YouTubeTaskmaster VR on SteamNext week’s challenge: ChatDBF.

Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 27min
Expired Peter Pan
This week's challenge: devise some new Oblique Strategies.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox—Show LinksPica DisorderThe Bully & The Beast: Wax Catches Poop - YouTubeSeven Little Pieces of My HeartPitch Perfect - Cups - YouTubeAnkiApp - The best flashcard app to learn languages and more.Oblique Strategies - WikipediaA Primer On Oblique StrategizingBrian Eno's Oblique StrategiesRecorded Wednesday, March 28th, 2024.**Next week's challenge: watch 3 Body Problem. **