Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. **
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Mar 30, 2024 • 1h 41min

Carmen Santino

This week's challenge: share some of your favorite things.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox—Show LinksThe Beginning Begins (Ep. 1) | Fantasy High - YouTubeSpelunky - WikipediaDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - WikipediaCyrano de Bergerac 1950) 'Nose Speech' 'Fencing Ballade' - YouTubeI Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter - WikipediaTIL that the novel "The Godfather" includes a subplot wherein Sonny Corleone has a huge penis, and has an affair with a woman who has an enormous vagina.Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Final scene - YouTubeThe Truth Behind the Hidden Demon in ‘The Exorcist’ | Vanity FairThe Exorcist spider walk Alex thinks is funny.Abelchia: inability to belch/burp—a new disorder? Retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction (RCPD) - PMCReal Lime, 8 ozTUL GL Series Retractable Gel Pens Medium Point 0.7 mm Silver Barrel Black InkMagSafe | PopSockets®Why Does Fountain Diet Coke Taste Better at McDonald's? - DelishablyPatches | Hero CosmeticsAlways InfinityPlaytex Sport TamponsThat time when NASA (almost) sent Sally Ride to space with 100 tampons : NPRGreenmade InstaCrate Collapsible Storage Bin, 12 Gallon, Black or Black and Red | CostcoDevUtils - All-in-one Toolbox for DevelopersRecorded Wednesday, March 6th, 2024.Next week's challenge: devise some new Oblique Strategies.
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Mar 5, 2024 • 2h 16min

Let’s Talk About the Green Onion

This week's challenge: do something bloggy.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!——Produced and Edited by Alex Cox——Show LinksThe White Castle System of Eating Houses - 99% InvisibleBeam: The Smart TV Soundbar with HDMI Input | SonosVision Pro owners are reporting a mysterious crack in the front glass - The VergeFirst Water Resistant iPhoneNatasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (Official Video) (as featured in Anyone But You) - YouTubeIt's a Wonderful Lie | House Wiki | FandomThe Ransom of Red Chief - WikipediaShōgun (2024 TV series) - WikipediaHop Along - WikipediaGoogle CEO: Gemini AI photo diversity scandal ‘offended our users’ - The VergeImageFXInfomercial: For-Profit Online University | Adult Swim - YouTubePerplexityOn Not Writing About New College - ungainlyAlan Watts - What Is Reality? - YouTubeA question and three answersRecorded Wednesday, February 29th, 2024Next week's challenge: share your favorite things.
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Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 12min

My Dennis

This week's challenge: do something bloggy.You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!—Produced and Edited by Alex Cox—Show LinksThat Dog - Never Say Never - YouTubeThe Haden Triplets - WikipediaLife on Mars- A Cappella/Petra Haden - YouTubePetra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out - WikipediaCan't Find My Way Home: Petra Haden/a-cappella - YouTubeIn The Air Tonight by Phil Collins / A-cappella/ Petra Haden - YouTubepetra haden sings the who sell out - i can see for miles - YouTubeRorschach test - WikipediaOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film) - WikipediaDanny DeVito Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ - YouTubeThe Dip - Who Framed Roger Rabbit - YouTubeRookie of the Year (film) - WikipediaAngels in the Outfield (1994 film) - WikipediaLittle Big League - WikipediaAntz - WikipediaA Bug's Life - WikipediaThe Illusionist (2006 film) - WikipediaThe Prestige (film) - WikipediaThe Aristocrats - WikipediaChris Fleming - Showpig (Full Show) - YouTubeGayle: Episode 1 - YouTubeReconcilable Differences #226: A Weak Button - Relay FMAnne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress: 85th Oscars (2013) - YouTubeAnne Hatha-Hate with Eve Lindley | PatreonLes Misérables (2012) - I Dreamed A Dream Scene (1/10) | Movieclips - YouTubeThis is Financial Advice - YouTubeConfessions of an AI Clickbait Kingpin | WIREDGhost: Independent technology for modern publishingMarsEdit 5 - Powerful web publishing from your Mac.Drafts | Where Text StartsRecorded Wednesday, Wednesday, February 21st, 2024.Next week's challenge: keep doing something bloggy.

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