Do By Friday
Alexandra Cox
A weekly challenge show hosted by Merlin Mann and Alex Cox.
- 1 hour 45 minutesThree-Eyed Raven of His Dreams
Links
- Ep. 1. "Shifty: The Land of Make Believe" (Adam Curtis, 2025) - YouTube
- Adam Curtis on the BBC, Politics & AI - YouTube
- Adam Curtis - Wikipedia
- HyperNormalisation - Wikipedia
- Can't Get You Out of My Head (TV series) - Wikipedia
- Shifty (TV series) - Wikipedia
- SHIFTY – A brand new Adam Curtis series - BBC - YouTube
- The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster in The Crown Season 3
- The Queen Learns of the Aberfan Disaster | The Crown (Olivia Colman) - YouTube
- Death of Diana, Princess of Wales - Wikipedia
- Ryan White - Wikipedia
- Oliver Sacks - Wikipedia
- Williams syndrome - Wikipedia
- Oliver Sacks: The Mind Traveller - 'Don't Be Shy, Mr Sacks' - YouTube
- Strong Songs – Season 07 Episode 08 - "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
- Mr Blobby - Wikipedia
- Jack Whitehall is Terrified of Mr Blobby - The Big Fat Quiz Of The '90s - YouTube
- The 10 Most Bizarre UK No. 1s of the 1990s - YouTube
- Sentencing Review: Deposition of the Captain | kung fu grippe
10 December 2025, 11:59 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesBasic Beaver Information
Links
- Mule Skinner Blues - Wikipedia
- Jimmie Rodgers - "Blue Yodel No. 8" (1930) - YouTube
- Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
- Carter Family - Wikipedia
- It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - YouTube
- Carter Family picking - Wikipedia
- The Carter Family - "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" (1935) - YouTube
- The Carter Scratch – The Bluegrass Jamboree
- No More the Moon Shines on Lorena (Alex Chilton, Live) - YouTube
- Oliver - "Good Morning Starshine" - YouTube
- Randy Newman - "Sail Away" (1972) - YouTube
- Official Extended Trailer | Country Music | A Film by Ken Burns | PBS - YouTube
- The first minute of Ken Burns' "The Civil War"
- The Civil War (miniseries) - Wikipedia
- Ken Burns effect - Wikipedia
- Pan–tilt–zoom camera - Wikipedia
- Jodorowsky's Dune - Wikipedia
- Dr. Strangelove - Wikipedia
- The Knappett | Taskmaster - YouTube
- Gillian Anderson: Green glass jello and G Spots | Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster Podcast - YouTube
- Jovan Musk for Women Eau de Cologne Spray
- Beaver Lodge Construction Squad | Attenborough | BBC Earth - YouTube
3 December 2025, 10:30 pm - 2 hours 8 minutesPure Information
Links
- "Defying Gravity" - Wicked 20th Anniversary Edition | WICKED the Musical - YouTube
- Les Miserables 10th Anniversary "Dream Cast" [1080p Upscaled] - YouTube
- Guinness book of world records : McWhirter, Ross, 1925-1975 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- Celebrity Heights - Google Sheets
- Four construction workers posing in President William Howard Taft's bathtub during renovations to the White House in 1909 : r/OldSchoolCool
- Trump’s on JB Pritzker - YouTube
- Full-length portrait of Lucia Zarate, Mexican Midget (Getty Museum)
- CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share - YouTube
- The Chokey | Roald Dahl Wiki | Fandom
- The Dust is Your Daddy | Do By Friday
- Sesame Street: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - YouTube
- Letterkenny | Season 1 | Florida State Seminal Vesicles - YouTube
- Butterfly Curve -- from Wolfram MathWorld
- Top Four #4: Worst Weezer Singles - Relay
- Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants [1996] - RF Rip : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- iOS 26.2 Adds Alarms for Reminders - MacRumors
- Caps for Sale - Wikipedia
- Behaves So Strangely
- Sometimes Behave So Strangely Looped - YouTube
- Edward Dudley Metcalfe - Wikipedia
- The Crown on The Graham Norton Show - YouTube
- The Ultimate Miriam Margolyes Experience | The Graham Norton Show - YouTube
- The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Is Nightmare Fuel - YouTube
- Mr. Show - Mayostard / Mustardayonnaise / Mustmayostardayonnaise - YouTube
- Bob Mortimer & Richard in HYSTERICS over Bob's toilet story | Travel Man EXTRA - YouTube
- Richard Ayoade & Bob Mortimer's funniest moments in Hamburg | Travel Man - YouTube
- The Crown (TV series) - Wikipedia
- Audio Descriptions in The Crown actually add narrative insight, and it's awesome! | ResetEra
- Reid My Mind » Blog Archive Flipping the Script on Audio Description - Moving Beyond Just US
- Audio Description Style Guide v2.5 – Netflix | Partner Help Center
26 November 2025, 11:46 pm - 1 hour 44 minutesGratitude is My Kink
Links
- President Trump Delivers Remarks at McDonald's Impact Summit - YouTube
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - Wikipedia
- US election: Donald Trump sorry for obscene remarks on women - BBC News
- Big Mac Index - Wikipedia
- Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape - Wikipedia
- No One Shows Up to Peter Brady's Party - YouTube
- Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) [1080p] - YouTube
- Adrian Veidt | Watchmen Wiki | Fandom
- The Hunting Wives Season 2 Trailer - SNL - YouTube
- Papillon (1973 film) - Wikipedia
- Terry Zwigoff
- Crumb (film) - Wikipedia
- Introducing Kafka - Wikipedia
- When Harry Met Sally... (3/11) Movie CLIP - Just Friends (1989) HD - YouTube
- The Book of Genesis (comic) - Wikipedia
- Ghost World (film) - Wikipedia
- Bad Santa - Wikipedia
- Crumb (1995) | The Criterion Collection
- Some Good Movies About Making Art, a list of films by Merlin Mann • Letterboxd
Aftershow Links
- Why Saudi Arabia Is Building a Floating City - YouTube
- Why Saudi Arabia Is Building a Linear City - YouTube
- Fingal's Cave - Wikipedia
- wisdom/3d.md at master · merlinmann/wisdom · GitHub
- Model Context Protocol - Wikipedia
- What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? - Model Context Protocol
- Prompt 3
- 🎙️ MacWhisper
- Jonathan Haidt - Wikipedia
- No Way Out (1987 film) - Wikipedia
- A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film) - Wikipedia
- How to Stop the Jellyfish! - Apple Community
- The Crown (TV series) - Wikipedia
- Audio Description for TV shows and movies | Netflix Help Center
20 November 2025, 5:31 am - 1 hour 17 minutesA Break from Myself
Links
- Tapas - Wikipedia
- Tokyo's highest-end Teppanyaki ? - YouTube
- Churrascaria - Wikipedia
- A Benihana Christmas - Wikipedia
- Domo 77 - Aurora Restaurant - Aurora, IL | OpenTable
- Spaghetti Warehouse - Wikipedia
- Kapok Tree Inn: Historic Clearwater Dining Adventure 1958-1991
- Bosco Sticks
- 1970s Fisher Price Play Family GARAGE #930 100% Complete w/ Box | eBay
- Melatonin - Wikipedia
- Cannabis strain - Wikipedia
- Strain Specific THC Gummies Delivered Nationwide | Lumi Labs – Lumi Gummies
- Vagus nerve - Wikipedia
- Can't Sleep? You're Not Alone : Fresh Air : NPR
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments (Official Audio) - YouTube
Aftershow Links
- Testing EVERY BATTERY to Find the Winner - YouTube
- Panasonic BQ-CC65 Quick Charger with 4 AAA eneloop
- Panasonic eneloop pro High Capacity Power Pack K-KJ17KHC82A B&H
- Portable Power Stations - Anker SOLIX US
- Self-discharge - Wikipedia
- Forgetfulness - Billy Collins Animated Poetry - YouTube
- "Howl" read by Allen Ginsberg, 1975 - YouTube
- We Real Cool | The Poetry Foundation
- Gwendolyn Brooks reads We Real Cool - YouTube
- Behaves So Strangely
- Speech-to-song illusion - Wikipedia
- Every One of Kirk's Jobs on Gilmore Girls - YouTube
- a film by kirk | Gilmore Girls - YouTube
- Alex Horne's Reddit AMA - Part 1 | Taskmaster - YouTube
- Joe Wilkinson gets a POTATO into a GOLF HOLE | Taskmaster - YouTube
- Stevie Wonder’s first No. 1 hit was his least likely and most forgotten.
- Stevie Wonder - I Wish (the original version) - YouTube
- Robert Crumb - Wikipedia
- Terry Zwigoff - Wikipedia
- Crumb (1995) | The Criterion Collection
- Crumb
- Crumb (film) - Wikipedia
12 November 2025, 10:59 pm - 1 hour 32 minutesImmune to NarrativeThis week's challenge: Find a new use for a button.6 November 2025, 5:37 am
- 1 hour 20 minutesJ.J. Crumbletops, O.B.E.
Links
- Five ideas I’ve had for family theme restaurants | 5ives
- Lawn darts - Wikipedia
- Vintage Retro J A R T S Missile Game Box, NO TARGET Empty Box Only(See Desc.) | eBay
- Rules to Jarts:
- Slip 'N Slide - Wikipedia
- WHAM-O Backyard Water Slides Are Dangerous For Adults And Teenagers | CPSC.gov
- Banned Toys and Games - Lawn Darts, Slip 'N Slide, Cork Gun
- Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile - Wikipedia
- Ralph Nader is still punching companies where it hurts | The Verge
- On the Spot: Unhealthy School Lunches - SNL - YouTube
- The best of MAD MEN: Sally Draper with a plastic bag over her head | HD with subtitles - YouTube
- Downey Wrote That | Official Trailer | Peacock Original - YouTube
- Watch Downey Wrote That | Peacock
- Consumer Probe: Irwin Mainway - SNL - YouTube
- Adam Curtis - Wikipedia
- Russia 1985–1999: TraumaZone - Wikipedia
- HyperNormalisation - Adam Curtis [4K Remaster] - YouTube
- The Perfect Neighbor - Wikipedia
- The Perfect Neighbor | Official Trailer - YouTube
- Watts riots - Wikipedia
- Your Call Is Important to Us - 99% Invisible
- Don't Talk to the Police - YouTube
- Jesse Plemons Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters - YouTube
- Danny McBride Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ - YouTube
- Empire Today Logo History (1977-Present) - YouTube
30 October 2025, 2:06 am - 2 hours 11 minutesOpportunity Gobbler
Links
- Merlin’s Game Changing Calipers: Amazon.com: iGAGING Absolute Origin 0-6" Digital Caliper, IP54 Stainless Steel, SPC/USB Output Port, Inch & Metric Modes, Case, Manual : Industrial & Scientific
- Screwed Up Filament Clip V2 - Save Your Spools! by ZombieHedgehog MakerWorld: Download Free 3D Models
- I Can Tolerate Anything Except The Outgroup | Slate Star Codex
- David Starr Jordan - Wikipedia
- Why Fish Don't Exist a book by Lulu Miller - Bookshop.org US
- Thermoplastic polyurethane - Wikipedia
- Five Bizarre 3D-Printing Mysteries with Insane Solutions - YouTube
- Why am I wearing a heads-up display? - YouTube
- BambooHR: The Complete HR Software for People, Payroll & Benefits
- Thunderbolt (interface) - Wikipedia
- Daring Fireball: Consumer Confusion Regarding USB Power Adapters
- How to zoom in on your iPhone or iPad screen with Window Zoom — Apple Support - YouTube
- Power adapters for iPhone - Apple Support
- Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia
- How to Wrap Cables Like a Pro: Over/Under (Roadie Wrap) Method Explained! - YouTube
- The Cindys - Dry TV (Official Video) - YouTube
- Teenage Fanclub - Wikipedia
- Steve Albini discography - Wikipedia
- Letterkenny | Season 1 | Florida State Seminal Vesicles - YouTube
- Happy Hippie Presents: Miley Cyrus & Laura Jane Grace - True Trans Soul Rebel - YouTube
- Pitfall! - Wikipedia
- Roboism #73: No More Flesh Buddies - Relay
- 'AI Psychosis': Term Doesn't Accurately Describe Chatbot Delusions
- Spontaneous Human Combustion w… - American Hysteria - Apple Podcasts
- Reconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - Relay
- Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia
- Movies with Mikey | FilmJoy - YouTube
- Theodoric Of York quote
- Medieval Barber Theodoric of York - SNL - YouTube
22 October 2025, 10:53 pm - 1 hour 22 minutesYou Were Made On the Good Day
Links
- Mary Mallon (Typhoid Marry)
- Humblebrag : the art of false modesty : Wittels, Harris : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
- Double Fantasy - Wikipedia
- John Lennon Double Fantasy - YouTube
- Slaughterhouse-Five - Wikipedia
- Word of the Day: Zaftig | Merriam-Webster
- The Substance - Wikipedia
- THE SUBSTANCE | Official Trailer
- Ernst Röhm - Wikipedia
- Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial | Official Trailer
- Hitler: The Rise of Evil - Wikipedia
- wisdom.limo
- Number of unfit Texas Guardsmen recalled from Chicago goes up
- Concerns mount over increased violence among federal immigration agents : NPR
- Chicago TV producer’s arrest in Ice raid ‘alarming and horrifying’, lawyers say | Ice (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
- ICE in Chicago amid ongoing "Operation Midway Blitz" activity: Live updates
- Jacqueline du Pre & Daniel Barenboim - Elgar Cello Concerto - YouTube
- Knife-Throwing Academy - YouTube
- Knife-Throwing Academy | The Island of Misfit Toys
- It's an Honor | The Island of Misfit Toys
- The Island of Misfit Toys - Furiouser & Furiouser (FULL EP) - YouTube
- Flying Nun Records - YouTube
- Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me - YouTube
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Iron Lung (Live on KEXP) - YouTube
- The Cindys | The Cindys
- The Cindys - Dry TV (Official Video) - YouTube
- “If I were 25 and independently wealthy, I'd follow King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard on tour for at least a week or five.” Post by @hotdogsladies.bsky.social — Bluesky
- Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows - YouTube
- Heavenly Pop Hits: The Flying Nun Story (Music Documentary 2002) - YouTube
- The Clean - Anything Could Happen - YouTube
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Iron Lung (Live on KEXP) - YouTube
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man Original Trailer (Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989) - YouTube
15 October 2025, 9:30 pm - 1 hour 47 minutesThe Box of Unknown Weight
Links
- Quotes to get right. #runx · GitHub
- “People aren't supposed to look back.”
- Reconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - Relay
- Valley Girl (1983 film) - Wikipedia
- York Steak House - Wikipedia
- The Awards for Advertising American Ads - YouTube
- Merlin's Happy Place - YouTube
- Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op.36: IX. (Nimrod) - YouTube
- Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer - YouTube
- The Ataris - The Boys of Summer - YouTube
- Duck Soup (1933 film) - Wikipedia
- AFI Movie Club: DUCK SOUP | American Film Institute
- Squeeze - Is That Love? (Official Music Video) - YouTube
- Deadspin | The Gookie
- Rufus T Fireflys introduction - YouTube
- The Lemonade Vendor - YouTube
- "This Country's Going to War" - YouTube
- Pre-Code Hollywood - Wikipedia
- Hays Code - Wikipedia
- Anti-Catholicism in the United States - Wikipedia
- The Very Weird Rules of Golden Age Hollywood: The Hays Code and the effect it still has today! - YouTube
- Politics and the Star Persona of Katharine Hepburn - YouTube
- Groucho Marx Dick Cavett 1969 - YouTube
- Squeeze - Is That Love? (Official Music Video) - YouTube
8 October 2025, 9:48 pm - 1 hour 48 minutesA Truck Made of ChildrenThis week's challenge: watch "Weapons" (2025).24 September 2025, 10:02 pm
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