Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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Jul 6, 2018 • 1h 3min

It’s Rotten, Mohammed!

This week's challenge: give a kid a gift. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes 50 People Try to Dice An Onion | Epicurious - YouTube Hell’s Kitchen (U.S. TV series) - Wikipedia Cortex - Relay FM Gore-Tex - Wikipedia Hollywood Grill | Go deeper: The scandals that led to Scott Pruitt’s resignation - Axios Tech Elites Recreate Burning Man Inside Their Living Rooms - The New York Times Scott Pruitt directly asked Donald Trump to replace Jeff Sessions with him - CNNPolitics ThanosDidNothingWrong Z Bot Megabot Commercial - YouTube Ryan ToysReview - YouTube Rilakkuma - Wikipedia
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Jun 28, 2018 • 1h 21min

The Good Shit

This week's challenge: watch Pitch Perfect. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Pitch Perfect (2012) - IMDb Student made comic book to explain complex chemistry | Smithsonian TweenTribune Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post Atomic Size Matters — Atomic Comics Curt Schilling Backs Pro-Trump ‘QAnon’ Conspiracy Theory Amazon.com: Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (9781903254868): Kier-La Janisse, Paul Corupe: Books Rob Rousseau on Twitter: “Dead Hen is back online. Check out the now-legendary, controversial comedic masterpiece that The Man doesn’t want you to see! https://t.co/Cw7MCZb87c” The Good Doctor (TV Series 2017– ) - IMDb The Good Wife (TV Series 2009–2016) - IMDb The Good Place (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb Face Off (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb
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Jun 22, 2018 • 55min

Bossy Bottom Taster

This week's challenge: super taste. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Fisherman’s Friend The Corey Lewandowski “womp womp” clip Meanwhile, On Earth-2… - by Kendra Wells Merlin Mann on Twitter: “All men are mortal! Chico and the Man! Pull my finger! Seven meats, three cheeses! Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry! I’m not gonna pay a lot for this muffler! Daisy, Daisy! Give me your answe… https://t.co/FFuc3QmaFr” Who is QAnon? The Storm Conspiracy, Explained Chico and the Man - Wikipedia “APESHIT” by Beyoncé / JAY-Z Review | Pitchfork QAnon, the Crazy Pro-Trump Conspiracy, Melts Down Over OIG Report Wrath of the Dolphins - YouTube Oklahoma! - Wikipedia Supertaster - Wikipedia
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Jun 15, 2018 • 55min

Slutty Deers

This week's challenge: cook with a rotisserie. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Tiff (@tiffanyarment) | Twitter Looking for Life on a Flat Earth | The New Yorker SMALT-The smart home device that elevates your dining experience Daily Harvest | Organic, Farm-Frozen Recipes Delivered Weekly or Monthly Vitamix Blenders & Accessories | Williams Sonoma Poo jogger: Why people defecate in public Raccoon that scaled skyscraper in downtown St. Paul is safe and sound - StarTribune.com Oh Joy Sex Toy - A Sex Education and Toy Review Comic In private FEMA remarks, Trump’s focus strays from hurricanes - The Washington Post Robert de Niro’s ‘Fuck Trump’ speech at Tony awards - YouTube Peg-Perego John Deere Gator XUV 6x4 Ride-On Toy for Kids | Bass Pro Shops
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Jun 7, 2018 • 1h 26min

Oh No, My Stocks!

This week’s challenge: follow up. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Watch Apple’s two-hour WWDC 2017 keynote in 19 minutes - The Verge Who Charges Those Electric Bird Scooters? - The Atlantic How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Electric Scooters - The New York Times WWDC 2018 Intro Video - Welcome Home Developers - YouTube Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich | The New Yorker your friend Helen (@hels) | Twitter The Good Wife (TV Series 2009–2016) - IMDb Cards Against Humanity: Father’s Day Sale (Compilation) Justin McElroy failing to tell jokes - YouTube J.R. Smith’s Game 1 mistake let down his biggest believer: LeBron James - SBNation.com Welcome to the Age of the Twink - The New York Times Hobby Horse Episode 9: Alex Cox enjoys some weed Segway miniPRO | Self-Balancing Electric Scooter Sleep Watch by Bodymatter on the App Store Exist · Understand your behaviour. Amazon.com: Cortisol Manager - Integrative Therapeutics - Sleep, Stress, and Cortisol Support Supplement* with Ashwagandha, Magnolia, and L-Theanine - Support Adrenal Health* - Vegan - 30 Tablets: Health & Personal Care Use Only as Directed - This American Life “You Will Be Found” Virtual Choir | DEAR EVAN HANSEN - YouTube JunsKitchen - YouTube Miniature Space - YouTube J.R. Smith’s Game 1 mistake let down his biggest believer: LeBron James - SBNation.com
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Jun 1, 2018 • 1h 21min

The Human Version of a Minimalist Desk

This week's challenge: use Instagram. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People Arie Luyendyk Jr. is the new Bachelor - ABC News Paul’s Case - Wikipedia Alex’s iPhone cases Amazon.com: Benriner Mandoline Super Slicer, with 4 Japanese Stainless Steel Blades, BPA Free, 14.5 x 5.25-Inches, New Model: Kitchen & Dining Young Stalin - Google Search ReviewMeta.com - Amazon Review Checker How teens use fake Instagram accounts to relieve the pressure of perfection ~ MIQUELA ~ (@lilmiquela) • Instagram photos and videos @accidentallywesanderson • Instagram photos and videos This is How Much Instagram Influencers Really Cost AD (@annadlvv) • Instagram photos and videos
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May 24, 2018 • 1h 52min

Pussy Hatting

This week's challenge: read Vision. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Trump Only Has One Scandal - The Atlantic EMILY’s List Laura Jane Grace - Wikipedia Jill Lepore | The New Yorker Reconcilable Differences #78: Right Above Self-Actualization - Relay FM Accidental Tech Podcast: 267: I Slowly Ate the Crystals Neutral Response - YouTube Metaphors We Live By, Lakoff, Johnson George Lakoff: Moral Politics - YouTube Retweet to Impeach Stock and flow - Wikipedia Lipstick effect - Wikipedia
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May 18, 2018 • 1h 50min

The Doodler

This week’s challenge: do something creative with Drafts. You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon! Show Notes Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts We Made a Tool So You Can Hear Both Yanny and Laurel - The New York Times Checker shadow illusion - Wikipedia Müller-Lyer illusion - Wikipedia Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous in 2018? - TorrentFreak selective attention test - YouTube Trump Swaps His Beloved Burgers for Salads and Soups in New Diet - Bloomberg Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post Donald Trump and Sean Hannity’s Late Night Calls Recent Actions | Drafts Action Directory Drafts 5: The MacStories Review – MacStories Matthew Cassinelli – Workflows, technology, and tips Launching Automation Orchard | Rosemary Orchard Birdhouse: A notepad for Twitter - YouTube Man Caught With 51 Turtles Down His Pants
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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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