Do By Friday

Merlin Mann and Alex Cox
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Aug 4, 2017 • 1h 27min

Scaramucci’s Hog

This week's challenge: form a habit. Show Notes Touring, complete: what gear survived four months of hard-wearing book-tour? / Boing Boing Travel Tray Large Valet for Keys & Wallets by Red Oxx Mfg. TOMS® Official Site | The One for One® Company Nike Free Running Shoes. Nike.com Crocs™ Canada Official Site | Shoes, Sandals, & Clogs | Crocs.ca All-Purpose Travel Bags | Bold, Functional & Innovative Bags | ZÜCA ‘The moment when it really started to feel insane’: An oral history of the Scaramucci era - The Washington Post Full transcript: Trump’s Wall Street Journal interview - POLITICO Trump’s speech to Boy Scouts: 29 most cringe-worthy lines - CNNPolitics.com Wet/Dry Ear & Nose Trimmer with Vacuum Cleaning System - ER430K - Panasonic US Classic Slant Tweezer - Brows - Category Katy Tur on Twitter: “I first read this as “condolences.” https://t.co/PW1EgVc69y” Longform Podcast #254: Maggie Haberman · Longform Here’s how to avoid email pranksters, Mr. President (opinion) - CNN.com Listen to Russian pranksters trick Rick Perry into a conversation about pig manure - The Washington Post Dalai Lama: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube SMALT - The World’s First Interactive Centerpiece and Smart Salt Dispenser - YouTube Rancho the Goat on Instagram Amazon.com: Merlin D. Mann’s review of Nest Cam IQ, Works with Amazon Alexa Streaks on the App Store 5by5 | Back to Work #335: Personal Assistant to Darius Activity++ on the App Store Homepage | Pokémon Go HealthFace on the App Store WaterMinder® on the App Store CARROT Fit - 7 Minute Workout & Weight Tracker on the App Store Custom tracking is here! · Exist 5by5 | Back to Work #56: One Giant Beholder Dinosaur Silicon Valley’s Laundry-App Race — New York Magazine Wisconsin company holds ‘chip party’ to microchip workers - Chicago Tribune
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Jul 28, 2017 • 1h 15min

A Bear of Honey

This week's challenge: go to KFC or Taco Bell. Show Notes Yum! Brands – A World with More Yum! KFC: Finger Lickin’ Good Zinger - KFC.com Welcome to Taco Bell Double Chalupa. Only at Taco Bell Difference Between Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Max | Difference Between Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Chick-fil-A McDonald’s Small Cheval Little Red Hen Pink Slime and Mechanically Separated Chicken Obama Sets the Record Straight on His 7-Almond Habit - The New York Times Ego depletion - Wikipedia Better.fyi Flags and Plugins - Chrome OS Wiki Create Link - Chrome Web Store Kill sticky headers - Chrome Web Store WSJ: Spicer Stole Mini-Fridge From Junior Aides After They Refused To Give It – Talking Points Memo Max Temkin on Twitter: “https://t.co/NUvHIoy1Sb” Trump Says Transgender People Can’t Serve In Military : The Two-Way : NPR Trump in 2016: I ‘will do everything’ to protect LGBT communities - The Washington Post John McCain Speech On Senate Floor: Video And Transcript : NPR It’s a Vasectomy Party! Snips, Chips and Dips With Your Closest Friends - WSJ Is this the world’s best job? Zoo keeper pretends to be panda as he cuddles cubs Snooty The Manatee Dies, And A Florida Community Mourns : The Two-Way : NPR Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jul 21, 2017 • 1h 29min

The Duck Goes Coin Coin

This week's challenge: go to the zoo. Show notes 7 AMAZING AND EASY DIYs ANYONE CAN MAKE - YouTube Pogue’s Basics: Life: Essential Tips and Shortcuts (That No One Bothers to Tell You) for Simplifying Your Day: David Pogue: 9781250080431: Amazon.com: Books 43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work Lifehacks Trump Says He Has Signed More Bills Than Any President, Ever. He Hasn’t. - The New York Times At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls - The New York Times Louise Mensch on Twitter: “My sources say the death penalty, for espionage, being considered for @StevenKBannon. I am pro-life and take no pleasure in reporting this.” Trump is meeting key world leaders at the G20 summit. He forgot to book a hotel. - Vox Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House: Alyssa Mastromonaco, Lauren Oyler: 9781455588220: Amazon.com: Books Chinese umbrella-sharing startup loses most of its 300,000 umbrellas in three months - The Verge ‘Am I a f*cking baby?’: Report details the moment Trump turned on ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort David (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia The weird power of the placebo effect, explained - Vox Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring Rechargeable Wireless Security Camera: Arlo Pro | Arlo by NETGEAR Nest IQ Amazon.com: Merlin D. Mann’s review of Nest Cam IQ, Works with Amazon Alexa Amazon.com: Merlin D. Mann's review of Tweet Nothings GIFwrapped Nextdoor: Join the free private social network for your neighborhood Simpsons’ Planet of the Apes Musical: An oral history. The Force of Star Wars (unabridged audiobook) - YouTube San Francisco Zoo Closes Doors to Elephants Dufty: No Elephants At Zoo Again, Ever | SF Appeal: San Francisco’s Online Newspaper Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jul 14, 2017 • 1h 32min

The Alp Got ‘Em

This week's challenge: pack a bag for Italy. Show Notes Atomic Size Matters — Atomic Comics TWIZY | Electric | Renault UK France’s Funkiest ‘Car’ Finally Hits America | WIRED Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Wikipedia Vatican Refuses to Go Gluten Free at Communion - The New York Times Sean Spicer didn’t get to meet the pope. Even reporters feel sorry for him. - The Washington Post Read the Emails on Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia Meeting - The New York Times 43 Folders | Time, Attention, and Creative Work The Lizzie McGuire Movie - Wikipedia Roman Holiday - Wikipedia BMW 5 Series Overview - BMW North America BMW 7 Series Overview - BMW North America The Best Bidet Toilet Seat or Washlet | The Sweethome CGP Grey - YouTube Enormous ‘fatberg’ the length of TWO BUSES found blocking sewers beneath Whitehall in London - Mirror Online Hot Fuzz - Wikipedia The Incomparable | Things Inside Other Things (Episode 361) Funny Girl (film) - Wikipedia Barbra Streisand - Wikipedia Julie Andrews - Wikipedia The Sound of Music - Wikipedia All-Purpose Travel Bags | Bold, Functional & Innovative Bags | ZÜCA Buy Downy Wrinkle Releaser Plus - Wrinkle Remover - Wrinkle Spray Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring Travel Tray Large Valet for Keys & Wallets by Red Oxx Mfg. Mack Weldon | Men’s Pima Crew Neck T-Shirt - 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton Clear – Tasks, Reminders & To-Do Lists on the App Store Trunk Club - Personal Stylists for Men and Women The Best Gear for Travel | The Wirecutter Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jul 7, 2017 • 1h 8min

I Cream Twice

This week's challenge: SLIME. Show Notes How CNN found the Reddit user behind the Trump wrestling GIF - CNNPolitics.com Neutral BMW 5 Series Overview - BMW North America Bentley Falcon SUV for Luxury Car Birding | Time.com Episode 778: What the Falcon’s Up With Qatar? : Planet Money : NPR How I learned to love my kid’s obsession with slime. Parakeetslimes on Instagram BLACK SWAN | Feather Scene - YouTube Shower Jellies | LUSH Cosmetics Borax Kid | Futurama Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Home Alone Paint Bucket scene - YouTube Twitter Account That Rates Dogs is Center of Trump-related ‘Covfefe’ Controversy Favrd Archives - Zeldman on Web & Interaction Design You Look Nice Today | A Journal of Emotional Hygiene Whisker Fatigue in Cats: What it is and How to Help | petMD Amazon.com : Neater Feeder Deluxe for Cats - Cranberry : Raised Pet Bowls : Pet Supplies Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Cat - The Atlantic Some Trump supporters thought NPR tweeted ‘propaganda.’ It was the Declaration of Independence. - The Washington Post 50 years ago, fear ruled Fourth: Reporter’s petition measured effect of McCarthy | Politics and Elections | host.madison.com The Nixon Quote (1080p HD) BILLY JACK Classic Clips - YouTube Your disrespecting a future US army soldier - YouTube Will Sasso Lemon Compilation | Vine - YouTube The Jesse White Tumblers Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jun 30, 2017 • 1h 36min

A Pukey Thing

This week's challenge: watch Six by Sondheim . Show Notes Awake during surgery: 'I'm in hell’ - CNN The Computer Museum iPhone Interviews: Just the Scott Forstall part - YouTube This Video Will Hurt - YouTube Lecture 3: Chiropractic - YouTube The Misfit | The New Yorker Exploding Whipped Cream Canister Kills Instagram Model A Time magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. - The Washington Post 5 Calls: Make your voice heard We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do - Vox Jay Sekulow’s bizarre debut: Donald Trump picked a lawyer he saw on Fox News and it isn’t going well - Salon.com Guaranteed Rate Field | Chicago White Sox Echo Show Bread Balls KQED Public Media for Northern CA Tiny Desk : NPR The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2017 on Vimeo NASA Calls Bullshit on Goop’s $120 ‘Bio-Frequency Healing’ Sticker Packs Updated LOONCUP – The world’s first SMART menstrual cup. by LOON Lab, Inc —Kickstarter [David Wolfe (entrepreneur) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wolfe_(entrepreneur) The Skarp Laser Razor: 21st Century Shaving | Indiegogo Six by Sondheim - Wikipedia Stephen Sondheim - Wikipedia HBO: Documentaries | Six by Sondheim | Home Raul Esparza - Being Alive - YouTube Neil Patrick Harris - BEING ALIVE from COMPANY - YouTube Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jun 23, 2017 • 1h 13min

There's No Condoms in the Fantasy Suite

This week's challenge: watch The Bachelorette . Show Notes Ali Barthwell - Vulture Watch The Bachelorette TV Show - ABC.com PHOTOS: Trove Of Nazi Artifacts Uncovered In Argentina : The Two-Way : NPR Black Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay Is a Big Deal ‘The Bachelorette’: Racist Tweets Surface From Contestant Lee Garrett | Variety Blake and Whaboom - Hollywood Reporter Megan Marx and Tiffany Scanlon of The Bachelor Australia confirm relationship with each other UnREAL (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb I choo choo CHOOSE you - YouTube Ali B (@wtflanksteak) | Twitter Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jun 9, 2017 • 1h 38min

Enliven the Photo

This week's challenge: watch the WWDC 2017 Apple Keynote. WWDC 2017 Keynote Bob Fosse - Wikipedia Antisocial Woman Pretends to Be Blind for 28 Years So She Wouldn’t Have to Greet People | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities Former NHL coach Demers admits he’s illiterate Walmart is asking employees to deliver packages on their way home from work - The Washington Post The Talk Show Live From WWDC 2017 on Vimeo Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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Jun 1, 2017 • 1h 15min

The Corner of Dingle and Dingle

This week's challenge: read something by Ron Jonson Show Notes Bob’s Burgers - Butts , Anus, Art Crawl - YouTube Nest cams back from the dead with new home monitoring device - The Verge Brian Regan- You Too! - YouTube D.A.R.E. America Nearly Half of Donald Trump’s Twitter Followers Are Fake Accounts and Bots Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy - YouTube Lara Trump’s controversial pet issue - POLITICO Save the Wetlands Steve Koczela on Twitter: “Modern politics in one chart: Last day of search traffic for Covfefe in red, Paris Agreement in blue. Here’s what the pins that Sheriff Clarke wears actually mean - The Washington Post Precious One 12 Week Fetal models Humans vs. Zombies Trump rode golf cart while G7 leaders walked through Sicily | TheHill Trump, home all alone - CNN.com The Italian Job Mini Cooper Scenes - YouTube Tainted buffet at Jacksonville strip club blamed after severe diarrhea incident on stage Fake News Story About Strippers Getting Diarrhea From Tainted Shrimp Duped The Internet Did a Tainted Buffet Cause a ‘Severe Diarrhea Incident’ at a Strip Club? | Snopes What Is Meow Meow, the Drug That Made a Teen Cut Off His Genitals? - Rolling Stone Jon Ronson - Wikipedia The Psychopath Test - Wikipedia So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed - Wikipedia The Elephant in the Room: A Journey into the Trump Campaign and the “Alt-Right” Jonah Lehrer - Wikipedia Malcolm Gladwell - Wikipedia The Tipping Point - Wikipedia Michael Lewis - Wikipedia Moneyball - Wikipedia The Big Short - Wikipedia Guns, Germs, and Steel - Wikipedia Hidden Brain : NPR Freakonomics - The hidden side of everything Freakonomics | The hidden side of everything Tom Wolfe - Wikipedia New Journalism - Wikipedia Gonzo journalism - Wikipedia Hunter S. Thompson - Wikipedia Dr. John Ioannidis Exposes the Bad Science of Colleagues - The Atlantic This Power Generator Runs on Saltwater | Popular Science Publication bias - Wikipedia Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations » Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable Clay Shirky Jon Ronson | This American Life Jack Hitt | This American Life Alex Blumberg | This American Life Alix Spiegel | This American Life Lulu Miller | This American Life David Sedaris | This American Life When Patents Attack! | This American Life The Giant Pool of Money | This American Life 129 Cars | This American Life Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.
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May 26, 2017 • 1h 28min

The Bentley Boys

This week's challenge: watch some superhero movies. Show Notes Apple designer Marc Newson made a $12,000 hourglass filled with nanoballs that are apparently too beautiful for words - The Verge Apple’s New Campus: An Exclusive Look Inside the Mothership | WIRED Bentley Motors Website: World of Bentley: Mulliner: Personal Commissioning: Bentayga Falconry by Mulliner What is CBD Hemp Oil? | Medical Marijuana Inc. No Matter Where Donald Trump Goes, Burned Steaks Will Follow | Vanity Fair Tips for Leaders Meeting Trump: Keep It Short and Give Him a Win - The New York Times Google’s New System Tracks Credit Card Transactions to See If Its Online Ads Are Working | Inc.com Heritage House ’76, Pro-Life Supplies for the Pro-Life Movement SnakeBite Causes $89,000 Hospital Bill for North Carolina Couple | Time.com The Kids Are All Right (2010) - IMDb Hoodie Hoop - Home “Rules of Business” – Stewart Butterfield – Medium Did Disney Ruin Pixar? - The Atlantic Trump used to be more articulate. What could explain the change? Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia The Backfire Effect – You Are Not So Smart Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - IMDb Logan (2017) - IMDb Iron Man (2008) - IMDb The Dark Knight (2008) - IMDb How Age of Ultron Nearly Broke Joss Whedon — Vulture Edgar Wright Here – The official blog of director edgar wright Subscribe to Do By Friday in iTunes, Overcast, or via RSS.

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