Do By Friday

By Merlin Mann and Alex Cox

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December 10, 2020Stop Gerunding
This week's challenge: find some great cover songs.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Opinion | When Can I Get a Coronavirus Vaccine in America? - The New York Times
Covid: ‘How a picture of my foot became anti-vaccine propaganda’ - BBC News
Etekcity Remote Control Outlet Wireless Remote Light Switch for Lights, Lamps, Fans, Household Appliances, Up to 100 ft. Range, FCC, ETL Listed (Learning Code, 3Rx-1Tx): Electric Plugs: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
Merlin’s Awkward Hair Odyssey | Flickr
What States Is The Walking Dead Most Popular In
The 2019 Year in Review – Pornhub Insights
Did a Clinical Trial Participant Develop ‘Huge Bleeding Sores’ From a COVID-19 Vaccine?
ELECTION PROFIT MAKERS
EPM Class of 2020 Helicopter Tony Shirt
Nick Riviera - Simpsons Wiki
Pervs, Tots, and Bozos: YouTube
Merlin DBF: Some Favorite Covers on Spotify
Merlin’s DBF Covers: YouTube
The Jonathan Larson Project by Various Artists on Spotify
Alex’s Carol Covers on Spotify
My Chemical Romance-Helena But It’s My Heart Will Go On: YouTube
You’ll Never Walk Alone, Marcus Mumford: YouTube
You’ll Never Walk Alone on Spotify
Androgynous: YouTube
Tiny Dancer-Florence and the Machine: YouTube
Radiohead cover Joy Division/New Order: YouTube
Jason Falkner - Both Sides Now (w/ lyrics): YouTube
The Left Banke - 02 - She May Call You Up Tonight: YouTube
1000 Years of Popular Music - Wikipedia
Pavement’s “Harness Your Hopes” And Spotify’s Algorithm - Stereogum
Green Day Mashup YouTube
Jimmy Eat World - Wikipedia
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1h 13min
December 03, 2020The Royal You
This week's challenge: make Christmas.
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Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Christmas Duck | Gone Home Wiki | Fandom
tDCS Device for Improving Focus - LIFTiD Neurostimulation
Mystery Show - Wikipedia
HOT TOPIC | POP CULTURE & MUSIC INSPIRED FASHION
Jonathan Richman - Wikipedia
Lockdown Productivity: Spaceship You - YouTube
Automators - Relay FM
Liftid Neurostimulation for improving focus, attention, alertness and productivity. - YouTube
The Boys (2019 TV series) - Wikipedia
Elliot Page, ‘Juno’ star, shares transgender identity - CNN
Steven Universe - Wikipedia
Norman Lear - Wikipedia
Alice (American TV series) - Wikipedia
GiveSiracusaYourMoney.com
Ep. 406: “December to Remember” - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann
Video: John Roderick on String Art Owls, Copper Pipe, and Bono’s Boss | 43 Folders
5by5 | Back to Work #31: You Can Polish AC/DC All Day Long
Nothing Painted Blue - "Niacin" (Monte Carlo Method, 1998)
we will reveal a new trans celebrity every day until our demands are met.
Keyboard Maestro
Amazon.com: LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V 92176 Outer Space Model Rocket for Kids and Adults, Science Building Kit (1969 Pieces): Toys & Games
The Polar Express with Joey Sims — Blank Check with Griffin & David — Overcast
Game of Thrones Cersei Nude Scene - Body Double Rebecca Van Cleave Interview
Blue Valentine (film) - Wikipedia
Why the MPAA Should Be Ashamed of Itself – /Film
MPAA Overturns NC-17 Rating for ‘Blue Valentine’ – /Film
‎Maintenance Phase on Apple Podcasts
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat | IndieBound.org
Addams Family Values thankgiving play song “eat me” - YouTube
"Hashtag Alex" - Descript
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1h 44min
November 26, 2020Yelling at Plywood
This week's challenge: shock your brain.
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Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Every Time R2-D2 Saves the Day - YouTube
Twitter’s disappearing tweets, called Fleets, are now available for everyone - The Verge
Superstar Limo - Wikipedia
Defunctland: The History of Disney’s Worst Attraction Ever, Superstar Limo - YouTube
Snow White’s Scary Adventures - Wikipedia
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride - Wikipedia
Peter Pan’s Flight - Wikipedia
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (attraction) - Wikipedia
Hereditary (film) - Wikipedia
Midsommar (film) - Wikipedia
Grey’s Anatomy - Wikipedia
RoboCop - Wikipedia
Supernatural (American TV series) - Wikipedia
Dean Forester | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Jess Mariano | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Taylor Doose | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Gypsy | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Kirk Gleason | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Paris Geller | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Toy story 2 fixing woody - YouTube
Pulp Fiction - Wikipedia
Logan Huntzberger | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Mrs. Kim | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
Lane Kim | Gilmore Girls Wiki | Fandom
The Jackbox Party Pack – Jackbox Games
tDCS Device for Improving Focus - LIFTiD Neurostimulation
LIFTiD on ‘Shark Tank’: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com
Matilda (1996 film) - Wikipedia
Ms. Trunchbull puts Matilda in the chokey! - YouTube
Matilda (1996) - Bruce vs. Chocolate Cake Scene (4/10) | Movieclips - YouTube
Theanine - Wikipedia
Dementia - Wikipedia
QAnon - Wikipedia
Eucharistic adoration - Wikipedia
Unitarianism - Wikipedia
Mass in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia
NXIVM - Wikipedia
Jeffrey Epstein - Wikipedia
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1h 15min
November 19, 2020The Other Matt
This week's challenge: hook something together.
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Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Peeing in the Shower Poll
We Just Want to Pee and Podcast | Two Headed Girl
Brian Regan - Pop-Tarts Shouldn’t Have Directions - YouTube
75 Pack Toilet Targets for Boys, Potty Training Flushable Animal Target, 2 X 2 Inch Paper Tinkle Targets for Boys, 100% Biodegradable and Sewage Safe Pee Targets for Boys Training : Baby
The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done | The New Yorker
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World - Cal Newport
Glenn Greenwald Throws a Fit | The New Republic
Ted Lasso (TV Series 2020– ) - IMDb
Chris Gaines - Wikipedia
Sling Blade - Wikipedia
Randy Travis - "Forever And Ever, Amen" (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Shania Twain - "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" (Official Music Video) - YouTube
George Clooney on His Brush with Death, Picking Proper Fights, and Turning into a Wife Guy | GQ
Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino: 9780525510567 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The Land of the Large Adult Son | The New Yorker
Hook – Find without searching
How Luc Beaudoin uses OmniOutliner
Hook Productivity - YouTube
mySleepButton – A CogSci Apps Invention for Insomnia – Shuffle Your Thoughts to Sleep
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
LaunchBar 6
mySleepButton – A CogSci Apps Invention for Insomnia – Shuffle Your Thoughts to Sleep
5by5 | Back to Work
DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS
Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote
Doctrine | Ruby on Rails
Drafts | Where Text Starts
Private Markdown Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Bear App
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac
Obsidian
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
M1 Macs review: The Next Generation – Six Colors
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56min
November 12, 2020The Woke Oracle
This week's challenge:draft your Diamond Dogs from Ted Lasso.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Mark Bramhill 📻
@mcbramhill on Twitter
Enthusiast! Podcast
Welcome to Macintosh
Proposal for PERSON MEDITATING Emoji
Person in Lotus Position - 99% Invisible
Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Roger Hallmark - A Message to Khomeini - YouTube
Welcome to Macintosh
Enthusiast!
Tiger King - Wikipedia
Why Fish Don’t Exist | Book by Lulu Miller | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
‘Why Fish Don’t Exist’ Allows For Taking Lessons From Inspiration, Despite Complexity : NPR
Schitt’s Creek (TV Series 2015–2020) - IMDbk
Parks and Recreation (TV Series 2009–2020) - IMDb
Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult | Official Trailer | STARZ - YouTube
Ted Lasso Wiki | Fandom
Ted Lasso on Apple TV+
Roger Hallmark - A Message to Khomeini - YouTube
Bo Burnham | Chipp McCapp (from "Parks and Rec") - YouTube
Brené with Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt on Ted Lasso — Unlocking Us with Brené Brown — Overcast
An American Coach in London: NBC Sports Premier League Film featuring Jason Sudeikis - YouTube
Skeleton key - Wikipedia
The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith | Releases | Discogs
MBMBaM - Drop the beat, Francis - YouTube
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1h 18min
November 04, 2020Zoopa Zoopa Zoopa!
This week's challenge: survive the election.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Falling Slowly - Wikipedia
Once (film) - Wikipedia
Glen Hansard - Wikipedia
The Frames - Wikipedia
Once (musical) - Wikipedia
The Commitments (film) - Wikipedia
The Grey Zone - Wikipedia
Scream 4 - Wikipedia
Sing Street (2016) - IMDb
Millennium Actress - Wikipedia
Tallahassee (album) - Wikipedia
The Sunset Tree - Wikipedia
The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton - The Mountain Goats (w\ lyrics) - YouTube
All Hail West Texas - Wikipedia
The Mountain Goats - Pink And Blue Lyrics | AZLyrics.com
Black Flag (band) - Wikipedia
Henry Rollins - Wikipedia
Emilio Estevez - Wikipedia
Two Cathedrals - Wikipedia
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington - Simpsons Wiki
The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency: Dickerson, John: 9781984854513: Amazon.com: Books
Who Is AOC: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Her Rise to Political Power | Vanity Fair
Sean Casten - Wikipedia
43f Podcast: John Gruber & Merlin Mann’s Blogging Panel at SxSW | 43 Folders
2020 Election Live Updates: Major LGBTQ+ Victories and Losses | them.
14 Victorious LGBTQ Candidates Who Made History in the 2020 Election - Towleroad Gay News
‘Rainbow wave’ of LGBTQ candidates run and win in 2020 election
In Your State | Lambda Legal
I Learned This Stress-Management Trick When I Was 3 - The New York Times
Plague Of Tics - This American Life
What Is EFT Tapping? 5-Step Technique for Anxiety Relief
Biden’s Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It’s A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter | FiveThirtyEight
We manufacture the Squeeze Machine (some people call it hug machine)
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1h 10min
October 29, 2020Yoop Yoop Yoop!
This week's challenge: something something YouTube.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
5by5 | Back to Work #501: You’re Sad Wrong
McNulty, The Wire: What the fuck did I do? - YouTube
Everything is Exhausting | To The Best Of Our Knowledge
‘Horribly Tone Deaf’: Schumer Laments Veteran’s Suicide From Poverty While Dems Accused of Blocking Coronavirus Relief | The Daily Wire
Proud Boys - Wikipedia
Jennifer Lawrence Says She Was ‘Little Republican’ Until Trump ‘Changed Everything’ | HuffPost
Democratic National Convention - Our Fight Song - YouTube
GTR (album) - Wikipedia
How to Properly Clean Your Dishwasher
How to Clean Your Debit and Credit Cards
The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats | Poetry Foundation
A very animated Don Jr.
Why Senator Mitch McConnell’s Hand Appears Discolored, Here Are Some Possibilities
Greyscale | Game of Thrones Wiki | Fandom
Why Joe Rogan Podcast With Alex Jones Is OK With Spotify - Variety
Why Almost Everyone in Russia Has a Dash Cam | WIRED
Early to Bed - Early to Bed
Getting started with “Getting Things Done” | 43 Folders
Getting Things Done - Wikipedia
Wicked A New Musical HD - YouTube
Merlin’s Happy Place - YouTube
Alex’s Happy Place - YouTube
Tick, Tick...BOOM! - YouTube
5by5 | Back to Work #501: You're Sad Wrong
Acyn Torabi on Twitter: "A very animated Don Jr. is on Fox whining out the same talking points that got his father dunked on during the debate https://t.co/aZoxENeqxJ" / Twitter
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1h 14min
October 22, 2020Sympathy Dick
This week's challenge: put something in your nose.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | The Guardian
Never Is Now 2019 | ADL International Leadership Award Presented to Sacha Baron Cohen - YouTube
Email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian biz man to dad
New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Masturbating on Zoom Call
The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson: Toobin, Jeffrey
Couvade syndrome - Wikipedia
When Men Can Feel Your Period Pain
Ghislaine Maxwell interview transcripts to be released Thursday | TheHill
Peter Thiel ‘is distancing himself from Trump because he doesn’t think he’ll get reelected’ | Daily Mail Online
BLUECHEW - Now You Can Buy Chewable Sildenafil & Tadalafil ED Treatment Online (Same Active Ingredients as in Viagra or Cialis)
Nick Riviera - Simpsons Wiki
Merlin - Wikipedia
Alex Cox, but not THIS Alex Cox - Wikipedia
"Ordinary fucking people."
House Republicans push inquiry into Biden’s use of Amtrak on trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania - The Washington Post
ELECTION PROFIT MAKERS
Trump’s last rally: A catalog of worst pandemic practices - POLITICO
Joe Biden’s endearing defense of his son Hunter.
Tammy Duckworth hits back at Trump and Carlson: ‘These titanium legs don’t buckle’ - CNNPolitics
Chris Christie urges Americans to wear a mask and says they are not a ‘partisan or cultural symbol’ - CNNPolitics
Florida Woman Who Called Trump ‘Handsome’ At Town Hall Is Voting for Biden: ‘Not a Fan’
Savannah Guthrie calls out Trump: “You’re the president — you’re not like someone’s crazy uncle” - CBS News
Donald Trump just revealed a lot more than he meant to about his tax returns - CNNPolitics
Meet The Midwestern Women Steelworkers Who Put A Pro-Biden Bat Signal On Trump Tower – Block Club Chicago
S.F. might change 44 school names, renouncing Washington, Lincoln and even Dianne Feinstein - SFChronicle.com
Lightfoot has Christopher Columbus statues removed from Grant, Arrigo Parks - Chicago Tribune
Grant Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia
Circle time - Wikipedia
Sexuality of Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia
Vicks Inhaler
WOO! BoomBoom Nasal Inhalers on Shark Tank Recap - YouTube
BoomBoom Naturals | #1 All-Natural Nasal Inhalers | Breathe Better
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1h 18min
October 15, 2020Meta Lesbian
This week's challenge: find the perfect pencil.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Digital audio workstation - Wikipedia
sell past the close - Wiktionary
Leg Washing Debate | Know Your Meme
The Good Lord Bird (TV Mini-Series 2020– ) - IMDb
Thought-terminating cliché - Wikipedia
Gospel of Luke - Wikipedia
Gospel of John - Wikipedia
Beatitudes - Wikipedia
Fresca - Wikipedia
Squirt (soft drink) - Wikipedia
Generation X - Wikipedia
Hüsker Dü - Wikipedia
Disordered eating - Wikipedia
Menomena - YouTube
Alexandra Petri - Wikipedia
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk - The New York Times
‎You’re Wrong About
Be On Time For Things | Defector
Take The Pen - YouTube
Sticking Out (@stickingoutcomics) by Adina Hurley
How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy - The New York Times
Whitney Houston Diet Coke 80's Commercial (1988) - YouTube
Koh-I-Noor Magic Lead Pencil | Cult Pens
Beginner’s Guide to Pencils - Best Basics | CW Pencil Enterprise
Tuesday Toolset, Top 5 Mechanical Pencils Edition — The Pen Addict
Guide to Blackwings | CW Pencil Enterprise
Guide to Pencil Grades | CW Pencil Enterprise
Rotring 600 Drafting Pencils | JetPens
Pentel Sharp Kerry Mechanical Pencils: Stylish & Dependable | JetPens
Uni Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencils: Auto Rotating Leads | JetPens
Pentel Graph Gear 1000 Drafting Pencils | JetPens
Blackwing Matte Pencils - 12 Count : Wood Lead Pencils : Office Products
Pentel P205BP2-K6 Sharp Mechanical/Automatic Pencil, 0.5mm, Black, 2 Count (Pack of 1) - Packaging May Vary : Mechanical Pencils : Office Products
Blackwing X The Hardest Job in the World Pencil
Pentel GraphGear 1000 Mechanical Pencil, (0.5mm), Black Barrel, 1 Each (PG1015A), Brown : Mechanical Pencils : Office Products
Tombow MONO Drawing Pencil, 5B, Graphite 12-Pack : Wood Lead Pencils : Office Products
Staedtler Mars Lumograph Writing, Drawing, Sketching Pencil (Box of 12) (3B) : Office Products
Blackwing Volume 344 | Blackwing602.com
Blackwing Pearl (set of 12 pencils) | Blackwing602.com
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1h 14min
October 08, 2020They Scouts
This week's challenge: Celebrate Coxmas.
You can hear the after show and support Do By Friday on Patreon!
Edited by Quinn Rose
Engineered by Cameron Bopp
Show Notes
Automatic, Self-Cleaning Litter Box for Cats | Litter-Robot
City of Chicago :: For Landlords
Great Chicago Fire - Wikipedia
What Makes This Song Great? Ep.54 U2 - YouTube
Adam Neely - YouTube
Tracking the White House Coronavirus Outbreak - The New York Times
Trump’s Dexamethasone Steroid Made Me Feel Invincible, Too - Rolling Stone
There’s a Horse In The Hospital | John Mulaney | Netflix Is A Joke - YouTube
Has This Ever Happened To You? - YouTube
Amazon Echo - Wikipedia
That Stupid Panda
Limbo
‎Widgetsmith on the App Store
Apple ‘Vehemently Disagrees’ With U.S. Tech Company Antitrust Report - MacRumors
Octothorpe | Definition of Octothorpe by Merriam-Webster
OmniFocus Widgets 2.0 with WidgetPack – HeyScottyJ
‎Watchsmith on the App Store
5by5 | Back to Work #498: Soviet Satellite Hair
ThoughtAsylum - Tasks & Lists | Drafts Action Directory
Drafts | Where Text Starts
iOS 14 Review: Your iPhone Will Look Completely Different Now, if You Want - WSJ
CTA Holiday Train season in Chicago
Do By Friday: Merry Coxmas 2020 / Twitter - 👈 All the great home screens!
Home Screens:
Quinn Rose
Myke Hurley
Rick Allen
Kathy Campbell
Scotty Jackson
Matt Johnson
Merlin’s
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1h 30min

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