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Merlin Mann and Alex Cox

A weekly challenge show hosted by Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.

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01:22:52

You Were Made On the Good Day

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2025/10/15

LinksMary Mallon (Typhoid Marry)Humblebrag : the art of false modesty : Wittels, Harris : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveDouble Fantasy - WikipediaJohn Lennon Double Fantasy - YouTubeSlaughterhouse-Five - WikipediaWord of the Day: Zaftig | Merriam-WebsterThe Substance - WikipediaTHE SUBSTANCE | Official TrailerErnst Röhm - WikipediaHitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial | Official TrailerHitler: The Rise of Evil - Wikipediawisdom.limoNumber of unfit Texas Guardsmen recalled from

01:47:40

The Box of Unknown Weight

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2025/10/08

LinksQuotes to get right. #runx · GitHub“People aren't supposed to look back.”Reconcilable Differences #270: We Inflated Our Pants - RelayValley Girl (1983 film) - WikipediaYork Steak House - WikipediaThe Awards for Advertising American Ads - YouTubeMerlin's Happy Place - YouTubeEdward Elgar - Enigma Variations, Op.36: IX. (Nimrod) - YouTubeDon Henley - The Boys Of Summer - YouTubeThe Ataris - The Boys of Summer - YouTubeDuck Soup (1933 film) - WikipediaAFI Movie Club: DUCK SOUP | American Film

01:48:50

A Truck Made of Children

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2025/09/24

This week's challenge: watch "Weapons" (2025).

02:00:51

Punish My Mouth

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2025/09/17

LinksRelay for St. Jude - St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalProgressive disclosure - WikipediaKristina Hooper Woolsey - WikipediaApple Multimedia Lab - WikipediaThings - To-Do List for Mac & iOSApp Intents | Apple Developer DocumentationMerlin Mann - Who moved my brain? - YouTubeDifferentiation and comorbidity of bipolar disorder and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children, adolescents, and adults: A clinical and nosological perspective - PMCHOOBS – Smart Home Hub and App for

01:39:54

Karate Outfit Street

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2025/09/10

LinksMidwest emo - WikipediaMidwest Emo | Aesthetics Wiki | FandomMacramé - WikipediaHouse Democrats Release Epstein’s Birthday Letter Apparently Signed by Trump - The New York TimesEpstein Birthday BookJeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - WikipediaThe First Fifty Years | DocumentCloudPhoto of novelty check suggests Epstein ‘sold’ Trump a woman for $22,500 | Donald Trump | The GuardianRoss McElwee - WikipediaRoss McElwee"Sherman's March" Official Trailer - YouTubeRemake — Ross McElweeAlien: Earth -

01:35:58

Personal Land Acknowledgment

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2025/09/04

LinksWinnipeg woman says dog started fire by turning on stove under recall notice — twice | CBC NewsReconcilable Differences #268: Beach Grit - RelayThe Paralysis of Perfect. Learning from mistakes so I can make… | by Stephen R. Fox | MediumPro Co RAT - Wikipedia1988 ProCo Rat 2: Andy's Vintage Picks | Reverb Tone Report - YouTube3 MINUTES WITH THE BOSS DF-2 - YouTubeBuilding a Guitar Pedal from Scratch (with a pro) - YouTubePower play: do Philadelphia Eagles fans really throw batteries on the

01:35:09

Oh, Beaujy

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2025/08/28

LinksAlien3Alien | Typeset In The FutureJealousy vs. Envy: Understanding the Difference and Definitions | Merriam-WebsterInside Grace Van Patten's Portrayal of Amanda KnoxThe Night Manager (British TV series) - WikipediaThe New American BibleMeet the Voice of Winnie the Pooh … and Tigger, Too! - YouTubeCritics Pete Wells, Soleil Ho on Thomas Keller and French LaundryWe need to talk about KellergateHow the Ritz-Carlton Creates a 5 Star Customer Experience | CRM.orgThe Nordy Pod: The Truth About

01:06:21

Fudge Bucket

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2025/08/20

LinksBrian Regan - Stupid In School - YouTubeFargo with Zach CreggerAttack of the Killer Fungi | Planet Earth | BBC Earth - YouTubeToast of London - "Yes" - YouTube“Mr. Sinatra last time I looked, you weren’t Chinese.” - YouTubeThe Day Robert Palins Murdered Me | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Netflix - YouTubeGarth Marenghi's Darkplace - WikipediaCool it Sanchez.. or You'll get a knuckle supper. - YouTube24 Hours at the Golden Apple - This American LifeBuddy Picture - This American

01:28:57

Respawn in Groesbeck

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2025/08/14

LinksEp. 590: "Want Other Things" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin MannShriekback - "Nemesis" (1985)"Catherine Of Aragon"The History of Waldenbooks - YouTubeSelf-mastery through self hypnosis : Bernhardt, Roger, 1915- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet ArchiveThe Six Wives of Henry VIII (album) - WikipediaWolverine (1982) | Comic Series | MarvelWolverine by Claremont & MillerElektra: Assassin (1986-1987)The Dark Knight Returns - WikipediaSeries 19 - Full Episodes | Taskmaster -

01:37:33

Blender Brain

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2025/08/06

LinksBill Hader's Killer Lorne Michaels ImpressionMindhunter is the serial killer drama the world should have tuned into, not Dahmer | British GQThe only actor who’s been in ‘Hamilton’ the whole time is still having a blast - The Washington PostMiguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances | PlaybillRuss Mason - Prep Rap '81 - YouTubeSheena Easton - 9 to 5 (Morning Train) - YouTubeDolly Parton - 9 To 5 - YouTubeMaginot Line - WikipediaChesterton's fence - WikipediaInside

01:05:26

Business Casual Immunity

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2025/07/31

Here's the several videos Alex and Merlin didn't have time to watch:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC4Rx_vdLM94Q7wRqxPzJ6ZgUJTwWsxAd

01:55:06

Four Internet Person Theory

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2025/07/30

Main Show LinksNoise-to-Noise Ratio | FlickrDownstream #99: Stephen, If You're Listening... - RelayTralfamadore - WikipediaDoes everything need to be an ad? – Six ColorsThe Days (Japanese TV series) - WikipediaCapitalist Realism - WikipediaJenny Agutter - IMDbEquus (film) - WikipediaThe Most CHAOTIC Moments EVER In The Taskmaster Studio | Channel 4 - YouTubeMike Wozniak's Farting Task Shock | Taskmaster Series 11 - YouTubeTaskMaster.Info - Obsessively documenting the international Taskmaster

01:12:08

Tassels All the Time

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2025/07/23

This week's challenge: Step into the Criterion closet

01:52:26

To Buy Us Menses

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2025/07/16

This week's challenge: Do a superhero pose.(Recorded Wednesday, July 16, 2025)

01:30:54

Pussing in an American Car

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2025/07/10

This week's challenge: Learn more about commonplace books.

01:29:56

The First Toyota

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2025/07/03

James Cameron on the OceanGate sub disaster | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTubeWatch Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster | MaxSteve Coogan’s Closet Picks - YouTubeHamlet 2 - WikipediaZen Flesh, Zen Bones - WikipediaP: Best Water Reminder App for Apple Watch and iPhoneChroniclingDaytumThat's One Smart Bird | Animal All-Stars - YouTube@are-we-art-yet on TumblrMerlin Mann: "Horsin' around." — BlueskyAlex Cox: "You merely adopted the slop. I…" - MastodonMerlin Mann (@hotdogsladies@mastodon.social) -

01:20:52

The Sweat & Chafing Vertical

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2025/06/25

Found My Place - Blog - Song: "Just Fine"MailChimp Ad - Serial Season 1 - YouTubeHow MailChimp’s irresistible “Serial” ad became the year’s biggest marketing winSiracusa on Toasters — Liss is More"I want fat hands and I'm gonna dance": Tom Cruise on how Tropic Thunder's Les Grossman got so gross - YouTubeWhy Tom Cruise Demanded Dancing And Fat Fingers For Tropic Thunder | CinemablendTOM CRUISE Dance Scene | TROPIC THUNDER - YouTubeThe Best of Car Talk : NPRBest Safari Ad Blocker for iPhone, iPad &

01:10:29

Ideological Manscaping

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2025/06/18

Kea - WikipediaMeet the clever kea, New Zealand's endangered Alpine parrot, whose curiosity - and taste for meat - gets it into trouble | Discover WildlifeHave We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? - YouTubeEp. 583: "Disproportionate Event Horizon" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin MannA Conversation With Vice President Vance - YouTubeHave We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? - YouTube“It makes for a very unpleasant atmosphere.”Merlin Mann5ives | Merlin's Lists of Five ThingsLife In Hell

01:19:41

Vegetables of Obligation

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2025/06/11

Episode LinksReconcilable Differences #262: Everybody’s Got a Tunnel - RelayMerlin's Wisdom ProjectGary Gulman: The Great Depresh | Watch the Movie on HBO | HBO.comSix by Sondheim - Wikipedia'Pee-wee as Himself' Director on Gaining Paul Reubens' TrustWhen Natasha Lyonne Made Her Debut on 'Pee-wee's Playhouse'Pee-wee as Himself - WikipediaYunchan Lim – RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30

01:27:25

Reverse Bird's Nest

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2025/06/06

In which the Pee-Wee challenge gets bumped by…headlines.

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