Makin' it with the Mackins

Lots of life has been happening around here, and we have plenty to talk about. Mackin has been busy fasting, while Danielle has been busy trying out new Mexican restaurants with a side of tirzepatide.We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus by allowing our kids to be spoiled with candy and gifts. The cost of dyeing eggs this year was outrageous, so it was cheaper to just let them eat the dye in Sour Patch Kids.We are excited to finally hard-launch Makin' it Media! Mackin has been running Makin' it Media behind the scenes for the last couple of years, and we're excited to now start growing the agency. We primarily focus on media buying, creative strategy, and AI automation, but can service or provide partners in any facet of marketing.Mackin has spent the last 15 years leading marketing strategies for Fortune 500 brands, leading creative strategy for billion-dollar companies, and buying media like it was his own money. He's worked with some of the world's biggest brands and your local Mom and Pops. And now, Makin' it Media is here to focus on making things simple, fast, and effective—just the way marketing should be. Follow @wearemakinit on Instagram for support and LinkedIn for more updates.Enough business! Maria stayed with us for a few days, even though it felt like a few weeks with all she “taught” us.We've realized that the gentle parenting we did with our kids at a young age has come back to bite us as our older kids enter tweenhood.Lastly, is an animal cracker a cookie or a cracker? We'll leave it up to you to decide while Mackin ranks the kids. We love you all, we appreciate your support, and thank you for listening!

We're like the marriage that cried wolf. At this point, whatever we say we're going to do, just expect the opposite, okay? We have a lot to catch up on, and once again, we've had continued technical difficulties that kept us from recording last month. But it's good to be back in our living room with you all.We're spring breakin' all the rules! We've got a hysterectomy hysteria update, and Danielle's got sourdough everywhere. The kids are complaining nonstop, and we've got plenty to talk about. We didn't even make it halfway through Mackin's list of topics, but we had to squeeze in Mackin's rankings before Danielle faded off to sleep.We're glad to be back, and we have fewer excuses in the near future to bring you more episodes. We can't wait to do exactly that. Hopefully… We love you all so much—especially you OGs for dealing with our shit. But also, welcome to the new listeners. Stick around; we might surprise you. Thank you for listening!

We're finally back recording at home after a little break, and we have a lot to catch up on. It's been a while, and we had a few episodes recorded that never aired thanks to technical difficulties (who knew we'd have this many issues with microphones?). We're hoping this one makes up for all that lost time.Mackin has rules for sending people videos, and etiquette that he thinks we all should abide by. Also, our kids have been soo much lately! Sick, busy, hungry, they're always talking! That's all we do, is talk! We did go to a White Party and talk about what it was like for Mackin to see naked girls covered in sushi. We discuss parallel parking in public, Fine Art or Anxious Activity. And of course, we cap things off with Mackin's Child of the Week Rankings. Spoiler alert: Leo is still #4.It's good to be back and in our kitchen cooking up an episode. We love you all and thank you for listening. 

It's a special episode of Makin' it with the Mackins because we've got two old friends of the podcast, back in the studio for the first time together in almost 2 years! Jeff Kurkjian and Aimee Thomas—formerly of Jeff and Aimee in the Morning—are here, and we're so happy to have them. Warning: There is no dump button for swearing for these radio personalities, so prepare yourself. We discuss the pros and ultimately cons, of puppy parenting and how it relates to real parenting. Jeff gives Danielle a brief is a brief Geography lesson and Aimee shares how her husband was heartbroken, when Jeff, her then “work husband,” left her.  We also discuss the idea of soliciting catcalls to build confidence, different parenting styles, and the taboo topic of passing gas in front of your spouse. And let's not forget the classic awkwardness of intimacy with spouses—we're all about keeping it real here. We're so happy we got to have both Jeff and Aimee back together and we are so grateful to you all for listening! We know you'll love this episode. And if you want to hear more from Jeff and Aimee, check them out now on 102.7 in Vegas, 92.5 KXTU in Philly (not Pittsburgh), or Jeff's amazing baseball podcast with his HOF dad, Tim Kurkjian, Great Game of What!  Also, big shout out to Galindo Media for hosting us. If you're looking for podcast production, they have everything you need! We love you guys! Support us in Makin' it: $9.99 Makin' it with the Mackins Monthly Supporter https://buy.stripe.com/cN28AkaYBaPl4Xm5kk $24.99 (One-Time Thank You) https://buy.stripe.com/6oE03O5EhaPlexWaEF  $99.99 (One-Time Thank You) https://buy.stripe.com/5kAeYI1o10aHblK4gi  Shop the Merch

We're back! Welcome to Season 6 of Makin' it with the Mackins! We enjoyed our break but we are so excited to be back! We have a NEW format for the podcast that we think will be most importantly, entertaining but also provide us with some flexibility without compromising our content. All episodes will now be 100% FREE to listen to, watch, and play as background noise while you fold laundry. We know some of you would still like to support so, we created some options for you to help us keep the lights on and camera rolling, by supporting every month or if you just want support with a one-time monetary hug. Support us in Makin' it: $9.99 Makin' it with the Mackins Monthly Supporter https://buy.stripe.com/cN28AkaYBaPl4Xm5kk $24.99 (One-Time Thank You) https://buy.stripe.com/6oE03O5EhaPlexWaEF $99.99 (One-Time Thank You) https://buy.stripe.com/5kAeYI1o10aHblK4gi Shop the Merch

We're thrilled to bring you this episode with the @BrandonFromVegas! We had such a good conversation that it turned out to be our longest episode ever—seriously, we could have kept going for hours! So much so that we killed the camera batteries and may have lost a few minutes somewhere towards the end. We didn't stop talking though, we just swapped in some new batteries and kept going. If you are from Vegas and not following Brandon, you need to. He's not just a foodie influencer or your go-to realtor, he's the Dark Knight of the philanthropic world, but most importantly he is unapologetically himself. He shares his perspective of growing up a nerd in Vegas, how he met his amazing wife, Chanel, to the challenges of starting a family. Brandon doesn't shy away from anything, let alone the "taboo" topics. We talk about everything from societal parenting norms, the US justice system, and his favorite late-night restaurants. His candid insights offer a fresh perspective on some of today's most pressing off-the-wall topics. Shout out to Brandon for his transparency, candidness and just being a real one! Don't forget to follow @BrandonFromVegas on all the platforms for some of the best Vegas food spots to hit up, real estate tips, and general good vibes.

In this episode, we kick things off with a riveting conversation around who has the most laundry, followed up with a tragic salsa spill. 
 Mackin tried to insert some cultural relevance in an Olympics segment that was almost as bad as the opening ceremony. We also discuss the quest to find a family with kids the same ages as ours to make Mackin feel like he's not alone, and we wrap with our “Child of the Summer Rankings.”
 We have a couple more episodes this season before we take a break to take care of some personal stuff but we're excited and we can't thank you all enough for listening!

We're thrilled to bring you this personal and moving episode with the hilarious and highly respected Dr. Paul Wilkes, a renowned and published MD, FACOG expert in perinatal care, based in Las Vegas. Dr. Wilkes, who was Danielle's amazing doctor during her twin pregnancy, joins us for an in-depth and raw conversation about his life. Dr. Wilkes opens up about his battle with addiction and his incredible journey to becoming one of the most esteemed perinatal doctors in the country. He shares how his faith in God played a crucial role in overcoming personal and professional challenges, including addiction and divorce. We delve into his experiences as a father to three beautiful kids, balancing a demanding career with family responsibilities. Don't miss this authentic and funny episode that's sure to inspire and uplift. This incredible conversation covers everything from faith and addiction to love and private planes. We're grateful to Dr. Wilkes for his time, and his care, and we're grateful for all of you listening.

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves, we are the Mackins and we're just trying to make it…make it through parenting, marriage, schedules, fights, and everything life throws at us. It's been a while, so we thought we'd bring it back to our roots, recording in our kitchen and talking about how this whole thing started. It's been almost 4 years of doing this podcast and a lot has changed while at the same time, some things never change. We play “Ask Us Anything” with some questions from listeners. You'll learn about our dream vacation that apparently will never happen. You'll hear about a few core memories. And wrap things up with Mackin's infamous rankings. To all our new listeners, we would love if you stuck around. We don't have a choice! And to our loyal listeners and Real. Late. Relatable subscribers, we thank God for you every day. Thank you for listening!

We are so excited to finally bring you guys this episode! We recorded this episode over a month ago but had issues with the audio. Lucky for us, Drew was kind enough to come back and run it a second time. If you have been living under a rock and don't know about @unlokt or @sorrynotsorry, @drewbelcher is the man behind it all. He takes us on a podcast all the way back to our college days popping bottles and open bar at Prive. We talk about how he met his beautiful fiancee, Carolyn, and how they magically never fight. He sheds light on what it is like being a foodie with a picky eater kid. Drew shares the secret sauce to running his social media agency, how Unlokt actually started as an app, and the recipe to success for his Sorry Not Sorry empire. That mixed in with how he finessed the greatest podcast deal of all time, along bunch of other random and hilarious stories. We're so grateful to Drew for coming, not once but twice and we're so thankful to you all for listening. Buy everything this man sells and make sure you follow him to find out whenever he drops something new because he doesn't miss. @drewbelcher @unlokt @sorrynotsorry @eatwithlovealways

In this episode, we're joined by the fabulous Angie Jaleco – a stylist, salon owner, woman of faith, devoted mom, and loving wife. You may recognize her from her impeccable sense of style or her thriving salon, but we first met Angie as a friend with an infectious love for life. She's not just a thriving salon owner, she's a master of juggling it all with grace, hard work, and extra hairspray to hold it all together. We delve into Angie's journey from starting with almost nothing as “Angie the Hood-Hopper” to becoming a success in the world of beauty and business. Her story is like right out of a book – full of childhood trauma that she used as motivation to get where she is today. But Angie's story isn't just about business – it's about faith, family, and finding the perfect balance in a chaotic world. She shares how her unwavering belief in herself and her faith have been the secret ingredients to her success. We're so grateful to Angie for sharing her salon with us and her story with our listeners. We had so much fun talking with her and we hope you'll love hearing from her too. Thank you Angie, and thank you all for listening!  To see and hear more from Angie, you need to follow her! @hairbyangiemurillo @stylewith_angelinaj @j.wyatthairartistry

We're back in the stu to recap our Easter and propose what the rules and regulations should be for baskets and the bunny. We've now realized that when you give your kid a phone not only are you giving them access to the world, but you're giving the world access to your kid. Well, the world got in and it prompted us to have “the talk” with Dom. We touch on some of Danielle's birthday week and how she almost got in the car with another family, after a wine pickup. We had to include the latest birthday themes requested by Leo and as always, our child of the week rankings. If you're new here, we go a little deeper into some more sensitive topics on the last episode of Real. Late. Relatable. If you haven't subscribed yet, we left some juicy convos for you to listen to for the low low price of $5/month. We love you all and are so grateful for each and every listen. Thank you so much!

Danielle says it best in her intro, these two incredible people need no introduction nor could we do one justice. In this episode, we're joined by Josh and Krystal Galindo. You may recognize them from seeing their famous Double G's around Vegas, but we were first introduced to them as Beckham's parents. They are amazing parents, extremely hardworking and they have such great perspectives on life. We talk about their keys to success in business and marriage by sticking to their unique strengths. Josh touches on the idea that life is less about searching for balance because you can't balance chaos. And that they find a sweet spot centering their 24/7 lives in a rhythm that ebbs and flows appropriately.  We talk about tapping into a “no, no” mindset that allows them to accomplish their goals without fear of falling short. We share stories about the importance of youth sports and its impact on developing discipline, and accountability and weighing the pros and cons of kids playing multiple sports vs. focusing on one primary sport. Lastly, Josh shares the unbelievable story of his arranged kidnapping when he was a teenager and how it turned out to be one of the best things that has ever happened to him. We're so grateful to the Galindos for taking time out of their incredibly busy lives to share with our listeners. We had such a fun time sitting with them again and we hope you enjoy this episode. Thank you for listening! To get more from Josh and Krystal, be sure to follow them @iamjoshgalindo and @iamkrystalgalindo or visit www.galindogrouprealestate.com.  

New studio, new mics, who dis?! We thought we would venture out of the comfort of our home and try recording in a new space and we had a great time! Don't get too used to it though, because we're going on the road. Listen to the next episode of Real. Late. Relatable for all the details in how we're switching things up a bit and leveling up the podcast. It's been a fun couple of weeks! Danielle had the amazing opportunity to guest host Aimee & Shawn in the morning on 102.7 VGS with our good friend, Aimee Thomas. She spent weeks preparing but then the day before decided to get Summerlin mom, day drunk. It wasn't the most responsible choice but thankful everything worked out. Mackin was fine for the most part but was definitely annoyed with certain aspects of the day. We never even talked about it… till now on the episode! For all of you who enjoy the “Things Said After Sex” segment, we've decided to make it a little more interactive. Keep an eye on our Instagram stories to find out how. We also talk about compromising different parenting styles, how strangers treat you when you have a dog vs. a kid, and what Danielle means by “encouraging wake behavior.” Now that we are officially in our "no" era, we have a new slogan for life, we're putting the negative back in positive parenting. We hope you support us in this valiant cause. The kids have been pretty good as of late but that doesn't stop Mackin from picking apart their flaws and ranking them accordingly. We love you all, thank you for your continued support, and thank you for listening!

It's been a tough couple of weeks. We were unfortunately grieving the loss of Danielle's cousin, Nick Scinta. Nick was so amazing and such a light in our lives in his brightest moments. It's always shocking like this when something happens but it was so beautiful to see the whole family come together to honor his life. It wasn't easy but we tried to transition into funnier topics, Nick definitely would have laughed! One thing we're not laughing at, is our kids laughing. Is it just us or is kids hysterically laughing for too long the most annoying sound in the world? No? Must be just us then. Other things we complain about are how the kids have forced Mackin into never saying yes, to anything ever again. The constant requests, complaints, and preferences have forced him and we just pray he comes around. If you've been waiting to subscribe to Real. Late. Relatable., starting with our most recent episode with Katie and Came is a great place.  If you're new here, like what you're hearing, and want more…subscribe to Real. Late. Relatable. series for even more real and relatable content. For $5 a month, it is worth a couple of laughs! As always, Mackin ranks the kids and has plenty of new birthday party theme requests from Leo. We love you all, thank you for your continued support, and thank you for listening!

We are happy to be back, in audio form. We took a break from the lights, camera, and action to sit and just talk. We've decided that January is the hangover from the previous year and that new resolutions or big life changes should happen until February. We're a little run down from the kids and celebrating Mackin's birthday but we'll survive. We've also been really busy between 6 different sports, doctor's appointments, and just getting our lives together after the holidays and CES. That said, there is no shortage of topics in this extra-long, audio-only episode. From walking you through the process of purchasing lingerie via Target pickup to a new game show concept for people with anxiety and no kids, and of course the child of the week rankings.  If you haven't subscribed to Real. Late. Relatable. yet, first of all, what are you waiting for? Secondly, you should do so to hear a different side of Maria than you're probably used to. Plus, her husband, Joey joins us! We love and appreciate you all so much, thank you for listening!

You guys, this episode is so funny! We're in a great season of life right now and it definitely comes through in this episode. We talk about everything from Kevin getting neutered, to arguments stemming from sex dreams. The pros and cons of menstrual discs to the pros and cons of circumcisions. This episode is the epitome of our relationship. We reminisce on what it was like to be a millennial kid, who went days if not weeks on end without water and we talk about personal growth in certain, not all but certain areas of our our lives. We wrap this episode with an extended version of the Child of the Week Rankings, with the first edition of “Leo's Birthday Theme Requests” and the list is strong! If you can't tell, we have new merch! If your resolutions have already fallen off, give yourself some grace and give yourself the gift of our new "Unathletic Dept." merch! We hope you enjoyed this episode as much as we did. Also, if you haven't listened to the Lorien Real. Late. Relatable. episode yet, you definitely should because she is amazing. We love you all, thank you for listening!

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had an amazing Christmas. We certainly did and it was a very Maria Christmas, at that. We enjoyed our time off and are excited to kick off another year of sharing our shit with you. In this episode, we're joined by a special guest, none other than the newest member of the Mackin family, Kevin!!! Kevin doesn't have much to say in this episode, but he fits right in with our family. We're so grateful for the Vegas Pet Rescue Project and all the amazing work they're doing for animals in need in Las Vegas.  We would encourage you to follow them, visit their website to learn more, and make a donation to support their efforts in making a positive impact on the lives of homeless, abused, and abandoned pets that overwhelm our shelter system. Keeping up with Kevin is keeping us busy but we are loving it! It was a fun but hectic holiday season as most of you probably know. We discuss the magic of Christmas and all the silent nights that go into making it happen. We debate the right age to have the Santa talk and have zero resolutions.  2024 wouldn't start right if we didn't rank the kids. This episode's rankings come as a bit of a surprise to some of you but we hope you enjoy our pettiness.  For our “real ones,” we have two amazing episodes coming up this month. Our good friend Lorien Meillon joins us for an amazing conversation about life, faith, divorce, and entrepreneurship. We also have another classic Maria episode but this time, we got her husband, Joey to finally do the podcast with her! We praying for and expecting big things in 2024 and we're excited you all along for the ride. Thank you all for listening!

Kevin!!! Welcome to the shitshow, Mr. McAllister. You're never gonna be alone again. Although, you may sometimes wish you were, now that you're stuck with us. We're just gluttons for punishment but hopefully it comes with a positive spin and change of pace for the family as a whole. Aside from growing our family even larger, the last few weeks have been a whirlwind. The fall plague hit our home and knocked everyone out for a couple days. Danielle had the honor of traveling to Buffalo to perform with her Dad at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino. Shout out to all our listeners, the Mackin Mafia, who came out! And with all the life that has been lived lately, there was now lacking when it comes to the rankings. If you're looking for a last minute gift, look no further than Makin' it with the Mackins merch! We are so grateful for every single one of you who listen - especially the Real. Late. Relatable Subscribers. We hope you all have an amazing Christmas and happy new year!

It's Thanksgiving week and Balloon SZN has been extended into the Holiday season! The only downside of that outside of all our house smelling like latex, is that we were running low on energy for this episode. Lucky for you, we are committed and we took a sip and powered through it! Just like we are committed to recording these podcasts till the end of time, we are committed to each other. We had a big, 2-day fight last week but with that came an even bigger breakthrough for us. We finally hung up the chore charts that started the last fight and it seems to be improving the kids' behavior. Don't get any ideas though - we're still terrible parents and completely forgot about Dean & Leo's Thanksgiving performance at school. Maybe we should be ranked last in this week's rankings. We also have new merch! If you're from Vegas or Buffalo we have new “Makin' it” merch to show your support of the Mackins. We also have new “thank you” merch, just in time for Thanksgiving for you to show your gratitude to someone you love or us by purchasing lol. Go to www.makinitwiththemackins.com now and use code FREE at checkout between now and Cyber Monday for free shipping. We're seriously thankful for each and every one of you - especially the Real. Late. Relatable Subscribers. We hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving! 

It's been a solid couple of weeks for the Mackins! Balloon SZN coming to a close, Raiders game, emotional awareness growth, and a successful Halloween.  Danielle shares her internal work and her process when Mackin is dysregulated. We break down the concept of “trauma bonding” and where we may show signs of it affecting our sex life. We recap Halloween, and Dom's 11th birthday party and show how those activities play into this episode's rankings as well. Thank you to all of you who subscribe to Real. Late. Relatable. Thank you all who watch on YouTube week in and week out. Thank you to all 27 of you who see our Instagram reels. We appreciate you all more than you know. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

New hair, who dis?! This episode has everything (said in Stefon from SNL's Weekend Update voice)! A baptism, bangs, permanent markers, hockey hugs, and boner tears. We also break down our latest arguments with an in-depth play-by analysis. We then wrap it up with the Child of the Week Rankings. Subscribe to listen to our most recent Real. Late. Relatable. episode with Sydelle and Ayelet. Also, you don't want to miss our next episode with Mikalah Gordon! We appreciate you all more than you know and thank you for listening!

This episode was different but so much fun! We took anonymous questions and you guys did not disappoint. Everything from 'who are our hall passes' to our biggest insecurities. 'Our body count' to our 'least favorite part about doing the podcast'. What 'our ideal podcast would look like' and 'who would we like to get together with' on the podcast. And so many other good ones that definitely kept us on our toes. Including a good one about 'what our kids would do to become famous/infamous and if they would take care of us', which was a great substitute for the rankings. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions and thank you all for listening!

In this episode, we thought it would be fun to go live on Instagram while recording our podcast but unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as we thought. After a few technical hiccups, we eventually figured it out and have some room for improvement in the future. While the video might have been a little cold, the mics were definitely hot and we kept the episode rolling! We were excited to share stories from our trip to Buffalo, Vivienne's birthday, and getting back into the swing of things. There is no shortage of bickering, bantering, and ranking our kids. Shout-out to Coach Prime. Thank you to everyone who joined the live at the beginning and thank you all for listening.

We are entering our "kids' birthday era" and decided to not go crazy this year…just three balloon arches to celebrate the twins' birthday. But honestly, we did scale back this year and it appears to be for the better. Plenty of sex talk in this episode, too. Presenting the case of having a form of sex PTO to poorly comparing our sex drives to different types of vehicles.  Thank you to everyone who listened to “The Therapy Episode” on  ⁠Real. Late. Relatable. We're so happy it made the impact that it did. If you're not subscribed and don't know what to expect from therapy, we encourage you to listen. We really think you'll like it and if you don't, DM us and we'll Venmo you $5. We've also had a major breakthrough with Leo, and all the effort and energy in the last year wavering between positive parenting, tough love, and just plain old yelling seems to have paid off. It's no surprise who's #1 in this week's rankings. Thank you for listening, thank you for subscribing, thank you for being our buddies! So make sure you get your ⁠“Buddy” merch! 

This episode of Real. Late. Relatable. is really unique! A while back, we approached our wonderful therapist, Jacquie, with the idea of recording one of our sessions together. Like a good therapist would, she wanted to know our intentions and the topics of our conversation. Our goal with this is to continue to normalize therapy and to destigmatize some of the misconceptions about therapy, in general. Since, we're pretty open about our struggles in marriage, parenting and just life in general, we thought it would be interesting to record our session. So, that is exactly what we did. We showed up with a timely argument that was top of mind and we turned the mics on. There is never a lack of arguing in our house. So, there was plenty to talk about and the argument of choice actually served as a good example for many of the things we have been recently discussing in therapy, beyond the fight itself. We break down how the fight started, how it escalated, step by step, and ultimately how it was resolved so we can move on striving to be better people. Thank you, especially to Jacquie, and thank you all for subscribing!

The kids are back in school and all is right in the world. We also didn't go into this episode fighting with each other, so that also is a plus. In this episode, we talk about everything from robot housekeepers to white people tacos and go in on parents who let their daughters out of the house wearing little to no clothes. This week's rankings are much more accurate and honestly better, compared to the last episode, probably because they're in school. They're all much more well-behaved and we mostly just take issue with their expanding palettes and reviewing of food, to their particularity around their clothing. We hope you all enjoyed the free Real. Late. Relatable. episode with Aimee Thomas. We're gonna keep it up for a little while longer in case you haven't had a chance to listen yet. Part 2 is just 2 hours of non-stop laughing and realness! Our next RLR episode is going to be unique too, as we are going to try to record one of our therapy sessions. So, you never know what is going to happen! You can subscribe to the rest of the Real. Late. Relatable episodes here. We have new “Buddy” merch available for all our Makin' it with the Mackins buddies! Thank you for listening, thank you for subscribing, thank you for supporting by buying merch. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

As if we didn't laugh enough during our first Real. Late. Relatable. we decided we needed to run it back one time for the people! There were too many laughs to not share them with everyone...so this Real. Late. Relatable. is free to all ears to kick off Season 5 of Makin' it with the Mackins! If you're new to Real. Late. Relatable. this is what you can expect from us this season with the rest of our "real ones" that will be joining us as guests. In this episode, we were going to talk about everything we forgot in the first episode but neither Danielle nor Aimee made notes. So, this episode was 100% off the cuff! We picked up right where we left off, talking about just real life! Therapy, marriage, parenting, pranks, growing up basically Canadian in upstate New York. No stone was left unturned in our longest episode ever. We even have an impromptu call from another RLR guest. We hope you had as much fun as we did and if you didn't get enough of Aimee in this episode, you can still subscribe to Real. Late. Relatable. to hear her first episode, as well as all the other Real. Late. Relatable. episodes for just $4.99 a month! We truly appreciate every single one of you who are currently subscribed and we have something extra special for you this season. Thank you to Aimee Thomas for joining us again and thank you all for listening!

Wow, 100 episodes! This podcast has been a labor of love the last 3 years and we could not be more grateful to those of you who have stuck around with us. This podcast has been such a blessing to us and while not always easy, we love “makin' it with you.”  We walk down memory lane and reminisce on some of the funnier Makin' it with the Mackins moments. We talk about the internal struggles of having a podcast and putting it ALL out there. Then we share what the future holds for Makin' it with the Mackins, God willing. Then our 100th episode wouldn't be complete without the infamous Rankings. Thank you to our listeners, many of whom have been around since our first episode! And an extra special thank you to our first 50 monthly subscribers. You guys mean more to us than words can express. To show you this gratitude, we're going to select one of our subscribers to win some new merch. As an added BONUS we'll be selecting two additional winners if you subscribe starting today!  We love you all and “Thank you for listening.” Get your “Thank you for listening.” merch at www.makinitwiththemackins.com

We won the cup! The last week has been spent celebrating the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup or at least trying to without ruining it for each other. It's tough when you're working on yourself all while doing a million other things, because when you screw up and it becomes even more exhausting. Ultimately, we need to give each other a break but that can be tough when our kids are giving us so many reasons to rank them all #4. Also, our next video episode will be our 100th episode! Yes, that's right - you guys have listened to us bitch, moan, laugh rank, and laugh for over 100 hours in the last 4 years. Danielle doesn't want to throw a party but we have some other exciting to share next time so we hope you all tune in and join us for the next 100. We love you all so much and thank you for listening!

This was a fun one! It's not the most technically sound podcast with bloopers throughout. We definitely needed to blow off some steam from the stress and sickness from the last couple of weeks and recording this episode was the perfect opportunity. We rehashed some fights, talked about the impact that balloons have on our lives, and finished with complaining/raving about our kids. Feel free to pour yourself a drink when you listen/watch this episode, so we don't feel so alone. We hope to share some new and exciting news soon too... but we love you all for your continued support and thank you for listening!

It's good to be back! Sorry for the delay. Apparently, COVID is still a thing and it hit our house again but thankfully it wasn't too bad. Hopefully, you were able to listen to the latest RLR episode with our good friends Katie and Montana or our episode on Josh Galindo's “F*ck Average Be Legendary” podcast in the meantime. The good thing about having the extra week in between episodes is that there is no shortage of content to discuss. The recent loss we've experienced, Danielle's trip to the “middle” of the country, the Savannah Bananas traveling “left” to visit Vegas, and how our Mother's Day went this year.  We wrap it up with an extended version of the rankings, with plenty to share on that front as well. If you're one of our newer listeners, this is what you can come to expect from us and we hope you enjoy us sharing our shit. To all the OGs and subscribers, we love and appreciate you all so much. Thank you all for listening!

New hair, same us. Thankfully, we didn't have to stop recording because of a fight this week, which allowed us to discuss our misuse of the the word “no,” how we handle sleepovers, Teacher Appreciation Week, and our infamous calendar. We recently had the honor to be guests on Josh Galindo's F*CK Average, BE LEGENDARY! podcast, which was amazing. We'll be sure to share everything, when the episode drops. We have some more exciting news to share, our 100th episode is coming up soon and we're gonna throw a party. Listen for the limited details and let us know if you plan on coming! As always, we cannot thank you all for your continued support and we're excited to keep growing with you. We love you all and thank you for listening.

We're not good at much but if there's one thing we're good at (or terrible at, depending on how you look at it), it's being honest. We started talking about the mini-fight we got into in our previous episode and it spiraled even further. In the last episode, we decided to just leave it all in. In this episode, we thought it was too much and decide to edit it out. We even considered not filming this episode. It's tough sometimes, airing ALL your shit out on video. But what it comes down to is we love each other, we took a quick break and were able to understand each other with the camera off. We pulled each other up by our bootstraps, turned the mics on, and gave it another go. It isn't our best episode ever (by far), but it's the best we had to give under the circumstances. If that wasn't bad enough, Danielle leaves a few times to check the lasagna. Sometimes you gotta just say fuck it. We talk about the federalization of the Easter Bunny, child fraud, and plenty of other ridiculous things. We close with a fresh lineup of child rankings and appreciate every one of you for listening, especially to the more trying episodes.

This episode starts off with a bang! Mackin sure as hell wasn't ready for it so, make sure you are when the NSFW content hits. The party doesn't stop there as we highlight some key moments from some recent wedding celebrations and parties. We also decided not to edit some fairly transparent discussions/arguments/whatever you want to call them that transpired throughout the episode, that we thought would be edited out at the moment. We wrap things up with some extended rankings and reflect a little bit on our “why” in doing our podcast. Which ultimately is because we love doing it and we love you all for listening. 

This was one of our rougher episodes and Danielle has Kim Crawford to thank for that. We're back from Spring Break in sunny, Buffalo, NY. Besides, who needs warm weather and sandy beaches when we can have chicken wings and get to spend our days doing whatever Maria wants to do. Needless to say, the kids did pretty okay traveling but I wouldn't say it was enjoyable by any means. Listen to the Rankings for all the details on exactly who did what. Big SHOUT OUT to all of you for listening, we're so thankful for all of you…especially our RLR subscribers. You guys are the real ones! If you're still on the fence about us, this isn't going to be the episode to convert you but if you did subscribe, it would mean so much to us.

Another crazy couple of weeks with the Mackins makes for another exciting episode. Planning a trip for the whole family to travel back to the homeland, Buffalo, NY - amongst the kids fighting off stomach bugs leaves us with plenty of stories to share. Hopefully, you'll feel bad enough for us to subscribe to our Real. Late Relatable. series where we go even deeper into some of these topics, like Dom's first girlfriend, our latest argument, and all of our other antics. Thank you to all of our new listeners who recently found us and big thanks to our OG listeners, who continue to support us.

So, this is what a real professional podcast studio is like! We're so grateful to the wonderful people at The Space for hosting us. Everything is state of the art and the team is elite! They are also way more than just a podcast studio, they're a fantastic venue, with weekly charity events, concerts, and much more. Click here for more information.   We hope they have us back because they made everything so easy, which isn't always the case when we're reliving fights from the past week or ranking our kids from worst to best. We hope you enjoy this episode because we had a lot of fun recording it.  AND thank you to each and every one of you who have subscribed to our Real. Late. Relatable. If you haven't subscribed yet, it's just $5 a month and we'll stop bothering you. Click here to subscribe. We love you all and thank you for listening!

We've had a great couple of weeks and are excited to share it with you guys! Mackin is back to work, Danielle met with an Astrologer, we've continued polar plunging and even meditating. But even with all that positive energy flowing, it wasn't enough to keep us from having one of our biggest fights ever. There was plenty we didn't get to in this episode that we'll be going DEEP into on this week's episode of Real. Late. Relatable. Like real fuckin' deep! We're so grateful to all of you who have already subscribed and if you haven't subscribed yet, you can support us by clicking here. Also, if you are one of the amazing OGs who was already giving monthly, your current subscription has been canceled and you would need to re-subscribe if you still want to stick around. We love you all and thank you for listening.

Want more of the Mackins? Now that we're doing video, we haven't been able to fit all of the content, stories, and REAL intimate topics into our video episodes. Once we turn the camera off, we realize we forgot or didn't fit in half of what we intended to talk about. So, we're giving you more of the Mackins! Special audio-only episodes that we record LATE after we shoot our regular episodes and go deeper into more intimate topics in a more comfortable setting. Listen to this first episode of Real. Late. Relatable. for all the details and to get a feel for what you can expect. This episode is totally free and we hope you enjoy it, we really had a good time recording it. We're going to have a lot of fun with this and even have plans for special guests and maybe even live events. We love you all! If you'd like to get more of the Mackins and support us you can do so for $5 a month, by clicking the link in the show description on both Apple Podcasts and Spotify. https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/subscribe If you are one of the angels who has already been supporting monthly subscriptions, you would need to re-subscribe if you would like to.

We're starting to get the hang of this video thing. It doesn't mean we like doing it but we love you, so we're gonna keep doing it anyway. This episode was recorded on Mackin's birthday and we couldn't think of a better way of celebrating it than with all of you. We didn't touch on everything we wanted to due to the kids waking up in the middle of recording but we did “touch” on plenty to say the least. We even have a surprise special cameo. We love you all and thank you for listening! www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

Happy New Year everyone! New year, same us…but hopefully better. 2023 is off to a great start! Breaking down Christmas went from 0-100 real quick but because of it, we now have this amazing new set (dining room) Danielle made. Aside from one huge fight, we've had a great couple of weeks and are excited to share it all with you! Per usual, the “Golden Husband” ranks the kids and we even had some fun interactions with listeners that we're so grateful for. Thank you all for listening and watching, we hope you enjoy! www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! We actually did too and we recap it ALL in detail. Mackin rants on Elf on a Shelf, standardizing our beliefs in Santa Claus and pretty much Scrooged all over our Christmas joy. We also discuss some VERY uncomfortable topics that you'll just have to listen to find out. If you're watching this, you're seeing the amazing work of boy, @aaronmaligmat, who we can't thank enough. Our kids' best and worst traits are brought out in the holidays and there are plenty of examples of that in this episode's rankings. We hope you all have a happy new year and thank you for listening! www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

This episode almost didn't happen but thanks to our unbelievably talented and good friend, Aaron Maligmat, he was able to salvage 1 of the terrible 3 videos and make this look and sound crystal clear. We're so grateful for him! Just like are so grateful for all of you who have purchased merch, for watching and continuing to listen. Use code SPRUCEY for free shipping just in time for Christmas. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

Well, if you can't tell already…we finally did video. It wasn't easy and it didn't come out the way we intended but we're trying here. So, please bare with us as we figure out all the technical pieces. Apart from putting the video together, a lot of other life happened that we discuss in depth. A little trip to Disneyland or DMVland, as Mackin likes to call it, plenty of arguments to be analyzed at length, and Mackin's child rankings. We love you all and hope you enjoy the video version of the podcast. As always, thank you for listening and now watching. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

We are so happy to be back recording this episode! If you didn't already know, Leo is out of the hospital and thriving. Thank God! The majority of this episode focuses on what his experience was like for our family and how the month of October was just shitty. BUT November is already lookin' up! We are really excited about new things coming for our Podcast. Mackin doesn't disappoint with his, “Child of the Week” rankings, wait until you hear who is number one! Thank you to everyone who reached out to us to support us through thoughts, prayers, and giving we couldn't have gotten through this without our community. As always, thank you for listening! www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

If you didn't know already, Leo was in the hospital for 3 days, Dean and Viv were sick and now we're sick. BUT things are lookin' up and I think we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We talk about what this whole experience has taught us about our kids and hopefully, it serves as birth control for those of you who don't have kids. Seriously though, thank you to everyone who prayed over us, it means the world to us and if this is news to you, thank you for listening. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

It's been too long but we are so glad to be back. Our days have been filled with taking care of sick kids, celebrating all of Viv's birthdays, and a bunch of other “priorities.” We found a new therapist, who's amazing and we'll tell you all about her. Mackin has a ton of rankings to share! Thank you for being patient with us and thank you for listening. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

Mackin Party Season is in full swing and we're in the thick of it. It's always hard this time of year but always worth it in the long run. We tried something new, with a little anonymous Q&A and we got some pretty funny questions! Viv woke up so we weren't able to do the rankings but that just means we have extra to talk about next episode. We love you all and thank you for listening. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support

If you can't already tell from the title, this episode should have been posted last week but we got in huge fight in the middle of recording and couldn't finish. So, we decided to post it in any way! We hope you enjoy listening to our bickering because we sure as hell didn't. We also have a new segment called “Danielle's Way” that we may or may not keep doing. As usual, Mackin ranks the kids and as always, thank you for listening. www.makinitwiththemackins.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/support