The Mac Five Podcast

New cars! New clothes! New jewelry! It feels good to be back. Tap in with us as we laugh through challenging conversations about mental health, weight loss, & allergies!

The sequel is here! We continue the convo with our pops with more funny anecdotes, stories, life lessons and many of the sayings we grew up hearing from the man himself. Shoutout to that scotch too

OG in the building! In honor of Father's Day, our pops joins us for a real convo. In this episode he gets into his upbringing and the choices he made that led him down the path he took while paving the way for us along the way. This one went long so we had to split it up! Tune in and enjoy part one of our dialogue. Part 2 coming soon.

It's only right we start this episode by eating our slices of humble pie. We talked a lot of cash about the Lakers repeating only for them to get bounced out the first round. After we get that out the way we get into a meaningful discussion about the school experience. We weigh the social/cultural impact of school vs the educational impact and what is more valuable in the grand scheme of a person's life. Tune in!

In this episode we break down J Cole's new album 'The Offseason' before getting into a convo about the NBA playoffs and first round predictions!

Music has always played an important part of our lives. In this episode we have a wide ranging convo on the music scene with J Cole, TDE and Drake all set to drop projects this summer. But first, we introduced a dope new segment with another classic family story and closed it out with Drew talking about his experience after getting vaxxed up!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! On this episode we welcome our first guest to the show, Mama McGuffie! We dive deep and ask her questions on the challenges and moments of raising 6 boys.

There ain't no ability like accountability! In this episode we call ourselves out on our BS and dive deep into our struggles and pain points throughout the process of creating and maintaining a quality podcast. We know a lot of y'all can relate to the grind and we hope to shed light on the part of the journey that isn't the most glamorous to promote and share. Hopefully this inspires those of y'all who have faced similar hurdles on your marathon to greatness. It can't always be about the wins. This is part of the process!

We back! In this episode we go unscripted. We welcome you into our world and have a conversation that resembles more of how we talk off camera! Tune in!

This month makes a year that we have been living through a global pandemic. Covid-19 has and will forever change the way we live. In this episode we discuss our experience dealing with the pandemic from when the country/world first shut down to now before getting into a conversation about the vaccine. Our condolences to the millions of lives lost due to this virus.

We're back! We spent the majority of this episode taking the viral situation between Kirk Franklin and his 33 year old son and spinning it into a discussion about parenting and family tension (0:29:00). But to start off, we introduce our first segment to The Mac Five Podcast called 'Awww Hell Nah!" In this edition of the segment, #TheBros each share an embarrassing but funny story from their past (0:03:50). We close out the episode breaking down Biden's new covid relief bill (1:05:00. Shout out to them stimmys!) You don't want to miss this one!

It's about time we had this convo! In this episode we talk about the importance of Health and Fitness. We get into our own personal journeys and struggles with health, fitness and wellness. We also discuss the challenges and obstacles our community faces to maintain a healthy lifestyle and some of the things that work for us to do so.

In this episode we discuss black history from our perspective. Who are some people from our generation that are making an impact now that will be talked about for generations? What is the difference between the impact previous generations made vs. the impact we are making now? What type progression are we forecasting for the future of the black community? We get into all that and more! Tune in to #TheBros.

Support your people! The youngest Mac Five member Lance aka '6MAN' just dropped a 3 Pack of songs called 'I Said What I Said' available now on all streaming platforms. We give Lance the floor to talk about his perspective on the project in depth as well as his journey of becoming a rapper and reaching the level of confidence he is at right now with his craft. The rest of #TheBros give their insightful feedback on 6MAN's progress and growth as an artist while celebrating his latest release. Real life lessons on this episode!

With Valentine's Day around the corner...

We get straight to it in this one! The family memories begin with our embarrassing childhood anecdotes (2:50) before getting into a quick family history lesson (10:05) and discipline stories (15:20). We then talk about how we were all able to navigate and avoid gang culture in Long Beach as a family of 6 boys (28:50) before discussing how our upbringing shaped us into the men we are today (1:00:05). Tune into the YouTube video for the visuals of us as kids in the 90s!

It's been a year to the day that we lost Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and 7 other victims in a helicopter crash. As lifelong Lakers fans, this hit home for all of us. We start by getting into where we were when we heard the news and the immediate impact of the tragedy (2:15). We then begin celebrating his life by talking about our personal favorite Kobe games and moments (19:50) before discussing what the Mamba Mentality means to us (44:10). Prayers of strength to Vanessa, Natalia, Bianka and Capri.

We live! In this episode we start by talking about the James Harden trade to the Brooklyn Nets and how a potential Finals match up with our Lakers would go (3:50). We then have a brief discussion about keeping our options open for the name of this podcast (17:10) before taking a deep dive into the Trump administration (24:53). We talk about the damage that has been done the last 4 years, electing a new president and turning Georgia blue, and the changes we are looking for the Biden administration to make over the course of his presidency before getting into our closing thoughts (66:37). Join us for the ride you won't be disappointed.