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Makin' it with the Mackins
by Danielle and Mackin
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/subscribeWe’re the Mackins and honestly, we’re just trying to make it. Make it through each day with our four amazing kids...who drive us crazy! We share it all! Sex, therapy, parenting, fights and everything in between that. Our life is kind of a shitshow but we wouldn’t change a thing about it. We’re so grateful to you for listening and we hope you could laugh either with us or at us.
Episodes
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Get In There
We’re back, and three of our four kids now have braces. Maria is also melting down copper, not for the kids’ braces, but to bust the chemtrail clouds above her house. Life has been as busy as ever with Viv’s birthday party and the twins’ birthday party, plus multiple performances by Chris Brown,...
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Long Hot Summer - Part 1
This version is much closer to the voice of the podcast. I’d only make a few small grammar and pacing edits: This is Part 1 of our Long Hot Summer. We recorded it at the beginning of summer and then did the responsible thing by not releasing it until summer was over. We made it to summer, which...
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Long Hot Summer - Part 2
Welcome to the end of summer and part 2 of this episodic mini-series. We catch up on our beautiful week in San Diego, surviving the final stretch of summer, and a much harder trip to Buffalo after losing Danielle’s Ninny. Danielle talks about how difficult that loss was, saying goodbye, and...
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Season 6 Episode 13: Need Those
Look at us, back again without any extended hiatus or excuses for not doing an episode. We certainly could have made some if we wanted because we are busier than ever, but we didn’t. Praise the Lord! We are not just busy with work and school meetings, but with family meetings that get us…
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Season 6 Episode 12: Spring Broken
We might be the kind of parents who dread a school holiday, but at least we're finally upgrading our video game and filming this episode at the G-Media studios. This episode is a full catch-up on our recent chaos, starting with Danielle performing two sold-out shows with her dad at the South…
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Season 6 Episode 11: One and Done
We might be the kind of parents who forget the Tooth Fairy two nights in a row, but at least we eventually remembered to record a podcast. Just a 1-month hiatus this time, but the chaos is still in full swing. This episode is us catching you up on the recent madness, starting with the 27-minute...
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Season 6 Episode 10: We Know
Season 6 Episode 10: We Know We know. It’s been a minute. We haven’t recorded since October because life was lifing hard as ever. This episode is us catching you up on why we disappeared and what the last few months actually looked like behind the scenes. My dad got hit with a serious bacterial...
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Season 6 Episode 9: Did I Make It?
Look at us, we’re back! More prepared, but with slightly less clothing. This was another quick and fun episode covering yet another crazy couple of weeks. Mom and Dad had a great night out at Crusader Knight, the big fundraising gala for our kids’ school. Danielle was the belle of the ball and…
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Season 6 Episode 8: Proof of Life
We’re back (yes, we’re alive) after a little summer chaos. It’s been a hectic season of life, but with the weather cooling down, things are finally settling too. We have a lot to catch up on! From a family holiday in San Diego to Mackin being super busy growing his agency business. Dom dedicated...
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Season 6 Episode 7: Try N Something New with the Mackins
Oh, look, another family deciding to drop everything and travel the world because, why not, right? Meanwhile, we’re just trying to plan a road trip San Diego. But these two? They put the "trip" in "road trip." In this episode, we sit down with our old friends Jimi and Sandi Falin, the power…
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Season 6 Episode 6: Certified Bra Fitter
We're back after some technical struggles (shocking, we know). We kick off summer with a shirt-unbuttoning and eye-opening experience at a bra fitting, where Danielle realized she’d been wearing them all wrong her whole life. To camp or not to camp? That's the question. We dive into the chaos of...
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Season 6 Episode 5: Hard Launch of Makin' it Media
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....
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Season 6 Episode 4: We Are Big Fat Liars
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...
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Season 6 Episode 3: Try Less
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...
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Season 6 Episode 2: Jeff and Aimee in the Morning…with the Mackins
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…
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Season 6 Episode 1: Return of the Mackins
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...
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Season 5 Episode 22: Un-fluencing with @BrandonFromVegas
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…
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Season 5 Episode 21: You Didn’t Do It Yet
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...
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Season 5 Episode 20: Dr. Paul Wilkes
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...
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Season 5 Episode 19: Reintroducing Ourselves
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...
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Season 5 Episode 18: Unlocking @Unlokt
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,...
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Season 5 Episode 17: Angie the Hood-Hopper
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...
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Season 5 Episode 16: The Talk
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...
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Season 5 Episode 15: Mackins Go Galindo
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...
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Season 5 Episode 14: Encouraging Wake Behavior
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…
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Season 5 Episode 13: Red Wine & Red Lace
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...
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Season 5 Episode 12: Calendar Man
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...
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Season 5 Episode 11: Same But Different
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....
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Season 5 Episode 10: This is hurting my feelings
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…
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Season 5 Episode 9: John Christmasman
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...
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Season 5 Episode 8: Weaponizing My Words
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...
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Season 5 Episode 7: Balloon SZN
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…
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Season 5 Episode 6: Call Me Jeffrey
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....
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Season 5 Episode 5: Questions & Answers
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...
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Season 5 Episode 4: Recording Live-ish
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…
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Season 5 Episode 3: You’re My Buddy, Buddy
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…
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Real. Late. Relatable. | The Therapy Episode
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…
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Season 5 Episode 2: Pepperoni Pizza - Hold the Pepperoni
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...
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Real. Late. Relatable. | Aimee Thomas - PART 2
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...
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Season 4 Episode 23: Keepin’ it 100
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...
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Season 4 Episode 22: We Won the Cup
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...
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Season 4 Episode 21: Balloon Job and Party Favors
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...
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Season 4 Episode 20: I’ve Been Trying
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...
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Season 4 Episode 19: I Knew That It Was Gonna Be May
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...
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Season 4 Episode 18: Pause for the Lasagna
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...
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Season 4 Episode 17: We'll Edit This Out
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...
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Season 4 Episode 16: You're Trying to Be Sober
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…
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Season 4 Episode 15: Move & Shake Like This
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...
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Season 4 Episode: 14 - Do-Less at The Space
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,...
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/makinitwiththemackins/subscribeWe’re the Mackins and honestly, we’re just trying to make it. Make it through each day with our four amazing kids...who drive us crazy! We share it all! Sex, therapy, parenting, fights and everything in between that. Our life is kind of a shitshow but we wouldn’t change a thing about it. We’re so grateful to you for listening and we hope you could laugh either with us or at us.
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