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Makin' it with the Mackins
by Jon Mackin
We’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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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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Season 4 Episode 13: Taking Up Space
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…
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This is Real. Late. Relatable.
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...
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Season 4 Episode 12: Finger Painting
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...
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Season 4 Episode 11: The Golden Husband
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...
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Season 4 Episode 10: Buddy Wants Buddy Gets
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...
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Season 4 Episode 9: Thicc and Sprucey
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…
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Season 4 Episode 8: Lights, Camera, Argue
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...
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Season 4 Episode 7: Gotta Have Faith
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!…
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Season 4 Episode 6: We Are Doing Just Fine
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...
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Season 4 Episode 5: Reprioritize Our Priorities
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...
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Season 4 Episode 4: We Don’t Say the “D” Word
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...
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Season 4 Episode 3: Last Week’s Fight Tonight
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...
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Season 4 Episode 2: Hypochondiac-ting
We’re sorry, guys! I know we promised to be better about posting regularly and on a schedule but…we’ll get into all the details in this episode. We leave no stone unturned, including all the fights, all the sexcapdes and all the rankings. So, thank you for always being patient with us and thank…
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Season 4 Episode 1: Return of the Mackins - Pt. 2
So much happened over our break (or lack thereof) we couldn’t even finish recording in one sitting. So, we’re giving two episodes for the price of one! We leave no story untold, no matter how personal or how uncomfortable Mackin gets. We’re so happy to bring you more content and we hope you enjoy...
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Season 4 Episode 1: Return of the Mackins - Pt. 1
We hope you all enjoyed that short hiatus because we sure af didn’t. The last 6 weeks may have been one of the most hectic times of our lives and that’s saying a lot. New opportunities, huge fights, a few scares and Dean & Leo just wreaking havoc as usual. We have a lot to cover so make sure you...
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Season 3 Episode 22: The 1 Before the 2
First of all, Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all our motherly listeners out there. This is the final episode of Season 3. Listen to find out what Mackin did to made this Mother’s Day one of the greatest Mother’s Days of all time. Danielle brings us up to speed in her latest health update with good...
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Season 3 Episode 21: I Deserve A Handshake
We’re back from the Mackin Family Vacation and we have a lot to talk about and even more to laugh about. It was really hard but in the end, it was well worth the effort. We discuss generational parenting styles and compare how different it was for all of our parents, to bring up kids of different...
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Season 3 Episode 20: Magic Mackin
See guys, we were finally consistent. It’s been two weeks and we are giving you another episode. It’s been quite busy around here and we have a lot to talk about. Danielle’s life was changed (and subsequently so was Mackin’s) when she went to Magic Mike…but not for the reasons that you might...
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Season 3 Episode 19: What did I just say?
Well, we’re back and we didn’t do what we said we’d do. We tried to post a while back but we got in a fight and then more life happened so the podcast didn’t. Outside of us all battling allergies and meltdowns, we celebrated Danielle’s birthday and have actually had a good couple of weeks. Mackin...
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Season 3 Episode 18: Help Me Help You
If you’re new here, welcome! We hope you laugh and stay awhile and we don’t scare you off too quickly. We talk about some heavy stuff this week but it's okay because we’re gonna be okay. We learned some things about each other and we hope it maybe helps one of you or someone you love. We share a...
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Season 3 Episode 17: It’s Been Shitty 💩
As you know, our everyday life is a shit show but this show has been extra shitty around here, literally. Listen for all the details and TMI but the good thing is we’re all on the mend and glad we did another episode! We learned more about what Danielle doesn’t know and a few interesting things...
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Season 3 Episode 16: The “We” Scapegoat
Another three weeks have surpassed and we have a lot to discuss. Starting with a huge fight “we” got in, Mackin’s birthday, positive parenting styles and how we’re positive we’re doing it all wrong. That said, we probably shouldn’t rank our kids but we do anyway. We’re so grateful to all of you…
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Season 3 Episode 15: Ass-miscommunication
We know, we know. It’s been a while but we’ve had a lot of shit going on. We had the best intentions to do a Christmas episode, a Maria episode, 2021 Child of the Year special episode but we have four fuckin’ kids! It was Christmas and New Years Eve…and Leo doesn’t sleep anymore so that makes...
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Season 3 Episode 14: Sorry to Interrupt Myself
So much has happened over the last week, where do we even begin? From Danielle traveling and performing on a whim, while I hold the fort down, to hospital visits amongst our constant bickering. We’re exhausted just thinking about it! Almost as exhausted as Mackin is after a workout with...
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Season 3 Episode 13: Un-Grinched
We said it, “this is our season”! And this “season” has been kicking our ass but nonetheless, we’re still grateful. We talk about the trials and tribulations of the holiday season and why the most wonderful time of the year can also be the hardest time of the year. From what gifts to give your...
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Season 3 Episode 12: Lying to Make it True
We dive right in and address “Mackin’s work voice.” Danielle discusses in depth all the things she thinks about when she’s sneezing and how traumatic it is. Adele happened and changed Danielle’s outlook on life. No rankings this week because we wanted to watch Yellowstone instead. We have new…
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Season 3 Episode 11: One Beer
Mackin spent some time away filling up his bucket, leaving me and the kids to fend for ourselves. But Aunt Ninnie came to visit and made everything better. We got some love from some of our listeners, which was so flattering! Then Mackin incorrectly ranks our kids because he wasn’t even with them...
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Season 3 Episode 10: I Want Something Creative
From pumpkin patches to block parties, birthday parties to Halloween. We’ve been busy but it’s been worth it. We’ve had a few escape attempts and breakdowns but we’ve also had a couple of breakthroughs that we’re grateful for heading into the holiday season. Mackin ranks each of our kids and even...
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Season 3 Episode 9: She Understood the Assignment
Danielle’s been figuring out herself while getting pumped full of iron. We’ve had a lot going on with Girls Nights, parties, party planning, Halloween parties, just a lot of party shit. The kids were sick, but not that sick…THANK GOD! Danielle makes me extremely uncomfortable, you’ll find out…
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Season 3 Episode 8: We're Not Leaving
Well, Danielle officially has PCOS which has been a real pain in the ass. We complain most of the podcast but throughout it provide some updates on Dom’s school situation, celebrating more birthdays and we answer some of your questions. We do one extra lap and rank our children. Thank you to...
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Season 3 Episode 7: Mary & The Mackins
We lost someone very important to us this week and this episode is dedicated to our Mary. We talk about the mark she has made on our lives and how you can help her family during this incredibly hard time. We look back on the past week’s couple of highs and low lows with Mackin’s pent-up anxiety,...
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Season 3 Episode 6: I’m Not Doing Both
We decided to do the podcast tonight because Danielle didn’t want to have sex. We talk about Viv’s birthday party, Mackin missing out on Life is Beautiful and we take a walk down memory lane with Danielle. Mackin finishes this episode (because he wasn’t finishing anything else) with our Child of...
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Season 3 Episode 5: Bulk Day
This was a power-packed week! We had our friends’ Kaila and Markus’ wedding. It was a big weekend we both were really looking forward and somehow managed to ruin it. But don’t worry, we kissed and made up. Find out why Mackin loves throwing shit away and finding efficiencies. Today was Viv’s 7th...
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Season 3 Episode 4: Mmm Hmm
Again, A LOT has happened and we break it all down for you. Actually, we don’t even have time to talk about everything that has happened but we focus on mooost of the big stuff. Danielle was having rough day and agreed to sit down and do what we all love, bitch! From the twins' birthday party to...
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Season 2 Episode 17: Thank You For Listening
This is the final episode of Season 2 and we cover A LOT. Going all the way back to Fathers Day fuckups to splitting up our family on a trip to Buffalo for the birth of Baby Joey! There is a lot to listen to and it’s a little all over the place but we hope you listen till the end and stay tuned…
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Season 2 Episode 16: The Getaway
In this episode, we dissect why Mackin was so triggered by me describing his upcoming work trip as a “getaway.” The big kids’ extended bedtime routines and the boys being little pains in the ass have really been weighing on us lately so, we’ve been escaping them by getting sucked into TikTok.…
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Season 2 Episode 15: WARNING - Maria’s Back!
⚠️ It’s very fitting that once wasn’t enough for Maria, so she’s back for more! There were some very IMPORTANT things we left out of her first episode, that apparently needed to be cleared up. The first few minutes are educational and then we discuss why she has no friends. We talk about her…
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Season 2 Episode 8: WARNING - This is the Maria Episode!
⚠️ We finally got my sister Maria on the podcast and she does not disappoint one bit! It does get a little “explicit”… so, do not listen around your kids or in public without headphones! Enjoy! ⚠️ And get don’t forget your march at www.makinitwiththemackins.com
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Season 2 Episode 7: You Can't Delete A Vagina
All the weeks are long, these weeks! We barely made it and even this episode was a task for us, which may or may not have ended in a fight. We'll save you from even more bickering and hopefully, you can empathize with us basically complaining throughout the entire episode. Brighter days are ahead...
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Season 2 Episode 6: I’m Not Codependent, I’m Needy
It was a rough week guys, but ya know what? We made it! Danielle has the revelation that she is codependent, even though she defines it as needy. We look back on our Super Bowl experience with our friends, the Sutherlands. We talk about polp (yes, polp) culture with our take on the “Framing...
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Season 2 Episode 5: I’m Gonna Ping Her
We talk about a few little communication issues we’ve been bickering over. Danielle “loops us in” to her thoughts on Mackin’s “corporate jargon” and how it is a problem for her. We go through Danielle’s search history and her obsession with Disney stars. We close the door on this episode with...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We’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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Jon Mackin
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We’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...
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