Makin' it with the Mackins

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 absolutely nowhere. The next family meeting may require a full blown intervention. But we are back at the G-Med...

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 Point and wrapping up her birthday month. We’re just coming down from our exhausting Spring Break stayc...

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 hostage negotiation that is the twins' nighttime routine.  Danielle is preparing to grace the stage...

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 infection that landed him in the hospital for two weeks. We did manage one big night out at the Findlay...

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 was excited to show off the look she’s been working so hard on. It was such a great night with even bette...

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 his entire summer to football. Viv is still living her best life, but now adjusting to middle school. L...

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 couple behind Try N Something New! These two started their film business 14 years ago wi...

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 summer parenting. Early mornings, hot days, late nights, and the constant pressure to entertain...

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 So...

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 Daniell...

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...

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 p...

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...

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...

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...

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 in...

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 sa...

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 b...

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 ha...

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 s...

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....

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...

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...

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 sp...

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...