Makin' it with the Mackins

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 fu...

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...

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 Christma...

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 a...

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, “Chi...

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...

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

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.maki...

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 a...

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 you for always listening! www.makinitwiththemackins.com

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 our misery. The kids have been even crazier than usual so there’s extra rankings content too. Thank yo...

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 wear your headphones. Also, make sure you check out the new merch drop this week! www.makinitwithth...

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 news because we may be on to something. The boys have been little animals lately but what else is new....

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 age. We’ve talked about Danielle probably having ADHD and now we think we know the reason why. We fini...

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 expect. The show was great but the host, Chelsea Phillips Reed, was EVERYTHING And when you listen you’ll k...

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 shares some stupid ideas like starting a fraternity for Dads to cook steaks and look at tits or someth...

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 few of our new favorite spots and we also share a few things that Danielle doesn't know in our latest i...

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 that she does. The Rankings hit an all-time low, along with a few surprises that hopefully make you laug...

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 who continue to listen, share and support and for that, we cannot thank you enough. www.makinitwiththema...

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 everything hard. If you’ve been waiting for another episode, here it is, we’ve made up for it. We’re exhau...

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 @garagegainsfitnessco. Go follow them to book your personal training, boot camps and get ahead of your fitness g...

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 kids, to when is the ideal time to make the bed, to the right way to hang lights. While we are thankful f...

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 merch for the season and are balls deep into selling the best podcast ads you’ve eva heard! Thank you all...

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 all week. And also thank you to Sarah Parkhouse for keeping my skin on point and thank you for listeni...

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 though they were all extra this week, we’re so grateful for them too. Thank you all for listening. www...