Michael Mackie

After five years of gestation, my book You Have Four Minutes: My Life as an Unlikely Celebrity Interviewer will finally see the light of day on Tuesday. While it was… Read more

This is my third visit to Lakeside, Montana in as many years. Located a hop, skip, and jump from Kalispell, this mountain-lake (lake-mountain?) town has got my number. If you… Read more

A scant two years ago I knew absolutely nothing about LinkedIn, other than it was a seemingly mundane social media outlet. I thought it was geared to hyper-professional types —… Read more

When my buddy Jeff got a singing gig at a mountain resort north of Asheville, he asked me to tag along. While I’ve been to North Carolina before, I’ve never… Read more

In the grand cosmic sitcom that is my life, the past nine months have seen one hell of a ratings spike. Last year, on Election Day, I quit my job…. Read more

When I was putting the finishing touches on my upcoming book, I’d get notes from my publisher. “I need 30 more pages,” he would say. “You have six weeks.” Two… Read more

If I had a nickel for every time someone said these five words, I’d have $17.65. If you guessed, “Wow, you’ve got great hair!” — you’d be close. Rather, I’m… Read more

While I’m not a zoologist, I’m fascinated by a weird, little ritual some penguins do called pebbling. (It’s a thing — go look it up.) In the sub-Antarctic, Gentoo penguins… Read more

I don’t remember exactly when I learned that people will click on anything that involves lists. The headline could be completely benign, but if there’s a list involved, it’s like… Read more

Guess who started a sch-amazing new gig? This guy! Before we delve into that, however, can we please stop for a minute and give a shout-out to everyone in the… Read more