Follow actor and writer Mark McKinney as he embarks on an epic quest to answer perhaps the most pressing question of our age – who are we when we’re not working? Mark travels throughout North America to meet the world’s most audacious hobbyists, and the communities of like-minded obsessives who nurture them, all to find that one, true, perfect hobby he can claim as his own.
Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby (Temporada 1)
Birding (Episodio 1)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-10-02
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney learns everything there is to know about birding and birdwatching – which, apparently, are two different things!
Historical Re-Enactment (Episodio 2)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-10-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney joins his hobbyist host and travels to Ontario’s Kawarthas to spend two days living as a 14th century knight.
Barbershop Quartet Singing (Episodio 3)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-10-16
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney joins a Toronto-based barbershop quartet as he learns the techniques that go into the art of singing in harmony.
Watersports (Episodio 4)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-10-23
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney explores a cross section of aquatic sports including bodyboarding, synchronized swimming, and sailing on a 110 foot Tall Ship.
Robots (Episodio 5)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-10-30
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney visits San Jose, Cali. to explore the world of robotics, where he shops for the parts required to build his dream hockey bot.
Puppetry (Episodio 6)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-11-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney joins columnist, food critic, and avid amateur puppeteer, James Chatto, to learn about the art of puppetry.
Pop Culture Collecting (Episodio 7)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-11-09
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Joined by 'Superstore' castmate, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney visits Sherman Oaks Antique Mall to learn about the allure of vintage treasures.
Fly Fishing (Episodio 8)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-11-16
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney heads off to the wilderness of Southern Ontario and the Grand River to learn all about the wide world of fly fishing.
Italian Cooking (Episodio 9)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-11-23
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: Mark McKinney is joined by comedians Debra DiGiovanni and Margaret Cho to learn the trade of Italian cooking and baking.
Dancing (Episodio 10)
Fecha de emisión: 2024-11-30
Duración: 22 min
Sinopsis: After being humiliated at a wrap party, Mark McKinney joins an old friend to explore and develop skills in a variety of forms of dance.
Temporadas
Episodios 10