Oct 2, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney learns everything there is to know about birding and birdwatching – which, apparently, are two different things!


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.
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Oct 2, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney learns everything there is to know about birding and birdwatching – which, apparently, are two different things!
Oct 9, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney joins his hobbyist host and travels to Ontario’s Kawarthas to spend two days living as a 14th century knight.
Oct 16, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney joins a Toronto-based barbershop quartet as he learns the techniques that go into the art of singing in harmony.
Oct 23, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney explores a cross section of aquatic sports including bodyboarding, synchronized swimming, and sailing on a 110 foot Tall Ship.
Oct 30, 2024 · 22m
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.
Nov 9, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney joins columnist, food critic, and avid amateur puppeteer, James Chatto, to learn about the art of puppetry.
Nov 9, 2024 · 22m
Joined by 'Superstore' castmate, Ben Feldman, Mark McKinney visits Sherman Oaks Antique Mall to learn about the allure of vintage treasures.
Nov 16, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney heads off to the wilderness of Southern Ontario and the Grand River to learn all about the wide world of fly fishing.
Nov 23, 2024 · 22m
Mark McKinney is joined by comedians Debra DiGiovanni and Margaret Cho to learn the trade of Italian cooking and baking.
Nov 30, 2024 · 22m
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.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby Season 1 premiered on October 2, 2024.
Mark McKinney Needs a Hobby Season 1 has 10 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Birding". It aired on October 2, 2024.
Go to Season 1 Episode 1