America’s Celebration Ambassador
Celebrate every day.
I’m Marlo Anderson, founder of National Day Calendar, the voice of the National Day Spotlight on the radio, co-host of The Absurdists, futurist and resident “Guru of Geek” from Mandan, North Dakota.
- 100radio stations air the National Day Spotlight daily
- #1trending topic of all time, from the platform Marlo created
- 20K+media outlets follow National Day Calendar
“What if your net worth was measured by the distance of the ripples you create in the world?”Marlo Anderson
- Heard daily on 100 radio stations
- A daily fixture in classrooms across the country
- On Gray & Nexstar stations in local markets
- Built the #1 trending topic of all time
- Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
- MSN Top Speaker of 2026
- Two-time TEDx speaker
- Certified popcorn connoisseur
- World’s longest Chicken Dance
- New novel: The Core of Discovery, late November 2026
- Celebrate every day!
Today we’re celebrating
See the full calendar →Watch
Every day has a story.
Catch today’s National Day Minute, or settle in with the newest episode of The Absurdists. Fresh from YouTube, every day.
Today’s National Day
The story behind every day
The National Day Minute tells the story behind each day on the calendar. It’s a daily fixture in classrooms across the country, and airs on Gray and Nexstar stations in local markets.
More National Day Minutes
Tap a video to play it above.National Day Minute
The Absurdists
The Absurdists
Wait… why do we do that?
The Absurdists is my weekly comedy show with co-host Brandi, poking at the everyday habits, rules and rituals nobody ever stops to question. On TV, on the radio, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Ventures
Always building something.
Celebration, media, games and big ideas. A few of the things keeping Marlo busy.
National Day Calendar
What started as a hobby blog in 2013 became the platform behind the biggest trending topic of all time: National Days. Today more than 20,000 media outlets and personalities follow along every day.
nationaldaycalendar.com →National Day Spotlight
A 90-second daily celebration of the calendar, co-hosted with Alice Anderson and heard on 100 radio stations across the country.
Listen →National Day Minute
The daily video vignette for TV stations’ morning news and lifestyle shows, airing on Gray and Nexstar stations in local markets.
For TV stations →The Absurdists
A weekly hour of comedy on TV, radio and podcast that asks the eternal question: wait, why do we do that?
theabsurdistsshow.com →The Tech Ranch
The tech talk show from the Guru of Geek: gadgets, trends, CES coverage and the annual top tech gifts list.
thetechranch.com →Ace Putt
Bringing mini golf into the 21st century. Keep score for the group on one phone, or play the Ace Putt 3-ball game.
aceputt.com →Carbon Convert
Turning captured carbon dioxide into something useful. Creativity with a purpose.
carbonconvert.tech →National Day Adventure Tours
Self-guided adventures that turn a day on the calendar into a day out.
nationaldaytours.com →Celebration Nation
A home base for fans of celebrating every day, packed with National Day posters and shareables.
celebrationnation.com →Destination Celebration
The 30-minute TV series where Marlo and co-host Latoya Johnson travel to the people and places behind National Days. Season 1 is streaming free on YouTube, and Season 2 is ready for the right partner.
Meet the show →
Speaking & hosting
Make your next event fun, memorable and teachable.
- Celebrate Every Day
- AI for business
- Futurism & emerging tech
- Autonomous vehicles
- Visibility & media reach
- Entrepreneurship
- Keynotes, master of ceremonies, on-stage interviews and live broadcasts from your venue
- TEDx talks at UMary (“Our Bright Future”) and Fargo (“Celebrate Every Day”)
- Named a top speaker by MSN in 2025, and again in 2026
- Featured on CBS Sunday Morning
“His ability to engage the audience through anecdotes, interesting facts and visual summary was impressive… I highly recommend Marlo as a brilliant speaker for any industry.”Suzanne Stavert, Adventures of Empty Nesters
The new novel · Late November 2026
The Core of Discovery
What if William Clark’s famous misspellings were never mistakes? A historical thriller about a cipher hidden in the journals of Lewis and Clark, and the secret it has guarded in North Dakota for more than two centuries.
Arriving late November 2026
Hometown roots
Proudly from Mandan
- North Dakota Music Hall of FamePresident. Created North Dakota Music Lane in downtown Mandan, honoring Lawrence Welk, Bobby Vee, Peggy Lee and Lynn Anderson.
- Mandan Independence Day ParadeLongtime chair, and ringleader of world-record Chicken Dance, Twist and Y.M.C.A. lines.
- National Day TrekA free, self-guided walk through historic downtown Mandan, finished with a real medal.
- 1 Million Cups North DakotaCo-founder of the free weekly coffee meetup for entrepreneurs.
- ND Lions Emergency ReliefHelping oversee fire relief operations when neighbors need it most.
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