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The Start

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The Start is Winnipeg's podcast. Each and every day 680 CJOB's Mackling & Megarry break down the biggest stories of the day from politics to pop culture. If it matters to Manitobans you will hear about it on The Start. 45 minutes a day every weekday.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.cjob.com

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CJOB / Curiouscast

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News

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www.cjob.com

Latest episode

Oct 19, 2026

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Episodes

Surely, You Can't Be Serious... 04.04.2025

Forecast for next week looks GREAT. No April 5th blizzard this year. / Audio from Jim Toth Show of stormchaser lightning strike during interview! (1:40); Sounds of the Game! JETS FINALLY BEAT VEGAS, AND IN DOMINATING FASHION! (9:40); Eric Comrie steps up for the Jets in spite of his wife being overdue -- Times we answered the bell in spite of distraction! (16:55); Siloam Radiothon tee-up - radioth...

Want to shop local? Third + Bird Spring Market is next week! 04.04.2025

Mackling & Megarry speak with Chandra Kremski, founder of Third + Bird ahead of the Spring Market April 11th-13th at Red River Exhibition Park, as well as Martin & Bernard Pacak from a The Baltic Brothers!

RIP Iceman 02.04.2025

Val Kilmer dead at 65 / Tariff day / Jets / Bail reform (1:40); Election 2025 issues: Bail reform (8:35); Simple things that turned out to be surprisingly messy, like Brett's attempt at frozen cherries (15:05); LIBERATION DAY IN AMERICA (24:30); Youth crime & the need for bail reform (31:45); Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on tariff day (42:35); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - Hockey Insider John Shan...

Misery Signal 31.03.2025

WAKE UP! (0:30);Times you were April Fooled (6:10); Royal Manitoba Winter Fair is underway in the Wheat City, Global News Winnipeg Reporter Daniel Moss (11:30); Canadian Tech Choices/Options... what the heck is Signal? Carmi Levy (19:00); Winnipeg Family headed to Fargo for Spring Break… concerned husband may be turned away at the border, Winnipegger Kara Sadr (31:00); SPORTS!!!! Jim Toth (37:15);...

Snow Daze 29.03.2025

WAKE UP!; Having Coffee Talking... the time your instincts were BANG ON; Flights are ever-changing due to decreasing demand! Duncan Dee/Airline analyst; Jets vs Devils, Paul Edmonds, Play by Play Voice Winnipeg Jets; CLAYHEM!; Greg Unger/Ex Dir of the Kidney Foundation of MB

Ch-Ch-Changes 27.03.2025

Show Intro (0:30); An emotional Day for Manitoba (6:50); Big life changes (13:30); How Might Canada Navigate the Auto Tariffs? Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management (22:15); SMALL TOWN SALUTE Manitoba Hotel Association Michael Juce (29:35); Cal Jungwirth/Robert Half/why are workers burning out? (37:50); Epilepsy awarenesss: Yesterday was Purple Day, for international...

We're Here For You 26.03.2025

Special weather statement / GO JETS GO! Jets win in OT, clinch playoff spot (0:30); Sounds of the Game! (7:05); Times someone surprised you by going out of their way to help, like the Jets contacting Greg about his Adam Lowry bobblehead (13:25); Last Home Stand for RWB Artistic Director Andre Lewis, will bid farewell in season finale performances from May 1st-4th (20:35); Weekly Wednesday Jets cha...

As Heard On A Podcast... 25.03.2025

The George Foreman Grill and the genuine phenomenon it became (1:40); Federal election campaigns begin across Manitoba (9:20); At 9:35 we're talking about the George Foreman Grill -- Ever had a product 'As seen on TV'?? (17:00); Good Bye Starlink?? (25:30); 'As seen on TV' products (34:05); Are you sitting on Manitoba's next big business idea?? Ramp Up Weekend is on the horizon! (38:55); Winning e...

Election-Nearing 24.03.2025

WAKE UP! THE ELECTION IS NIGH! Is it weird that it's on a Monday? (1:40); It's a small world and ya never know who's listening... times you were talking about someone, and someone they knew was within earshot (7:45); Canada election 2025: Carney asks voters for 'strong' mandate to challenge Trump (16:30); YOUTH CRIME: Series of sickening events over the weekend (23:40); ELECTION CALL: The writ hat...

Enough Space 21.03.2025

Mystery solved! McNeese State won Thursday night in March Madness, Greg couldn't remember the famous athlete from McNeese, but cracked it! (1:40); Linked to our upcoming bathroom divorce chat... let's discuss the foibles of living with and sharing space with someone else! (8:25); Manitoba Budget 2025: Heavy Construction Association on the budget's infrastructure investment (17:00); Manitoba Canola...

Smell Ya Later 20.03.2025

It's the first day of Spring?? / Budget day / Jets tonight / St. B lottery final deadline (1:40); Trump claims 'a Liberal' would be 'easier to deal with' than Poilievre (9:20); My fragrances! Scents, smells, fragrances that trigger something or that you look forward to (15:20); Small Town Salute - Kasper Bus Lines with the launch of our Winnipeg-Thompson route, starting March 25, 2025 (24:10); So...

Better Late Than Never 19.03.2025

Jets / WHY ARE SO MANY ARENAS NAMED AFTER THE SAME COMPANIES (1:40); Overdue library book returned to UBC after 64 years (6:10); Like the late-returned book in BC, what's something you took a while to get back? Or took a while to give back? (9:20); Not just travel concerns to the U.S., but concerns about working in U.S., being detained, being harassed, being questioned (17:45); Weekly Wednesday Je...

A Bit Squirrelly 18.03.2025

Winnipeg shoppers bid farewell to Hudson's Bay (1:40); In light of the ground squirrel problem on eight sports fields... let's talk about the fields and parks we used to play in! (9:45); Short Term Rentals… one year removed from City By-Laws - Richard Cloutier (18:15); Breakfast with the Bombers - Receiver, Reggie White Jr. (26:30); Travel Manitoba on concerns over trade war & cross-border travel...

A Bit Squirrelly 18.03.2025

Winnipeg shoppers bid farewell to Hudson's Bay (1:40); In light of the ground squirrel problem on eight sports fields... let's talk about the fields and parks we used to play in! (9:45); Short Term Rentals… one year removed from City By-Laws - Richard Cloutier (18:15); Breakfast with the Bombers - Receiver, Reggie White Jr. (26:30); Travel Manitoba on concerns over trade war & cross-border travel...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 17.03.2025

Later start for the Jets but they win! And Brett is still kind of pitiful and pathetic with the GOUT; Players Championship experiences four-hour weather delay, will finish today -- LET'S TALK DELAYS; St. Patrick's Day! Irish Association of Manitoba; How the U.S.-Canada trade war affects flight deals and travel plans; SPORTS!!!! - Bob Irving; LEX from Power 97 on her 'clothing swap' with her friend...

Lug Day 13.03.2025

Weather Network spring outlook has arrived / How much water will come up from North Dakota? As little as there are Canadians visiting / Steinbach arena! (1:40); Lugging a hockey net several blocks to be able to play -- Times we had to drag stuff further than expected, or carry more than we should have (8:15); Lugging things (17:05); SMALL TOWN SALUTE - 2nd annual PAINT CHALLENGE in Portage la Prai...

Spill The (Sleepytime) Tea 12.03.2025

Brett was an inadvertent time change experiment! (1:40); Sleep confessions! To highlight our new online contest with Sleep Country (8:15); BUILD INC - organization that works with people like ex-cons to build and renovate housing (17:05); Update on Great Outdoors Comedy Fest / Angus Reid polling on 51st state / Canadians tired of constant '51st state' talk (26:55); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - Ken...

Reportin' for Duty 11.03.2025
Times Change(d) 10.03.2025

Show Intro (0:30); Fave Canadian Products (8:20); New overnight show on CJOB: "The Last Show with David Cooper" (13:50); Global's Touria Izri on the new Liberal leader Mark Carney (21:20); Kelly Saunders on the Liberal leadership change (30:50); John Einarson (37:55).

TRADE BONANZA 07.03.2025
Speech! Speech! 05.03.2025

Giant flag raised on the Legislative Building. Fills Brett with joy and hope, but fills X with rage cuz of course (1:40); Trudeau speech, Kinew speech, Trump speech... let's talk about giving speeches! (9:25); With escalating talk of conflict and war... some are thinking and worrying about conscription. Which countries have it? CJOB's Lauren McNabb! (17:20); Speech stories (25:05); New clinic open...

...And The A.I. Goes To 03.03.2025

Oscars / Ukraine / tariffs / David Phillips / Jets & trade deadline (1:40); What on Earth happened in the Oval Office on Friday?? And what does this mean for the U.S. & diplomacy? - Retired Major General Scott Clancy (7:45); Tariff deadline is nigh! What's a memorable deadline you've experienced? Did you make it?? (18:00); Do you use A.I.? (23:10); Louis Riel School Division on preparing for the i...

Tariffs(?) Trivia 28.02.2025

WINDY START! (1:40); Tarriffs are coming TUESDAY(?) How do we shift our economy? One great idea at a time? - Package from North Forge Intellectual Property Summit (9:15); SARAH WINS THE TAYLOR SWIFT TRIVIA NIGHT! (17:10); Reaction from families to the revelations at Prairie Green Landfill (25:00); Message from listener Lisa on thanking those who helped her son who was in a crash with a drunk drive...

Premier Wab Kinew 27.02.2025

Premier Wab Kinew joins Mackling and Megarry to discuss the potential discovery of human remains at Prairie Green Landfill.

Shut Up And Listen... 27.02.2025

Prairie Green Landfill / Tee-up for Pokemon thefts / Falcon Lake Winter Fish-Off (1:40); Prairie Green Landfill timeline (8:20); Times you spoke up -- Did you overstep? And times you didn't speak up but wish you did (15:40); Premier Wab Kinew speaks to us on the Prairie Green Landfill findings (22:30); Times you spoke up - Like Brett to his movie date...(29:40); SMALL TOWN SALUTE! The 20th annual...

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