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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.

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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

Mild, Not Wild 26.02.2025

00:52 Trump Gaza number one! INSANE A.I. GENERATED VIDEO ON TRUMP'S SOCIAL FEEDS 08:09 The downsides of this mild weather - clothes left behind, messy clothes, BOOTERS 16:48 Tarrifflation 24:35 The downsides of the mild weather 26:41 People in the Prairies mistrust AI more than anywhere else in Canada 36:26 The downsides of the mild weather / JETS 7:55 41:02 Weekly Wednesday Jets chat 52:11 The do...

Two Fungi(s) 25.02.2025

Bombers winter special tonight! / Jets win again! / Fungi Film Festival?? (1:40); Sounds of the Game... Jets win 10 in a row! (9:20); The tasks you can't ignore or walk away from, like Greg spending 20 minutes cleaning up his son's overnight Italian cooking fiasco (17:00); National study on Canadian travel trends from Blue Cross (26:50); Breakfast with the Bombers - Blue Bombers annual winter spec...

You Don't Make The Rules! 24.02.2025

00:59 Ukraine 3rd anniversary / Jets    07:22 Sounds of the Game from Saturday! Jets win franchise-record 9th straight!   14:57 Yankees finally dump their 'no facial hair allowed' rule -- What's a stupid rule you've had to live under? 23:04 What's going on in DC??? 30:00 Kelly Moore with Kyle Connor & Connor Hellebuyck after the 4 Nations Face-Off 40:18 Stupid rules we've had to endure 44:35 Black...

Poking the Bear 21.02.2025

00:00 O CANADA! And how about that anthem? 08:24 Wild coincidences and synchronicity 18:03 CJOB EXCLUSIVE: Assiniboine Park Conservancy signs deal with international venue heavyweight 25:28 Wild coincidences and synchronicity    28:03 The Couch Potatoes! 36:43 Chantal Kreviazuk national anthem chat and reaction - Disrespectful blasphemy or patriotism? 42:17 Four Nations recap with Paul Edmonds 54:...

Extreme Cold, No Mo' 20.02.2025

00:57 Extreme cold ending? / 4 Nations final tonight / Brett's latest I Love to Read adventure 07:40 Manitobans buying local, nixing U.S. trips: PROBE poll  10:28 GOOD NEWS ON THE WEATHER! Trump lies, calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator without elections' / Some Ukrainians in Canada say what Trump wants to do is 'insane' 16:37 Times where everything went your way, like Brett experiencing a small miracle o...

Lets Get Physical! 19.02.2025

00:00 Extreme cold is ending soon!! 07:14 What caused a Delta flight to crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport? 11:42 Games that get shockingly competitive and physical, like air hockey (which we'll be talking more about later) 18:35 Flight attendants union on Toronto plane crash 30:08 Mount Etna: Daredevils ski down slope of erupting volcano / Woman loses hands to shark encounter / 4 Nations Face-Off...

The Lame Event.... 18.02.2025

00:47 Toronto plane crash 08:36 What we know about the Toronto Pearson Airport crash 14:30 SNL50 special was a bit of a letdown for M&M -- Times where 'the main event' wasn't the best part 21:25 Audio from someone on the plane crash in Toronto 27:34 Main events that were not the best part 30:42 Breakfast with the Bombers with Bob Irving! 42:34 Main events that were not the best part 45:18 4 Nation...

Happy Valentine's Day! 14.02.2025

00:51 Rossbrook House Show Your Heart Radiothon 08:21 Winnipeg once again the violent crime capital of Canada 14:25 Tell us about a standout date you've been on that jumps to mind 22:58 Listener Mike Maskell writes apology letter to the U.S.... 'I'm sorry I won't be visiting you anymore' 28:02 Misattributed letter from 2018 called Thank You Canada circulating on social media again 32:08 The Couch...

Package Problems 13.02.2025
What's Cooler Than Being Cool? 12.02.2025

00:50 - Brett's I Love to Read Month experience... and the book related to THE OFFICE    08:52 - Manitoba Hydro and surge pricing... are you open to it? 17:04 - SNL50 list of top catch phrases -- What's a catch phrase, SNL or not, that stands out for you? For good or bad?    24:51 - Premiers make diplomatic push on Trump's tariff threat in D.C. / 'Unacceptable': Trudeau calls Trump tariffs on alum...

From the Book, to the Big Screen 11.02.2025

Mackling and Megarry talk "I Love To Read Month", Trump's undermining of Canada continuing and CFL Free Agency opening up.

Prank Calls? 10.02.2025

Today on The Start we talk about the new proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, the Winnipeg Jets holding onto 1st heading into the break, PRANK CALLS..., Trump and Greenland talks, the Super Bowl + Four Nations Face Off and the odds of an asteroid hitting earth.

A Perfect Circle 07.02.2025

KK has some good news and bad news about the weather...(1:40); Brett gives thanks to someone who's been working with him for months to help fix something (7:15); Shout out to helpful people not in your inner circle (13:55); The Great Canadian Kilt Skate coming to Duck Pond at Assiniboine Park on Louis Riel Day (21:00); HD500 - 500km ride through Pine Falls to Bird Lake in Nopiming park raising fun...

Mundane Winnipeg?! 06.02.2025

The mundane things we do all the time that sometimes just go wrong (1:40); Trump wants Gaza now?? Retired Major General Scott Clancy (8:50); SMALL TOWN SALUTE! Lake Winnipeg's small town of ice fishers! (14:45); The radiothon in support of Rossbrook House is coming next week (23:35); Nothing to do, bad food, freezing - NHL players poll from The Athletic has Winnipeg at the top of the no-trade list...

Winnipeg Thunder 05.02.2025

KK's in for Greg! Why are we such winter wimps this season?? (1:40); Sounds of the Game (Jets vs. Hurricanes) & the Sounds of the Anthem (8:35); In light of sports fans booing the U.S. national anthem, have you ever booed or walked out in disgust? (15:05); Booing at a show or walking out in disgust (21:45); Lead With Diversity Press - new publishing house calling for submissions for poetry for 'An...

But...Why? 04.02.2025

Tariffs delayed / booing the U.S. anthem (1:40); Making the wrong turn right into plow traffic... what do you do? Brett's cabbie found out the hard way this morning (8:40); The 'why did I do that' moments we experience behind the wheel (16:55); Is extreme cold coming next week? It looks to be coming to Regina, and even parts of southwestern Manitoba! - David Phillips, senior climatologist with Env...

Tariff Talk 03.02.2025

TARIFFS & TRADE WAR (1:40); Sounds of the Game from Sat! Jets win matchup between the league's top two teams! (8:10); Have you ever RETALIATED??? (15:25); The impact of tariffs on Manitoba - Chuck Davidson, Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (22:45); What does no U.S. booze mean for the hospitality industry? (29;20); Weekend sports chat with Jim Toth (36:00); Brokenhead River Agricultural Conference on...

It's Going To Be Coooooooold Out There! 31.01.2025

IT IS COLD / Internet problems this morning / Jets / Groundhog Day (1:40); Brett got his hand on a special video game -- What's something nostalgic that triggers a specific memory? (8:45); Nostalgic items & memory floods (17:50); Brett is mad at X for all the notifications... Chat about algorithms and notifications and paying attention to 'the other side' is saying (21:00); CLAYHEM! (32:35); Winni...

Winner Winner! 30.01.2025

Jets back in action tonight - Brett learns why the Jets 2.0 started in the Southeast Division; What's something you got on board with early that turned out to be a winner? Food item, tv show, a band, a stock? Small Town Salute! Clear Lake! Winter Adventure Weekend at Clear Lake Country's Snow Pavilion; Budget passes (with a hiccup), Councillor Evan Duncan pulls no punches; Winning stories on thing...

I Came In Here For An Argument 29.01.2025

CJOB Health Series - Living with chronic pain — 680 CJOB's Lauren McNabb (1:40); In relation to our 7:35 topic on disagreements... what's a STUPID argument you've had? Not a bad one, a stupid one (8:50); Respectful disagreement... how do we keep civilized when our conversations get divisive (17:10); Mayor Scott Gillingham on budget vote day (29:20); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - John Shannon (35:00...

"You think you're so smart!" 28.01.2025

Show Intro (1:40); Holocaust Remembrance Day (8:10); Times you were a smart aleck with your parents (15:15); Being a smart aleck (23:10); Breakfast with the Bombers - Package on Drew Wolitarsky & Adam Bighill, both of whom will not be returning to the football club (25:45); January is Mental Wellness Month - What does Peer Connections Manitoba offer? What are peer to peer services? (35:10); Winnin...

Comeback Snacks 27.01.2025

Sounds of the Game (Jets vs. Flames) (1:40); Ever have Dippy Eggs and Soldier Toast? Food we miss from when we were kids, or food from when we were kids we still eat (8:20); Food we miss from when we were kids (16:10); Netflix raising monthly payments, while stock prices go up (18:30); Bombers announce they're releasing Drew Wolitarsky, just days after we learned the Bombers aren't bringing back A...

Sugar Sammy! Back at Rumor's! 25.01.2025

Internationally renowned Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy is back at Rumor's this weekend (Jan 24th & 25th), and we had the chance to chat with him on Jan 23rd. What an excellent guy! - Mackling & Megarry

Sugar Sammy! Plus, Stupid Questions 24.01.2025

Brett's zipper on his parka is screwed (1:40); What a stupid question! Greg was asked something 'interesting' (7:10); HEALTH SERIES - Dry January - CJOB's Hal Anderson (14:35); Stupid questions (21:20); Sugar Sammy - Comedian back in Winnipeg playing Rumor's this weekend (24:00); CLAYHEM! - Global's Clay Young, fill-in host/anchor, reporter, madman, Global News Morning (39:50); Winning stories on...

I've Always Found My Way Somehow 23.01.2025

Some of our online feeds have been hijacked by Power 97! (1:40); The indirect routes taken to get to our destination... taking the long way around (8:55); AG DAYS!!!! Huge agricultural convention in Brandon -- today is the 3rd & final day -- 48th annual show (17:35); Power 97's Jay Richardson got us to write in cursive for Handwriting Day. Brett can't remember how to do it! (26:15); Small Town Sal...

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