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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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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Back 2(022) School 07.09.2022

Back to school! Lauren's hittin' the road??? (1:40); Should you be posting pictures of your kids? Questions to consider as parents get snap-happy today (7:30); What was your favourite class? (15:10); Reminder on Blue Bomber Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday / Texts on back to school & favourite classes (22:25); K-9 are off to school today, the rest of high-school tomorrow. First day jitters and help...

Digital Underground 06.09.2022

Back together again! SK stabbings / digital junk / Greg caused a ruckus! (1:40); Brett's dying cell phone has him asking WHY DO WE HOARD SO MUCH DIGITAL JUNK - too many pictures / videos / emails / etc (8:25); Weirdest 'fix' you've encountered, like putting your phone in the freezer to temporarily bring it back to life (15:00); Texts on weird fixes & solutions? (22:05); Breakfast with the Bombers...

We're Breaking Format! 02.09.2022

IT'S LABOUR DAY WEEKEND WHERE IS MY BEER?? (1:40); Price of gas down to 164.9 in Winnipeg, but it's as low as 118 in AB. WHY??? (6:15); Labour Day weekend traditions / memories / shenanigans / chicanery (13:50); Labour Day texts (20:30); The Couch Potatoes - THE RINGS OF POWER HAS DEBUTED! (22:55); Raiding the social media of our friends at Power 97 for a list of stuff to do this weekend in southe...

Bah Gawd That's Megarry's Music! 01.09.2022

NO MORE WORK FROM HOME FOR BRETT? (1:40); Manitoba announces rollout of 'Family Affordability' benefit package (9:10); What would be your entrance music?? (13:25); Poverty groups say Family Affordability announcement is 'out of touch' (22:05); Texts on entrance themes (28:50); Jets FanFest is back! (31:30); CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie on Labour Day Weekend in the CFL, what's happening in Montr...

New Slang 31.08.2022

WELCOME BACK FORTIER FROM MONTREAL!! Why can't Winnipeg be like Montreal?? (1:40); Can't understand Gen Z slang? You're not alone. A guide on some of the common terms.? (8:20); Slang we don't understand / Your slang that young people don't understand??? (16:30); Leisure Guide system goes bye-bye as soon as it goes online LOL (24:05); Texts on slang (32:25); Sleep tips ahead of Back to School - Is...

We'll Be There For You! 30.08.2022

Streveler to be cut by the NY Jets??? / Backstreet Boys in WPG last night! (1:40); Listener catches Brett off-guard, in a good way / Students in Toronto living in homeless shelters cuz the rent is too high and there aren't enough suites (9:50); What's something you like today that you previously never gave a second thought (18:30); Indigenous youth in STEM (25:35); John Rush says Friends is a bad...

Stuck At Home (Brett's Version) 29.08.2022

Brett is still working from home and can't come back until Thursday and HATES ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (1:40); Happy Wife, Happy Life' - research out of the University of Alberta looks at relationship stereotypes (9:05); Stuff you once cared about and kind of miss, like the MTV VMAs (they were on last night. I didn't know - Brett) (17:55); Text on things we used to care about and kinda miss (25:50); Are y...

Oh Hi! 25.08.2022

Scary stuff happening in Winnipeg nightclubs / GAME DAY! / oh and... Hi! (1:40); Is it time to get rid of Best Before dates? (8:40); Best before dates philosophies and experiences (16:20); Still a big problem at nightclubs - getting drugged by someone. A young woman shares her story (24:40); Texts on best before dates (32:05); Small Town Salute - The Poutine Trail! (34:00); GO BLUE! Derek Taylor,...

Scary Terry 24.08.2022

WAKE UP!! Brett's finally working from home ugh (1:40); Hundreds of derelict buildings and the vicious cycle to keep squatters & arsonists out CJOB's Richard Cloutier package (8:15); Having Coffee, Talking... Scariest thing you've ever done (whether you wanted to, or not) Inspired by Global's Corey Callaghan rapelling down the Manitoba Hydro building (17:15); Texts on scary things we've done (24:3...

House of The DropZone 23.08.2022

Many people including Brett & Lauren have bad allergies, weird for August! (0:30); Yankees fan uses hot dog as a beer straw. The weird things we see people do (7:50); Southwood Golf Course redevelopment at the U of M (14:15); Texts on weird things we see people do (20:35); House of the Dragon debuts with 9.9 million viewers! (23:15); Getting ramped up and helping high school kids with their schedu...

1.21 Megawatts 22.08.2022

Back in studio, great time at the Manitoba Open / Greg's studio is a walk-in freezer (1:40); Airline ultimatum: Washington tells carriers to support customers or face consequences (9:30); IS GREG PUTTING HIS DOG DOWN? Text misunderstandings (17:50); Cheaper Air Travel in the offing? Globe and Mail article says YES (24:35); Texts on text misunderstandings (30:55); Manitoba Open debrief - a smashing...

Open Season 19.08.2022

LIVE from the Centreport Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club! DAY 2 / DAY 1 again (0:30); Manitoba Open tournament chair - Neil Taylor (6:15); Ever quit your job in a big way? (14:55); Texts on quitting jobs (22:20); Pete's Grand Putt colourful charity event extravaganza in Grand Beach (25:10); Valour FC player on the importance of making soccer accessible to kids (31:3...

Manitoba Open Skies 18.08.2022

LIVE from the Centreport Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club!??? (0:30); Michael Hartvikson - operations/behind the scenes of setting up the tour (6:55); Therapeutic tasks and chores, like Greg's new nifty trick on cleaning out the car? (15:35); Texts on therapeutic tasks (22:35); Fortier is FURIOUS GEORGE over the inflation in our vending machine / Small Town Salute -...

Screen Life Lessons 17.08.2022

What's up with the traffic jams at The Forks? Greg got stuck in a dandy one yesterday (1:40); Movies & TV shows that taught us life lessons (9:05); LifeWorks Mental Health Index reveals negative pandemic-related impacts on children (16:25); Texts on life lessons (23:00); HOW MUCH ARE AGENCY NURSES COSTING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? (25:15); Texts on life lessons (35:00); Listener feedback on agency n...

Middle of Nowhere 16.08.2022

Big storm last night! (1:40); Things that dumb us down, like GPS melting our brains (7:45); Texts on stuff that dumbs us down (13:50); What's with all the frogs?? Listeners say THOUSANDS on the highways last night (15:55); Texts on frogs! (18:10); Folklorama Hungarian Pavilion... Busy beyond Prediction (21:40); Organ transplants and The Gift of Life - in the wake of the death of Anne Heche (28:20)...

Celebrating 25 years of MmmBop as Hanson gets set to play in Winnipeg on August 21st! 16.08.2022

Greg Mackling, Brett Megarry & Lauren McNabb speak to Zac Hanson about 25 years of their smash-hit single MmmBop and what it's been like being involved in music since he was six!

Sick Shift 15.08.2022

So? Anything change around here while Brett was gone? LOL / The stick shift is dying (1:40); Dying & lost arts, like driving a stick shift (8:15); NYT article calls hockey "Sexual Assault Revelations Turn Canada's National Game Into the Nation's Shame" (14:35); Texts on dying & lost arts (22:15); The end of an era... the slow painful death of the standard transmission (23:40); Osborne Village resi...

Kick It Doubt 12.08.2022

Bombers are 9-1 (1:05); The Rhine is going dry? (6:40); 'Failures' that ended up benefitting us (13:35); FBI search Trump's home (19:50); Texts (25:15); Cooler temperatures lately - is summer over?? (26:40); Voice of the Bombers Derek Taylor (32:00); Troy Westwood on the loneliness of being a kicker (42:00); Winning text (51:05) & Our weekly gab with Gabby! (53:20)

The Mosquito Most 11.08.2022

HELLO! Where's Lauren? When the moon hits the sky! (1:28); HAVING COFFEE - What are some of the worst places you've lived? (8:28); Doug Brown previews the Bombers as they go for 10-0 (15:18); What's the deal with those massive mosquito bites we're seeing? (19:23); Was that a fool moon last night or not? (25:00); winning text on bad places to live (33:35); Former Winnipeg Jet Morris Lukowich (35:41...

Get Your GOAT 10.08.2022

Happy Wednesday! (1:05); Dealing with garbage problems in homeless encampments (5:25); Who is the greatest artist or athlete you've seen or always wanted to? (11:00); Texts (16:15); Needing facilities for addictions interventions (17:55); What you need to know about getting to the Bomber game (27:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (31:30); A new project to help veterans (42:35); Winning text (49:25...

Musical Cares 09.08.2022

Musical chairs continues. Lauren thinks it's Wednesday (1:05); Your favourite musical movies (7:33); The return of sun destinations (14:10); Texts on musical movies (18:40); Catching up with Blue Bomber, Dalton Schoen (21:05); How will Canada help Ukraine? (28:00); Manitoba entrepreneur looking to take her business to the next level (34:15); Winning text (40:00) & learn more about a new book on a...

LRT, Yeah You Know Me 08.08.2022

Greg's back! (1:05); Volunteer shortage (8:05); Looking for lost items (14:25); Ready to talk LRT...again?! (21:50); Nursing school applications up (31:45); Bombers look to move 10-0! (37:20); Week 2 of Folklorama is underway (45:55); Winning text (54:50) & the world is spinning faster! (58:25)

Are You Feeling Air Horny, Baby? 05.08.2022

Bombers win again, but the horn guy drove us nuts! (1:05); Biz survey finds mangers increasing salaries.(5:40); Favourite disaster movies! (14:05); Texts on disaster movies! (22:20); Couch Potatoes (23:45); Bombers 9-0! (29:30); CONSTRUCTION! (35:50); Violent crime task force (39:30); Montreal had an air horn -- listener suggestions on what Winnipeg should do for revenge (47:25); Gab with Gabby! (...

The Thing 04.08.2022

SORRY LAUREN!/We were off the air overnight /That giant hail in AB was record-setting (1:09); 13 year old stabs another 13 year old in unprovoked playground assault (8:18); 7-8 times per day, police are getting calls about cryptocurrency scams. What they're doing about it, what we can do? (12:04); Things you can't believe are a thing. Like the video game Stray. You play as a cat. Lauren asks WHY??...

Simply The Pest 03.08.2022

Tornado! (1:05); More on the tornado near Teulon (6:50); Stuff we NEED to buy, but don't (11:15); Manitobans gather to celebrate Ukrainian culture at Folklorama (17:50); Texts on stuff we need but won't buy (25:15); Mosquitos aren't bad here, but what about rural Manitoba? (27:25); Hate crimes on the rise in Canada (35:15); Teulon area listener on hail damage (39:35); Weekly visit with Bob Irving!...

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