CJOB / Curiouscast

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

Enough Is Enough 25.05.2022

Texas school shooting, Future of Work series continues (0:30); Texas School Shooting package (7:50); What's your favourite park? (14:50); St Paul's charity fashion show offered some joy (high school kids having fun) in a time where there's so much awful (20:10); Province announces new licensing rules for restaurants and bar (23:50); Texts on parks (32:50); Future of Work series - Inclusion Winnipe...

Technology Isn't Cyclical 24.05.2022

Lauren is off, Future of Work, CFL labour strife continues, Better Call Saul! (1:40); The last payphone in New York is gone. Which tech do you miss? (9:40); Texts on tech we miss (17:20); Breakfast with the Bombers - Doug Brown on the players rejecting the new CBA! (20:30); Future of Work chat - Which does Greg prefer, working at the station or working at home? (30:20); Future of Work - mental hea...

Finders Keepers 20.05.2022

Greg working from home, Lauren's on assignment, it's raining again and Brett just wants to eat greasy food (1:40); Family and friends hold vigil for the city's latest homicide victim as police expand the search for her remains (8:50); Which item are you unwilling to part with? (Like Keith Tkachuk unwilling to throw his hat when his son got a hat trick) (14:40); Texts on stuff we refuse to get rid...

Where The Streets Have Names 19.05.2022

Beautiful sunrise, CFL & CFLPA tentative deal, Jason Kenney, street name confusion (0:30); Jason Kenney resigns! (7:10); Which street name or town name irks you the most when pronounced wrong? (12:10); Street name texts / Passport woes continue as Canadians look to get back to travel... (19:40); More chat about street names and town names (25:40); BIG CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT! / Habitat event tee up -...

High School Confidential 18.05.2022

Flooding, camping delays, business woes, trying to get fit again (1:40); Latest from Minnedosa, where a local state of emergency has been declared (8:25); Which fictitious school would you attend? Inspired by Harry Potter (more to come later!) (14:10); Listener texts on fictitious schools (21:00); Camping and cottage country water woes...latest from the Whiteshell (23:40); Still raining, still col...

The Waiting... 17.05.2022

IS IT GOING TO SNOW??? (1:40); "A good speech should be like a woman's skirt"... Deputy Premier Cliff Cullen apologizes for sexist remark (6:25); Anticipation! What's the hardest thing to wait for? (12:50); Minnedosa gone remote learning because of flooding, Mafeking cut off (20:15); Texts on anticipation (26:40); Hey spring...show your face!!! (29:05); Homicides on pace for another record year? P...

That's What Tomorrow Brings 16.05.2022

The death of David Milgaard, CFL labour dispute, vacant homes and crime (1:40); 10 dead after racially motivated shooting in Buffalo (8:25); Who will you cheer for in the Battle of Alberta?? (13:20); David Milgaard's life and legacy - David Asper, one of his lawyers (20:10); The growing number of abandoned and vacant homes in Winnipeg, and the safety issue they create (27:30); CFL strike - Derek T...

Sick Day The 13th 13.05.2022

Grace Hospital Foundation Radiothon / rain / NDP resolution (1:40); NDP resolution on coaching rule changes following sex assault allegations dismissed. Why? (7:50); It's Friday the 13th, instead of talking superstitions, do you have a lucky charm? (15:25); Gas prices // THEN // Spain first country to introduce sick days for period pain (21:45); Minnedosa/Ritchot update// THEN// revisit sick days....

Supreme Court to rule on 'extreme intoxication' defence 13.05.2022

Elizabeth Sheehy is a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on criminal law and on legal responses to male violence against women.

Homework 13.05.2022

MORE RAIN / Sticker Shock: The Cost of Living ; 20-40 mm of rain, torrential downpours possible ; 95 per cent of city staff surveyed want to work from home...impact on downtown, and future of work; It's Manitoba Day! What defines Manitoba for you? ; Extreme Intoxication Defence': Should being extremely drunk or high be allowed as an excuse for crimes? Supreme Court ruling tomorrow; Small Town Salu...

Hot To Trotz 10.05.2022

Back to 'normal' (0:05); More problems in our emergency rooms (6:45); Washed out bridges, roads and culverts (10:30); Mystery injuries while sleeping (16:00); Wait times report (22:05); Breakfast with the Bombers -  Ed Tait, ROOKIE CAMP Preview (27:25); Texts on mystery injuries (34:25); Access issues with flooding in Morris area (37:55); Barry Trotz suddenly on the market for coaching jobs (44:55...

The Squeal Deal 09.05.2022

Lauren's here! (1:05); More rain coming (7:55); Gas prices to rise (11:35); Things people do that cheese you off when you're out and about (18:10); Red River cresting (23:05); Texts on errand pet peeves (28:00); Road/flood announcements (30:05); Derek Taylor (35:10); Wild pigs in Manitoba! (46:20); Winning text (53:30) & Roads recap with flood damage/prepping yard for spring  (57:00)

The Jingle Book 06.05.2022

Flood/nice weather/GOLF!! (1:05); DeFehr closing (6:15); Name a jingle that has lived rent free in your head most of your life (9:40); Health Canada was tracking what now? (22:15); Couch Potatoes - Jeff reviews Doctor Strange (26:40); Return to work polling (32:05); Raw sewage in the rivers (38:25); BIG profits for the country's largest food retailer (44:30); Buy Flowers AND make a difference for...

Hopelessly De-VOTE-d 05.05.2022

Flood watch (1:05); Did the PM swear in the House of Commons? (6:45); Should 16 year olds be allowed to vote? (10:55); What makes you feel like a kid? (18:30); Family of Eduardo Balaquit reacts to verdict (26:00); Grace Hospital Radiothon preview (31:25); Timo the Float Guy at Float and Paddle in Pinawa (37:45); Mayor of Ritchot on flood watch (43:50); What all that water looks like from the air (...

Much Ado Reboot Nothing 04.05.2022

Nice weather at last! (0:05); Roe v. Wade (4:45); That 70s Show is getting a reboot. Which show would you like to see rebooted? (10:10); Flooding in the Interlake (17:20); Everyone wants this TV show to come back! (22:40); Jets Update (25:05); How wide is the Red? (30:25); Spring cleaning and potholes (37:40); Are conventions officially back? (43:05); Peguis evacuee (52:25); Winning text (59:15) &...

Here Comes the Fun 03.05.2022

Flooding / The Return of the Social Life (1:05); Peguis First Nation floods (8:10); Situation north of St. Adolphe at Amaze in Corn (10:45); Social excursion misadventures! 17:15); Red River rising - update from Grand Forks (24:10); Roe vs Wade (31:45);  Analyst Doug Brown (40:20); GOLF SEASON FINALLY HAPPENING! (44:50); Jets off-season (50:20); Roe vs Wade could be overturned? (56:40) & Winning t...

Ozark of the Covenant 29.04.2022

Mysteries CON'T (0:10); Environment Canada on storm (6:45); Stuff we defiantly enjoy in spite of naysayers (10:10); Winnipegger who suffered water/sewage damage (16:15); The Couch Potatoes (21:20); Home ownership (28:25); The Great Bear book Fiasco update (33:50); Gab with Gabby! (41:15); Winning Text (46:35); Edmonton Transit Series (51:30) & Hal Anderson wants to watch Ozark, but CAN'T. Not yet,...

When All Your Fears Collide 28.04.2022

Two days of sun! But flood watch continues (1:40); Baseball & soccer seasons delayed because the field conditions are trash (8:35); How far have you gone to try to solve a mystery? Like tracking down a weird noise? (15:35); Counting the garbage (and it's a lot) - The 2022 litter index shows it's worse than last year (23:45); Small Town Salute...to resilience in towns that put up with regular flood...

Lessons Learned 27.04.2022

Infrastructure chat (1:40); Having Coffee (11:05); Mayes on Sewage (16:10); Premier Heather Stefanson (24:35); Kids Apps (33:00); Janice Lukes (44:10). 

I...Like Winnipeg 26.04.2022

Route 90 pothole follow-up - GREG DID THEY FIX IT? (1:40); Have you been to an Urgent Care or ER lately? Wait times this AM were between 5-9.5 hours.  What the WRHA is saying it will do (9:00); Say something nice about Winnipeg! (16:45); Breakfast with the Bombers - Mike Benson loves a good sandwich! (24:35); Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44B. Is this good or bad? (32:25); CAA numbers on calls rel...

April is Stress Awareness Month - Mindset expert Peggy Sullivan 26.04.2022
Take Me To the River 25.04.2022

Greg hits the road to investigate a massive hole on Route 90 (0:30); Her yard was like a lake, and the basement took on five inches, as Headingley declares State of Emergency (7:05); Skip ahead to summer! What can't you wait to do? (15:15); Basement flooding, overland flooding, and more...latest from Selkirk - Larry Johannsen, Selkirk Mayor (20:00); Insurance readiness and storms (26:55); After an...

Come As You Are 22.04.2022

Siloam Mission Stories of Hope Radiothon / big plans for The Bay building downtown / WEATHER (1:40); Empty Bay building in Downtown Winnipeg to be used mostly for affordable housing (8:30); Nirvana an oldie?? Shows, movies, songs that stand the test of time (14:05); Siloam Mission CEO Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud (20:55); The Couch Potatoes - Nicolas Cage is playing himself in a movie and we're all ja...

Pillow Fight! 21.04.2022

Special weather statement (1:05); More weather woes (6:10); Typical household squabbles, such as - THROW PILLOWS (9:55); The search for safe office space Downtown (16:45); Texts on household squabbles (21:45); Small Town Salute: Gliding Club out of Starbuck (24:05); Downtown feedback (31:55); Education reform (33:30) More on Downtown (39:05); Brett's insane squabble story (40:45); Portage and Main...

Downtown Dreams 20.04.2022

WAKE UP!! Greg's back, now Lauren is off! Musical chairs continue (0:30); Jets Wednesday! Leah Hextall drops the hammer on the Jets (6:30); What would you like to see in Downtown Winnipeg? Could be something realistic, or something fantastic! (14:25); Netflix sees big drop in subscribers, considers changes like cracking down on password sharing (18:50); Texts on Downtown fun (25:25); Food labellin...

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