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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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www.cjob.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Feel Good Inc. 19.03.2021

Jets lose / more loosened restrictions? (1:40); Province considering further loosening restrictions (8:00); Brett needs a new playlist for golf: Feel-good fun rock songs! (14:00); Pharmacists begin administering the vaccine (21:45); The Couch Potatoes assemble to review Zack Snyder's Justice League, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (28:50); Academic group suggests PC government directly 'borr...

Sweet Memories of Excess 18.03.2021

Jets win in OT, St. Patrick's Day was good to many restaurants, Brett has FOUR HOURS of Justice League to watch for 'homework' (1:07); NHL goalie Robin Lehner on his battle with mental health & addiction issues (9:04); WORST HANGOVERS (12:11): Small Town Salute to Morden! Prairie Barnwood makes furniture out of reclaimed wood from local barns (18:07); 'Youth hubs' announcement for mental health an...

St. Party's Day 17.03.2021

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The weather looks solid for the next few days (1:07); Canada's COVID alert app is essentially useless because almost no one who tested positive is using it (7:34); Tell us a story about a wild night partying! (11:14); Inadvertent street party erupts! (20:41); The forecast is magically delicious (22:02); The Young & the Restless with a hilarious tie-in to March Madness (29:...

It's Glorious! 16.03.2021

Sweeping education changes, aurora borealis, Jets lose (0:30); What's the most spectacular thing you've ever seen? (7:15); Concerned citizen on safety issues re: lining highways to watch the northern lights (13:25); Breakfast with the Bombers - Ed Tait weighs in on the XFL 'talks' (20:50); Education review reaction to Manitoba Association of Parent Councils (27:10); A 'lovely' text on the most bea...

E-Fail 15.03.2021

Spring Forward time change stinks, but visiting a patio was nice! (1:06); Third round of lockdown predicted?? (7:24); Email blunders! (12:30); This year is the 50th anniversary of email is anyone celebrating? (18:59); St. Boniface wants the City of Winnipeg to #keepthekeys and NOT sell St. Boniface City Hall (25:33); MASSIVE win for the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday (34:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irvi...

Go Green Commercial Planters - AMZ Tech Solutions 15.03.2021
One Is The Loneliest Number 12.03.2021

An important question to kick off Friday: Is one hot dog enough? (1:40); Is it time to shorten the traditional 40-hour work week? (8:25); Your best / worst memories of watching sports on TV (18:15); Turns out, there IS a silver lining to the pandemic (26:35); Curling legend Jeff Stoughton with a peek at this weekend's action at the Brier (30:45); Gabrielle Marchand can fall asleep standing up in t...

75 Years!!!.....Enough Said 11.03.2021

Happy 75th Anniversary CJOB! (1:06); Greg's message and thank you to listeners (9:12); Kevin 'The Lizard' Wallace - former technical producer for Charles Adler, and former program director of CJOB (12:42); What was your best ever birthday party? (19:25); Doug Brown on the CFL talking to the XFL (25:20); A message from Charles Adler (32:26); Barry Burns, former CJOB news anchor (35:17); One year ag...

Enter Sandman 10.03.2021

It's CJOB's 75th tomorrow! (1:40); Secret concession stand apartment at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium / NY woman finds secret apartment behind her bathroom mirror (3:40); Premier Brian Pallister interview with Richard Cloutier - has regrets on COVID's impact on seniors, inability to 'save everybody' (9:35); The funny and awkward places where we've fallen asleep (16:05); One year of COVID series...

Not Cool Fool In School 09.03.2021

Megarry & Fortier had issues paying for their cabs, Mackling has had recent issues remembering his wallet (1:28); Burger King UK: 'Women belong in the kitchen.' Whoopssssssssss (8:03); The dumb things we did in school that got us in trouble (12:00); COVID one year later - How has it affected school? In this case, how has it affected first-year university students? (18:22); Moving from junior high...

Manitoba Unsolved Mysteries - The Murder of Jackaleen Dyck 09.03.2021

Greg Mackling & Brett Megarry speak to Denise Pochinko and Darlene Todd about the October 3rd 1980 murder of Jackaleen Dyck. Denise is Jackaleen's daughter, Darlene is her sister.

#IWD 08.03.2021

Melty weather, International Women's Day, and When Meghan & Harry met Oprah! And Lauren is filling in for Geoff Currier (1:40); One year this week that COVID-19 arrived in Manitoba: Navigating a year of mass-anxiety at the grocery store (8:10); The women other than our moms who have impacted our lives (15:35); Lauren on Habitat Women Build Speaker Series for IWD (22:50); Listener Sandy wants to se...

Eau de Poutine 05.03.2021

Walter Gretzky dies at 82 (1:40); Is curling the perfect TV sport? (4:50); After talking blizzards yesterday, today let's talk Spring splashy stories! (10:55); AMC condemning province's plan to push for indoor smoking ban on First Nations (19:55); Girls Who Game! Video games in school (26:25); More on Walter Gretzky (33:40); Follow-up chat on the educational benefits of video games (36:55); Gab wi...

A Trip Down Blizzard Lane 04.03.2021

ARE WE HITTING A PATIO THIS WEEKEND??? (1:22); Today is the 55th anniversary of the 1966 blizzard! (7:37); More blizzard memories (17:40); How are dogs being trained in a pandemic? We speak to DUMBLEDOGS (21:34); Listener Kerry with an amusing story on trucking his 'supplies' home through the snow in the 1986 blizzard (29:18); More chat on blizzards (30:55); More chat on patios (38:30); Former Env...

What's The Frequency, Mackling? 03.03.2021

CJOB transmitter mayhem! Also, Greg blamed the wrong kid for a misdeed (1:40); The 'non-injury' injuries we suffer! Like a stubbed toe or a paper cut (9:25); Portage Place & Starlight - Richard Cloutier on what we NOW know (17:15); Texts on non-injuries (24:20); Why was the deadline for the Engage MB survey Tuesday at 9am if the province was ready to announce the restrictions two hours later? (25:...

Live Where You Want 02.03.2021

Starlight deal on Portage Place in danger of dying / do we need referenda on Hydro projects? (1:25); Premier Brian Pallister makes his pitch on holding referenda for big Hydro projects (7:39); If you could live ANYWHERE in Manitoba... any building, any location... where would it be, and why? (13:14); Dead, or just delayed? Portage Place deal in jeopardy as developers wait for feds to respond (21:1...

Shovel Trouble 01.03.2021

It's cold today, but starting tomorrow... much warmer! (1:24); Snow shovelling misadventures (8:45); Lack of federal funding leaves First Nations with new plants but no access to clean water (16:04); Film and TV production almost one year after COVID -- what's being made locally? (23:44); Angus Reid says the NHL's all-Canadian division is a hit with fans. How do you feel about the North Division?...

Toys In The Attic 26.02.2021

Paper cuts, Downtown head-scratcher, and possible reopening plans (0:30); Four of five Manitoba teams advance at the Scotties! (7:00); Possible expanded reopening plans (10:40); Which toy do you wish you still had, and which toy do you STILL have? (15:00); The 'no' votes that shut down a Downtown initiative (22:25); The chief executive of the fund that manages Canada Pension Plan investments has r...

SMH or SMH 25.02.2021

Greg's lookin' spiffy today. Also, LOL SMH WTF (0:30); JARGON! (6:45); Small Town Salute: The designed-in-Minnedosa camera technology that was instrumental in getting Perseverance to Mars! (13:35); The pressures of the pandemic on marriages & custody battles, and 'Zoom divorces' (21:20); Kamloops student sent home from school over dress code concerns (27:30); What should be done to stop Canadians...

School, Shoes, and Sludge 24.02.2021

Sludge on the river, UFFW makes demands, and getting a peek inside school (1:40); Sewage spills out on the river trail in Wolseley (7:50); What were your favourite shoes? (13:35); What's school actually like during a pandemic? (21:00); Asking listeners for help with a shoe problem (28:05); Monthly visit with Mayor Brian Bowman - sewage on river, UFFW demands video be released, and transit money (3...

Close Calls With Brick Walls 23.02.2021

Already patches of grass on the ground? (1:40); Airsoft gun users question the new federal gun bill (7:15); Driving near-misses we luckily, and thankfully, got away with unscathed (11:25); Breakfast with the Bombers with the newly acquired Bryant Mitchell! (21:35); Justin Trudeau & Joe Biden to 'meet' today (29:30); Don't drive yourself to the hospital if you're having a heart attack (36:10); More...

Black History Month: AfriCanad's Ay De'Senator 23.02.2021
Radical Threads 22.02.2021

Nice to wake up to a Jets win and a big night from Dubois! (1:40); Best / worst fashions of the 90s! (9:10); Texts on 90s fashion (16:00); Do you post pics of your kids online? Why you might want to think about not doing it (19:20); Weekly chat with Bob Irving, after a weekend of Twitter smackdowns! (30:05); More on what we post on social media, and Brett HATES those montages at weddings (39:55);...

80s Fromage 19.02.2021

Having fun with cheesy 80s pop songs, and the Scotties starts today! (1:22); How high would the price of gas have to be before you change your driving habits? (8:20); What's your favourite cheesy 80s pop song? It's the best decade of music to reduce your stress! (13:12); What do the 12:30pm COVID updates mean to you now? (22:00); The Couch Potatoes! Titanic alternate ending goes viral again, and G...

Don't Sleep On This One! 18.02.2021

Texas winter chaos (1:40); SNORING NIGHTMARE STORIES (8:00); More from Dallas and the mayhem being caused by winter storm (15:40); The Scotties starts tomorrow! We speak with the defending champ from Manitoba Kerri Einarson (23:35); Scott Young from the Manitoba Museum explains why we should be nicer to those not used to winter (34:25); Battle lines drawn between Facebook & Australia (39:05); The...

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