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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

Sorry! You're In Trouble! 08.12.2020

Tuesdays are the worst, but board games are fun! (1:30); Food prices to jump 3-5% in 2021 (8:45); Favourite board games (16:00); Canadians would feel safer shopping in smaller shops than big box stores (22:10); Some of your favourite board games (30:00); Former Blue Bomber great Doug Brown on looming CFL free agency, and being run off his feet by a two-year-old, and a puppy! (32:25); Struggling wi...

Downtown Peggy on GoodLocal.ca gift boxes! 08.12.2020
Manitoba couple builds Viking hut in their backyard! 08.12.2020
Foodie Blues 07.12.2020

Brett's back! ...and Gmack is away (1:01); The 'age-yourself-with-one-store' Twitter challenge (7:29); The state of Manitoba hospitals (13:11); Texts on twitter challenge (19:42): Christmas trees are flying off the lots! (22:08); Bob Irving is a pretzel guy (28:12); Food and mood - how our dietary choices impact how we feel (37:42) & Winnipeg business gets a plug on MSNBC! (45:05)

Going Palli-STIR Crazy 04.12.2020

Thoughts on Pallister's speech, Christmas and empty hotels (0:36) NHL looking at outdoor games (5:16); If you could listen to one song forever...(9:23); How are hotels managing right now? (15:16); Record housing sales in Winnipeg (20:35); The 12 K's of Christmas! (27:34); Gab with Global's Gabby (32:52) & An incredible story of a POW from Winnipeg will be featured in a documentary (39:38)

ClassRoom For Improvement 03.12.2020

Remote learning 2.0 (0:36); What will parents of younger children be doing in January? (7:01); Do the (side) hustle! (15:06); Preparing for remote learning (20:53); Small Town Salute (29:30); Our weekly chat with Hal Anderson (36:28); Not complaining...but what's the deal with our amazing December forecast?! (47:00) & Fill the (virtual) freightliner! (51:24)

Blue, Blue Bombers Christmas 02.12.2020

Change one word, ruin one Christmas song - thanks for the challenge, Brett! (0:35); Daughter still awaiting answers about her mother's death (7:57); Christmas songs...remixed (16:05); Vaccine rollout in Canada (20:34); The LEGO King returns! (25:55); Helping the homeless in the winter (32:02); How Red River College is training a temporary work force (39:47); A Visit from St...Moore? (47:06) & Stil...

H-B-See Ya Later 01.12.2020

Give it up for Giving Tuesday! (1:01); Your must-watch bucket list (6:56); Habitat For Humanity (12:37); Breakfast with the Bombers' President and CEO Wade Miller (18:47); Fall-out from the federal economic outlook (26:22); The Bay Downtown has closed its doors early...what now? (30:37) & There's a 'lap' for that...sort of (37:16)

Somebody That I Used To Snow 30.11.2020

It's M & M this week as Brett hibernates! (0:06); Public restrictions and the Church (6:48); Which winter activities do you miss or want to try? (15:25); How are politicians handling the pandemic? (20:12); Our Grand Prize Flooring Winner!! (26:43); Support and shop local now more than ever (29:19); The pitch for ski hills to open (39:12); The continuing quest to stump Bob Irving (46:08) & Find out...

The origin of famous HUMBUG sign on Route 90! 28.11.2020
The Games People Play 27.11.2020

St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Radiothon, & supporting local on Black Friday! (1:30); Brett spent way too much on a golf bag - What are you impulse purchases that leave you racked with guilt? (9:40); The origin of the HUMBUG sign on Route 90 (15:45); Black Friday and how things are different: Advance Electronics (21:45) and PNP Games (29:20); How will a vaccine roll out in Canada? Who gets it fi...

A Lesson Lived Is A Lesson Learned 26.11.2020

Winter Leisure Guide postponed through January -- What were your favourite lessons when you were a kid? Swimming? Piano? Taekwondo? (1:30); Over half of Manitoba's teachers are considering retirement or leaving the profession due to increased workload (7:50); Calendar celebrating the work of Brandon artist Weiming Zhao (14:55); Let's Order Delivery - new site catalogues restaurants that offer thei...

Gum's The Word 25.11.2020

Real tree vs fake? (1:30); 'My mom still had a lot of life to live': Winnipeg nurse shares story of mother's coronavirus death (9:55); BIG RED: 'A raging inferno of regret'! What's your favourite gum? Or LEAST favourite? (19:40); Yes, many COVID patients have underlying conditions, but that shouldn't be the focus (25:15); Daughter shares her story as she waits for her mother's COVID test results (...

It Was A Very Good Year 24.11.2020

Happy anniversary! One year ago today, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup (1:30); Your favourite championship moments (9:10); Andrew Harris of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and a special surprise! (15:50); Downtown business check-in with Sachit Mehra of East India Company Restaurants (25:20); MILT STEGALL! Partnering with Fit City Jordan to get Winnipeg moving! (37:15); The winning text on yo...

Time After Time 23.11.2020

Yesterday would have been Grey Cup Sunday, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Bomber's Grey Cup victory! (1:30); Chat about essential vs non-essential items / Province switches gears on newspapers, gift cards and prepaid credit cards (8:10); If you could return to ONE moment in time over the last year and a bit, which moment would it be? (16:30); Winnipegger appearing before parliamentary...

On With The Show, This Is It 20.11.2020

Tightest restrictions yet for gatherings and businesses (1:30); What's your favourite cartoon? (9:30); Grocery store worker concerns with new restrictions (16:00); More on living alone during new restrictions (22:50); High Tea Bakery on The Christmas Cookie Challenge on Food Network! (30:00); GABIGAIL! Abigail Turner in for Gabrielle Marchand for our weekly Gab with Gabby segment (35:50); Winning...

(Anti-)Social Media 19.11.2020

Cute doorbell messages highlight what can be uplifting about social media...(1:30); ... while the Health Minister showcases the pitfalls of how social media can be a dark and negative place (8:15); Studying failures (13:30); Small Town Salute - more of your favourite Manitoba small towns! (19:15); Mayor Brian Bowman on crowded transit buses, property tax hike, more friction with the province, and...

Con-Cher-to 18.11.2020

Phone, wallet, keys, MASK! And Heinz Ketchup to be made in Canada again (1:30); What was the first concert you went to, and which concert would you like to go to once we can do that again? (8:55); Stacey Nattrass Brown, Winnipeg Jets anthem singer AND choral teacher at Garden City Collegiate - How do you keep students' spirits up when singing & musical instruments aren't allowed? (16:05); Costco,...

Shut The Front Door! 17.11.2020

Pallister promises to lay the hammer down! And where's the red in the new Jets jerseys?? (1:30); Manitoba's Chief Nursing Officer gets emotional (8:05); BALDERDASH! What words do you use in place of swearing? (16:20); Varying rules on substitute teachers, and will schools break early for Christmas? (23:10); Remembering the Blue Bombers' victory in the CFL West Final with Adam Bighill (30:20); Seni...

Trading Places 16.11.2020

Christmas trees already going up all over the place! (1:30); If you could trade places with anyone in the world (like newly-minted Masters champ Dustin Johnson) who would it be? (9:50); Brent Bellamy takes tour of Winnipeg to see just how badly small biz is getting hosed (16:25); #saveMBrestaurants (23:40); Weekly visit with Bob Irving, who's been hunkered down for the last four days watching The...

Very Superstitious; Wash Your Face And Hands 13.11.2020

It's Friday the 13th! (1:30); Follow-up on the confusion over gathering numbers in Manitoba - the message vs the order (9:25); Are you superstitious? (16:05); Small businesses on uneven playing field due to restrictions? (23:25); Winter Wonderland is CANCELLED??? (31:30); Psychology professor on why some of us are scared of Friday the 13th, and why some of us are superstitious in general (33:20);...

Shave And A Carrot 12.11.2020

Brett's carrot juice nightmare / Messaging remains confusing on socializing outside the household (1:40); Brandon grocery clerk solves mystery on how to open produce bags without licking your finger! (17:40); Small Town Salute: What are YOUR favourite Manitoba small towns? (23:05); November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (32:30); Barber shops & salons have to close - checking in with Brett's...

Planes, Trains and Apps 10.11.2020

It's cold! (0:30); Revera left out some info (or lied) (6:15); Junk drawers! (13:55); Taking a $10K charter flight to Winnipeg... to pay $200 bail (20:15); Sick of trains messing up your commute? There's an app for that (27:20); Revera reaction, then Liberal leader Dougald Lamont on school spending from the province (33:20); Remembering our veterans, and the achievements of the Royal Winnipeg Rifl...

What Is: A Sad Day 09.11.2020

Concerns over care homes, concerns from teachers, and RIP Alex Trebek (1:30); Favourite game shows! (8:10); Maples PCH: CUPE disputes Revera claim on staffing (14:05); Winnipeg man whose parents are both recovering from COVID-19 (19:55); Concerns from a Winnipeg teacher who wonders how she and her colleagues will make it through the school year (31:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irving! (38:40); Manit...

Nacho Average Friday 06.11.2020

Donald Trump's attack on democracy (1:30); It's National Nacho Day! How do you like your nachos?? (8:50); More on Trump, and the election at large with Global's Reggie Cecchini (14:50); Pots for Docs! (20:40); The struggles our teachers are facing (28:10); HSC Millionaire Lottery Early Bird Deadline MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (31:00); Our weekly Gab with Gabby involves an amazing recipe for nachos...(42:10)...

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