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

Supply & Demand 22.07.2020

Phase 4 coming this weekend? And Mayor Brian Bowman joining us later (1:30); Bob Irving on Winnipeg being chosen as the CFL hub city, should the season happen (10:00); What were your favourite school supplies?​ (19:20); Text from parent of young man who died in a crash on the Perimeter asking people to slow down (25:05); Mayor Brian Bowman on Santos, and Starlight / Portage Place (27:00); Winnipeg...

I Got ID 20.07.2020

Brett's vacation golf odyssey! (1:30); Protesters gather at the Legislature to speak out against mandatory masks (8:15); Further discussion on masks, then Brett's good customer service story from Canadian Tire (11:50); More good customer service stories (19:45); King's Head Pub is now checking I.D. and turning some people away depending on where they're from (29:35); Six new cases of COVID-19 in M...

One Great City! 16.07.2020

Show intro (0:30); Favourite Manitoba bands (7:00); Saving the Portage Place deal (12:20); The towns behind our favourite Manitoba bands (21:15); Bear sightings are up (30:50); John Einarson talks Manitoba music (38:00).

Manitoba Mascots! 15.07.2020

Show intro (0:30); Favourite Manitoba sights/mascots (7:30); Winnipeg is feeling hot hot hot! (14:15); Celebrating Manitoba 150 (22:10); Free summer courses at Red River College (29:45); What is the Conscious Kid list? (37:25). 

No Stairway 14.07.2020

Show intro (1:30); More crazy weather in southern Manitoba (6:10); Overplayed songs (15:00); Blue Bombers kicking prospect Marc Liegghio (21:05); EPC to vote tomorrow on reducing biz tax for restaurants to help them get through COVID (29:20); Long term care homes call for more money (35:30). 

Mickey And The Jets 13.07.2020

Show intro (0:30); Would you go to Disney World now?! (6:10); Two weeks since the Westman flooding (13:50); Leah Hextall on the NHL's return to play (21:10); Talking Vision Zero with Erin Riediger, host of Plain Bicycle Podcast (27:25); Russ Hobson talks Winnipeg Jets (37:40). 

Skeeter Solutions 10.07.2020

Megarry & Mackling are trading spaces next week in the Vacation Musical Chairs​ (1:30); Recap of Impact Fees fiasco / Mandatory masks coming to Manitoba? (8:50); Tips on how to defeat mosquitoes! (16:40); Sunscreen myths and realities - How much SPF do we REALLY need? (23:55); Listener Diane weighs in on the Thermacell as a way to beat skeeters (32:50); Milt Stegall & Kevin Glenn beak at each othe...

Call Me? 09.07.2020

Brett's number is being used for scams! (1:30); What did you like as a kid but now hate as an adult? Or vice versa? (9:00); Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre on phone scams (14:45); Some of the stuff you hated as a kid but like as an adult (23:50); City of Winnipeg loses court battle over impact fees, ordered to repay millions of dollars (25:30); Winnipeg's real estate market is weathering the COVID stor...

Podhoppers 08.07.2020

The slow return to normal in downtown Winnipeg, and where's the mask Brian? (1:30); Brian Pallister & Andrew Scheer spotted at Toronto's Pearson Airport not wearing masks (9:00); Coffee Crisp was trending. Why? And what's your favourite chocolate treat? (16:25); WHEN will Winnipeg Transit service be back at full capacity? (27:30); Downtown Winnipeg BIZ on the slow return to normal (39:20); 25% of...

The Big Chore 07.07.2020

McNabb's putting off a big chore! (1:30); 15-year-old charged with first-degree murder could get adult sentence if convicted (7:45); What chores do you HATE? (14:25); The average cost of this in 2020 is $29,450 in Canada. What is it? (24:25); What does 'real' homeschooling look like? This family has done it for years! (32:00); BRETT GOES OFF THE RAILS! (39:35); Should there be such a thing as MARR...

The Last Place You Look 06.07.2020

Monday got off to a great start! Grumble grumble... (1:30); The weird places we sometimes find stuff we've lost! Like a listener whose daughter left her phone in the fridge. Lol. (6:55); Prolonged heat waves - is the new norm? (13:45); Listener feedback on finding stuff in weird spots (20:05); 9-year-old boy dies after drowning in Red River, many other water rescue calls to WFPS (22:00); Fewer peo...

The Daytrippers 03.07.2020

6:37 - Reports suggest Winnipeg will be the hub city for CFL (1:30); Where would your ideal daytrip take you?​ (8:10); City Councillor Matt Allard on reducing speed limits on residential streets (13:20); 16% of us have done this recently in our driveway - what is it? (20:45); Is the air conditioner in your car struggling in the heat? (26:50); More feedback on speed (34:15); The CJOB Kingpin of Day...

Eat My Brain 02.07.2020

Megarry screwed up big time at work on Tuesday. What dumb mistakes have you made at work? (1:30); Examples of dumb mistakes! Including one from Lauren! (8:20); Outdoor pools to begin opening Friday in Winnipeg (10:50); 5% of men get freaked out when women do this. What is it? (17:30); As Western Manitoba deals with disastrous flooding, how long was the road to recovery for Pierson, MB after a mass...

Hot Ones 30.06.2020

Mackling's back from his journey to Westman after Sunday's powerful storms (1:30); Misadventures with spicy food! (8:25); Crazy headline from Toronto involving photo radar (14:50); Listener feedback on spicy food misadventures (16:25); With the heat wave, crime wave, and shifting views on policing, how's morale at the Winnipeg Police Service? (19:05); This is more likely to happen to you if you're...

Westman Weather 29.06.2020

Western Manitoba HAMMERED by storms, Mackling's on his way to Brandon​ (1:30); Greg joins us from Brandon to discuss the monster storms in Westman (7:30); Your tips on staying cool without air conditioning! (16:20); Why do so many feel the need for SPEED on the Perimeter? (23:10); More of your tips on staying cool with no A/C (30:05); Could the Winnipeg Jets end up with the #1 pick?? (33:05); WFPS...

Fifteen Pieces of Flair 26.06.2020

Which movie could you watch over and over? (1:30); Concerns over Travel Manitoba pictures of paddlers without PFD (8:45); 'Hostile architecture' - It's not just sound deterrents that could be pushing the homeless around Winnipeg (17:20); Examples of movies our listeners could watch repeatedly (25:15); What's in a name? Amazon to call its rink in Seattle "Climate Pledge Arena" (28:00)’ COVID-19 num...

(Un)Sound Decision 25.06.2020

Brett's loneliness at work is getting out of hand; shenanigans at City Hall! (1:30); Roblin bike lanes - why isn't the city doing what its own plans dictate? (7:35); Listener feedback on homeless camp deterrent (14:30); Weird things that have happened to us at restaurants! (17:50); The City's Director of Public Works on the sound-emitting device used to deter homeless camps from forming (23:25); W...

The Mayor, My Car 24.06.2020

Brett's car yet lives! (1:30); Why are we repaving and tearing up roads without adding bike lanes to them? (5:30); Surprises you HATE, like when McNabb had some orange juice and realized it had pulp (14:55); Allergies & COVID - Does sneezing make people worry you have the virus? (21:00); Texts on surprises you hate (29:25); Young driver nailed for doing 162 km/h in an 80K zone! (31:20); Monthly vi...

My Mother, The Car 23.06.2020

Mackling's back at home, and McNabb is back! (1:30); Personal care homes allowing indoor visits again, and will soon have outdoor shelters (8:20); Megarry has to take his car in AGAIN - What maddening problems have you suffered through with your car? (15:30); Kids heading back to school September 8th. So many questions...(23:05); Follow-up comments and texts on school (32:55); The winning story on...

Don't Do Me Like That 22.06.2020

Brett & Greg reunited...in studio?! (1:30); Would you take a pay-cut to work from home? (9:00); Pandemic driving (18:00); Alan Cross on musicians' "cease and desist" letters (24:40); More on driving behaviours (32:20); Trumps comments on testing and masks (38:40); Susie Erjavec Parker on Tulsa and TikTok (44:50); All of us have this in our homes, but only 40% use it! (54:20). 

A Place For My Stuff 19.06.2020

Show intro (1:30); Misused phrases (6:00); Tent city, it's back...sort of (12:40); Changes to long term care visiting rules (20:35); Discussing water safety (25:10); Leah Hextall (32:15); Best Murals Winnipeg (38:15); Fort Whyte Alive on what to do with your kids during the summer (48:45). 

On The Road Again 18.06.2020

Show intro (1:30); Favourite road trips (8:20); Beth Connery, Connery's Riverdale Farm (13:40); Phase 3...what does it mean for weddings and bigger events? Jan Regehr, Pine Ridge Hollow (22:00); Churches petition to be part of Phase 3 reopening, with Mark Reimer, Grace Life Church in Beausejour (26:55); A special birthday message for Lauren (34:35). 

Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads 17.06.2020

Show intro (1:30); Kahla Evans on the wild weather (7:05); Movie quotes that have bled into your regular vocabulary (12:10); No full service transit operations yet (17:50); Bob Irving on the CFL cutting costs (23:10); Third + Bird goes online (31:15); Dress for success (38:45).

Your Kids Are Gonna Love It 16.06.2020

Show intro (1:30); Grad memories (8:15); Why is it so windy out there? (14:05); Grade 12 Grad, drive-thru style! (21:20); Update on the virtual public consultations for Kapyong (26:50); How does graduating feel for a Grade 5 student (36:20); ALS Awareness Month (41:15). 

Windy-peg 15.06.2020

Show intro (1:30); The new windy city?! (8:25); Memories on the storm(s) (12:40); Aftermath of the crazy storm that took place in Calgary over the weekend! (17:45); The city approves flashing amber lights in school zones (25:35); Brain Injury Awareness Month (33:30); Remembering Nour Ali (41:40); WFPS on the overnight fires (47:05).

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