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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

Swoop There It Is(n't) 28.08.2019

Winnipeg passengers stranded in Kelowna after Swoop cancels their flight (1:30); What lengths have you gone for a refund? (13:55); MB Green Party proposes sugar tax (21:30); Getting organized for back to school (27:50); Susie Erjavec Parker on back to school apps (34:35); Listener feedback on refunds (43:45); One Mom's story of getting her daughter in steady psychiatric care (50:25). 

A Rolling, Building Wave Of Disappointment 27.08.2019

Andrew Harris suspended (1:30); Retired nurse says health care overhaul is hurting patient care (6:40); Ever been disappointed by someone you looked up to? (18:40); Facebook and its influence on elections. Have they made the right changes? (26:20); Bombers react to Harris suspension (33:50); Steroid expert on the possibility of 'accidental' ingestion of a banned substance thanks to contamination (...

McNabb vs. Frogs 26.08.2019

So much rain! (1:30); Philly from Power 97 on the (shocking) retirement of Andrew Luck (8:30); What have you had to quit in your life? (16:50); Is summer over?! (24:00); Bed bug surprise in Falcon Lake (29:50); Back to school anxiety over food allergies (35:55); Do you care about Premier Pallister's vacation time? (44:10); The Breaking Bad movie trailer is here!! (50:05). 

N-F-Oh Well 23.08.2019

The NFL game was.... (1:07); Have you ever been disappointed by an event you'd been looking forward to? (8:46); City and transit union still at an impasse (15:35); Man jailed after trying to fix flat tires with band-aids (21:32); More thoughts on the NFL game (23:09); What's up with the landline service in Tolstoi, Manitoba? (28:27); Steve Lambert does the math on NDP job promises (34:37) & Bob Ir...

Four Down Frenzy 22.08.2019

NFL day is here! (1:30); Struggles with day care in Manitoba, and what are other provinces and countries doing? (8:40); Back to school lunches (33:15); A Winnipeg football fan is ecstatic to see the Packers (39:15); Turning your leftovers into lunches (45:35).  

Commute This To Memory 21.08.2019

Is the weather already turning on us? (1:30); What could we afford if we didn't widen Kenaston? (8:30); Do you answer your phone anymore? (15:35); Woah! Matrix 4 is coming! (22:55); Facts matter. Except they don't. Why Canadian politicians spar over 'so-called facts' (31:15); How long is your daily commute? Mackling was shocked by how long it took him to get home (38:25); How does not answering th...

Nichols & Dimes 20.08.2019

Guess who's back? Back again! (1:30); Underpaid and overtaxed? (8:50); What should be Winnipeg's next big infrastructure project? (15:30); Matt Nichols is out for a few weeks! (23:35); Has the damning report into the role our PM played in the SNC Lavalin scandal changed the way you will vote? (29:55); Pallister proposes crackdown on Downtown crime, Kinew proposes safe consumption sites for meth (3...

Underpass? Overjoyed! 19.08.2019

Three cheers for the Waverley Underpass opening! (1:30); Is it really the most wonderful time of the year? (8:35); Paying for proper journalism (17:50) James Turner, Journalism Instructor, RRC (23:05); Councillor Jeff Browaty (34:00); How do polls affect voters? (43:25); ADHD in adults can be life-threatening when left untreated (49:20). 

Never Enough For You 16.08.2019

Mackling and many Winnipeggers are waking up happy today (1:07); highlights of the Blue Bombers 32-16 win over BC (8:35); How are YOUR manners?...Mackling says please and thank you ...to SIRI! (15:25); Who would have to pay if someone hit a gas line and damaged your house? (20:15); Remembering Tina Fontaine 5 years after her death (27:27); Surprise guest for Mackling! (34:15) & Canada's only pop-u...

$40,000 a Month For What?!! 15.08.2019

Lauren McNabb is back on vacation (1:07); Mike Tyson burns through $40,000 of marijuana PER MONTH (7:27); Salute to Winnipeg perogy legend Hunky Bill (13:30); Bob Irving tees up tonight's Bomber game (17:26); Why get a new computer for back to school when you can upgrade yours cheap? (23:06); Winnipeg man who lost his son to addiction speaks on what he'd like to see in the provincial election (31:...

Decision 2019: Your Voice Matters 14.08.2019

LIVE from Portage & Main, it's...The Start! (1:07); frustration over cyclists on sidewalks (8:18); growing concern about property crime in Windsor Park (18:38); Greg's story of absolute PANIC and CHAOS (24:00); Chuck Davidson of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce on roads, taxes and more (28:22); NDP Leader Wab Kinew stops by (35:54); Winnipeg Transit needs a major boost (43:03); Liberal leader Dou...

Reunited and it Feels So Good...For Now 13.08.2019

The gang is back together again! (1:06); the election has officially kicked off...does anyone care? (8:56); WHERE does Jimmy Kimmel want to be mayor?? (22:35); Bombers President & CEO Wade Miller stops by (25:07); Winnipeg Humane Society calling for change after hundreds of cows die in barn fire (34:16); summer burnout hitting parents hard as they struggle to keep kids busy until school starts (40...

One-Writ-Wonders 12.08.2019

Conspiracy theories sparked after death of Epstein (1:07), your favourite one-hit wonders (5:36), what helps decide your vote with Curtis Brown of Probe Research  (13:10), father of BC teen who overdosed speaks out against bystanders (19:35), making the provincial campaign official with Richard Cloutier (26:48) & back-to-school gadgets with our 'Tech-spert', Mark Saltzman (34:30)

If You Build It... 09.08.2019

Why Canadians want the health care system to catch up to the online world (1:07), a touching story about bringing a veteran home (7:20), the 50th anniversary of the Manson murders (9:45), Global National reporter Mike Armstrong on the real Field of Dreams (18:03) & which sports are most popular for youth in Manitoba (28:37)

The Manhunt Has Ended 08.08.2019

The manhunt has ended in Gillam after 2 bodies were found (1:24); Joe Scarpelli live in Gillam (10:05); Adam Bighill from the Blue Bombers is wearing a collar to help detect concussions (17:40); Bob Irving talks Bombers ahead of tonight's game (27:25); Is there such thing as closure after a loved one dies? (35:05); Beverly Hills 90210 is back! Jeff Braun tells us about the first episode (43:45)

The Math Crisis 07.08.2019

The latest on the manhunt in Gillam with Global News reporter Joe Scarpelli (1:07), Jackson Proskow on Trump's visit to Dayton and El Paso (6:15), transit strike is looming (13:13), Portage business owner says rural crime is on the rise (18:12), Matt Cockell & Carly Edmundson join us for an extra special Winnipeg ICE announcement (24:49), Phantom of the Paradise (32:35) & Willy Penner helps solve...

Psychology and the City Aug 6 07.08.2019
Deadly Weekend in the States 06.08.2019

(1:59) Mass shootings in the States, (6:35) Global Reporter Reggie Cecchini in Washington, (12:40) Bank of Montreal moving to a new location at Portage & Main, (21:25) Dr. Abdulrehman talks reducing racism by being more inclusive, (38:35) how dry has it been this summer so far.

GTA Blues 02.08.2019

Bombers lose, Greg mad! (1:30); Pan-Am Games highlights (7:10); Why are there always drunken idiots at concerts? (16:30); Bombers montage (22:50); Feds getting in the way of Portage Place deal (27:40); Icelandic Festival in Gimli this weekend! (32:00); Manitoba Derby is on Monday at Assiniboia Downs (37:55); Winnipeg Beer Festival is August 17th at Fort Gibraltar (44:05); Sludge on Lake Winnipeg (...

Pardon Me, Do You Have Any...Mustard Ice Cream? 01.08.2019

Would you eat mustard ice cream? (1:30); Greg was live at the armed standoff at Ness & Brooklyn (9:10); MAMMATUS CLOUDS! (17:40); Folklorama starts Sunday! (21:10); Doug Brown previews Bombers vs. Argos (28:55); Brett is mad about dead hogs web copy/Global's Jeff Semple with the latest on the manhunt (35:10); Die-hard Blue Bombers fan Roy Rosmus has put together three amazing history books providi...

Amplify This! 31.07.2019

Brett's visiting Alberta next week! (1:30); Sobey's phasing out plastic bags (7:40); What would it take to call off the manhunt for the BC fugitives? (20:35); Global's Sean O' Shea on the manhunt (28:25); Gar Gillies mural taken down. Who is he, and what was so special about Garnet Amplifiers? (35:15); Former Winnipeg Police officer shares his memories of working at the Pan-Am Games, including how...

My Word! 30.07.2019

Angry mother says childless millennials should be BANNED from Disneyworld! (1:30); Amusing archived clips (10:00); The CITY KILLER asteroid! Well, not really (11:50); The 'M-Word' has been dropped from AAA hockey in Manitoba (17:40); The Manitoba manhunt is turning into a grind (23:05); Amanda Sobey, a Manitoba woman poised to make it to Round 6 of 7 in world's largest online fitness competition!...

Can The Manhunt Change The Way You Think? 29.07.2019

Manhunt for BC fugitives shifts to York Landing, although there was a scare right here in Winnipeg (1:30); How Australia is covering the manhunt (5:15); Do you still stop and help people on the side of the highway? (9:35); Bob Irving on the Bombers first loss of 2019 (18:40); Meet Lisa Dutton, the new evening anchor for Global Winnipeg (25:35); Global's Sean O'Shea from Gillam on the manhunt (32:4...

An Unlikely Interview 27.07.2019

How long can the B.C. fugitives survive in the bush? (1:30); What was your favourite TV show growing up? (6:25); Wonderful Pan-Am Games emails (15:00); Chuck Davidson on his times covering the Pan-Am Games (19:35); RRC launches Pollinator Garden at Notre Dame campus (30:40). 

Drop The Needle? 25.07.2019

Parking 101: Don't park in front of a fire hydrant (1:30); Global's Reggie Cecchini on Mueller before congress (10:15); Controversy around Calgary's tentative new arena deal (16:20); Crystal Goomansingh on the manhunt in Gillam, MB (23:50); The White Top Drive-In thanks the Bear Clan for helping deal with mess of needles (30:40); The Chair of Finance for the 1999 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg (38:45). 

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