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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CJOB / Curiouscast

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The Troubling Trouba Trade? 18.06.2019

Show open (1:30); The packed Raptors parade (9:15); Greg is not happy with the Trouba trade (16:35); St. Boniface Hospital staff ‘frustrated by lack of capacity’, says ER doctor (25:30); Chef Anna Olson on how many Canadians fear they’re missing out on life by not cooking more with the family (28:25); Can our city properly support Bike Week? (38:05); The Riverton Rifle, Reggie Leach (48:25). 

Gloria(sly) Off-Key 17.06.2019

Show open (1:30); Bombers win! (6:30); Man rescues crow, crow rides bike (12:15); Tom Morello vs. Smartphone (20:55); Brett Hull gets liquored, can't sing (26:40); NYT does feature on Narcisse Snake Pits (31:50); Greg wonders if it's time to get a gun for the home (37:40); Former Jet Keith Tkachuk (45:25); Flatlander's Beer Festival (51:25). 

Weeeeeeeeeee The North! 14.06.2019

The Raptors win! And McNabb goes to the Ex! (1:30); St. Boniface ER update (9:00); Loud sports fans: how loud is too loud? (15:25); Justin Trudeau's approval rating his lowest ever (21:30); McNabb & Clayman at the Red River Ex (27:20); More on the Raptors victory from Global News Toronto (31:20); Detail the Dadmobile Grand Prize Winner (40:10); What's new at the Ex this year & Mackling's Valley Fa...

St. Louis Special 13.06.2019

Brett is back from Vegas, baby! (1:30); St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup (4:10); So a hearse pulls into a BK drive-thru (13:20); Coronation Park discoveries (19:40); In praise of Keanu! (25:55); Feds ask Supreme Court to stay a decision that would make segregation in jails illegal (33:45); True North Square expanding (40:40); St. Boniface ER department reaches critical levels (48:20); Winnipeg...

Daddy Issues 12.06.2019

US Women's National Soccer Team wins 13-0 and celebrates excessively. Too far? (1:30); Mackling's photo radar rant (5:10); Daddy shaming: 50% of dads say they've been criticized. From ads, to TV shows, are fathers still portrayed as the dum-dums? (12:05); Loren Remillard on permit recommendations (19:10); Jon Waldman on gifts that "mock" fatherhood (26:10); Housing (un)affordability and millennial...

Zip It! 10.06.2019

Could you use a *gasp* FLIP PHONE for a whole week?! (1:30); How many cases have been tossed since the Supreme Court handed down guidelines for delayed trials (7:40); Raptors fever! (14:25); The zipper merge with Matt Allard (20:00); Janice Lukes on fines for not mowing your lawn (33:05). 

You'll Need To Touch Your Phone More Than Once To Listen To This 07.06.2019

 Laurel Walzak from Ryerson University on Raptors fever (1:30); Councillor Klein's selfie (8:10); Economic spin-off from the NFL pre-season game at IG Field (14:10); Food Fest (19:35); Gord Spado from the WPS Traffic Division (26:50); Former Jet Jim Kyte (32:05).

75 Years Later 06.06.2019
Pod, Duck, Dip, Dive, and...Pod 05.06.2019

Show Opener (cankerworms, NFL, Dodgeball) (1:30); The NFL is coming to Winnipeg! (10:15); What would you ban in Winnipeg? (16:55); Should Dodgeball be banned? Some researchers say yes (22:35); What does 10,000 steps really get you? (31:50); 75th anniversary of D-day tomorrow (40:20); CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Challenge 4 Life (46:30); Winnipeg business SolarSkyrise gets huge boost (53:15). 

Two All-Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Podcast, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun 04.06.2019

Show open (1:30); Eduardo Balaquit has been missing for one year (10:35); MMIW report cites genocide (17:10); McNabb has never eaten a Big Mac! (23:20); Is an election call on the horizon? (30:20); Seattle Seahawks changing up the cheerleading squad (36:35); 25 cups of coffee day is...fine for you?! (38:30); Manitoba Pizza Week continues with Diana's Cucina & Lounge (41:00). 

Close The Intersections; Open The Skies 03.06.2019

Brett & Lauren saw Greg's garage! (1:30); TFJ on chasing storms in Ontario (7:20); McNabb on location at the new Concordia Urgent Care (12:40); Should we close major streets entirely to allow for faster construction? (20:55); MMIWG report finally out (27:40); More on Concordia (32:10); Wildfire evacuees from Pikangikum in northern Ontario coming to Winnipe​g (35:55); Massive turnout for Pride Winn...

Feeling Lucky? It's Time to Dream With Tri-Hospital Lottery! 31.05.2019

Tri-Hospital Dream Lottery deadline, live on location (0:00), One-on-one with HSC and St. Boniface patient (7:30), Less thefts for MLCC (15:10), Weekend Bretter-tainment (23:00), Breast Cancer Pledge (26:05) & OCD Center launching peer support (32:40)

Concordi-uuhhhh? 30.05.2019

Noisy vehicles (1:30); Concordia ER converting to Urgent Care (8:25); Are some noisy vehicles too noisy? (15:20); Alcohol & drugs are sending more people to hospital than heart attack and stroke (22:45); Hoops From The Heart highlights (28:00); It's tourism week in Winnipeg (32:20); Treed: Walking in Canada's Urban Forests (40:50); NOAA on all the tornadoes in the US (47:05); Philly from Power 97...

A Winnipeg Rite Of Passage 29.05.2019

Broken permit process (1:30); Has the legal system helped to keep a known drug trafficker in Canada? (7:20); Food fare slapped with $10,000 fine (14:30); WFPS says meth use up 900% since 2014 (20:50); Greg tries to pay an ambulance bill (27:35); Meth use leading to more bike thefts (31:00); Melissa Kuhn shares her story ahead of World MS Day (41:35); Author Anakana Schofield (50:10); 

Shops Shops Shops Shops Shops Shops! 28.05.2019

Alberta looking to drop minimum wage for youths to $13/hr (1:30); McNabb is at Habitat For Humanity, so we had to ask: what was your favourite Shops class? (14:20); If you could green-light ONE infrastructure project in Winnipeg, which one would it be? (20:25); Rural Manitoba shaken by church vandalism (30:20); Assiniboia Downs in shock after death of legendary trainer (36:50); McNabb from Habitat...

Busy Weekend For "Winnipeggians" 27.05.2019

Talking about the events around our province this weekend (1:30); Another violent weekend in Winnipeg (6:05); How do you tell someone "you stink"? (15:35); Winnipeggers Chris Jericho & Kenny Omega headline AEW's inaugural wrestling event in Las Vegas (35:20); Toronto Raptors advance to the NBA Finals, we'll hear from a Winnipegger who was there (39:35); Hoops From The Heart (49:05); Head of church...

Hot Diggity Dog! 24.05.2019

The latest from Garden Hill First Nation (1:30); Skinner's 90th anniversary weekend...do you put ketchup on your hot dog? (7:20); Office thermostats (19:20); Relay For Life (23:25); 40th anniversary of the Jets AVCO Cup victory (29:45); Kevin Burgin from The Main Ingredient (41:20); The Cure For The Common Comedy (47:00). 

...But Our Podcast Is In Another Castle 23.05.2019

How did Brett do at Dr. Snip? (1:30); Vandalism outside Ukrainian church (8:40); Dismantling homeless camps, what's the solution? (14:40); E-Sports Expo at U of M this weekend - what's your favourite video game? (23:05); What should the city do with the Arlington Bridge? (48:10); Teddy Bears Picnic this weekend! (1:04:25). 

If I Could Turn Back Time (Capsule) 22.05.2019

Greg's B-Day & Brett's V-Day (1:30); flurry of long weekend assaults on Winnipeg Police (9:25); Kirby from Power 97 on the Cher concert cancellation (16:40); Winnipeg opens its time capsule (26:05); Brett goes to Dr. Snip (33:05); Mackling gets a San Diego surprise for his birthday (40:25); Are immigrants a "threat" to "white Canadians"? (47:45); The science of BBQ (56:25); Benefit dinner for Mani...

Mayoch-oops! 21.05.2019

How was your long weekend? (1:30); Bedtime triggers (8:25); Forest fire comes dangerously close to Falcon Beach ranch (16:20); Bob Irving (21:30); Mayochup means %#&* in Cree!? (29:20); Waverley Underpass update (34:50); Game of Thrones finale debrief (42:35); Excitement builds for the World Police & Fire Games (51:30); Why summer camps need to be different for girls (56:35); 

No Seasoning, No Doubt 17.05.2019

Concordia hospital converting to Urgent Care (1:30); Continuing our series "Lives Changed Forever" (7:45); The weird things we put on our food (19:10); Councillor Shawn Nason on reducing speeds in residential streets (25:55); Greg's story of how a car crash changed his life (32:50); Manitoba company Longball Athletics (39:55); Don't Try This At Home: One Family's (Mis)Adventures Around the World (...

Driver Zed 16.05.2019

Driver's Ed failure stories (1:30); RCMP officer asks teenage girl reporting sexual assault if she was "turned on" (14:45); Alabama signs stringent abortion bill into law (20:50); Activate Games Winnipeg (25:40); City requests proposals for needle pick-up (31:50); Lives Forever Changed: A family deals with tragedy in the aftermath of a crash (38:40). 

Welcome Mack! 15.05.2019

Triple M is back! (1:30); Witnesses share stories from the fatal Regent/Nairn crash (8:45); Depression could be the leading cause of disability by 2020 (23:05); The Winnipeg man behind the WestJet deal (28:15); Bob Irving on the Bomber Rookie Camp (36:45); Vision Zero: can we eliminate pedestrian/cyclist road fatalities? (42:00); 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike (52:05); Author Guy...

Daytime Playtime 14.05.2019

Playtime is just as important for adults as it is for kids (1:30); 6 million Canadians can't afford a dentist (4:45); Mayor Brian Bowman (25:10); City wants more development in Chinatown (31:35); Siloam Mission on dental care (37:10); WSO Executive Director Trudy Schroeder going into the Order of Manitoba (43:30). 

Blistering In The Sun 13.05.2019

McNabb got scorched by the sun (1:30); Is Mother's Day too commercial? (8:50); Do milestone birthdays make you sad? (13:30); Paramedics concerned about patients carrying weapons (20:15); Canada's health care system stuck in the 60s? (27:40); Should high school start later in the morning? (39:10); Westjet signs deal to be sold to Onex (54:35). 

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