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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

Budget Your Time 01.03.2019
Property Taxes Could Go Up By At Least 9.0210% 28.02.2019

Digging into Jody Wilson Raybould's comments (1:30); The Parental Paradox (4:50); Property taxes are going up by how much!? (12:25); Beverly Hills 90210 returns! (17:30); Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (20:40) Ethics Professor Arthur Schafer (29:15); Global's Reggie Cecchini on the Trump/Cohen saga (36:15); Winnipeg Pro Wrestling presents: BARRCADE! (42:50). 

Property taxes going up more than expected? 27.02.2019

What kind of wildlife have you ever run into? The RCMP met a fox this week (1:10); Greg is grumpy about the Jets, and how did it go when we first tried to get our driver's license (7:42); Amusing text from listener on driver's license testing, & the head of the firefighters union in Winnipeg says they're getting called out for dangerous non-fire related situations (13:53); Mayor Brian Bowman hints...

Go Towards The Light 26.02.2019

Woman charged for ambulance she didn't take...sort of (1:30); Air Canada cuts (10:40); Jagmeet Singh wins in B.C. by-election (16:35); Andrew Harris (23:10); RCMP hands out monster traffic tickets (31:25); How did the Jets do at the trade deadline? (36:50); A neat sneeze trick (43:30); I Love To Read Month (46:05). 

How To Interview A Cat 25.02.2019

Is winter bullying us? (1:30); Oscar debrief! (8:10); North Dakota predicts flooding (17:30); Third officer-involved shooting of 2019 (22:25); WSO Star Wars vs. Star Trek recap (26:20); Do or die for Jagmeet Singh? (31:50); The Winnipeg Jets make a trade (40:10); Clay Young interviewed a cat once (48:25).

"I am altering the podcast. Pray I don’t alter it any further." 22.02.2019

Lauren is out of breath (1:30); Alberta says photo radar needs to change (7:50); Pallister speaks out about the funding flap with Bowman (16:10); The Couch Potatoes on the Oscars and Star Wars vs. Star Trek with the WSO (23:30); Traffic ticket experts on photo radar (32:20); Swimming lessons for newcomers (47:45); Snow in Vegas! (53:30); Darth Vader in studio (1:04:05). 

Mystery Podcast 21.02.2019

The Telecom industry and their misleading sales numbers (1:30); the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre appeal (16:50); the CRTC's "Mystery Shopper" (23:55); Talking about the great work done by Siloam Mission (30:10); Movement Centre of Manitoba on Conductive Education Awareness Day (36:40); and the 6th annual Love Local MB event (48:05). 

Viva Las Vegas! 20.02.2019

Greg's Vegas forecast sucks! (1:30); A Toronto company on hot seat for fat jokes (7:35); City of Winnipeg freezing water rates, selling Parcel 4 (17:20); A Winnipeg family left huge bill after daughter dies on vacation without insurance (33:45); 2019 Afro Prairie Film Festival (39:20). 

What Does Your License Plate Say About You? 15.02.2019

Talking the overnight Amber Alert (1:30); MPI obstacles (4:30); ASSMAN COMETH!!! (16:35); True North's NHL 19 Event (24:25); The Couch Potatoes weekend movie preview (28:50). 

Waiting, Whiskey & A Chair-Tossing Woman 14.02.2019

MPIs backlog! (1:30); Kids who watch Peppa Pig are adopting British accents (8:20); Romantic songs that...aren't (15:30); The Gates on Roblin (18:20); Woman who tossed a chair off a Toronto balcony is out on bail (25:25); Preview the Winnipeg Nightlife & Lifestyle Awards (30:50); the majesty of Chocolate Frosted Flakes (37:50); Winnipeg Whiskey Festival (41:45). 

Go Pick Rocks! 13.02.2019

Trudeau chat and is it actually okay to "do nothing" on Valentine's Day (1:30); The weird stuff we find at work...like a bag of rocks (7:40); a preview of the "Make Room Radiothon" for Siloam Mission coming up March 1st (14:25); Flowing buying tips with Winnipeg's Callia Flowers (24:00); David Phillips's wacky weather update (30:50); Attorney-Client Privilege with Prof. Arthur Schafer (37:00); Bos...

Boldly Go Where The Force Be With You 12.02.2019

Carbon Tax court challenge set to begin (1:30); Curbing Liquor Mart thefts (7:45); the latest on SNC-Lavalin (13:15) Removing the "M" word from Football & Basketball Manitoba (19:55); WSO's Star Wars vs Star Trek (27:25); Play4Sven hockey tournament (35:30). 

To Police, or Not To Police? 11.02.2019

Do police need to be posted in Liquor Marts (1:30); Napping at work (22:30); Pallister's tweets draw ire (32:05); 29 years since Nelson Mandela was freed (39:40); #HerHeartMatters initiative (47:35); Lara Rae talking the Winnipeg Comedy Festival's Valentine's Day show (56:35). 

CJOB Getaway Day! 08.02.2019

It's CJOB Getaway Day (1:30); Justin Trudeau in some hot water (6:00); How will we get away(20:30); The Couch Potatoes (27:15); Speedworld (34:05); a Winnipeg connection to Cold Pursuit (41:00); Brows by G (47:25); Dine about Winnipeg with Nicolino's (54:20). 

Climate Chaos! 07.02.2019

Talking about the double shooting at Johnny G's; Chaos in the climate; Dangerous vaping; and a new report from the Heart & Stroke Foundation. 

On The Road, Again... 06.02.2019

Shovelling snow sucks (1:30); Curbing youth vaping (7:45); Facebook's new "unsend" feature (17:40); Massive hockey brawl in Ontario (28:55); Trump's State of the Union (38:50); Real bad roads (46:20); and Liam Neeson steps in it (55:40). 

...In The Woods 05.02.2019

The push to save the Norwood Pool (1:15); Teeing up the State of the Union with Global's Reggie Cecchini (12:50); Lauren went to the Justin Timberlake show (19:35); Nipple-gate 2.0? (23:15); Brett tried out I Love To Read month (30:50); and it's Psychology Month (36:20). 

(Not So) Super Bowl? 04.02.2019

Talking about the snooze-fest of a Super Bowl (1:30); Is there a need for a warming centre in Winnipeg (16:05)?; Super Bowl commercials (24:55); The Canadian Measles situation (30:00); and the return of Hal Anderson! (37:15)

Super Bowl Ads & Snacks! 01.02.2019

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu apologizes, and CJOB's Richard Cloutier says he's never seen anything like it. (1:10); Black History Month kicks off! (7:15); Words we HATE, or should we say, dislike? (15:55); You WILL be able to watch the American ads during the Super Bowl. (24:00); Shields in Transit buses -- will they increase safety? (27:55); La Poutine Week is here! We sample the Perogie Poutine from St....

Visit From The Mayor! 31.01.2019

Superintendent of Pembina Trails School Division, Ted Fransen lets us know why no school buses ran in Winnipeg today (1:00); A woman was stuck in an elevator for 3 days which brought up the conversation of being stuck in certain places (7:55); CAA Manitoba sets another record for service calls thanks to the cold (15:15); Mayor Brian Bowman was in studio to talk Transit, Pallister, and heated sidew...

Too Cool For School? 30.01.2019

At what temperature should it be for Schools to close? We hear from Winnipeg School District to see what they have to say. (0:55); Children's Hospital Foundation fundraiser for new playground. (16:55); Brett's eyebrow-sculpting adventure! (24:25); Our own Richard Cloutier is in Melfort, Saskatchewan for an update on the Humboldt sentencing (28:15); Transcona Councillor didn't like what he saw at M...

MINUS 50! 29.01.2019

Due to the cold weather we asked a Winnipeg school division how cold is too cold to stop bus service (1:03); We had coffee and chated about old technology that once blew our minds (6:00); The WHL is coming to Winnipeg! What should the team be called? (11:50); Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, Clinic Psychology Manitoba joined us to give some tips on how to beat the winter cold blues. (17:55); We found out t...

It's Cold Cold Cold! 28.01.2019

The Dauphin Kings got a surprise from a Coach (1:07); Tricks for beating the cold weather(6:01); Richard Cloutier in Melfort, SK for Humbolt sentencing (12:35); Russia Rising podcast features Troll Factory (18:52); Environment Canada on the forecasted windchill of -53 (28:50); Santa Lucia creates Keto-friendly pizza with crust made of CHEESE (34:15); Power 97's Kirby on new Netflix doc about Ted B...

Bringing Hope To Life 25.01.2019

Dan Rolfe, President of Maric Homes, who is the main sponsor for the HSC Foundation's Hope To Life Radiothon (1:30); Bring back...the milkman?! (9:40); A visit with the Couch Potatoes (18:05); CAA Mechanic on how to save your car battery (24:00); Dave Angus shares an HSC story (30:55); and Global's Reggie Cecchini on another wild week in Washington (37:30). 

CH-CH-CHEEEEESE! 24.01.2019

Brett sleeps in...again! (1:30); The cost of investigating social media threats (5:35); Why are we so stubborn, sometimes? (12:40); Myrna Driedger on the "Confidence Gap" (20:15); Manitoba School Boards Association review (28:50); AND a visit from the Cheese Mongers Fromagerie (34:45).

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