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The Start

CJOB / Curiouscast

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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69:04

Feel Good Inc.

The Start ·

2021/03/19

Jets lose / more loosened restrictions? (1:40); Province considering further loosening restrictions (8:00); Brett needs a new playlist for golf: Feel-good fun rock songs! (14:00); Pharmacists begin administering the vaccine (21:45); The Couch Potatoes assemble to review Zack Snyder's Justice League, and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (28:50); Academic group suggests PC government directly 'borrowed' language from US education policy / legislation (38:00); What's the connection between a full

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62:54

Sweet Memories of Excess

The Start ·

2021/03/18

Jets win in OT, St. Patrick's Day was good to many restaurants, Brett has FOUR HOURS of Justice League to watch for 'homework' (1:07); NHL goalie Robin Lehner on his battle with mental health & addiction issues (9:04); WORST HANGOVERS (12:11): Small Town Salute to Morden! Prairie Barnwood makes furniture out of reclaimed wood from local barns (18:07); 'Youth hubs' announcement for mental health and addictions support (25:17); One year of 'Tazzy Reads Stuff' - Big Daddy Tazz planning special virtual

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58:58

St. Party's Day

The Start ·

2021/03/17

Happy St. Patrick's Day! The weather looks solid for the next few days (1:07); Canada's COVID alert app is essentially useless because almost no one who tested positive is using it (7:34); Tell us a story about a wild night partying! (11:14); Inadvertent street party erupts! (20:41); The forecast is magically delicious (22:02); The Young & the Restless with a hilarious tie-in to March Madness (29:37); Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with McConnell Dance Studio, which has deep & rich Irish heritage

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66:29

It's Glorious!

The Start ·

2021/03/16

Sweeping education changes, aurora borealis, Jets lose (0:30); What's the most spectacular thing you've ever seen? (7:15); Concerned citizen on safety issues re: lining highways to watch the northern lights (13:25); Breakfast with the Bombers - Ed Tait weighs in on the XFL 'talks' (20:50); Education review reaction to Manitoba Association of Parent Councils (27:10); A 'lovely' text on the most beautiful sight to behold (33:30); Oak Hammock Marsh on the throngs of people flocking to the area to see

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58:18

E-Fail

The Start ·

2021/03/15

Spring Forward time change stinks, but visiting a patio was nice! (1:06); Third round of lockdown predicted?? (7:24); Email blunders! (12:30); This year is the 50th anniversary of email is anyone celebrating? (18:59); St. Boniface wants the City of Winnipeg to #keepthekeys and NOT sell St. Boniface City Hall (25:33); MASSIVE win for the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday (34:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (38:40); Cynthia Carr on possible third lockdown (46:31); Text winner on email blunders (52:39).

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10:22

Go Green Commercial Planters - AMZ Tech Solutions

The Start ·

2021/03/15

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69:36

One Is The Loneliest Number

The Start ·

2021/03/12

An important question to kick off Friday: Is one hot dog enough? (1:40); Is it time to shorten the traditional 40-hour work week? (8:25); Your best / worst memories of watching sports on TV (18:15); Turns out, there IS a silver lining to the pandemic (26:35); Curling legend Jeff Stoughton with a peek at this weekend's action at the Brier (30:45); Gabrielle Marchand can fall asleep standing up in the shower - our weekly Gab with Gabby! (45:00); Winning text on memories of watching sports on TV

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69:18

75 Years!!!.....Enough Said

The Start ·

2021/03/11

Happy 75th Anniversary CJOB! (1:06); Greg's message and thank you to listeners (9:12); Kevin 'The Lizard' Wallace - former technical producer for Charles Adler, and former program director of CJOB (12:42); What was your best ever birthday party? (19:25); Doug Brown on the CFL talking to the XFL (25:20); A message from Charles Adler (32:26); Barry Burns, former CJOB news anchor (35:17); One year ago today, a global pandemic was declared. Tristan Field-Jones looks at how the dominoes started to fall

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70:32

Enter Sandman

The Start ·

2021/03/10

It's CJOB's 75th tomorrow! (1:40); Secret concession stand apartment at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium / NY woman finds secret apartment behind her bathroom mirror (3:40); Premier Brian Pallister interview with Richard Cloutier - has regrets on COVID's impact on seniors, inability to 'save everybody' (9:35); The funny and awkward places where we've fallen asleep (16:05); One year of COVID series - Business & shopping: Feature on Fusion Grill (23:20); Texts on sleeping in weird spots (29:55); Jets

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68:03

Not Cool Fool In School

The Start ·

2021/03/09

Megarry & Fortier had issues paying for their cabs, Mackling has had recent issues remembering his wallet (1:28); Burger King UK: 'Women belong in the kitchen.' Whoopssssssssss (8:03); The dumb things we did in school that got us in trouble (12:00); COVID one year later - How has it affected school? In this case, how has it affected first-year university students? (18:22); Moving from junior high to high school during a pandemic (25:56); Great text on a mixup at school! (32:13); Manitoba Unsolved

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10:44

Manitoba Unsolved Mysteries - The Murder of Jackaleen...

The Start ·

2021/03/09

Greg Mackling & Brett Megarry speak to Denise Pochinko and Darlene Todd about the October 3rd 1980 murder of Jackaleen Dyck. Denise is Jackaleen's daughter, Darlene is her sister.

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83:00

#IWD

The Start ·

2021/03/08

Melty weather, International Women's Day, and When Meghan & Harry met Oprah! And Lauren is filling in for Geoff Currier (1:40); One year this week that COVID-19 arrived in Manitoba: Navigating a year of mass-anxiety at the grocery store (8:10); The women other than our moms who have impacted our lives (15:35); Lauren on Habitat Women Build Speaker Series for IWD (22:50); Listener Sandy wants to set Brett up with her daughter Ashley!! LOL (31:05); More on Meghan & Harry with Oprah (33:15); Dayna

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68:04

Eau de Poutine

The Start ·

2021/03/05

Walter Gretzky dies at 82 (1:40); Is curling the perfect TV sport? (4:50); After talking blizzards yesterday, today let's talk Spring splashy stories! (10:55); AMC condemning province's plan to push for indoor smoking ban on First Nations (19:55); Girls Who Game! Video games in school (26:25); More on Walter Gretzky (33:40); Follow-up chat on the educational benefits of video games (36:55); Gab with Gabby! Gabrielle Marchand tells how a viral feta / cherry tomato / pasta recipe left her with

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84:07

A Trip Down Blizzard Lane

The Start ·

2021/03/04

ARE WE HITTING A PATIO THIS WEEKEND??? (1:22); Today is the 55th anniversary of the 1966 blizzard! (7:37); More blizzard memories (17:40); How are dogs being trained in a pandemic? We speak to DUMBLEDOGS (21:34); Listener Kerry with an amusing story on trucking his 'supplies' home through the snow in the 1986 blizzard (29:18); More chat on blizzards (30:55); More chat on patios (38:30); Former Environment Canada meteorologist who was working the night of the '66 blizzard (46:10); More chat on dogs

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62:01

What's The Frequency, Mackling?

The Start ·

2021/03/03

CJOB transmitter mayhem! Also, Greg blamed the wrong kid for a misdeed (1:40); The 'non-injury' injuries we suffer! Like a stubbed toe or a paper cut (9:25); Portage Place & Starlight - Richard Cloutier on what we NOW know (17:15); Texts on non-injuries (24:20); Why was the deadline for the Engage MB survey Tuesday at 9am if the province was ready to announce the restrictions two hours later? (25:45); Six former politicians from three parties call on MB leaders to do better (28:55); Restaurants now

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72:41

Live Where You Want

The Start ·

2021/03/02

Starlight deal on Portage Place in danger of dying / do we need referenda on Hydro projects? (1:25); Premier Brian Pallister makes his pitch on holding referenda for big Hydro projects (7:39); If you could live ANYWHERE in Manitoba... any building, any location... where would it be, and why? (13:14); Dead, or just delayed? Portage Place deal in jeopardy as developers wait for feds to respond (21:14); Breakfast with the Bombers - Winnipeg-born long snapper Mike Benson, who signed with the club last

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75:24

Shovel Trouble

The Start ·

2021/03/01

It's cold today, but starting tomorrow... much warmer! (1:24); Snow shovelling misadventures (8:45); Lack of federal funding leaves First Nations with new plants but no access to clean water (16:04); Film and TV production almost one year after COVID -- what's being made locally? (23:44); Angus Reid says the NHL's all-Canadian division is a hit with fans. How do you feel about the North Division? (35:20); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (38:26); Engage MB survey closes at 9am Tuesday (49:20) Winning

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61:30

Toys In The Attic

The Start ·

2021/02/26

Paper cuts, Downtown head-scratcher, and possible reopening plans (0:30); Four of five Manitoba teams advance at the Scotties! (7:00); Possible expanded reopening plans (10:40); Which toy do you wish you still had, and which toy do you STILL have? (15:00); The 'no' votes that shut down a Downtown initiative (22:25); The chief executive of the fund that manages Canada Pension Plan investments has resigned after traveling to United Arab Emirates to get a COVID vaccine (28:40); What's the status of the

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73:54

SMH or SMH

The Start ·

2021/02/25

Greg's lookin' spiffy today. Also, LOL SMH WTF (0:30); JARGON! (6:45); Small Town Salute: The designed-in-Minnedosa camera technology that was instrumental in getting Perseverance to Mars! (13:35); The pressures of the pandemic on marriages & custody battles, and 'Zoom divorces' (21:20); Kamloops student sent home from school over dress code concerns (27:30); What should be done to stop Canadians from skirting the quarantine rules when flying home after international travel? (32:20); More on the

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71:48

School, Shoes, and Sludge

The Start ·

2021/02/24

Sludge on the river, UFFW makes demands, and getting a peek inside school (1:40); Sewage spills out on the river trail in Wolseley (7:50); What were your favourite shoes? (13:35); What's school actually like during a pandemic? (21:00); Asking listeners for help with a shoe problem (28:05); Monthly visit with Mayor Brian Bowman - sewage on river, UFFW demands video be released, and transit money (35:15); West End Biz celebrates businesses that have opened during pandemic (44:45); Teacher point of

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