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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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81:14

Election-Nearing

The Start ·

2025/03/24

WAKE UP! THE ELECTION IS NIGH! Is it weird that it's on a Monday? (1:40); It's a small world and ya never know who's listening... times you were talking about someone, and someone they knew was within earshot (7:45); Canada election 2025: Carney asks voters for 'strong' mandate to challenge Trump (16:30); YOUTH CRIME: Series of sickening events over the weekend (23:40); ELECTION CALL: The writ hath been dropped — Kelly Saunders, Professor Political Studies, Brandon University (35:15); Weekend sports

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71:17

Enough Space

The Start ·

2025/03/21

Mystery solved! McNeese State won Thursday night in March Madness, Greg couldn't remember the famous athlete from McNeese, but cracked it! (1:40); Linked to our upcoming bathroom divorce chat... let's discuss the foibles of living with and sharing space with someone else! (8:25); Manitoba Budget 2025: Heavy Construction Association on the budget's infrastructure investment (17:00); Manitoba Canola Growers on Chinese 100% tariff (23:55); BATHROOM DIVORCE! The desire for separate bathrooms... And

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67:49

Smell Ya Later

The Start ·

2025/03/20

It's the first day of Spring?? / Budget day / Jets tonight / St. B lottery final deadline (1:40); Trump claims 'a Liberal' would be 'easier to deal with' than Poilievre (9:20); My fragrances! Scents, smells, fragrances that trigger something or that you look forward to (15:20); Small Town Salute - Kasper Bus Lines with the launch of our Winnipeg-Thompson route, starting March 25, 2025 (24:10); So an election call is nigh, ehhhhhh??? (31:50); St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Mega Million Choices

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68:58

Better Late Than Never

The Start ·

2025/03/19

Jets / WHY ARE SO MANY ARENAS NAMED AFTER THE SAME COMPANIES (1:40); Overdue library book returned to UBC after 64 years (6:10); Like the late-returned book in BC, what's something you took a while to get back? Or took a while to give back? (9:20); Not just travel concerns to the U.S., but concerns about working in U.S., being detained, being harassed, being questioned (17:45); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat (26:35); Late returns (37:20); Border nightmare - Manitoba man buy's collector car in Texas,

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61:16

A Bit Squirrelly

The Start ·

2025/03/18

Winnipeg shoppers bid farewell to Hudson's Bay (1:40); In light of the ground squirrel problem on eight sports fields... let's talk about the fields and parks we used to play in! (9:45); Short Term Rentals… one year removed from City By-Laws - Richard Cloutier (18:15); Breakfast with the Bombers - Receiver, Reggie White Jr. (26:30); Travel Manitoba on concerns over trade war & cross-border travel (36:35); More stories on fields / playgrounds we used to play in // Deadline set to use Hudson's Bay

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61:16

A Bit Squirrelly

The Start ·

2025/03/18

Winnipeg shoppers bid farewell to Hudson's Bay (1:40); In light of the ground squirrel problem on eight sports fields... let's talk about the fields and parks we used to play in! (9:45); Short Term Rentals… one year removed from City By-Laws - Richard Cloutier (18:15); Breakfast with the Bombers - Receiver, Reggie White Jr. (26:30); Travel Manitoba on concerns over trade war & cross-border travel (36:35); More stories on fields / playgrounds we used to play in // Deadline set to use Hudson's Bay

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63:10

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The Start ·

2025/03/17

Later start for the Jets but they win! And Brett is still kind of pitiful and pathetic with the GOUT; Players Championship experiences four-hour weather delay, will finish today -- LET'S TALK DELAYS; St. Patrick's Day! Irish Association of Manitoba; How the U.S.-Canada trade war affects flight deals and travel plans; SPORTS!!!! - Bob Irving; LEX from Power 97 on her 'clothing swap' with her friends, predominantly all 'thrifted' clothes

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72:58

Lug Day

The Start ·

2025/03/13

Weather Network spring outlook has arrived / How much water will come up from North Dakota? As little as there are Canadians visiting / Steinbach arena! (1:40); Lugging a hockey net several blocks to be able to play -- Times we had to drag stuff further than expected, or carry more than we should have (8:15); Lugging things (17:05); SMALL TOWN SALUTE - 2nd annual PAINT CHALLENGE in Portage la Prairie (19:55); New Steinbach Arena Opens Saturday… how cool is it? (27:10); THE ICE WARRIOR in her rookie

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64:43

Spill The (Sleepytime) Tea

The Start ·

2025/03/12

Brett was an inadvertent time change experiment! (1:40); Sleep confessions! To highlight our new online contest with Sleep Country (8:15); BUILD INC - organization that works with people like ex-cons to build and renovate housing (17:05); Update on Great Outdoors Comedy Fest / Angus Reid polling on 51st state / Canadians tired of constant '51st state' talk (26:55); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - Ken Wiebe (34:15); Winning entry on sleep confessions (45:20); Sleep confessions... How long do you hold on

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76:54

Reportin' for Duty

The Start ·

2025/03/11

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48:09

Times Change(d)

The Start ·

2025/03/10

Show Intro (0:30); Fave Canadian Products (8:20); New overnight show on CJOB: "The Last Show with David Cooper" (13:50); Global's Touria Izri on the new Liberal leader Mark Carney (21:20); Kelly Saunders on the Liberal leadership change (30:50); John Einarson (37:55).

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89:05

TRADE BONANZA

The Start ·

2025/03/07

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76:11

Speech! Speech!

The Start ·

2025/03/05

Giant flag raised on the Legislative Building. Fills Brett with joy and hope, but fills X with rage cuz of course (1:40); Trudeau speech, Kinew speech, Trump speech... let's talk about giving speeches! (9:25); With escalating talk of conflict and war... some are thinking and worrying about conscription. Which countries have it? CJOB's Lauren McNabb! (17:20); Speech stories (25:05); New clinic opens in West St Paul... Doctor's journey from Nigeria to the UK to Manitoba (27:35); The effect of tariffs

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55:10

...And The A.I. Goes To

The Start ·

2025/03/03

Oscars / Ukraine / tariffs / David Phillips / Jets & trade deadline (1:40); What on Earth happened in the Oval Office on Friday?? And what does this mean for the U.S. & diplomacy? - Retired Major General Scott Clancy (7:45); Tariff deadline is nigh! What's a memorable deadline you've experienced? Did you make it?? (18:00); Do you use A.I.? (23:10); Louis Riel School Division on preparing for the impact of A.I. (30:00); It's already March??? How do the final few weeks of winter look? Should we expect

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75:20

Tariffs(?) Trivia

The Start ·

2025/02/28

WINDY START! (1:40); Tarriffs are coming TUESDAY(?) How do we shift our economy? One great idea at a time? - Package from North Forge Intellectual Property Summit (9:15); SARAH WINS THE TAYLOR SWIFT TRIVIA NIGHT! (17:10); Reaction from families to the revelations at Prairie Green Landfill (25:00); Message from listener Lisa on thanking those who helped her son who was in a crash with a drunk driver / Josh Morrissey involved in crash & helps keep young woman calm (30:00); The Couch Potatoes! Gene

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7:47

Premier Wab Kinew

The Start ·

2025/02/27

Premier Wab Kinew joins Mackling and Megarry to discuss the potential discovery of human remains at Prairie Green Landfill.

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57:35

Shut Up And Listen...

The Start ·

2025/02/27

Prairie Green Landfill / Tee-up for Pokemon thefts / Falcon Lake Winter Fish-Off (1:40); Prairie Green Landfill timeline (8:20); Times you spoke up -- Did you overstep? And times you didn't speak up but wish you did (15:40); Premier Wab Kinew speaks to us on the Prairie Green Landfill findings (22:30); Times you spoke up - Like Brett to his movie date...(29:40); SMALL TOWN SALUTE! The 20th annual Falcon Lake Winter Fish-Off! Over 3,400 holes will be dug in the ice! (33:05); Two businesses on Main

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83:15

Mild, Not Wild

The Start ·

2025/02/26

00:52 Trump Gaza number one! INSANE A.I. GENERATED VIDEO ON TRUMP'S SOCIAL FEEDS08:09 The downsides of this mild weather - clothes left behind, messy clothes, BOOTERS 16:48 Tarrifflation 24:35 The downsides of the mild weather 26:41 People in the Prairies mistrust AI more than anywhere else in Canada 36:26 The downsides of the mild weather / JETS 7:55 41:02 Weekly Wednesday Jets chat 52:11 The downsides of the mild weather 55:58 Memorial for Jordyn Reimer at Kildare and Bond in Transcona

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70:32

Two Fungi(s)

The Start ·

2025/02/25

Bombers winter special tonight! / Jets win again! / Fungi Film Festival?? (1:40); Sounds of the Game... Jets win 10 in a row! (9:20); The tasks you can't ignore or walk away from, like Greg spending 20 minutes cleaning up his son's overnight Italian cooking fiasco (17:00); National study on Canadian travel trends from Blue Cross (26:50); Breakfast with the Bombers - Blue Bombers annual winter special is TONIGHT ON CJOB! (34:00); There's an International FUNGI Film Festival??? And it's being held in

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87:59

You Don't Make The Rules!

The Start ·

2025/02/24

00:59 Ukraine 3rd anniversary / Jets 07:22 Sounds of the Game from Saturday! Jets win franchise-record 9th straight! 14:57 Yankees finally dump their 'no facial hair allowed' rule -- What's a stupid rule you've had to live under? 23:04 What's going on in DC??? 30:00 Kelly Moore with Kyle Connor & Connor Hellebuyck after the 4 Nations Face-Off 40:18 Stupid rules we've had to endure 44:35 Black History Game and ZUEIKE 49:42 SPORTS!!!! - Jim Toth 1:01:10 Stupid rules we've had to

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