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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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83:51

Poking the Bear

The Start ·

2025/02/21

00:00 O CANADA! And how about that anthem? 08:24 Wild coincidences and synchronicity 18:03 CJOB EXCLUSIVE: Assiniboine Park Conservancy signs deal with international venue heavyweight 25:28 Wild coincidences and synchronicity 28:03 The Couch Potatoes! 36:43 Chantal Kreviazuk national anthem chat and reaction - Disrespectful blasphemy or patriotism? 42:17 Four Nations recap with Paul Edmonds 54:04 Wild coincidences and synchronicity 56:20 CLAYHEM! 01:03:20 Winning entry on

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80:29

Extreme Cold, No Mo'

The Start ·

2025/02/20

00:57 Extreme cold ending? / 4 Nations final tonight / Brett's latest I Love to Read adventure07:40 Manitobans buying local, nixing U.S. trips: PROBE poll 10:28 GOOD NEWS ON THE WEATHER! Trump lies, calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator without elections' / Some Ukrainians in Canada say what Trump wants to do is 'insane' 16:37 Times where everything went your way, like Brett experiencing a small miracle on the way into work 23:58 Western Canada manufacturing leaders embrace tech for efficiency, says new

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71:31

Lets Get Physical!

The Start ·

2025/02/19

00:00 Extreme cold is ending soon!!07:14 What caused a Delta flight to crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport? 11:42 Games that get shockingly competitive and physical, like air hockey (which we'll be talking more about later) 18:35 Flight attendants union on Toronto plane crash 30:08 Mount Etna: Daredevils ski down slope of erupting volcano / Woman loses hands to shark encounter / 4 Nations Face-Off 'intense' and 'emotional' rematch 36:53 Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - John Shannon on the 4 Nations

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85:31

The Lame Event....

The Start ·

2025/02/18

00:47 Toronto plane crash08:36 What we know about the Toronto Pearson Airport crash 14:30 SNL50 special was a bit of a letdown for M&M -- Times where 'the main event' wasn't the best part 21:25 Audio from someone on the plane crash in Toronto 27:34 Main events that were not the best part 30:42 Breakfast with the Bombers with Bob Irving! 42:34 Main events that were not the best part 45:18 4 Nations Face-Off fights to start the Canada U.S. game 50:38 Winnipeg Whisky Festival coming to RBC

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91:43

Happy Valentine's Day!

The Start ·

2025/02/14

00:51 Rossbrook House Show Your Heart Radiothon08:21 Winnipeg once again the violent crime capital of Canada 14:25 Tell us about a standout date you've been on that jumps to mind 22:58 Listener Mike Maskell writes apology letter to the U.S.... 'I'm sorry I won't be visiting you anymore' 28:02 Misattributed letter from 2018 called Thank You Canada circulating on social media again 32:08 The Couch Potatoes! Captain America, Paddington, The Wild Robot, and COBRA KAI! 43:15 4 Nations Face-Off..

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78:20

Package Problems

The Start ·

2025/02/13

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83:31

What's Cooler Than Being Cool?

The Start ·

2025/02/12

00:50 - Brett's I Love to Read Month experience... and the book related to THE OFFICE08:52 - Manitoba Hydro and surge pricing... are you open to it? 17:04 - SNL50 list of top catch phrases -- What's a catch phrase, SNL or not, that stands out for you? For good or bad? 24:51 - Premiers make diplomatic push on Trump's tariff threat in D.C. / 'Unacceptable': Trudeau calls Trump tariffs on aluminum and steel 'entirely unjustified' 32:28 - Catch phrases 34:44 - A lot of pride: NHL players

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77:33

From the Book, to the Big Screen

The Start ·

2025/02/11

Mackling and Megarry talk "I Love To Read Month", Trump's undermining of Canada continuing and CFL Free Agency opening up.

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92:25

Prank Calls?

The Start ·

2025/02/10

Today on The Start we talk about the new proposed steel and aluminum tariffs, the Winnipeg Jets holding onto 1st heading into the break, PRANK CALLS..., Trump and Greenland talks, the Super Bowl + Four Nations Face Off and the odds of an asteroid hitting earth.

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55:50

A Perfect Circle

The Start ·

2025/02/07

KK has some good news and bad news about the weather...(1:40); Brett gives thanks to someone who's been working with him for months to help fix something (7:15); Shout out to helpful people not in your inner circle (13:55); The Great Canadian Kilt Skate coming to Duck Pond at Assiniboine Park on Louis Riel Day (21:00); HD500 - 500km ride through Pine Falls to Bird Lake in Nopiming park raising funds for Huntington's Disease (28:00); CLAYHEM! (39:05); Winning entry on shout outs to helpful people

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47:27

Mundane Winnipeg?!

The Start ·

2025/02/06

The mundane things we do all the time that sometimes just go wrong (1:40); Trump wants Gaza now?? Retired Major General Scott Clancy (8:50); SMALL TOWN SALUTE! Lake Winnipeg's small town of ice fishers! (14:45); The radiothon in support of Rossbrook House is coming next week (23:35); Nothing to do, bad food, freezing - NHL players poll from The Athletic has Winnipeg at the top of the no-trade list (29:30); Winning story on mundane things that go wrong (37:40).

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69:36

Winnipeg Thunder

The Start ·

2025/02/05

KK's in for Greg! Why are we such winter wimps this season?? (1:40); Sounds of the Game (Jets vs. Hurricanes) & the Sounds of the Anthem (8:35); In light of sports fans booing the U.S. national anthem, have you ever booed or walked out in disgust? (15:05); Booing at a show or walking out in disgust (21:45); Lead With Diversity Press - new publishing house calling for submissions for poetry for 'Angry Black & Brown People' anthology - Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman (24:20); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - Ken

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51:44

But...Why?

The Start ·

2025/02/05

Tariffs delayed / booing the U.S. anthem (1:40); Making the wrong turn right into plow traffic... what do you do? Brett's cabbie found out the hard way this morning (8:40); The 'why did I do that' moments we experience behind the wheel (16:55); Is extreme cold coming next week? It looks to be coming to Regina, and even parts of southwestern Manitoba! - David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment & Climate Change Canada (23:25); Trade war & small businesses -- One local business owner says

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73:01

Tariff Talk

The Start ·

2025/02/03

TARIFFS & TRADE WAR (1:40); Sounds of the Game from Sat! Jets win matchup between the league's top two teams! (8:10); Have you ever RETALIATED??? (15:25); The impact of tariffs on Manitoba - Chuck Davidson, Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (22:45); What does no U.S. booze mean for the hospitality industry? (29;20); Weekend sports chat with Jim Toth (36:00); Brokenhead River Agricultural Conference on February 4th and 5th - How top of mind will tariffs be? (46:20); Winning entry on retaliation

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60:52

It's Going To Be Coooooooold Out There!

The Start ·

2025/01/31

IT IS COLD / Internet problems this morning / Jets / Groundhog Day (1:40); Brett got his hand on a special video game -- What's something nostalgic that triggers a specific memory? (8:45); Nostalgic items & memory floods (17:50); Brett is mad at X for all the notifications... Chat about algorithms and notifications and paying attention to 'the other side' is saying (21:00); CLAYHEM! (32:35); Winning entries on nostalgic items (39:10); An Improvised Groundhog Day at the Gas Station Arts Centre on

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39:43

Winner Winner!

The Start ·

2025/01/30

Jets back in action tonight - Brett learns why the Jets 2.0 started in the Southeast Division; What's something you got on board with early that turned out to be a winner? Food item, tv show, a band, a stock? Small Town Salute! Clear Lake! Winter Adventure Weekend at Clear Lake Country's Snow Pavilion; Budget passes (with a hiccup), Councillor Evan Duncan pulls no punches; Winning stories on things you liked before they were winners; West Broadway Snoball Festival happening Saturday Feb 1st at

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78:20

I Came In Here For An Argument

The Start ·

2025/01/29

CJOB Health Series - Living with chronic pain — 680 CJOB's Lauren McNabb (1:40); In relation to our 7:35 topic on disagreements... what's a STUPID argument you've had? Not a bad one, a stupid one (8:50); Respectful disagreement... how do we keep civilized when our conversations get divisive (17:10); Mayor Scott Gillingham on budget vote day (29:20); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - John Shannon (35:00); Stupid arguments (44:50); Arguments: Greg tells the story of an argument he had with his brother,

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66:16

"You think you're so smart!"

The Start ·

2025/01/28

Show Intro (1:40); Holocaust Remembrance Day (8:10); Times you were a smart aleck with your parents (15:15); Being a smart aleck (23:10); Breakfast with the Bombers - Package on Drew Wolitarsky & Adam Bighill, both of whom will not be returning to the football club (25:45); January is Mental Wellness Month - What does Peer Connections Manitoba offer? What are peer to peer services? (35:10); Winning stories on being a smart aleck (46:35); The Legend of the late Tommy McVie the now late former

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70:22

Comeback Snacks

The Start ·

2025/01/27

Sounds of the Game (Jets vs. Flames) (1:40); Ever have Dippy Eggs and Soldier Toast? Food we miss from when we were kids, or food from when we were kids we still eat (8:20); Food we miss from when we were kids (16:10); Netflix raising monthly payments, while stock prices go up (18:30); Bombers announce they're releasing Drew Wolitarsky, just days after we learned the Bombers aren't bringing back Adam Bighill (29:30); SPORTS!!!! - Jim Toth (37:05); Winning stories on food we miss from when we were

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16:28

Sugar Sammy! Back at Rumor's!

The Start ·

2025/01/25

Internationally renowned Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy is back at Rumor's this weekend (Jan 24th & 25th), and we had the chance to chat with him on Jan 23rd. What an excellent guy! - Mackling & Megarry

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