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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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76:08

Smoky & Smoked

The Start ·

2025/07/21

Brett's back! / BUSY WEEKEND WOW SO MUCH GOING ON / Bomber game stinky (1:40); Bombers get smoked on Friday... what the heck is goin on?? (8:20); YOU LEFT ME 1 KM WORTH OF GAS??? Times someone we care about... screwed us! (15:25); Premier Wab Kinew gets into it with the media about when is the Spruce Woods by-election going to happen (from newser in Brandon last week) (23:20); The Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede coming up this weekend (30:25); How's the wildfire smoke affecting you? Brett

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64:00

Dreamland

The Start ·

2025/07/18

WAKE UP! (0:30); Dream Winnipeg Weekend (7:10); TAMANA WEEKEND PREVIEW (13:45); BLUE BOMBERS PREVIEW WITH DOUG BROWN (21:30); Mike Anderson, Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (30:25); CLAYHEM WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE (39:50); ELEANOR’S STORY: AN AMERICAN GIRL IN HITLER’S GERMANY Ingrid Garner (47:00).

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52:26

Meet Your Heroes

The Start ·

2025/07/17

WAKE UP (0:30); Meet Your Heroes (7:25); Morris small town salute/Morris Stampede this weekend! Brian Wiebe, Valley Ag Society (13:35); Fires and lack of customers or help Don Lamont, Executive Director of MB Lodge and Outfitters Assocation (21:25); Hotel points map and latest and greatest on rewards cards. Patrick Sojka, Rewards Canada (27:10); HEADING TO THE MANITOBA SPORTS HALL OF FAME, Blue Bomber Legend, Troy Westwood (36:00);

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58:43

Unreasonable

The Start ·

2025/07/16

WAKE UP! (0:30); Unreasonable things that drive you up the wall! (8:10); Prices going up.... Portions going down at the Supermarket... Which products have been most affected by tariffs? (14:30); Getting your resume past the AI bots (21:20); Creating Wood from our "fallen" Elms... city not playing nicely! (31:55); Inflation up partly due to vehicle prices (44:00).

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65:43

Never Gonna Give You Up...

The Start ·

2025/07/15

WAKE UP! (0:30); Give Something Away Day...what would you never give away? (7:40); Royal LePage will be releasing the results of its Q2 2025 Home Price Update and Market Forecast Michael Froese, Broker & Managing Partner Royal LePage Prime Real Estate (12:20); BREAKFAST WITH THE BOMBERS: Jamieson Sheehan (18:15); BOAT SAFETY Sharon Sellars, Boating Safety Officer with Transport Canada (27:00); Previews the META trial/AI, Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst/Author (33:20); On Campus Safety Concerns

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65:25

Up On Stage

The Start ·

2025/07/14

WAKE UP! (0:30); Music fantasies (6:50); More music fantasies/Derek Taylor (11:40); The needs for wildfire evacuees…Manitoba Metis Federation Stephanie Meilleur (18:30); Spppporrrrrts, Bob Irving (26:25); Myth Busting: How UV Exposure can Affect Your Eyes Naomi Barber, Specsavers Clinical Services Director (38:55); Music fantasies text winner! (47:25); Disability Awareness Day - Winnipeg company which specializes in accessible renovations for those with disabilities or aging in place Corey

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52:52

Mind The Smoke

The Start ·

2025/07/11

WAKE UP! (0:30); Your one HUGE buy! (6:15); Cuthbert Grant Day and Grant's Old Mill 50th Anniversary Celebration (11:05); LA CRESECENT, MINNESOTA FAMILY RAVES ABOUT THEIR VISIT TO WINNIPEG! (19:45); Trump's new tariffs Professor Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Management Sprott School of Business, Carleton U (32:10); Successful stadium shows and great summer of events ! Kenny Boyce, Manager of Film and Special Events at the City of Winnipeg (39:15).

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73:29

...And The Answer Is

The Start ·

2025/07/09

His Worship Mayor Scott Gillingham gets a mention on Jeopardy! / Rockin Thunder TONIGHT!!!!! (1:40); Brett's EAR-rigation! Thanks to Medigroup Portage Clinic, new-ish clinic Downtown / GAMETIME - new feature on video games... reminded Greg of something he regrets (9:30); What's an idea you never followed through on and wish you had? (17:10); Winnipeg Folk Fest starts tomorrow! Campers already piling in! (25:30); Many menaces on the highway, like the one Brett faced on the weekend - Highway safety

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64:58

Oooooooooooh Yeeeeeaaahhh!

The Start ·

2025/07/08

Bombers - few tickets left for the 18th! / Did Brett get 'EARrigated'? (1:40); Hey would you mind swapping your jeans with my shorts so I can get into the bar?? WEIRD FAVOURS (9:25); Running! WHY?!? Run with Rob - Running 14 marathons in 14 days in PEI coming up soon / Recent Guinness record holder for barefoot triathlon (17:00); Weird favours (25:20); Nik Ehlers speaks to the Winnipeg on why he chose Carolina and reflects on his time as a Jet (29:45); Downtown Winnipeg BIZ & Exchange District BIZ

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77:20

Highway 59 Revisited

The Start ·

2025/07/07

Stressed out in traffic with a car breakdown! (1:40); Texas floods kill dozens (10:40); Stressed out in traffic with a broken down vehicle (17:35); Brett's rant about dealing with a lunatic driver on Highway 59 (20:05); Stressed out in traffic with a breakdown (30:50); Washington happenings galore with Global's Reggie Cecchini (34:00); Weekend sports recap with Bob Irving (41:40); Brett's ear is clogged! What is appropriate 'ear maintenance', and how should we deal with clogged ears? (51:55);

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71:15

Today Is Their Independence Day!

The Start ·

2025/07/04

BOMBERS STUNK / Overnight storm woke a lot of us up! / Lynn Lake evacuating again due to wildfire threat (1:40); Sexual assaults near Health Sciences Centre - Excellent thoughts from Greg (8:15); It's the 4th of July! What's something you've experienced in the U.S.... that can ONLY be experienced in the U.S.? (16:00); Price of gas drops to 99.9??? / HSC feedback / WHO pushes nations to tax unhealthy food and drinks (22:45); Gas price feedback, massive disparity across the city / Incredible

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72:15

Dancing On My Own

The Start ·

2025/07/03

Tech glitches are still causing us problems in the studio cuz we keep forgetting! / Greg's rough morning / Why is the price of gas all over the place??? (1:40); Greg had to deal with some chicanery this morning and had no time for a shower. What screws up your day if your routine is thrown off? (10:00); Travel insurance follow-up on Gen-Z travelling to the U.S., many without travel insurance despite planning to engage in risky behaviour like dancing on a bar! (17:00); Small Town Salute: The Amazing

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78:59

Cell-fresco

The Start ·

2025/07/02

Greg's back, emceed the STARS Air Ambulance golf tourney on Monday, quick chat about STARS / NHL free agency / Canada Day (1:40); Canada Day celebrations more meaningful for many / Feedback on fireworks and noise (8:35); Unique outdoor dining experiences, like Greg visiting the rooftop patio at Santa Lucia (16:45); Kelly Moore on Jets free agency and prospect camp (24:10); RCMP on multiple fatal crashes, including some with children (32:10); Winnipeg Jets moves in free agency, the free agents who

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75:45

Sweet Things In Life

The Start ·

2025/06/30

KK is in for Greg! Canada Day tomorrow! (1:40); KK's top 5 Canadian rock songs! (9:20); Celebrating Canadian music (17:20); Derrick Gottfried - guitarist for Harlequin, and the Mach 10 band for the Jets - New single out! (25:50); Celebrating Canadian music (34:25); Monday sports chat - Bob Irving! (36:20); Celebrating Canadian music (48:55); Winning entry on celebrating Canadian music (52:40); Winnipeg woman has unique business to help groom your cats! (57:40).

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82:06

Crossroads

The Start ·

2025/06/27

Greg downstairs at Portage & Main! Today's the day! / BOMBERS! (1:40); Sounds of The Game! GO BLUE! (8:50); Time to get over certain pet peeves? Like 'irregardless'? Or 'stupider'? Or 'why are they reopening Portage and Main??' (16:55); Honouring two soldiers unmarked graves... leads to a family reunion (24:00); City Councillor Jeff Browaty on Portage & Main (32:10); Monthly visit with the Premier... WHO VOTED 'NO' ON OPENING PORTAGE & MAIN LOL (38:55); CLAYHEM! Clay Young doing an interview down at

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60:32

Free Ride

The Start ·

2025/06/26

BOMBER GAME TONIGHT! (1:40); Should transit be free? (9:10); What is your summer bucket list for 2025? (16:50); Summer 2025 bucket list (24:20); SMALL TOWN SALUTE... to the Word Search of Manitoba! Word search book with 140 puzzles on all things Manitoba (26:30); Manitoba farmer getting national attention discussing the ongoing impact of tariffs on his operation -- some aspects are GREAT, some not so great (35:45); Winning entry on summer 2025 bucket list (43:20); BOMBERS TONIGHT!!! Summer kickoff

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84:59

In Transit

The Start ·

2025/06/25

Quick-hitter storm yesterday brings downpours and hail (1:40); Grey Cup/CFL TALK with Wade Miller and THE NEW CFL COMMISSIONER! (9:55); Adventures in Transit! Be they good, or bad (20:05); St Andrews airport is expanding… will eat up multiple soccer fields (24:50); Winnipeg Transit rolls out its total overhaul on Sunday (32:15); More chat about transit changes, and transit adventures (43:30); 'No thanks, I'm good': PSA on contaminated drugs (50:25); Winning entries on transit adventures (1:02:50);

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67:17

As We Go On...

The Start ·

2025/06/24

It's Fortier's birthday! / Celebrating Canadian basketball (1:40); Grad! Graduation parties / celebrations (8:45); ‘Full of life’: Winnipeg launches pedestrian re-imagining of busy Graham Avenue (16:35); Grad stuff / More chat about Graham (21:30); More chat about Graham / Transit changeS (33:35); Adidas is rereleasing Terry Fox's iconic Orion shoes / All things basketball… the impact of SGA (40:30); Fancy space camera takes unbelievable pictures!! (50:10); Winning entries on grad celebrations

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84:59

Exhausted

The Start ·

2025/06/23

Canada Day is nigh / weather & smoke / Bombers / Iran (1:40); Sounds of the Game - Bombers improve to 2-0 (8:55); Times where fun was had, but it was exhausting - Like Sarah & Fortier's Friday adventure which took them all over the place (17:30); U.S. Launches Bunker Busters on Iran… what comes next? - Retired Major General Scott Clancy (24:50); Blue Bombers are 2-0! Adam Bighill on his way to Calgary - Bob Irving (32:50); Political fallout in Washington... does it matter? - Global's Reggie Cecchini

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70:07

Streets Ahead

The Start ·

2025/06/20

Summer solstice is tonight! / Greg shares great story from golf tournament yesterday / Raining throughout southern MB / Fire in Point Douglas (1:40); Greg's son showed up for work five hours early. Times you were super early for something (7:35); THE COUCH POTATOES! What's new at the movies... and, revisiting the life of Rob Ford in Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem (14:25); Greg live on location at Portage & Main... only one lane closure remains! (25:10); National Indigenous Peoples Day - Deadline is

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