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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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63:05

Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life

The Start ·

2023/02/21

Jets win / long weekend fun / Brett can't get out of bed cuz of his back (1:40); Bear spray assaults (8:20); Best 'people surprise' you ever got, like Joe Biden showing up in Kyiv (12:20); Ukraine one year later… from security concerns, rising costs… the impact (20:30); Texts on people surprises (28:05); Some Roald Dahl books altered… is it censorship? (30:40); Once again we are asking… what is up with the bear spray attacks, and what can be done about it? (35:00); Altering words... Roald Dahl

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70:42

Watermark

The Start ·

2023/02/17

LONG WEEKEND THANK THE ALMIGHTY (1:40); Father of Manitoba-born son out of options as deportation looms: 'I don't want to lose my kid' (9:30); 'INDOOR WATERPARK LOL' was a joke option on Question of the Day but won. WATERSLIDE STORIES! (16:15); Tiger Woods hands Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him at the Genesis Invitational - why is this still a thing in sports? (24:30); Two inspiring Winnipeg high school students earn scholarship for Black Youth (30:25); Tiger Woods tampon joke revisit /

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77:06

Business Time!

The Start ·

2023/02/16

WAKE UP! It's Small Town Salute day and today's all about embracing winter! (1:40); B.C. TikTok toddler goes viral for helping mother with family business (7:40); 'We can do it today': Manitoba has resources to address shocking child poverty rate, advocates say (12:35); Inspired by the unpaid toddler... first jobs / worst of our earlier jobs (19:25); RB Russell Culinary Arts/School Breakfast and Lunch Programs (27:25); First job stories (34:55); Small Town Salute....Steinbach Winter Carnival THIS

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75:00

The River (City)

The Start ·

2023/02/15

Highways galore are closed! / Wacky Jets game last night / Springsteen coming - that's a big deal! (1:40); Blue Bombers & free agency / World Lymphedema Day is coming, putting early spotlight on it (9:55); With Springsteen finally coming to Winnipeg, what's a bucket list item you've achieved? (18:25); Bucket list items already ticked (25:30); Child poverty & Accessing nutritious foods in Northern Manitoba (28:50); Following up on Shopify's promise to reduce meetings, and workers who don't embrace

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81:30

My Sexy Valentine

The Start ·

2023/02/14

Valentine's Day chaos! CFL free agency ; Dating in 2023... ; Mixtape essentials! Sexy songs! ; CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT! // Out of Pocket: First nation community challenges to make ends meet ; Listener texts on the sexiest songs... ; Breakfast with the Bombers - CFL free agency Derek Taylor ; The positiven impact of new businesses coming downtown ; Listener says downtown is brutal, Chief Smyth says people coming back ; Bumble on dating in 2023 - apps, inflation and more ; Random Greg Jets Trivia! ;

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90:16

The UFO Came Back

The Start ·

2023/02/13

Fires / balloons & UFOs being shot down / Super Bowl / Rihanna (1:45); Vancouver man accidentally sells couch with stowaway cat; Another flying object shot down Sunday...the fourth this month ; Inspired by the couch cat... where's a weird place your pet turned up? Weird place you encountered an unwelcome animal ; What a weekend weather wise! - David Phillips from Environment Canada ; Texts on animals showing up in weird places ; Another object shot down... this one over the Yukon. What's going on,

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93:01

Can I Borrow That?

The Start ·

2023/02/10

A Winnipeg woman returns an overdue library book after 30 years: ‘I needed to do the walk of shame’. We discussed the stuff we borrowed and held on to for too long or stuff we lent and never got back. Our 680 CJOB Health Series presented by Body Measure: Whole foods and mental health. The Couch Potatoes assemble and tells us what happening in TV and Movies this weekend. Eating in the cold! A restaurant in the snow comes to A Maze in Snow! We talk all the sports happening this weekend with Christian

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87:29

Asking For A Social

The Start ·

2023/02/09

Is it time for wedding social prizes to evolve after small businesses are constantly asked to give prizes? If you could live anywhere in Manitoba, where would it be? Netflix is cracking down on password sharing. What's the one thing you think you can live without until you run out of it?

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104:26

We Love To Read

The Start ·

2023/02/08

1:05--WAKE UP! Lauren likes to drive Brett bonkers by talking right up to the second we have to go to air / The handshake between Smith & Trudeau 8:25--Earthquake latest... Syria begs to not be forgotten about 12:15--Some Premiers voiced their displeasure over health $$$, others showed it with their handshake. How do you let someone know you're annoyed??????? 19:25--What's a book you'd like to revisit? Or read for the first time? 27:05--Health series: Burlesque & body image 35:00--Listener

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94:44

What's Under the Bed?

The Start ·

2023/02/07

1:10--Earthquake / aging in place / seniors & inflation 8:10--Father watches live on phone app as video shows strangers entering home while child is alone 15:20--Ever heard of emetophobia?? The weird things that scare us 23:20--Out of Pocket: How inflation is tapping out a Montreal senior who 'absolutely cannot stop working' 30:55--Texts on stuff that scares us 33:40--Premiers meeting PM on health care 40:50--What's With the Photo Radar South Perimeter @ St Mary's 48:40--Aging series - Rich

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79:29

The Clothes We Refuse to Lose

The Start ·

2023/02/06

Brett, Greg, and Lauren talk about... the Windy start to the morning / teeing up death doulas, and sandwich generation China threatens repercussions after U.S. shoots down spy balloon 680 CJOB Health Series: End-of-life doulas The clothes we refuse to lose! - Inspired by a U.K. man who returned a t-shirt to a UBC bookstore 42 years after he bought it Are we still talking about flashing lights in school zones?? The 'sandwich generation', deals with raising kids, and helping their aging

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68:28

Pay For The Whole Seat, But You'll Only Need The Edge!

The Start ·

2023/02/03

Eggs can hold a lot of weight. Brett likes red grapes best. We were sort of all over the map here. Friday! (1:40); Freezing today, high winds... then... a serious warm up? (9:50); Painful periods....menopause...the barriers women continue to face in getting still 'taboo' health care concerns addressed (13:10); What would you name your MONSTER TRUCK?? (21:15); Will global warming mean allergy seasons are also longer? (28:45); Monster truck texts (35:50); "pain is not normal'. Changing the way we talk

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79:52

Will We See A Shadow

The Start ·

2023/02/02

Today Brett, Greg, and Lauren Talk about... GROUNDHOG DAYYYYYYYYY Loblaws profits, Frito Lay Hikes, and Nestle cutting Delissio/Lean Cuisine. How do people work outside in the cold?? Times we had to complete a task in the cold, whether it was personal or for work Smashed windows, petty vandalism... how busy are window companies with repairs from break-ins? Are they also getting hit? Texts on working in the cold small Town Salute... Neepawa... hosting the Viterra Men's Curling Provincials next

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84:17

Yes Soup For Me!!

The Start ·

2023/02/01

Listener rubs it in from Puerto Vallarta / is February the worst month (1:43); Working with the homeless... (7:48); What's your favourite soup??? (14:56); Time for 'urgent 'action to address 'escalating violence' (22:15); Some of your favourite soups (28:23); Monthly visit with the Mayor! - Crime, homelessness, transit safety (31:27); Coping with an Alzheimers diagnosis... 680 CJOB Health Series presented by Body Measure (42:39); Leah Hextall on the Weekly Wednesday Winnipeg Jets chat (48:18);

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95:06

Where's The Milkman?

The Start ·

2023/01/31

00:25--The Milkman ran out of milk! AND... The Milkman Controversy - was Greg a milkman or not?? 7:30--Checking in on homeless encampments? Global's Rosanna Hempel package 11:20--Doctors wasting millions of hours per year on 'unnecessary administrative duties' / Sounds of the Game *** CAN LEAVE THE SOUNDS OF THE GAME 18:20--Weird times we ended up in peril, like Brett choking on a Froster whilst at the wheel 26:35--Bob Irving on the complicated legacy of Bobby Hull 34:12--Texts on being in or

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74:36

Bad Good News

The Start ·

2023/01/30

Extreme cold and school cancellations// Jets booed....does that make sense? (2:30); Freedom Convoy: Smaller, more subdued protest marks 1 year anniversary (7:01); New Jones team wins MB Scotties - Greg speaks to Jennifer Jones (10:28); We won the 50/50! Oh wait a minute... no we didn't. / Times where we thought we had good news (15:40); Dry February: What's behind the Cancer Society initiative, and what sort of interest are they seeing? (23:00); Rain, hail, snow....she tries to always bike to work

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87:50

Bundle Up

The Start ·

2023/01/30

1:07--Extreme cold and school cancellations// Jets booed....does that make sense? 7:43--Freedom Convoy: Smaller, more subdued protest marks 1 year anniversary 11:13--New Jones team wins MB Scotties - Greg speaks to Jennifer Jones 18:49--We won the 50/50! Oh wait a minute... no we didn't. / Times where we thought we had good news 26:10---Dry February: What's behind the Cancer Society initiative, and what sort of interest are they seeing? 32:42--Texts on times we thought we'd won 35:28--Rain,

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73:13

Do Better For Reg

The Start ·

2023/01/27

Blustery day / Jets lose / carbonflation cheques (1:40); "Carbon cheques" (9:10); Times our pets drove us bonkers (17:25); Holocaust Remembrance Day (24:20); Spppppports weekend Jets/Curling/NFL... and why hasn't Nic Demski signed yet?!?!?! (29:55); Concern over staffing for sexual assault program at HSC (39:45); GAB WITH GABBY!!!!!! (44:05); Winning text on times our pets drove us nuts (51:20); WSO New Music Festival (55:25); Cam got a hilarious gift from an astute listener! (1:07:05).

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79:37

I Dream of Cheesy

The Start ·

2023/01/26

Lauren's back in the building! Fortier's taxi adventure! (1:07); Transit Unions calling for national safety task force as assaults continue in various cities (7:56); 'Dairy dreamers' sought to test if cheese gives you weird dreams (14:35); After an NHL player purportedly misses a game on the death of his dog, how often or Manitobans asking for pet counseling? (23:43); Texts on weird dreams (30:12); Small Town Salute - East St. Paul MB Scotties - Greg managed to capture audio of his mic dying

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66:05

Classical Gas

The Start ·

2023/01/25

It's cold! Gas went up! (1:40); With another hike coming from BOC today, growing number of Canadians fear running out of cash...(6:50); Price of gas back up to 155.9. Ever run out of gas?? (15:05); Could city workers soon be able to switch Stat Holidays for days more meaningful to them? (22:55); Gas stories (30:15); Another swarming incident in Toronto involving youth suspects...what's going on with young criminals in Canada? (33:05); More times we ran out of gas (41:35); Winning text on running out

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