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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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80:30

Back 2(022) School

The Start ·

2022/09/07

Back to school! Lauren's hittin' the road??? (1:40); Should you be posting pictures of your kids? Questions to consider as parents get snap-happy today (7:30); What was your favourite class? (15:10); Reminder on Blue Bomber Fan Appreciation Day on Sunday / Texts on back to school & favourite classes (22:25); K-9 are off to school today, the rest of high-school tomorrow. First day jitters and help for recently landed refugees (26:05); Lauren continues her school tour, now at Ecole Stanley Knowles

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74:20

Digital Underground

The Start ·

2022/09/06

Back together again! SK stabbings / digital junk / Greg caused a ruckus! (1:40); Brett's dying cell phone has him asking WHY DO WE HOARD SO MUCH DIGITAL JUNK - too many pictures / videos / emails / etc (8:25); Weirdest 'fix' you've encountered, like putting your phone in the freezer to temporarily bring it back to life (15:00); Texts on weird fixes & solutions? (22:05); Breakfast with the Bombers - Derek Taylor (24:55); Social Media and Manhunts (35:00); As we prepare for a slew of back-to-school

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72:38

We're Breaking Format!

The Start ·

2022/09/02

IT'S LABOUR DAY WEEKEND WHERE IS MY BEER?? (1:40); Price of gas down to 164.9 in Winnipeg, but it's as low as 118 in AB. WHY??? (6:15); Labour Day weekend traditions / memories / shenanigans / chicanery (13:50); Labour Day texts (20:30); The Couch Potatoes - THE RINGS OF POWER HAS DEBUTED! (22:55); Raiding the social media of our friends at Power 97 for a list of stuff to do this weekend in southern MB (32:50); Heading to Regina for the Labour Day Classic? Former Blue Bomber Troy Westwood tells you

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70:36

Bah Gawd That's Megarry's Music!

The Start ·

2022/09/01

NO MORE WORK FROM HOME FOR BRETT? (1:40); Manitoba announces rollout of 'Family Affordability' benefit package (9:10); What would be your entrance music?? (13:25); Poverty groups say Family Affordability announcement is 'out of touch' (22:05); Texts on entrance themes (28:50); Jets FanFest is back! (31:30); CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie on Labour Day Weekend in the CFL, what's happening in Montreal, and why is this guy still playing in the CFL?? (41:05); Winning text on entrance themes

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69:46

New Slang

The Start ·

2022/08/31

WELCOME BACK FORTIER FROM MONTREAL!! Why can't Winnipeg be like Montreal?? (1:40); Can't understand Gen Z slang? You're not alone. A guide on some of the common terms.? (8:20); Slang we don't understand / Your slang that young people don't understand??? (16:30); Leisure Guide system goes bye-bye as soon as it goes online LOL (24:05); Texts on slang (32:25); Sleep tips ahead of Back to School - Is there good 'sleeping weather'? Readjusting for school ? (34:35); Bob Irving on sports! Serena Williams,

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77:30

We'll Be There For You!

The Start ·

2022/08/30

Streveler to be cut by the NY Jets??? / Backstreet Boys in WPG last night! (1:40); Listener catches Brett off-guard, in a good way / Students in Toronto living in homeless shelters cuz the rent is too high and there aren't enough suites (9:50); What's something you like today that you previously never gave a second thought (18:30); Indigenous youth in STEM (25:35); John Rush says Friends is a bad TV show / Texts on stuff we're into now but weren't before (33:25); Breakfast with the Bombers - Getting

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76:37

Stuck At Home (Brett's Version)

The Start ·

2022/08/29

Brett is still working from home and can't come back until Thursday and HATES ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (1:40); Happy Wife, Happy Life' - research out of the University of Alberta looks at relationship stereotypes (9:05); Stuff you once cared about and kind of miss, like the MTV VMAs (they were on last night. I didn't know - Brett) (17:55); Text on things we used to care about and kinda miss (25:50); Are you noticing more CROWS this year?? And what about turkey vultures?? Barrett Miller Fort Whyte Alive

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72:48

Oh Hi!

The Start ·

2022/08/25

Scary stuff happening in Winnipeg nightclubs / GAME DAY! / oh and... Hi! (1:40); Is it time to get rid of Best Before dates? (8:40); Best before dates philosophies and experiences (16:20); Still a big problem at nightclubs - getting drugged by someone. A young woman shares her story (24:40); Texts on best before dates (32:05); Small Town Salute - The Poutine Trail! (34:00); GO BLUE! Derek Taylor, the voice of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (42:10); Winning text on Best Before dates (53:10); New

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66:22

Scary Terry

The Start ·

2022/08/24

WAKE UP!! Brett's finally working from home ugh (1:40); Hundreds of derelict buildings and the vicious cycle to keep squatters & arsonists out CJOB's Richard Cloutier package (8:15); Having Coffee, Talking... Scariest thing you've ever done (whether you wanted to, or not) Inspired by Global's Corey Callaghan rapelling down the Manitoba Hydro building (17:15); Texts on scary things we've done (24:35); Cloutier on Vacant Buildings (27:00); Bob Irving weekly sports chat (37:30); What's going on… on the

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64:03

House of The DropZone

The Start ·

2022/08/23

Many people including Brett & Lauren have bad allergies, weird for August! (0:30); Yankees fan uses hot dog as a beer straw. The weird things we see people do (7:50); Southwood Golf Course redevelopment at the U of M (14:15); Texts on weird things we see people do (20:35); House of the Dragon debuts with 9.9 million viewers! (23:15); Getting ramped up and helping high school kids with their schedule/balancing responsibility (25:45); Global colleague rapels the Manitoba Hydro building for the Easter

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79:08

1.21 Megawatts

The Start ·

2022/08/22

Back in studio, great time at the Manitoba Open / Greg's studio is a walk-in freezer (1:40); Airline ultimatum: Washington tells carriers to support customers or face consequences (9:30); IS GREG PUTTING HIS DOG DOWN? Text misunderstandings (17:50); Cheaper Air Travel in the offing? Globe and Mail article says YES (24:35); Texts on text misunderstandings (30:55); Manitoba Open debrief - a smashing success! (33:35); Nurses Union on weekend ER closures/disruptions (44:40); Jim Toth on Sports -

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58:36

Open Season

The Start ·

2022/08/19

LIVE from the Centreport Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club! DAY 2 / DAY 1 again (0:30); Manitoba Open tournament chair - Neil Taylor (6:15); Ever quit your job in a big way? (14:55); Texts on quitting jobs (22:20); Pete's Grand Putt colourful charity event extravaganza in Grand Beach (25:10); Valour FC player on the importance of making soccer accessible to kids (31:35); Gab with Gabby! (35:40); Osborne Village - big community event on Saturday as the neighbourhood

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85:30

Manitoba Open Skies

The Start ·

2022/08/18

LIVE from the Centreport Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open at Southwood Golf & Country Club!??? (0:30); Michael Hartvikson - operations/behind the scenes of setting up the tour (6:55); Therapeutic tasks and chores, like Greg's new nifty trick on cleaning out the car? (15:35); Texts on therapeutic tasks (22:35); Fortier is FURIOUS GEORGE over the inflation in our vending machine / Small Town Salute - favourite small town golf! (25:05); Le Burger Week goes vegan. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING??? (oh, but it's

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74:02

Screen Life Lessons

The Start ·

2022/08/17

What's up with the traffic jams at The Forks? Greg got stuck in a dandy one yesterday (1:40); Movies & TV shows that taught us life lessons (9:05); LifeWorks Mental Health Index reveals negative pandemic-related impacts on children (16:25); Texts on life lessons (23:00); HOW MUCH ARE AGENCY NURSES COSTING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? (25:15); Texts on life lessons (35:00); Listener feedback on agency nurses & nursing shortages / Listener feedback on traffic issues, like the one Greg had at The Forks

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66:31

Middle of Nowhere

The Start ·

2022/08/16

Big storm last night! (1:40); Things that dumb us down, like GPS melting our brains (7:45); Texts on stuff that dumbs us down (13:50); What's with all the frogs?? Listeners say THOUSANDS on the highways last night (15:55); Texts on frogs! (18:10); Folklorama Hungarian Pavilion... Busy beyond Prediction (21:40); Organ transplants and The Gift of Life - in the wake of the death of Anne Heche (28:20); Nothing But Tech on back to school tech tips and trends and ways to save money by breathing new life

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12:26

Celebrating 25 years of MmmBop as Hanson gets set to...

The Start ·

2022/08/16

Greg Mackling, Brett Megarry & Lauren McNabb speak to Zac Hanson about 25 years of their smash-hit single MmmBop and what it's been like being involved in music since he was six!

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62:14

Sick Shift

The Start ·

2022/08/15

So? Anything change around here while Brett was gone? LOL / The stick shift is dying (1:40); Dying & lost arts, like driving a stick shift (8:15); NYT article calls hockey "Sexual Assault Revelations Turn Canada's National Game Into the Nation's Shame" (14:35); Texts on dying & lost arts (22:15); The end of an era... the slow painful death of the standard transmission (23:40); Osborne Village residents react to incoming bike lanes (34:00); Texts on dying & lost arts (40:50); Winning text on dying &

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62:55

Kick It Doubt

The Start ·

2022/08/12

Bombers are 9-1 (1:05); The Rhine is going dry? (6:40); 'Failures' that ended up benefitting us (13:35); FBI search Trump's home (19:50); Texts (25:15); Cooler temperatures lately - is summer over?? (26:40); Voice of the Bombers Derek Taylor (32:00); Troy Westwood on the loneliness of being a kicker (42:00); Winning text (51:05) & Our weekly gab with Gabby! (53:20)

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48:31

The Mosquito Most

The Start ·

2022/08/11

HELLO! Where's Lauren? When the moon hits the sky! (1:28); HAVING COFFEE - What are some of the worst places you've lived? (8:28); Doug Brown previews the Bombers as they go for 10-0 (15:18); What's the deal with those massive mosquito bites we're seeing? (19:23); Was that a fool moon last night or not? (25:00); winning text on bad places to live (33:35); Former Winnipeg Jet Morris Lukowich (35:41).

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65:30

Get Your GOAT

The Start ·

2022/08/10

Happy Wednesday! (1:05); Dealing with garbage problems in homeless encampments (5:25); Who is the greatest artist or athlete you've seen or always wanted to? (11:00); Texts (16:15); Needing facilities for addictions interventions (17:55); What you need to know about getting to the Bomber game (27:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (31:30); A new project to help veterans (42:35); Winning text (49:25) & A personal journey of fighting alcoholism (51:30)

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