The Start

The Start

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The Start episodes

  • Dancing On My Own

    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 Beaches of 59 Race! (24:40); Morning routines getting thrown off (32:50); Monthly visit with Mayor Scott Gillingham (37:35); Winning entry on morning routines getting thrown off (50:55); Blue Bomber preview with Derek Taylor (54:20).

    1 hr 11 min
  • Cell-fresco

    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 didn't move, Nikolaj Ehlers?? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is making HOW much? Blue Jays almost in first???? (39:55); RCMP revisit - Chat about highway driving (53:30); Winning entry on outdoor dining adventures (1:01:15); 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call in Canada! (1:04:30).

    1 hr 17 min
  • Sweet Things In Life

    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).

    1 hr 14 min
  • Crossroads

    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 Portage & Main... AND CROSSES THE STREET! (52:40); Winning entry on pet peeves we need to get over (1:00:30); Brent Fitz getting ready to play with Toque at ROCKIN THUNDER at July 9th at Princess Auto Stadium (1:04:20).

    1 hr 21 min
  • Free Ride

    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 game vs. Edmonton Elks (46:40).

    59 min
  • In Transit

    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); Jennifer Botterill going into the Hockey Hall of Fame! (1:07:05).

    1 hr 23 min
  • As We Go On...

    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 (58:45).



    1 hr 6 min
  • Exhausted

    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 (45:10); Sports! Jonathan Toews! NBA Final! (52:00); Winning entries on exhausting fun times (1:02:55); Kirk Cadman Memorial Classic coming up July 4th-5th at the U of M - includes The Kirk Cadman Walk of Dreams (1:08:20).

    1 hr 23 min
  • Streets Ahead

    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 June 30th for Jack Jacobs Football Scholarship - 2 x $2,000 for Indigenous students (31:45); CLAYHEM! (41:30); Winning entries on showing up early (48:45); Rainbow Stage - Rock Of Ages opens next week! (53:05).

    1 hr 9 min
  • Gotta Eat The Donuts

    Greg ran downstairs to report on what COULD have been a major situation... bus was blocking Portage at Notre Dame at 6:01. By 6:06, GONE! (1:40); 23andMe (8:30); Free donuts arrived yesterday and it was a STAMPEDE. What's the craziest thing you've done to get your hands on something free? (16:10); Cyclists, pedestrians in daily danger at intersections, CAA study finds (23:35); Crazy lengths we've gone to go get something free (31:00); SMALL TOWN SALUTE... to Carman! Gearing up to host the latest edition of the gigantic golf tournament that is the 28th Mike Pritchard Memorial (34:05); 1,500 hiring managers across Canada, 94 per cent said the hiring process takes longer than it did just two years ago (44:20); Misericordia's PRIME 10th anniversary (56:10); Winning entries on cray stuff we've done to get something free (1:03:45).

    1 hr 12 min

About The Start

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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…

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