The Start

The Start

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The Start episodes

  • T'was the Last Show Before Christmas

    THE FOG! Will it be a White Christmas? AMAZING CALL ON CONNECTING WINNIPEG WITH LAUREN on the listener with a question- (8:00)Twas the Last Game Before Christmas-(11:25)Memorable gifts we got as kids- (19:55)LAUREN MCNABB! Do you know where you're going without GPS? Can you read a map?- (27:20)GPS Talk-29:05)Couch Potatoes EIGHT NEW MOVIES OF NOTE! Also, Christmas movies & shows- (38:05)-GPS feedback and memorable gifts-(41:05)It's not normal: Most of Canada unlikely to experience white Christmas / Lovely poem about Winnipeg winter from 1929-(47:20)Gab with Gabby-(54:35)Winning story on memorable gifts-(58:10)Christopher Sprague the Sommelier Extraordinaire! Wine! Suggestions on holiday beverages, what to bring to a party, etc-(1:11:30)Connecting Winnipeg tee-up with Lauren in for Hal.

    1 hr 15 min
  • Shopping Solstice

    Greg's walk of shame, and Greg's day Hockey Heritage Day -- got to wear a 70-year-old Stanley Cup Ring! (1:40); Telegraph code found in antique dress... has a Manitoba connection (8:15); Last-minute shopping nightmares (or successes) (15:45); Last-minute shopping nightmares (24:35); Gifts for mom, holiday parking lot Hell, and Costco is ALWAYS chaos (28:30); Clay Young & supporting local retailers and restaurants in Transcona! YEAH TRANSCONA! Transcona retailers (32:40); MONTHLY VISIT WITH A FRIENDLY POOCH! (38:55); Winning story on last-minute shopping nightmares (48:00); RWB's Nutcracker is back for another Christmas run (52:00). 

    1 hr 7 min
  • ...For The Rest of Us

    Hockey Heritage Day / theft problem / Salvation Army / Jets (1:40); Vision for the future of Osborne Village (8:30); Unusual Christmas traditions that were born as a joke or by accident (17:10); Unusual Christmas traditions (23:45); Salvation Army only halfway to the finish line for Kettle Campaign (26:35); Weekly Wednesday Jets chat - Leah Hextall (36:30); Unusual Christmas traditions (47:40); Hockey Heritage Day in Manitoba - first ever game in western Canada played on the Assiniboine River in 1890! (51:25); Winning story on unusual traditions (59:50). 


    1 hr 5 min
  • Noted!

    Cheerboard / Jets / B.C. woman gets nasty note about her Christmas lights (1:40); Downtown stabbing... what did we learn from the Chief? (8:45); Sooke homeowner gets naughty letter about Christmas decorations - Best/worst notes given or received (15:25); Cheerboard needs more help! (23:50); Breakfast with the Bombers - Last-minute Bomber gift ideas (31:55); Chilling note from listener about 9/11 provides reminder on the importance of reaching out and sending those 'notes' to our loved ones (40:15); Wacky listener note reminds Greg about a time an exchange student professed her adoration to him (49:50); Winning story on notes (54:25); WINNIPEG COMPANY.... Glassjar Games Last Minute Gift Ideas (59:50).

    1 hr 15 min
  • Christmas Time Is Here...

    One week to Christmas! (1:40); National anthem sung in Punjabi at Jets game! (8:05); Hotel pools! Greg had a fun time staying at the Delta over the weekend and enjoying the pool (13:00); Clay Young - Busiest travel season is nigh! (19:55); Listener texts on pool, plus feedback on transit (27:15); Teen fatally stabbed on Graham, in the afternoon, essentially steps from Police HQ (30:25); Winning story on hotel pools (41:30); Former CFLer working to prevent bullying on his book "Taming Mad Dog", also on learning he was traded via CJOB (45:30).

    1 hr
  • Of Grav(y) Importance

    GRAVY GRAVY GRAVY WE WANT GRAVY (1:40); My gosh...plus 4/6 today? David Phillips, Environment Canada (8:35); Hang on, there's a secret online cheaper price?? Frustrating retail experiences (16:35); Housing prices set to rise again this year? (24:15); Listener texts on retail (30:00); Small Town Salute Whoop and Hollar Presents Simple Kind of Christmas (34:05); King Charles on coins could draw THOUSANDS to the mint? Clay Young (42:50); ODR (outdoor rink) just about ready to go at Old Market Square in the Exchange! (51:35); Winning tale on retail frustration (58:35). 

    1 hr 3 min
  • Full of Surprises

    1:13-Disraeli traffic situation (fire) / Giving gifts at work


    8:30-Disraeli fire and traffic situation - Greg on location!


    14:54-Andre Braugher has died. Performers who surprised us, like he did with his comedic talent


    23:03-Do you give your coworkers gifts?


    30:13-Performers who surprised us


    33:08-Reconciliation barometer


    42:36-Listener texts on actors who surprised us


    48:15-Weekly Wednesday Jets chat


     59:05-Performers who surprised us


     1:02:52-Where to take kid when they're sick... letters to parents telling them to avoid ER if they can


    1:10:26 -Winning story on performers who surprise us with their hidden talents


    1:14:31-Ever been victimized by Porch Piracy?

    1 hr 27 min
  • Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    WEATHER ABOUT TO TAKE A NASTY TURN (1:40); Songs that get stuck in your head - EARWORMS (8:05); With growing eyesight concerns, the plea from some eye doctors to parents to avoid giving any screen gifts this Christmas (15:15); Earworms (22:35); What's your screen time like? // THEN // Sinking a Gondola while taking selfies (24:40); As we look ahead to what tourism industry hopes will be a better 2024, what are hotel bookings like into holiday season?? (32:10); Gab with Gabby! (43:15); Winning comment on earworms (50:55); The wonders human beings can create: Lauren went to Cirque last night, Brett went to Janelle Nadeau concert Tuesday (54:55). 


    1 hr 9 min
  • Elevator Pinch

    Excited for Fa-La-La-Lunch! Holiday gravy & potatoes Brett hates mashed potatoes (1:40); OUTDOOR GOLF IN DECEMBER? Southside opened Wednesday, open again today (Shooters driving range is open too) (6:20); Ever been stuck in an elevator??? Like THE MAYOR WAS YESTERDAY IN OUR BUILDING ON THE WAY TO SEE RICH & JULIE LOLOLOLOL (13:45); Holiday parties... are they back in a big way, or scaled down due to inflationary pressures? (22:00); Small Town Salute! Country Pines Christmas Tree Farm in Tyndall (29:35); Monthly visit with Mayor Scott Gillingham (he made it up no problem) (38:45); Winning elevator story (49:55); Office holiday party chit chat! (55:20).

    1 hr 10 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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