The Start

The Start

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The Start episodes

  • Locked Out

    Kevin Burgin is in for Greg this week! (1:40); River Heights break-in spree (10:05); Adventures with getting locked out (street teamer Krista had problems on Saturday before & after our remote) (17:35); Why is the online space such a vile place? - Popular golf personality Paige Spiranac takes her fan base to task (25:30); Adventures with getting locked out (32:30); Pinawa Fire & Rescue being honoured by the province (35:15); Florida man sues OpenAI after ChatGPT medical advice put his life at risk (45:35); SPORTS! Bombers, CFL, King James in Philly? - Bob Irving (52:55); Winning entries on getting locked out (1:05:00); First business to open in the massive new Southwood Circle development near the U of M - Cargo Bar Southwood Circle (second location, first is at Assiniboine Park) (1:10:00).

    1 hr 26 min
  • Chris Streveler Returns!

    We have a special guest co-host... Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber Chris Streveler is back for Round 2! (0:30); Blue Jays kid rant! - Kid goes off in hilarious post-game interview on Wednesday after the Jays lost to the Rays 4-2 (6:20); Time you were waiting for money to arrive, and it arrived at an opportune time (13:20); What are your tricks for syncing the Bomber radio & TV broadcasts (20:55); Trick on syncing the Bomber radio & TV broadcasts / THE COUCH POTATOES! What does Streveler watch?? (28:20); Is there a Streveler bobblehead? / People listening from South Carolina / Tricks on syncing the Bomber radio & TV broadcasts (37:45); Come on Down to Calgary - Getting ready for the Grey Cup and they want to see Winnipeggers out in force! - Stampeders President Jay McNeil (41:20); CLAYHEM! (52:55); Winning entry on money arriving at an opportune time (1:01:10); Off the Clock with Jim Toth - Police Chief Gene Bowers on a personal tragic event at 9 years old that led him to joining the police (1:04:00).

    1 hr 18 min
  • The Start-ling!

    Chris Streveler joins us tomorrow! / Bomber food special prompts Greg to ask what's the best cheese! / How are the mosquitoes?? (1:40); Startling moments, like Brett's water bottle popping like a gunshot while driving (10:05); Startling moments -- feeling Mount St. Helens eruption from Victoria, or when that house blew up in Transcona and shook the schools / Gordie Howe bridge deal appears to contradict Carney (17:20); Startling moments -- Alarm clocks! Brett's latest adventure with his alarms, and does he need one of those brain-teaser alarm clocks to get him out of bed (24:10); SMALL TOWN SALUTE - The 20th annual Fire and Water Music Festival is this weekend in Lac du Bonnet! (27:10); Why do so many people still work standard office hours and show up all at once at 8am and 830am??? // Do we need health warnings on alcohol packaging? (34:30); BONUS SMALL TOWN SALUTE - Manitoba Thresherman's Reunion & Stampede kicks off today in Austin and runs through the weekend (42:20); Follow-up chat on our Small Town Salutes and all the amazing things to do and see in Manitoba (50:55); Winning entry on startling moments (56:45); ROBERT J. SAWYER! New book about science fiction, including how Star Wars ruined sci fi!! (1:01:20).

    1 hr 14 min
  • Time For A Hunt

    What's something you've gone spontaneously hunting for? For Brett, it was ice cube trays (1:40); City of Ottawa ad campaign will encourage return to office workers to linger downtown (8:45); Feedback on mitigating rush hour... and missing Chi Chi's!!! (15:50); Gimli International Film Festival starts today! Runs until July 26th (18:45); What's something you've gone spontaneously hunting for? (29:10); Minnewasta clubhouse is back after burning down again (33:45); City cites property owner for former encampment clean-up (41:15); Do Canadians hate America? CNN shared some polling that says Canada is NONE TOO HAPPY with the U.S. right now (53:05); Winning entry on going on a hunt for something (59:55); Manitoba’s menstrual products mandate (1:04:20).

    1 hr 20 min
  • National Drowning Prevention Week

    Brett's trip to the dentist / Quick hit big storm yesterday in parts of the city, it was WILD in Brett's hood / Breakfast with the Bombers (1:40); Two siblings believed to have drowned / What is the water and landscape like in that area / Go Fund Me started for the family (9:15); Greg missed the eavestrough crew when they showed up... Ever waited around for something, and still missed it? (17:55); National Drowning Prevention Week (25:55); Breakfast with the Bombers - Coach's Show highlights, and Wade Miller on Christmas in July at Friday's game! (33:10); Trump's new tariffs (42:15); Blue Bombers food option for Christmas in July, and the Mascots vs Kids game for halftime! (50:05); Winnipeg housing starts surge more than 40%, reach highest level on record (57:25); Winning entry on waiting around for something and still missing it (1:05:55); Marshall McLuhan 115th Birthday (1:09:05).

    1 hr 24 min
  • Spain Wins! Bombers Win!

    BOMBERS!!!! / Greg introduced the Sunday night show at Great Outdoors Comedy Festival! (1:40); SOUNDS OF THE GAME - BOMBERS WIN! (9:00); An important task you were surprisingly nervous for? Like Greg doing the intro for Matt Rife...(16:30); Argentina and Spain face off in FIFA World Cup final, and how was the halftime show? (24:55); What fixed daylight time in the U.S. would mean for Canada (32:20); Important tasks we were nervous for (39:40); SPORTS! - Bob Irving (46:55); Winning entries on tasks we were nervous for (59:40); Who wants to go to Regina?!? Just a handful of seats left for the 1930 Crew trip to the Labour Day Classic... one of the buses is being hosted by Greg! The G-WAGON (1:04:05).

    1 hr 17 min
  • Power Through

    Wildfire smoke is bad! / Trump speech (1:40); Start of Arlington Bridge deconstruction marks ‘historic day,’ Winnipeg mayor says (9:05); Early experiences with learning to power through at work! (17:40); THE COUCH POTATOES! - Greg's review of Little House on the Prairie! The Odyssey is here... and The Hawk SUCKS (24:00); Weekly White House recap with Global's Reggie Cecchini (35:50); Who are the Boissevain Centennials? (44:05); How did baseball contribute to Greg knowing his wife was The One?? / Early experiences with learning to power through at work! (51:15); CLAYHEM! (57:45); Winning entry on early experiences with learning to power through at work (1:05:45); Great Outdoors Comedy Festival begins tonight! (1:09:00).

    1 hr 24 min
  • (Un)helpful

    Paper cups can now go in the recycle bin! (1:40); Ever put the wrong stuff into recycling?? Times we tried to be helpful, but just made it worse! (9:35); Times you tried to be helpful, but were not helpful (17:30); SMALL TOWN SALUTE - Pinawa Birthday Weekend! (21:00); WestJet flight attendants vote in favour of strike as soon as Aug. 2 (31:55); Arlington Bridge decommissioning begins today with first truss being removed (39:50); Flood-proofing our highways (44:45); Winning entry on times we tried to be helpful, but were not (53:10); Volunteerism follow-up -- Winners of Travel Manitoba Volunteer of the Year Award for doing ski patrol at Falcon Ridge for 23 years (56:25).

    1 hr 12 min
  • e-Yikes on e-Bikes!

    BUSY WEEKEND! So much to do! / Heat, air quality alerts for millions of Canadians (1:40); Celebrating volunteerism! Have you ever volunteered? Has a volunteer ever impacted your life? (9:35); Manitoba Health Minister on the care homes with no AC in the heat wave (17:15); Lauren McNabb — 12 years after first meeting, a formerly homeless woman, an update on her hardships and determination to give back (26:45); Northern Super League coming to Winnipeg... They'll need a more intimate facility than Valour FC had at Princess Auto Stadium (39:10); Volunteer Manitoba (42:05); VPD warns about e-scooters after two more collisions, one fatal (49:10); BANKSIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL in Letellier this weekend (59:50); Winning entry on volunteers (1:06:20); Revisit of e-scooters and e-bikes... WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THESE??? It is the Wild West! (1:10:55).

    1 hr 26 min
  • Rogue One: A Start Story

    Heat and care homes with no AC / Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Brett's story of meeting a Fringe artist who lives in Australia (1:40); Saskatoon man paints crosswalk to increase safety -- Times people went ROGUE and took matters into their own hands! (9:20); The heat and care homes with no AC - CJOB's Lauren McNabb (16:35); Better late than never: Canada’s delayed spring housing market could set the stage for a more active second half of the year (23:50); Watch party tonight in Winkler for the MLB All-Star Game to celebrate Winkler's Tristan Peters, who is playing in the game (33:15); Local clothing business hosting big basketball tournament this weekend at 'The Campus'... looking to create a 'basketball Beer Can' kind of space (38:35); Professional women's soccer is coming to Winnipeg as the Northern Super League expands (48:10); William R. Clement Parkway among roads and sidewalks in Winnipeg that have buckled in the heat! (53:35); Winning entry on going rogue (1:00:25); Fringe Festival starts tomorrow! Learning about 'PANIC - A Live Radio Musical'... inspired by War of the Worlds! (1:04:35).

    1 hr 20 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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