Synopsis
The Start on CJOB with Mackling, Megarry & McNabb brings you all the hot topics of the day, from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday.
Episodes
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The Jerk Store
01/08/2025 Duration: 59minAUGUST LONG! Tariffs! Bomber game and CFL policy on smoke - what will happen? / Open Invite 1st winner today (1:40); Producer Tyson is seeing more rude / mean behaviour. Are we all becoming jerks?? Brett blames impatience, we're in a rush (8:00); Dan Kelly/Cdn Federation of Independent Biz/tariffs and small biz (12:05); August Long! Favourite August Long events! Favourite August Long memories! (19:20); Canada gets 35% tariffs on non-CUSMA-compliant goods after Trump follows through on threat - Global's Reggie Cecchini (27:30); THE COUCH POTATOES! - The Naked Gun!! / OPEN INVITE WINNER!!!! (34:40); Winning entry for the Bomber tickets (43:50); Longtime Winnipeg DJ — DJ FIN-S — on his recent big gigs in Las Vegas & Seattle, and his overall wild career (46:10); KK gets a terrific birthday greeting (57:10).
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Rabbit Hole
31/07/2025 Duration: 01h05minSmoke remains bad, and we both seem to be going through puberty again because ZITS - KK got em from diving into some chocolates (1:40); Australia getting ready for social media ban for youth under 16, including YouTube - Should Canada follow suit? (9:10); What do you watch too much of on YouTube, or whatever social media platform? WHAT SUCKS YOU IN? (16:25); Distracted driving a major concern among Manitobans: CAA survey (23:45); Small Town Salute... to Lac Du Bonnet! Fire and Water Music Festival this weekend! (30:30); Assiniboia Downs/MB Derby this wknd and a smoke filled sky! (40:40); Winning entry on getting sucked in on YouTube (47:40); International Beer Day on Friday! (51:20).
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Pro-am Start!
30/07/2025 Duration: 01h10minLife events that make you excited, but also terrified! Like KK officiating her friend's wedding, or Brett's event which will soon be revealed...(1:40); Brett is playing in the Manitoba Open Pro-Am??? 'Open Invite' contest launch (9:40); Looking to get healthier? Why July might be the perfect time to start...(16:25); Eric Labaupa / Fishing Guru from Kickerfish media / mid summer fishing update! (29:20); The 'No Thanks, I'm Good' campaign went to Ottawa in the fight against recreational drugs (37:00); Tee-up for Manitoba Derby chat tomorrow / Ride for Dad cross-country relay stops in Winnipeg today / Events both exciting and scary - public speaking! (46:55); Winning entry on events both exciting and terrifying (53:40); Chat about social anxiety after a good listener text (57:40).
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Pet Stories
29/07/2025 Duration: 01h09minBrett got Tuesdayed... woke up and thought... what??? / KK's AC conked out yesterday during the show, already fixed! / Smoke is terrible (0:30); RCMP responding to summer drownings - Discussion on water safety (7:30); As we celebrate our pets today, tell us something funny about your pets! (15:30); Pets and bereavement time - Have you ever taken a day or days off after the loss of a pet? (22:45); BOC expections on rates, how will it affect the housing market, and automobile market (29:10); Funny pet stories (40:10); Winnipegger now living elsewhere performing in ICONS OF ROCK at the Concert Hall on September 29th, and in an upcoming Vegas residency! Darren Moore (43:30); Winning entry on funny pet stories (51:50); On the theme of pets today... Pet travel and training tips! Yury Harczan - dog trainer extraordinaire! (55:15).
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Pinawa Float and Paddle!
28/07/2025 Duration: 12minChecking in with one of the quintessential Manitoba ventures... Pinawa Float & Paddle!
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Who'll Stop The Rain?
28/07/2025 Duration: 01h20minKK is in for Greg this week and is dog-sitting a little Ewok poochy named Ruby Doo / Kinsmen Jackpot Bingo - jackpot is rising to $2.35M!!!! (1:40); We finally got some rain! But it doesn't look like we will again for a while...(8:55); Goldeyes game got rained out yesterday. Ever been rained out? Or had to go to 'Plan B' due to rain? (16:40); Emotional story of cancer battle, from one of our Park N' Fly contestants (23:20); What's the rest of the summer looking like weather-wise? - David Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada (34:50); Bombers have lost three in a row... should we panic? - Bob Irving (42:30); Auto Trader Canada - is now the time to buy? (54:30); Winning entry on getting rained out (1:01:40); Checking in with Pinawa Float and Paddle! How's the season going, how is tourism growing in Pinawa, and giving back to the community (1:05:35).
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Fight For What's Right
25/07/2025 Duration: 01h06minGreg's off next week! / Malcolm Jamal Warner's message to be the reason someone smiles / Hulk Hogan (1:40); Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71 (9:15); How do you celebrate people you admire? Like Noah wearing his awesome 'Hulkamaniacs' shirt (16:40); BOMBERS!!!!!! Bombers vs. Argos in Toronto Saturday night - Derek Taylor (22:45); Niverville Nighthawks Chase The Ace - approaching an impressive jackpot! (30:40); CLAYHEM! (39:50); Winning entry on celebrating those we admire (46:55); Wedding night turns disastrous when dog got out and got attacked, required surgery. Thankfully she's on the mend - Christian Aumell, host of the CJOB Sports Show, newlywed, proud papa of Rosie the Dachsund (50:25).
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A Truck Brought It
24/07/2025 Duration: 01h08minBrett's ability to forget things immediately is ridiculous / Why are geese such a pain in the a**?? / Crankshaft at 8:35 / Gimli for STS at 7:35 / Bombers on Sat (1:40); Times you wish you had a truck! Like Greg trying to get some plywood & 2X4s home yesterday (8:20); NO BUTTERFLIES... where are the butterflies? Has the wildfire smoke kept them away? (16:35); Small Town Salute: Gimli International Film Festival, July 23-27 (25:00); The creator of CRANKSHAFT! Tom Batiuk is a big Blue Bombers fan! (33:10); Times we wished we had a truck / Craig Baird of Canadian History EHX on Ben Mulroney yesterday called Portage & Main 'Por-TAHZH' & Main LOL THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS (44:10); Winning entry on times we wish we had a truck (48:45); Basketball legend returns home to host youth camps - Manitoba Basketball Legend, Emily Potter (53:20).
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After Forever
23/07/2025 Duration: 01h16minThe smoke is dragging us down / Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76 (1:40); Trump believes he has immunity': Colbert cancellation sparks censorship speculation (9:25); The inventive ways we keep ourselves cool / dry / warm (17:25); No Ordinary Man: Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal legend and Black Sabbath frontman, dies at 76 (25:00); CFL Fans Fight For Cancer (30:50); The latest from Washington — Epstein / Obama administration 'treasonous'? / Slashing funding to public broadcasting and cancelling Colbert (40:05); Glitter on the River: A 1920s Speakeasy Gala with Friends of Lower Fort Garry (46:50); Winning entry on inventive ways to keep cool / dry / warm (58:55); Jonny's Big Swim... Swimming across Lake Winnipeg to raise funds for cancer research (1:02:35).
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Wiz Kids!
22/07/2025 Duration: 01h14minCosby Show star Malcolm Jamal Warner dies at 54 / Gabe Vilardi on sticking with the Jets and why he loves Winnipeg (1:40); 12-year-old Winnipeg girl heading to Pokemon world championships / Five-year-old piano prodigy plays at Carnegie Hall (8:45); What's something you were surprisingly good at as a kid? Or something your kid is surprisingly good at? (15:45); Clay Young's walkabout with two Winnipeg Police officers, on the Graham corrior, speaking with the public, bullying, and community policing (23:25); BREAKFAST WITH THE BOMBERS… Coach's Show highlights - O'Shea gets frank! (30:15); Bisons on the Boulevard & Take Pride Winnipeg contest (39:40); Workplace Friendships: A Hidden Key to Engagement and Retention (46:55); Winning entry on surprising childhood talents (57:30); SK CFL fan builds CFL teams in college football video game (1:00:40).
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Smoky & Smoked
21/07/2025 Duration: 01h14minBrett's back! / BUSY WEEKEND WOW SO MUCH GOING ON / Bomber game stinky (1:40); Bombers get smoked on Friday... what the heck is goin on?? (8:20); YOU LEFT ME 1 KM WORTH OF GAS??? Times someone we care about... screwed us! (15:25); Premier Wab Kinew gets into it with the media about when is the Spruce Woods by-election going to happen (from newser in Brandon last week) (23:20); The Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede coming up this weekend (30:25); How's the wildfire smoke affecting you? Brett was defeated after playing golf in Lac du Bonnet in HEAVY smoke. Throat was incredibly swollen the next few days (40:35); Monday sports chat! Jim Toth (47:45); Times you got screwed over - leads to chat about lending money to friends/family // Wacky Alberta weather... snow might be on the way for the higher ground! (59:55); Winning entry on getting screwed over by someone you care about (1:07:25).
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Dreamland
18/07/2025 Duration: 01h02minWAKE UP! (0:30); Dream Winnipeg Weekend (7:10); TAMANA WEEKEND PREVIEW (13:45); BLUE BOMBERS PREVIEW WITH DOUG BROWN (21:30); Mike Anderson, Great Outdoors Comedy Festival (30:25); CLAYHEM WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE (39:50); ELEANOR’S STORY: AN AMERICAN GIRL IN HITLER’S GERMANY Ingrid Garner (47:00).
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Meet Your Heroes
17/07/2025 Duration: 50minWAKE UP (0:30); Meet Your Heroes (7:25); Morris small town salute/Morris Stampede this weekend! Brian Wiebe, Valley Ag Society (13:35); Fires and lack of customers or help Don Lamont, Executive Director of MB Lodge and Outfitters Assocation (21:25); Hotel points map and latest and greatest on rewards cards. Patrick Sojka, Rewards Canada (27:10); HEADING TO THE MANITOBA SPORTS HALL OF FAME, Blue Bomber Legend, Troy Westwood (36:00);
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Unreasonable
16/07/2025 Duration: 56minWAKE UP! (0:30); Unreasonable things that drive you up the wall! (8:10); Prices going up.... Portions going down at the Supermarket... Which products have been most affected by tariffs? (14:30); Getting your resume past the AI bots (21:20); Creating Wood from our "fallen" Elms... city not playing nicely! (31:55); Inflation up partly due to vehicle prices (44:00).
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Never Gonna Give You Up...
15/07/2025 Duration: 01h03minWAKE UP! (0:30); Give Something Away Day...what would you never give away? (7:40); Royal LePage will be releasing the results of its Q2 2025 Home Price Update and Market Forecast Michael Froese, Broker & Managing Partner Royal LePage Prime Real Estate (12:20); BREAKFAST WITH THE BOMBERS: Jamieson Sheehan (18:15); BOAT SAFETY Sharon Sellars, Boating Safety Officer with Transport Canada (27:00); Previews the META trial/AI, Carmi Levy, Tech Analyst/Author (33:20); On Campus Safety Concerns Continue/Heightened. Prabhnoor Singh, U of M student union president (42:20); Health and wellness event this weekend at True North Square. Sereta Thompson-Wilson/Peg City Steppers (49:40).
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Up On Stage
14/07/2025 Duration: 01h03minWAKE UP! (0:30); Music fantasies (6:50); More music fantasies/Derek Taylor (11:40); The needs for wildfire evacuees…Manitoba Metis Federation Stephanie Meilleur (18:30); Spppporrrrrts, Bob Irving (26:25); Myth Busting: How UV Exposure can Affect Your Eyes Naomi Barber, Specsavers Clinical Services Director (38:55); Music fantasies text winner! (47:25); Disability Awareness Day - Winnipeg company which specializes in accessible renovations for those with disabilities or aging in place Corey Vlaming, president & CEO of Shift Accessbility (49:45).
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Mind The Smoke
11/07/2025 Duration: 50minWAKE UP! (0:30); Your one HUGE buy! (6:15); Cuthbert Grant Day and Grant's Old Mill 50th Anniversary Celebration (11:05); LA CRESECENT, MINNESOTA FAMILY RAVES ABOUT THEIR VISIT TO WINNIPEG! (19:45); Trump's new tariffs Professor Ian Lee, Associate Professor, Management Sprott School of Business, Carleton U (32:10); Successful stadium shows and great summer of events ! Kenny Boyce, Manager of Film and Special Events at the City of Winnipeg (39:15).
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...And The Answer Is
09/07/2025 Duration: 01h11minHis Worship Mayor Scott Gillingham gets a mention on Jeopardy! / Rockin Thunder TONIGHT!!!!! (1:40); Brett's EAR-rigation! Thanks to Medigroup Portage Clinic, new-ish clinic Downtown / GAMETIME - new feature on video games... reminded Greg of something he regrets (9:30); What's an idea you never followed through on and wish you had? (17:10); Winnipeg Folk Fest starts tomorrow! Campers already piling in! (25:30); Many menaces on the highway, like the one Brett faced on the weekend - Highway safety tips, and what should we do we encounter a maniac?? (31:00); Ideas we didn't follow through (41:30); Learning more about the Viking within - Manitoba man heading to Iceland to seek a masters degree in Viking & Medieval Norse Studies (44:35); Winning entry on ideas we didn't follow through (51:00); Rockin Thunder IS TONIGHT!!!! What explains the staying power of Def Leppard? - music expert Alan Cross! (55:50).
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Oooooooooooh Yeeeeeaaahhh!
08/07/2025 Duration: 01h02minBombers - few tickets left for the 18th! / Did Brett get 'EARrigated'? (1:40); Hey would you mind swapping your jeans with my shorts so I can get into the bar?? WEIRD FAVOURS (9:25); Running! WHY?!? Run with Rob - Running 14 marathons in 14 days in PEI coming up soon / Recent Guinness record holder for barefoot triathlon (17:00); Weird favours (25:20); Nik Ehlers speaks to the Winnipeg on why he chose Carolina and reflects on his time as a Jet (29:45); Downtown Winnipeg BIZ & Exchange District BIZ on Cross Portage and Main with Us, happening TODAY (37:15); 2 tix for Bombers vs Stamps Friday July 18th Princess Auto Stadium (44:40); “Randy & Elizabeth: A Savage Love Story” at The 2025 Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival - Geoff Hughes aka The Macho Manitoban (48:20).
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Highway 59 Revisited
07/07/2025 Duration: 01h15minStressed out in traffic with a car breakdown! (1:40); Texas floods kill dozens (10:40); Stressed out in traffic with a broken down vehicle (17:35); Brett's rant about dealing with a lunatic driver on Highway 59 (20:05); Stressed out in traffic with a breakdown (30:50); Washington happenings galore with Global's Reggie Cecchini (34:00); Weekend sports recap with Bob Irving (41:40); Brett's ear is clogged! What is appropriate 'ear maintenance', and how should we deal with clogged ears? (51:55); Winning entry on being stressed out in traffic with a broken down vehicle (56:50); Follow-up discussion on Brett's lunatic driver on Highway 59 with feedback galore from listeners (1:00:50).