The Start

Brett's Christmas dinner from listeners Liz & Bill (1:01); Regina's Mosaic Stadium is being transformed into a giant skating rink (6:40); Where would you like to skate? (17:02); Bob Irving talks football, world juniors, and hatred of the Rubik's Cube (24:33); Wellness in the New Year (33:37); Five Manitobans who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 (40:32) & Update on warehouse fire containing donations for women's shelter (56:24)

Wake up, it's almost Christmas! (1:40); What do you want to find in your tree? (6:50); Keeping the magic alive at Christmas when so many traditions can't be kept...(11:55); Small Town Salute...to Killarney, after mayor steps down to focus on his restaurant (20:35); Talking auto insurance (30:15); A message of hope from an old friend (38:40).

WINDFERNO! McNabb hits the highways to see if the blowing snow is bad. She learned quickly - it's cold (1:40); Favourite Christmas TV traditions (9:30); Waiting for surgery during COVID - how it's delaying one woman's fertility treatments // We had to evacuate due to a fire alarm! (15:40); Back from the fire alarm (25:20); Feedback on highways, and hiking down/up the stairs for fire alarms (28:05); Listener Liz is making Brett & his dad Christmas dinner! (32:10); Joe Aiello from Power 97 & Frankie's Italian Kitchen & Bar with reaction to provincial $5M package, and how the restaurant is gearing up for takeout orders for the holidays (36:30).

Mackling, Megarry & McNabb together again! For a couple days... as a winter storm approaches (1:40); Vaccines wasted?? (9:20); Blizzard warnings, winter storm warnings, blowing snow advisories, oh my! (12:25); Do you send Christmas cards? (22:05); Breakfast with the Bombers: Drew Wolitarsky releasing his first single on Wednesday (28:30); What to do when it's over? Angus Reid survey shows what we're looking forward to the most, and least (37:20); Sanitizing grocery carts with UV light - with a Winnipeg twist (41:10); Winning text on Christmas cards (53:15); Festive ideas on what to cook for smaller groups (54:50).

First day of winter, and WINTER IS HERE (1:40); Global Weather Specialist Kahla Evans is snowed in! Had to stay home! (8:35); What's the crappiest gift you ever got your Mom? (11:50); Environment Canada's David Phillips on what's coming tomorrow (19:40); Some crappy gift examples (26:05); We head to London, England to ask about the new variant of the virus, the latest lockdown, and... what's a V-Health Passport? (29:25); Weekly visit with Bob Irving - he's coming back for Blue Bomber play-by-play in 2021! (40:10); Jupiter & Saturn to align for Christmas Star, last one 800 years ago! (50:50); Winning text on crappy gifts for Mom (58:45).

Toboggan hills soon to be allowed again - so let's talk TOBOGGAN CHICANERY (1:40); We found footage of a Global News reporter getting run over as result of toboggan chicanery! (7:55); THE WINNIPEG JETS PLAY-BY-PLAY TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT! (14:50); Trivia for Turkey! 24% of us say 'this' makes the season more festive (22:30); Weekly Gab with Gabby, with an amusing description of North Battleford (29:40); Text winner on toboggans (37:20); Kelly Moore outlines our Winnipeg Jets coverage (he's doing pre and post games!) (40:10).

Christmas shopping stress, & salute to grocery store workers (1:40); The unique / quirky Christmas gifts we've bought that went over better than expected (9:10); Manitoba's Bill-64: What is it? (16:05); Some feedback on gifts (24:45); Listener David SINGS to us for our Small Town Salute (26:10); Checking in with grocery store workers (35:10); Small biz partnering with the arts and restaurants to shop local (40:45); The winning text on gifts! (46:15); Indigenous activist & community leader Michael Champagne reacts to Erin O'Toole's take on residential schools (49:05).

Much to discuss today! (1:40); Peter Nygard arrested (7:50); Cleanliness standoffs! Washington mother turns 10-year-old daughter's dirty sock in the bathroom into a 'museum exhibit' (12:35); City committee to look at redevelopment of the downtown Winnipeg Hudson's Bay (19:50); Hilarious cleanliness standoff story (25:10); Jeff Hamilton of the Winnipeg Free Press on his series of convicted sex offender Graham James (26:55); The first vaccine in Manitoba has been delivered; Then, trivia for turkey! (37:20); Turkey winner, then text winner on cleanliness standoffs (40:50); Surviving Graham James (50:05).

First Tuesday in a while that hasn't sucked to start! At least, until it started...(1:30); The debate over the possibility of an 'immunity passport' (7:25); Favourite Winnipeg 'cameos' (16:15); More on immunity passport, and Winnipeg cameos (22:10); Ma Mawi delivering THOUSANDS of food hampers (29:20); Trivia: What's the number-one sign a man is becoming his dad? (35:20); Third + Bird InstaSCAM (41:30); Winning text on Winnipeg cameos (51:05); Crime Stoppers with another Unsolved Manitoba Mystery (53:00).

Chandra Kremski from Third + Bird tells us how someone has created a wave of fake T+B accounts to try to scam people, and so far has had some success to the tune of $7,000.

Greg's back! Lauren's gone! Fortier's back! Brett's hungry! (but needs a Circuit Breaker of his own...) (1:30); What's your favourite homemade holiday treat? (9:15); Salvation Army Thrift Store on thrift stores being allowed to reopen (16:00); Weekly visit with Bob Irving (22:05); The COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Canada, first doses to be administered today (31:20); Wake Up Santa grand prize winner! (36:55); Winning text on homemade holiday treats (43:45); Tricks for packaging food to deliver it to family and friends (47:30).

McNabb & Mackling are about to swap spots on the vacation train (1:01); Giving thanks through Zoom, and, with BEER! 97:51); Morden mayor pens open letter to La Broquerie reeve (12:13); What's your favourite beer commercial? (18:12); Justice Centre files legal challenge against province over restrictions (25:16); More reaction to Justice Centre, then, THE COUCH POTATOES (with Producer Kyle in for Jeff Braun) (32:40); Fill the Freightliner (43:04) & Giving away 25,000 cans of beer to health care workers! (49:53)

Brett got locked out of his email, weather wasn't a big deal, and Happy Hanukkah! Producer Skye has an AMAZING sweater in celebration (1:30); What's the weirdest / most obscure show you've watched on Netflix? (8:55); Small Town Salute to walks and wildlife to see outside of Winnipeg (15:00); Monthly visit with Mayor Brian Bowman (22:15); Hanukkah starts tonight! Or is it Chanukah? (30:10); WAKE UP SANTA qualifier has a hideous and hilarious Santa disaster story (41:15); Social media video showing Winnipeg Police officer reacting angrily to being asked by passenger why he wasn't wearing a mask (46:10); WARRIOR Hot Chocolate helping a young Winnipegger's dream take flight (57:35).

Is this it for the nice weather? Also, neighbourhood pride! (1:30); Level Red restrictions extended until January 8th (8:30); What's the favourite neighbourhood in which you've lived? (17:15); Why do we care so much about our neighbourhoods? (23:05); Psychologist Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman on navigating the Level Red loneliness through the holiday season (32:40); Send Letters for the Lonely - a local woman's campaign (47:40); Restaurants, small shops... what about entertainment / recreation facilities like Speedworld? How to support them (55:10); Today's qualifier for Wake Up Santa! (1:03:00).

Tuesdays are the worst, but board games are fun! (1:30); Food prices to jump 3-5% in 2021 (8:45); Favourite board games (16:00); Canadians would feel safer shopping in smaller shops than big box stores (22:10); Some of your favourite board games (30:00); Former Blue Bomber great Doug Brown on looming CFL free agency, and being run off his feet by a two-year-old, and a puppy! (32:25); Struggling with sleep as the pandemic continues? Our sleep expert has some tips (40:55); Bored during the pandemic, why not build a Viking hut? (51:20).

Brett's back! ...and Gmack is away (1:01); The 'age-yourself-with-one-store' Twitter challenge (7:29); The state of Manitoba hospitals (13:11); Texts on twitter challenge (19:42): Christmas trees are flying off the lots! (22:08); Bob Irving is a pretzel guy (28:12); Food and mood - how our dietary choices impact how we feel (37:42) & Winnipeg business gets a plug on MSNBC! (45:05)

Thoughts on Pallister's speech, Christmas and empty hotels (0:36) NHL looking at outdoor games (5:16); If you could listen to one song forever...(9:23); How are hotels managing right now? (15:16); Record housing sales in Winnipeg (20:35); The 12 K's of Christmas! (27:34); Gab with Global's Gabby (32:52) & An incredible story of a POW from Winnipeg will be featured in a documentary (39:38)

Remote learning 2.0 (0:36); What will parents of younger children be doing in January? (7:01); Do the (side) hustle! (15:06); Preparing for remote learning (20:53); Small Town Salute (29:30); Our weekly chat with Hal Anderson (36:28); Not complaining...but what's the deal with our amazing December forecast?! (47:00) & Fill the (virtual) freightliner! (51:24)

Change one word, ruin one Christmas song - thanks for the challenge, Brett! (0:35); Daughter still awaiting answers about her mother's death (7:57); Christmas songs...remixed (16:05); Vaccine rollout in Canada (20:34); The LEGO King returns! (25:55); Helping the homeless in the winter (32:02); How Red River College is training a temporary work force (39:47); A Visit from St...Moore? (47:06) & Still Hawerchuk Strong in Winnipeg (50:21)

Give it up for Giving Tuesday! (1:01); Your must-watch bucket list (6:56); Habitat For Humanity (12:37); Breakfast with the Bombers' President and CEO Wade Miller (18:47); Fall-out from the federal economic outlook (26:22); The Bay Downtown has closed its doors early...what now? (30:37) & There's a 'lap' for that...sort of (37:16)

It's M & M this week as Brett hibernates! (0:06); Public restrictions and the Church (6:48); Which winter activities do you miss or want to try? (15:25); How are politicians handling the pandemic? (20:12); Our Grand Prize Flooring Winner!! (26:43); Support and shop local now more than ever (29:19); The pitch for ski hills to open (39:12); The continuing quest to stump Bob Irving (46:08) & Find out about the amazing Angel Initiative (58:35)

St. Boniface Hospital Foundation Radiothon, & supporting local on Black Friday! (1:30); Brett spent way too much on a golf bag - What are you impulse purchases that leave you racked with guilt? (9:40); The origin of the HUMBUG sign on Route 90 (15:45); Black Friday and how things are different: Advance Electronics (21:45) and PNP Games (29:20); How will a vaccine roll out in Canada? Who gets it first? (36:35); Winning text on impulse purchases (42:05); Retired firefighter who spent five weeks at St. B with COVID, and his ICU nurse (45:15).

Winter Leisure Guide postponed through January -- What were your favourite lessons when you were a kid? Swimming? Piano? Taekwondo? (1:30); Over half of Manitoba's teachers are considering retirement or leaving the profession due to increased workload (7:50); Calendar celebrating the work of Brandon artist Weiming Zhao (14:55); Let's Order Delivery - new site catalogues restaurants that offer their own delivery service (22:00); More on teachers, and lessons (29:30); Winning text on lessons eerily similar to Brett's lessons (41:05); Marc Saltzman with Black Friday & Cyber Monday tech ideas! (44:50).

Real tree vs fake? (1:30); 'My mom still had a lot of life to live': Winnipeg nurse shares story of mother's coronavirus death (9:55); BIG RED: 'A raging inferno of regret'! What's your favourite gum? Or LEAST favourite? (19:40); Yes, many COVID patients have underlying conditions, but that shouldn't be the focus (25:15); Daughter shares her story as she waits for her mother's COVID test results (32:30); Ever heard of PK Gum? (40:45); Space-X, Lunar Eclipse, and WHAT IS THAT MONOLITH IN UTAH? (47:10); Winning text on GUM (53:20); St. Boniface Hospital Foundation's Radiothon takes place this Friday (56:30).

Happy anniversary! One year ago today, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup (1:30); Your favourite championship moments (9:10); Andrew Harris of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and a special surprise! (15:50); Downtown business check-in with Sachit Mehra of East India Company Restaurants (25:20); MILT STEGALL! Partnering with Fit City Jordan to get Winnipeg moving! (37:15); The winning text on your favourite championship moments (47:25); Matt Dunigan! Remembering the 1991 Grey Cup (49:05).

Yesterday would have been Grey Cup Sunday, tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Bomber's Grey Cup victory! (1:30); Chat about essential vs non-essential items / Province switches gears on newspapers, gift cards and prepaid credit cards (8:10); If you could return to ONE moment in time over the last year and a bit, which moment would it be? (16:30); Winnipegger appearing before parliamentary committee on refugees & newcomers (22:30); Essential vs non-essential: Should lottery tickets be essential? (31:55); Weekly visit with Bob Irving, who revisits the 1991 Grey Cup - the first Grey Cup ever held in Winnipeg (36:40); Fact check: Can COVID-19 tests be tricked by the influenza virus? (46:45); Winning text on a moment in time! (54:30).

Tightest restrictions yet for gatherings and businesses (1:30); What's your favourite cartoon? (9:30); Grocery store worker concerns with new restrictions (16:00); More on living alone during new restrictions (22:50); High Tea Bakery on The Christmas Cookie Challenge on Food Network! (30:00); GABIGAIL! Abigail Turner in for Gabrielle Marchand for our weekly Gab with Gabby segment (35:50); Winning text on cartoons (44:25); Addictions Awareness Week is next week - Winnipeg author Rick Bolin on new book 'Addiction Emergency Response Plan' (46:50).

Cute doorbell messages highlight what can be uplifting about social media...(1:30); ... while the Health Minister showcases the pitfalls of how social media can be a dark and negative place (8:15); Studying failures (13:30); Small Town Salute - more of your favourite Manitoba small towns! (19:15); Mayor Brian Bowman on crowded transit buses, property tax hike, more friction with the province, and what's happening with outdoor rinks? (26:30); A Manitoba reeve is in hot water with his council after speaking at the anti-maks rally in Steinbach last weekend (35:35); The winning text on studying failures! (42:05).

Phone, wallet, keys, MASK! And Heinz Ketchup to be made in Canada again (1:30); What was the first concert you went to, and which concert would you like to go to once we can do that again? (8:55); Stacey Nattrass Brown, Winnipeg Jets anthem singer AND choral teacher at Garden City Collegiate - How do you keep students' spirits up when singing & musical instruments aren't allowed? (16:05); Costco, Home Depot, Walmart... all taking in big $$. Will independent businesses recover? (23:25); Frustrated parent in Winnipeg School Division on the ongoing bus strike (33:15); Weekly visit with Hal Anderson & his concert memories (40:05); What'd it cost to bring Sonny & Cher to Winnipeg in 1968? (51:40); The winning text, and some great runners-up, on your first concerts! (52:45).

Pallister promises to lay the hammer down! And where's the red in the new Jets jerseys?? (1:30); Manitoba's Chief Nursing Officer gets emotional (8:05); BALDERDASH! What words do you use in place of swearing? (16:20); Varying rules on substitute teachers, and will schools break early for Christmas? (23:10); Remembering the Blue Bombers' victory in the CFL West Final with Adam Bighill (30:20); Seniors and the challenge of living in isolation (39:25); More on 'swears', including the winner! (46:50); Manitoba Unsolved Mystery: Crime Stoppers on an unsolved murder from 1957 in St. Boniface (54:10).

Christmas trees already going up all over the place! (1:30); If you could trade places with anyone in the world (like newly-minted Masters champ Dustin Johnson) who would it be? (9:50); Brent Bellamy takes tour of Winnipeg to see just how badly small biz is getting hosed (16:25); #saveMBrestaurants (23:40); Weekly visit with Bob Irving, who's been hunkered down for the last four days watching The Masters (34:20); Body Measure speaks to the small business plight of having to close while other businesses can stay open (44:25); Your texts (and the winning text) on who would you trade places with and why (55:40).

It's Friday the 13th! (1:30); Follow-up on the confusion over gathering numbers in Manitoba - the message vs the order (9:25); Are you superstitious? (16:05); Small businesses on uneven playing field due to restrictions? (23:25); Winter Wonderland is CANCELLED??? (31:30); Psychology professor on why some of us are scared of Friday the 13th, and why some of us are superstitious in general (33:20); More texts on superstitions (44:50); Winning text on superstitions (46:50); King's Head owner sells house to save the pub (50:05).

Brett's carrot juice nightmare / Messaging remains confusing on socializing outside the household (1:40); Brandon grocery clerk solves mystery on how to open produce bags without licking your finger! (17:40); Small Town Salute: What are YOUR favourite Manitoba small towns? (23:05); November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (32:30); Barber shops & salons have to close - checking in with Brett's barber at Tony's Barber Shop in Transcona (37:05); Massage therapy can continue - checking in with The Pure Escape on Corydon (45:15); Winning text on life hacks! (51:55).

It's cold! (0:30); Revera left out some info (or lied) (6:15); Junk drawers! (13:55); Taking a $10K charter flight to Winnipeg... to pay $200 bail (20:15); Sick of trains messing up your commute? There's an app for that (27:20); Revera reaction, then Liberal leader Dougald Lamont on school spending from the province (33:20); Remembering our veterans, and the achievements of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles (41:10).

Concerns over care homes, concerns from teachers, and RIP Alex Trebek (1:30); Favourite game shows! (8:10); Maples PCH: CUPE disputes Revera claim on staffing (14:05); Winnipeg man whose parents are both recovering from COVID-19 (19:55); Concerns from a Winnipeg teacher who wonders how she and her colleagues will make it through the school year (31:50); Weekly visit with Bob Irving! (38:40); Manitoba professor who was on Jeopardy in 2017 (50:20); Winning text on game shows (1:00:55); Andrew Harris of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers teams up with local company Zueike for the #CheckInChallenge (1:02:40).

Donald Trump's attack on democracy (1:30); It's National Nacho Day! How do you like your nachos?? (8:50); More on Trump, and the election at large with Global's Reggie Cecchini (14:50); Pots for Docs! (20:40); The struggles our teachers are facing (28:10); HSC Millionaire Lottery Early Bird Deadline MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (31:00); Our weekly Gab with Gabby involves an amazing recipe for nachos...(42:10); Whole Foods tells its employees they can't wear poppies (51:40).

Patiently waiting for election results...(1:30); Winnipeg woman Susan Krepart's husband is a doctor who now has COVID-19 - Her message to Manitobans, and the health minister (9:00); Who have been your favourite broadcasters over the years? (25:30); Craving normalcy, and seeking it through the FAKE COMMUTE (30:30); The poppy blanket! Small Town Salute to Minnedosa where something wonderful has happened ahead of Remembrance Day (38:10); Election chat with Global's Reggie Cecchini (44:45); Recap of discussion with Susan Krepart (50:55); Winning text on broadcasters (59:10).

Election night reveals... nothing. Yet. (1:01); Election night 'highlight reel' (6:53); What's your favourite 'comfort viewing'? (12:17); ICU doctor responds to health minister's comments (21:01); Hal Anderson with some eye-opening info on your toilet! (27:06); Winnipegger now living in Colorado (38:02) & NDP Health Critic on health minister's chaos comments (46:22)

Enforcement, curfew, SK man launches fundraiser to pay for COVID fine, and election day in the U.S. (​1:52); Winnipegger now living in Florida talks election (5:47); What things have you done that were irresponsible? Whether you knew it or not? A Moose Jaw man has been fined $2,800 for hosting a Halloween party, and has launched a GoFundMe page because he can't afford it (16:54); Province now asking entire households to stay home if someone is symptomatic or awaiting COVID test results (21:15); Lauren's irresponsible story (28:30); Breakfast with the Bombers with defensive back Nick Taylor (31:25); Masks for everyone in Louis Riel School Division? (38:40); Winnipegger living in Colorado talks election (48:22).

Level Red begins (1:30); Where is Brian Pallister? Where is our leadership? (Updated late in the show he spoke at 11 am) (9:45); Who is your favourite leader? (20:00); Fusion Grill on whether or not they can survive going back to takeout-only / So many questions for restaurants and all who are affected by Level Red (26:45); NDP & Opposition Leader Wab Kinew on what he'd like to see from the province (47:10); Bob Irving says he could be a world champion...(53:55); Winning text on leaders (1:05:15).

Anticipating further restrictions (0:30); St. Boniface ICU over capacity, growing number of doctors calling for shutdown (6:55); RIVALRIES! Got a favourite rivalry? Or a rivalry from your past that still sticks with you? (15:10); Some more great rivalries (24:45); Milt Stegall! With some important details on HSC Millionaire Lottery (26:20); Winnipeg doctor scared he'll soon have to choose who gets hospital beds... and who doesn't (32:25); Dinner table rivalry, Apple vs Pumpkin Pie, & more on COVID & possible restrictions (38:25); The winning entry on rivalries! (46:35).

The Start reads Haikus; At 17 syllables; They are hard to write. (1:30); COVID is the Grinch that stole Halloween (5:55); 102 year old goes skydiving! Which bucket list will you REGRET if you don't get to it before it's too late? (14:05); Manitoba's restaurant industry is urgently calling for financial aid as the situation continues to become more bleak (21:00); Grade 8 student with his haiku's on COVID (33:20); Alzeheimer's & COVID (39:50); Winning text on bucket list item you'd regret (48:20); CJOB's Tristan Field-Jones on The Science of Spooky! (51:05).

Trump, O Canada, Hockey Song... what??? (0:30); It's been ONE MONTH since Level Orange. Trudeau says 'this sucks' (8:50); On this National Chocolate Day, what's your favourite 'non-bar' way to consume chocolate? (17:15); Some chocolate ideas! (24:35); Monthly chat with Mayor Brian Bowman (27:05); Masks on the ground = ENTITLED BRATS (35:55); The winning entry for National Chocolate Day! (44:50); Brett's train of thought quickly goes off the cliff (47:30).

Our morning began with a PUMPKIN TOSS (1:30); Frustration from the Premier and the province's top doctor over COVID (6:40); What's your favourite SPACE MOVIE? (16:05); Texts on Halloween and space movies (22:40); Breakfast with the Bombers: Bob Irving recapping the glory of the last four games of the 2019 Grey Cup championship season (25:10); Hockey dad on new restrictions for team sports at arenas (35:00); Her dad is in Parkview, she's seen him twice in eight months. Now, he has COVID-19 (41:20); The record for THIS is over 5,000 feet. What is it? (48:15); Book launch - Broken Ribs & Popcorn: How the Winnipeg Jets became the best team in the NHL's most offensive era to not win the Stanley Cup (55:20).

Brian Bowman announces he's not coming back as mayor in 2020 (1:30); New restrictions in schools today -- Are more restrictions on the way? (9:10); If you were running for mayor, what would be your big campaign promise? (18:15); "We are on the brink" - St. Boniface Hospital doctor issues public plea as hospitals see more COVID cases (24:20); Ethan Boyer died on the South Perimeter one year ago - How his family honoured him with a memorial (33:15); Level Orange restrictions in schools - Seine River School Division weighs in (43:20); NASA has some big news today about the moon! (49:50); The winning mayoral campaign promise! (57:00).

Brett is craving WHAT??? (1:30); They debuted in 1976, the last ones were made 15 years ago, but there's a good chance you still have some in your home. What are they? (8:50); Why are we reluctant to spend good money on things we need vs things we want? (13:10); Truckers being denied medical services like flu shots (19:00); As a youngster, Greg was reluctant to spend money on dinner so he'd cheap out and buy three appetizers instead of a full meal (26:40); Cashless poppy boxes coming to Manitoba (29:15); Le Chateau closing / Mel with a good example on how we spend money on things we want vs need (36:35); Global's Brittany Greenslade asking why aren't we getting more COVID briefings (41:00); The winning text on spending! (45:15).