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The Tale of the Fired Bridesmaid

On today's show, we talk the "fired" bridesmaid, the Gig Economy not just being for millenials and West End Biz

Jul 31, 201840 min

Book Learning & Fruit Sharing

on today's show, we're talking books, saying goodbye to THE billboard and the family cottage, and learning how to share fruit.

Jul 30, 201834 min

Winnipeg Is (Really) Good

On today's episode, how loyal are you to reward programs, Cooks Creek gets ready for their Medieval Festival, Brett & Greg learn the joy of Indian cooking, and (a man who looks like) Orson Welles takes a break from the Winnipeg Fringe to stop by.

Jul 26, 201837 min

Winnipeg Is Good

on today's show we spent a lot of time touting some of the "best of the fests" Winnipeg has to offer, including the Winnipeg Fringe, the Gimli Film Festival, and Ballet In The Park

Jul 23, 201824 min

The Great Scavenger Hunt

Hello there! On the Thursday edition of the Mackling & Megarry podcast we'll discuss water safety in light of the Manitoba Lifesaving Society's 2018 drowning report. We'll also talk about the growing problem with meth, and the latest step police are taking to inform Winnipeg citizens. Jacob Trouba and the Winnipeg Jets going to arbitration? And finally, the Winnipeg Art Gallery is set to host The Great Scavenger Hunt!

Jul 19, 201833 min

Mackling & Megarry - July 18th, 2018

Hi there! Mayor Brian Bowman surprised us today by announcing he'll support a motion to have a referendum on reopening Portage & Main. We'll hear from the mayor, along with Councillor Jeff Browaty who has been vocal in opposition of the topic. We'll also talk food waste, moon landings, and laser shows!

Jul 18, 201842 min

Mackling & Megarry - July 17th

Hi there! Tuesday's highlights include a Winnipeg business that has gone cashless, some great summer reading suggestions, and the Fringe Festival is set to begin!

Jul 17, 201838 min

The Reunion!

Mackling & Megarry are BOTH in studio after we each had vacation time. On this edition of the podcast, we'll discuss noisy neighbours and ask what noises drive you nuts? Also, CJOB's resident stormchaser Tristan Field-Jones weighs in on the storm that ripped through Arborg over the weekend. Sacha Baron Cohen has a new show called "Who Is America?" and it is stirring the pot quite heavily. Finally, there's a new mosasaur coming to Morden!

Jul 16, 201831 min

The Rough & Tumble Show

Brett welcomes Minnesota Vikings' Tashawn Bower & CJ Ham as well as Legend Carl Lee to the studio to talk about NFL Play 60. With it being Friday the 13th (ch-ch-ch-ca-ca-ca) we Have Coffee and Talk about our fears. The Couch Potatoes go over the Emmy nominations. And Alex "Lex Go" Krosney visits to let us know about The Winnipeg Roller Derby League.

Jul 13, 201836 min

The Walkin' & Sleuthin' Life

Brett Megarry welcomes to the studio, E Naad Maa Get, Jaqueline Hines, and Jasmine Maytwayashing, who are walking across Canada to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Fred Narozniak tells how cutting edge technology and the great people at Health Sciences Centre helped remove a baseball-sized tumor from his brain. Publisher & Comic Historian, Hope Nicholson, tells us about a new project she has undertaken to re-publish the adventures of classic pulp and comic hero, Sally The Sleuth, and, Josh Drury joins us by phone to recount his bicycle journey yesterday where he visited every 7-Eleven in Winnipeg to get a free Slurpee from each on Free Slurpee Day.

Jul 12, 201834 min

The Bees Knees

Today we Have Coffee and Talk about whether or not we think our own homes would pass a Health Inspection, Great New ideas are being created at The Millenium Library, Torque Brewing has raised a whole heck of a lot of money to help people with cancer, and, It would appear that even on vacation, we have a hard time disconnecting from the world.

Jul 11, 201829 min

Buggin' Out

We Have Coffee and Talk about our experiences on Greyhound Buses. Taz Stuart from Poulin's Pest Control is in-studio to educate us on Fishflies, Mayflies, and Mosquitoes. Don Lecuyer, VP of Corporate properties with Great West life, tells us about the Bee Hives now installed on the roof of the Great West Life Building downtown. Bethany Daman, Living Green, Living Well Co-ordinator for The Green Action Centre joined Brett to tell us about "Plastic Free July".

Jul 10, 201828 min

The Misadventurous Show

Brett regales us with his harrowing tale of paddling on the high seas, Country singer Jade Mya is in studio to alk about life and music, Charlotte Penner tells us all about Blind Golf and the Western Canadian Championships happening in Transcona, and The Canadian Space Agency has named The Whiteshell as one of the top places in Canada to Stargaze. We learn more about that from Scott Young of the Manitoba Planetarium.

Jul 9, 201837 min

Legendary Heart and A Cross To Bear

Greg Mackling is joined by the great Barney Bentall who will be playing at FolkFest this weekend, Greg takes a trip to the new hockey exhibit at The Manitoba Museum, Shannah-Lee Vidal gives us some ideas to keep busy this weekend, and Actor/Comedian David Cross talks politics. Cross will be performing a less political show at The Burton Cummings Theatre on Sunday.

Jul 6, 201832 min

That's The Slurpee Way

Greg talks with Andrea Kwasnicki of Diabetes Canada about Manitoba claiming the title of "Slurpee Capital of The World" for a 19th consecutive year, Greg Gilhooly, who was abused by Graham James, talks about the the prospect of James and Theo Fleury sitting down face-to-face for a documentary, Barrett Miller of Fort Whyte Alive tells us what to do if confronted by a bear, and Drex, host of The Shift, joins Greg to discuss the Justin Trudeau groping scandal.

Jul 5, 201840 min

A Simple Question of Dogs & Slurpees

Greg takes us to Gepetto's for a round of Mini-Golf in our "You Are Here" feature, Greg & Behind-The-Glass Gerry discuss the benefits/drawbacks of being the "Slurpee Capital of The World", Do we need more dog parks in Winnipeg?, An exciting new Japanese Festival is about to hit The Peg, and "The Winnipeg Cheapskate" Jeremy Bradley is in-studio to give tips for saving on travel. Happy Independence Day to our neighbours to the south!

Jul 4, 201837 min

The Chicken Fried Show

Greg talks with Chief Political Correspondent for Global News, David Aikin, about a new poll about 2019 Federal Election Numbers. We Have Coffee Talking about our favourite Manitboba Parks and other destinations. Blue Bombers Defensive Back #8, Chris Randle, joins Greg for Breakfast with The Bombers. Part 1 of our 4-part series "Your Are Here" focuses on "The Wavers" at Brokenhead. Winnipeg Folk Festival Executive Director, Lynne Skromeda, is in-studio to let us know what we can expect at this year's festival which gets going on Thursday. David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada, discusses our summer weather thus far and what we can expect for the rest of the season. Amy Tung tells us about the "I Am Love Project".

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