# The Start-ling!

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Podcast: [The Start](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-1113057)
Published: 2026-07-23T16:06:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4138261885.mp3
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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).

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