{"podcast":{"title":"The Start","slug":"the-start-1113057","podcast_index_feed_id":1113057,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CORU6881044967","website_url":"http://www.cjob.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/99d0e41e-06e3-11ed-aa02-b3789348bb92/image/997c9553336d4be1baf5ba47aa4d12b9.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Curiouscast","episode_count":2404,"summary":"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 about it on The Start. 45 minutes a day every weekday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T06:19:28.544744+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-1113057"},"episode":{"title":"The Start-ling!","slug":"the-start-ling","published_at":"2026-07-23T16:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-1113057/the-start-ling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-1113057","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4138261885.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU4138261885.mp3","summary":"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).","meta_description":"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,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-start-1113057/episodes/the-start-ling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-start-1113057/the-start-ling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}