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Starting this weekend, we’re making some changes to the weekend line-up here at Mushroom FM. We’ve been telling you about these changes for around a month now, but just in case you’ve missed them, let’s explain this here so you don’t miss a moment of your favourite shows.

The quickest way to describe what we’re doing is that we’re completely swapping the programming between 2 PM Eastern and 8 PM Eastern on Saturdays and Sundays.

When you were a kid, did you ever demand something of one of your parents, only to be told by the frustrated parental unit to hold on because they couldn’t be in two places at once?

Friends and family from around the country are already arriving here at Mosen Towers as I prepare to celebrate the big 5 o. The big day is actually 24 April, but the party is this weekend.

Over the last 20 years in particular, I’ve had the pleasure to occupy roles that have seen me work with and provide services to people from around the world. So when we were planning these celebrations, we wanted to find a way to include those who’d like to be a part of them but couldn’t attend in person, much like Bonnie and I streamed our wedding online.

At the time I’m usually on the air, I’ll be in the air, heading back from the Blind Citizens Australia convention. That means it’s time to delve into the humungonormous Mosen Explosion archives for a replay of a popular show.

This time, a few listeners have requested to hear again the documentary I put together on the legendary music producer Sir George Martin. It was first aired just after his death in March 2016.

I’m back in New Zealand for a short time before my next overseas trip, long enough to bring you another live edition of the Mosen Explosion on Mushroom FM.

First, while I’m having a wonderful time here in Anaheim, my heart goes out to the families of all victims of the terror attack in New Zealand. I cannot believe I am writing terror attack and New Zealand in the same sentence. Love and thoughts to all back home who are struggling at this difficult time.

After a day and a half at Disneyland with Nicola banana, we're off to Universal Studios at the time the Mosen Explosion airs. But fear not, there will still be a show to be sure to be sure. It's St Patrick's day, so it's time for a Mosen Explosion retrospective.

The Mosen Explosion is back at 2 Pm Eastern Daylight time, which could mean that it starts an hour earlier for you if you live elsewhere. It certainly starts an hour earlier for me, and I had better remember that.

It’s the last live Mosen Explosion for a couple of weeks. Next week at Mosen Explosion time, I’ll be doing something Harry Pottery at Universal Studios with Nicola banana, so we’ll be going back into the archives for a St Patrick’s day special at that time.

Mushroom FM keeps US Eastern time as our official time zone. Tomorrow, March 10, the clocks spring forward.

If you are in North America and your clocks also spring forward, the only impact this change will have on you is an hour less sleep.

They say ice and snow go together, right?

The Snowman is of course a much-loved Mushroom Fm institution. Now, we have the Iceman too, as he brings us his Iceman 150 show.

He takes the same radio personality approach as the people he grew up listening to and admiring, where the Radio host ran the show, made it entertaining, had loads of fun and held the listeners. His mission is to put on a great show with the best music, make people laugh, and have fun on the air and make them forget their problems. He says, "if I do that every show then my job is complete".

Ah, summer. Wonderful summer. So glorious, so radiant, so warm, so gone. Only three short weeks ago, the feels like temperature was hotter than the actual temperature as we were sweltering in 34 degree heat. And now, the heat is electric as we switch everything over to hot after a very sudden cold snap that’s hit us with a feels-like temperature of 8 degrees. But you know, whether the weather be warm or cold, you’re always sure of a warm welcome to the jolly old Mosen Explosion, still pumping out the nonsense after all these years.