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Ania Upstill is a genderqueer clown, and theatre performer touring their show from Austin Texas to Auckland next month.  Sherry talks to them on their experience as a gender queer performer, clowning as a way of breaking down and having fun with the performance of identities, and the best ways to have conversations to support our non-binary and queer community. 

Sherry begins by asking them to explain their show Transhumance:

Transhumance will be on at Q theatre as part of Auckland Pride’s festival, opening on the 7th of February.

New Zealand will be one of the first countries to implement climate crisis education into the curriculum. Laura Kvigstad conducts a quick report of the subject before delving into a discussion on the subject in our poll position question of the week. 

On this weeks Friday Wire...

Producer, Rachel Simpson speaks with Unite Union’s Nicola Owen about the protests against New Zealand troops in Iran

After that, Laura Kvigstad conducts a report on the new climate crisis curriculum. 

Next, Corey Fuimaono speaks to Rachel Esson on the National Library’s project to rehouse books throughout this year.

Then, Producer, Benjamin J Goldson conducts the weekly neutral corner segment on the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. 

And Finally, The National Party’s, Denise Lee, joins Laura to discuss the concerns of the politicisation of the police as well as the recent debate sparked around the raise in the minimum wage expected in April. 

Mary-Margaret asks Radio Adelaide's Zoe Kounandis about the fires, and other Australian news from the Christmas holiday