Kim Hill Wants To Know
Kim Hill returns with her distinctive interview show, sitting down with guests from around the world to explore subjects that intrigue her. Each episode is a long-form conversation, giving subjects room to explain their work, ideas and experiences in depth. The topics range widely across culture, science, politics and human interest, shaped by whatever has caught Hill's curiosity. The programme reflects RNZ's tradition of thoughtful, unhurried public-service interviewing.
Episodes
What happened after Frank Gardner got caught in the crossfire
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner talks with Kim Hill about being shot and left for dead by Islamist gunmen, adapting to life in a wheelchair and writing truthy fiction.Watch the video version of this episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 2 Episode 2Frank Gardner is the author of the memoir Blood and SandIn this episode:(00:00) Frank Gardner's Journey: From Adventure to
How punk rocker Feargal Sharkey reinvented himself
Punk rocker, lead singer of The Undertones, Feargal Sharkey speaks to Kim Hill about reinventing himself. The Irishman has become one of the most vocal advocates for cleaning up Britain's waterways and served as chairman on one of England's oldest angling clubs.Watch the video version of this episode on the RNZ website on YouTube or TVNZ+.Season 2 Episode 1Feargal Sharkey recommends TV mini series
Kim Hill Wants to Know S2 | Trailer
Kim Hill Wants to Know is back for another season. With guests including former punk rocker-turned-clean water advocate Feargal Sharkey, BBC correspondent Frank Gardner and secret statecraft specialist Professor Rory Cormac, there's something for everyone.You can now watch Kim Hill Wants to Know at rnz.co.nz/video or on YouTube.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
If Dame Linda Partridge Knows How To Defy Aging
The secret to living well for longer is one geneticist Dame Linda Partridge has been trying to uncover for much of her career. In this episode of Kim Hill Wants To Know, she talks with Kim about the scientific breakthroughs that could mean the end to aging as we know it.Season 1 Episode 10Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull
Kim chats with neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull about the wonders of the human brain and the work being done to unlock its secrets. Season 1 Episode 9Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
What Anatoly Liberman Thinks of The English Language
Kim Hill sits down with linguist and etymologist Anatoly Liberman to talk about words – their meaning, their history and how languages evolve. Season 1 Episode 8Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Why Nick Wallis Continues Covering the UK's Post Office Scandal
Kim Hill speaks with journalist Nick Wallis about his time covering the UK’s Great Post Office scandal - described as England's worst miscarriage of justice - and discovers the story is far from over.Season 1 Episode 7Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
When Caroline Crampton Realised She Was a Hypochondriac
Caroline Crampton resisted the idea that she was a hypochondriac, but now she's written an entire book on the history of the condition.Is this normal Doctor?The more we know about things, the more there is to worry about. This is especially true of our bodies, where it seems impossible that something isn’t going wrong all the time.Caroline Crampton is a hypochondriac and has written a book on the
About William Dalrymple's History
Historian, author and podcaster William Dalrymple believes it was India's Golden Road - not China's Silk Road - that transformed the world. He tells Kim Hill about his latest book and his own family history in the Empire.Scottish historian and journalist William Dalrymple is renown for his books, television series and podcast Empire - mostly about India, a country he’s been in love with since he w
Whether Boris Johnson is Attempting to Salvage His Political Career
If you put Kim Hill and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a room together - this is what you get. A fiery yet invigorating conversation about Johnson's political career and his new book Unleashed.Watch the video version of the episode here.Season 1 Episode 4Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Why Ingrid Robeyns Wants To Get Rid of Billionaires
How much money is too much? Belgian-Dutch philosopher and economist Professor Ingrid Robeyns has written a book called Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth and she tells Kim Hill why the uber rich should be forced to give up their cash.Belgian-Dutch philosopher and economist Professor Ingrid Robeyns believes there is such a thing as too much money.Professor Robeyns, who holds the Chair o
What Drives Jon Lee Anderson
Jon Lee Anderson’s life of adventure began when he was a young boy. The veteran New Yorker journalist tells Kim Hill about covering conflicts, doing jail time and his fascination with rebels which led to discovering Che Guevara's body in Bolivia.Jon Lee Anderson’s life of adventure began when he was a young boy. The veteran New Yorker journalist has covered some of the most intractable conflicts i
What's Changed For Malcolm Gladwell
Best-selling author, journalist and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell sits down with Kim Hill to explain his latest book and how his perspective has changed last 25 years. He delivers insights into the power in numbers and his surprising interests.Twenty-five years on from the publication of his best-selling book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Canadian journalist Malcolm
Introducing: Kim Hill Wants To Know
Kim Hill is back asking questions in her inimitable style. She has conversations with guests from around the world about topics that spark her interest and will do the same for you. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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