Kim Hill Wants To Know

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  How punk rocker Feargal Sharkey reinvented himself 21.09.2026 1ชม. 2นาที

  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 Dirty Business, see more about the series and stories from the real whistleblowers and victims from the Channel 4 documentary series on YouTube.In this episode:(00:00) From Punk Rocker to Environmental Advocate(10:14) The Music Industry and Its Challenges(15:22) The Decline of Chalk Streams(24:02) The Crisis of Water Privatisation(36:03) Public Concern and Political Accountability(41:26) Comparing Scandals: Water Industry and Post Office(50:14) The Need for Visionary Leadership(54:10) The Future of United IrelandGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  Kim Hill Wants to Know S2 | Trailer 17.09.2026 1นาที

  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
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  If Dame Linda Partridge Knows How To Defy Aging 17.03.2025 1ชม. 6นาที

  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
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  How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull 10.03.2025 1ชม. 6นาที

  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
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  What Anatoly Liberman Thinks of The English Language 03.03.2025 1ชม. 4นาที

  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
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  Why Nick Wallis Continues Covering the UK's Post Office Scandal 24.02.2025 1ชม. 6นาที

  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
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  When Caroline Crampton Realised She Was a Hypochondriac 17.02.2025 54นาที

  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 history of the condition - A Body Made of Glass.Crampton tells Kim Hill it took a long time to even entertain the idea that she might be a hypochondriac.Season 1 Episode 6Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  About William Dalrymple's History 16.12.2024 1ชม. 11นาที

  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 was a young man.In his latest, The Golden Road, he argues that it was India and not China which transformed the world between 2050BC and 1300AD.Season 1 Episode 5Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  Whether Boris Johnson is Attempting to Salvage His Political Career 09.12.2024 1ชม. 6นาที

  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
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  Why Ingrid Robeyns Wants To Get Rid of Billionaires 02.12.2024 58นาที

  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 of Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University, has written a book called Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth and she believes the world would be better off if no one was allowed to have multi-millions of dollars.Season 1 Episode 3Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  What Drives Jon Lee Anderson 25.11.2024 1ชม. 8นาที

  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 in some of the most troubled and chaotic parts of the world. His several books include a biography of Che Guevara, subtitled A Revolutionary Life and it was Guevara who played a part in Jon’s particular focus on people prepared to die for a cause.Season 1 Episode 2Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  What's Changed For Malcolm Gladwell 18.11.2024 51นาที

  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 Gladwell has a new book out. It’s called Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders and the rise of Social Engineering and once again his fascinating case studies illustrate his theories. Gladwell, who also hosts the podcast Revisionist History, talks about being an optimist and power in numbers.Season 1 Episode 1Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  Introducing: Kim Hill Wants To Know 10.11.2024 1นาที

  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