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.
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.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kim-hill-wants-to-know?share=5d7c6536-ae82-4a50-8bb3-216ff9ccabc4)
10 Mar 2025
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.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kim-hill-wants-to-know?share=f4dae6f1-a323-4870-b9d4-cea9d3c9fb37)
3 Mar 2025
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.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kim-hill-wants-to-know?share=37d53735-520e-4b9a-9e5f-236199446f51)
24 Feb 2025
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.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kim-hill-wants-to-know?share=cef71c65-14c8-47d9-8b23-742e45b06718)
17 Feb 2025
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 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.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details (https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kim-hill-wants-to-know?share=bc53c411-2e73-442e-b240-b29ac76f3cbb)
16 Dec 2024
About William Dalrymple's History
Historian and author William Dalrymple shares his groundbreaking research on India's Golden Road, arguing it transformed the world more than China's Silk Road between 2050BC and 1300AD.
9 Dec 2024
Whether Boris Johnson is Attempting to Salvage His Political Career
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and host Kim Hill dissect his tumultuous political career and new book Unleashed, offering a candid look at the inner workings of power.
2 Dec 2024
Why Ingrid Robeyns Wants To Get Rid of Billionaires
Belgian-Dutch philosopher Professor Ingrid Robeyns argues that eliminating billionaires is necessary to prevent extreme wealth from undermining social justice and equality.
25 Nov 2024
What Drives Jon Lee Anderson
Veteran journalist Jon Lee Anderson joins Kim Hill to share tales of adventure, conflict, and his remarkable discovery of Che Guevara's body in Bolivia.
18 Nov 2024
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.
10 Nov 2024
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.
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