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.

Kim Hill Wants To Know is a society podcast hosted by RNZ, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

RNZ hosts Kim Hill Wants To Know, a society show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  How punk rocker Feargal Sharkey reinvented himself

  Sep 21, 20261h 2m

  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 1 Feargal 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 Ireland Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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  Episode #10

  If Dame Linda Partridge Knows How To Defy Aging

  Mar 17, 20251h 6mS1

  <p>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.</p><p>Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</p>

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  Episode #9

  How Brain Science Has Changed For Sir Richard Faull

  Mar 10, 20251h 6mS1

  <p>Kim chats with neuroscientist Sir Richard Faull about the wonders of the human brain and the work being done to unlock its secrets. </p><p>Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</p>

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  Episode #8

  What Anatoly Liberman Thinks of The English Language

  Mar 3, 20251h 4mS1

  <p>Kim Hill sits down with linguist and etymologist Anatoly Liberman to talk about words – their meaning, their history and how languages evolve. </p><p>Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</p>

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  Episode #7

  Why Nick Wallis Continues Covering the UK's Post Office Scandal

  Feb 24, 20251h 6mS1

  <p>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.</p><p>Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</p>

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