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Kim Hill Wants To Know

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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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SEP 17, 2026
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
1 MIN
MAR 17, 2025
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 10 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
66 MIN
MAR 10, 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. Season 1 Episode 9 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
66 MIN
MAR 3, 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. Season 1 Episode 8 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
64 MIN
FEB 24, 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. Season 1 Episode 7 Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
66 MIN