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Kim Hill Wants To Know

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UK Post Office Scandal
English Language
Miscarriages Of Justice
Etymology
Fujitsu
Horizon IT System
Public Inquiry
Public Accountability
Corporate Governance
Mental Health Issues
Boris Johnson
India
Government Response
Alan Bates
The Odyssey
Taiwan
Water Privatisation
Artificial Intelligence
Natural Selection
Elon Musk

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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Emily Wilson
Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and translator of Greek and Latin classics
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: Why Emily Wilson is obsessed with Homer
Richard Dawkins
Evolutionary biologist and author of The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion
Episode: Why Richard Dawkins thinks AI is conscious
Kerry Brown
Professor of Chinese Studies at King's College London, sinologist and author
King's College London
Episode: Why Kerry Brown thinks we should leave Taiwan well alone
Rory Cormac
Professor of international relations, specializing in covert action and secret statecraft
University (as described)
Episode: Rory Cormac's secrets of statecraft and covert action
Frank Gardner
BBC security correspondent
BBC
Episode: What happened after Frank Gardner got caught in the crossfire
Feargal Sharkey
Lead singer of The Undertones and environmental activist
Wild Fish; Windrush Against Sewage; professional activism
Episode: How punk rocker Feargal Sharkey reinvented himself
Anatoly Liberman
World-leading etymologist and linguist, Professor of Germanic Philology at the University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota
Episode: What Anatoly Liberman Thinks of The English Language
Nick Wallis
Journalist, Author of The Great Post Office Scandal.
Episode: Why Nick Wallis Continues Covering the UK's Post Office Scandal
Caroline Crampton
Author and broadcaster, discusses her experiences with hypochondria and her book A Body Made of Glass
Author of A Body Made of Glass
Episode: When Caroline Crampton Realised She Was a Hypochondriac

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Kim Hill
Host of engaging conversations that tackle a wide array of topical issues with guests from various backgrounds, showcasing her distinctive interview style that encourages thoughtful dialogue.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 316 ratings
  • Frank

    Amazing interview with Frank Gardener and so good to hear you again Kim…. Thanks

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    24gizzy
    New Zealand19 days ago
  • Best of the best

    Absolutely love these interviews. With any other interviewer, I might skip a topic or interviewee that I’m not immediately interested in. But Kim Kill’s insightful questioning means I enjoy every single interview and learn so much. Thank-you Kim!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EmilyC2412
    New Zealand24 days ago
  • As brilliant as ever

    Kim is the best. Keep them coming please.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sarah from NZ
    New Zealanda month ago
  • Much-Needed Conversations

    These conversations are truly food for the brain. Said nourishment, clearly, seems to have gone awry, particularly here in the good ol' USofA.

    Major kudos to both Kim Hill and her team that helps put this together. I hope Kim Hill continues to want to know, for a long time.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DPC_NYC
    United Statesa year ago
  • Our queen is back!

    So wonderful to have Kim back in our ears

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Genkibeth
    New Zealand2 years ago

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Why Kerry Brown thinks we should leave Taiwan well alone
Q: So America needs to support Taiwan to the point where China might be deterred from invading, but can't support Taiwan so much that China would insist on invading. Is that the situation?
Brown says U.S. policy has relied on strategic ambiguity, acknowledging China's claim without clearly endorsing or rejecting reunification, which he sees as a way to hedge against unpredictable outcomes.
Why Kerry Brown thinks we should leave Taiwan well alone
Q: Why does China care about Taiwan so? Is it a deeply held cultural belief, or is it just its strategic position?
Brown says Taiwan has historical links to China and is close to the mainland, while its informal relationship with the United States makes it strategically sensitive to Beijing.
Why Richard Dawkins thinks AI is conscious
Q: At what point do we say that it is conscious?
Dawkins says he is sometimes inclined to think AI is already conscious. He questions how people could know it had become conscious later if they cannot identify what it could do that it is not doing now.
Why Richard Dawkins thinks AI is conscious
Q: Do you think that in effect we have created a new species with AI, with Claude, for example?
Dawkins agrees that AI can be considered a different kind of species and a new form of life, though it is not a genetic species.
Why Emily Wilson is obsessed with Homer
Q: Why is The Odyssey so big now?
Wilson says the poem's literary qualities draw readers in, and its treatment of autocracy, migration, globalization, cleverness and technology resonates with contemporary concerns.

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