JOHN PAGET - 16 min

How to keep your hometown from becoming a ghost town

"My very first film was about a town that disappeared," says documentarian John Paget. It was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with cities and towns across the US that experienced slow-motion declines -- but managed to stage a comeback after an era of demise. From the closure of the iconic Route 66 to the roller-coaster history of Buffalo, New York, Paget reveals the power of sharing your town's "civic story" to spark local revitalization. (Read transcript)

Richard Thompson Ford - 11 min

A tailored history of who wears what -- and why

Elizabeth Strickler - 11 min

NFTs, the metaverse and the future of digital art

Matt Walker - 5 min

How caffeine and alcohol affect your sleep

The complex beauty of our brains

The human brain is pretty mind-blowing -- and there's still so much to learn about it. How and why do we all perceive the world differently? And what's the best way to open your mind to inspiration? The first installment of TED Radio Hour's new three-part series -- "Mind, Body, Spirit" -- explores just that, among other new and wonderful ways we can think, move and feel.

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