On the NPR TED Radio Hour, Sunday 2nd November, Newstalk FM:

You can give away almost anything - your time, money, food, your ideas. Giving helps define who we are and helps us connect with others. And thanks to the internet and a rise in social consciousness, there’s been a seismic shift not only in what we’re giving, but how. In this hour, stories from TED speakers who are “giving it away” in new and surprising ways, and the things that happen in return.  

Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected, but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait, give now.

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA, in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. He hopes to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where "the drive-thrus are killing more people than the drive-bys."

Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and accomplishments.

Don't make people pay for music, says musician Amanda Palmer: Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer, she examines the new relationship between artist and fan.

The NPR TED Radio Hour on Newstalk 106-108 FM, this Sunday at 6pm. 

Listen back to TED Radio Hour 'Giving it away' here.