Sit back and listen to some of the most engaging stories to have appeared in Reader’s Digest magazine. RD Talks brings the real-life unforgettable crime investigations, dramas in real life, and inspirational and heart-warming moments you’ve come to expect from the magazine. Each one will amaze, stir your emotions and have you celebrating the courage of everyday heroes.
Worn and musty, it travelled from Auschwitz to Japan, bearing a message of hope
Nearly a thousand leads had turned up nothing. Then the detective got an unexpected call
An online con goes wonderfully, implausibly right.
Without realising it, the river guide and his clients were headed straight towards the rogue hippo’s territory
How a caring teacher and the noble game of chess changed lives
Lord Howe Island is a pristine South Pacific paradise, and home to one of Australia’s oldest family businesses, which still offers visitors an unspoilt and enjoyable holiday experience.
A cheeky grin. And curly locks. She was the little girl whose disappearance shocked a community. But for two homicide detectives, it was a stubborn case they were determined to solve
A young footballer lay dying in a remote West Australian town. And all Steve Hindley had to save his life with was a rusty drill bit
… there was something strange going on that night at the George and Dragon Inn.
The man saw a little girl struggling in the icy water, beyond his reach. He shouted to his dog: “Go get her!”
Except for his Rolex watch, the man’s identity might have died with him. Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller, a sensational true story of murder, money, sex and multiple identities.
As the star of a snowboarding film, Brock Crouch prepared to carve up a mountain. One misstep later, he found himself fighting to survive an avalanche of his own making.
The moon landing on July 20, 1969, was the culmination of decades of effort and planning. Here’s how Launch Day unfolded.
Six climbers were trapped high on a deadly mountain. It would take a never-before-attempted helicopter mission to reach them.