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.
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.
It’s hard to imagine a challenge more extreme than the one that befell Daniela Garcia. But this brave woman has reclaimed her life.
The two-year-old was wedged four metres down the shaft, his parents helpless and anxious at the top. The slightest movement, and if the fall didn’t kill him, he’d certainly drown.
Two teenagers left Sydney to hitchhike their way home to Melbourne one summer morning. They vanished without trace.
Rick Storm stared at the mountainous waves in horror. A child was drowning, and only he could save him.
The New Zealander lay dying on one of the most remote islands on earth. Could he be saved in time?
But he was the father. And everyone told her it was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
A family races to save their daughter’s life after an outing to the local river goes terribly wrong.