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.
Below the trapped miners was an empty lift shaft, 600 metres deep. Only the strength of one man might save them.
A close-knit village holds an incredible blessing close to their hearts.
When a pup called Pongo bounced into the playwright's life, she couldn't know this would be the starting point for a Disney classic.
Three children secretly plan a magical surprise for their parents.
Being a 'mudman' taught me an unforgettable lesson: you reap what you sow.
Mother Nature still holds the record for creating Earth's most awful blast.
Andie Ang's personal interest in monkeys was sparked when she was a child. Today, the primatologist is a global expert on one of Singapore's most delightful primates, the Raffles' banded langur. [...]
The child dangled precariously ten metres in the air... slowly slipping from her mother's grasp.
The bright, sunny colours of Vincent Van Gogh's canvases belie his tragic ending.
Almost immediately, the townspeople who volunteered to ease the young mother's last days realised that she was helping them.
Youngsters turned to baking to help save some tiny mountain marsupials.
Detectives were baffled by the savage killings. Then they found tiny specks of grey.
SImon Stephenson's older brother walked the world ahead of him. But when Dominic is caught by tragedy, how can the younger learn to take the lead?