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.
As the old French saying has it: “If you meet a baker in the street, raise your hat. He deserves respect.”
Art forgers make millions conning art lovers with faked paintings. But one art detective is on their case.
The car was in the driveway, the engine was running, the kids were in the back.
Atlantic seal pups depend on this beautiful – and dangerous – world of ice for their survival.
As hours turned into days, time was running out for a young man buried alive by his abductors.
He was a successful businessman. She was a suburban housewife. For 20 years, they kept quiet about their fatal affair.
A widow finds mysterious evidence of her husband's efforts to reach her
Every now and then, you come across a wild animal that appears to seek human company.
How writing 365 notes of appreciation reconnected me to what's important in my life.
When Timothy Verissimo looked up, he expected to see a comforting canopy billowing above him. Instead he saw a mass of twisted cords.
"We've got the best people in the world working for us, and we all want to win," says Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team driver Alexander Albon.
For two rock climbers, a friendly rivalry became a terrifying game.
Awkard and numb, I could not imagine how to reach our grandmother. But Page knew just what to do.
When a group of kayakers find themselves stranded at the top of a waterfall, their only way to call for help seemed like a desperate long shot... but it worked.
One minute, the 12-year-old boy was splashing in Melbourne's civic fountain. Then, as his friend looked on in horror, he suddenly disappeared.