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.
How a wise and understanding doctor’s “prescription” helped me regain my sense of purpose.
Seven fishermen, adrift in a small boat, had given up all hope. Would they live to tell the tale?
Couldn't someone write a book containing the full list of tricks we need to get by in life?
For the parents of the bride, fear replaces joy as a raging river scoops up their car on the way to the wedding.
Without warning, the giant anaconda shot out of the water and wrapped its powerful body around the eight-year-old boy.
What happens when you build a machine to do a job just like a human? It screws up – just like a human.
A dentist's wife is dead. It looks like suicide. But the case turns out to be far more sinister.
Nathaniel Carter was stunned by the verdict: guilty – with 25 years to life in prison. To Carter's family and friends, it became a crusade for justice.
Competitors from different countries, the two men showed the world the true meaning of sportsmanship.
For millennia, kites have mesmerised people around the world. Now, a new generation of artists is taking their creations to greater heights.
They fitted together perfectly: the raw musical genius and the cunning promoter. And as Elvis slid deeper into weirdness and drugs, Tom Parker's power only grew.
Doctors gave Leah Church, who was born with a huge, misshapen head filled with fluid, little chance of survival. But Sandy and Tim Church refused to give up on their little girl. [...]
Thirty-five years after two fishermen plucked a young girl from the Pacific Ocean, a podcast leads to a remarkable reunion.