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 global disaster paved the way for inventors to ‘reinvent the wheel’ into the much-loved vehicle we call 'the bicycle'.
On a run in the Rocky Mountains, the author's dog, Merle, fell more than 240 metres, injured beyond hope. But he wasn't done yet.
How shall I sum up what it meant to have known Einstein and his works? There are no adequate words. It was akin to the revelation of great art that lets one see what was formerly hidden.
A van shoots off the levee, explodes into the water and sinks like an anchor. Can the rescue workers save everyone inside?
The two boys saw themselves as big-time bad guys, serious criminals who would be infamous from coast to coast. A life of crime requires cash, though, and the easy way to get cash is to take it. [...]
Devices designed to 'live' and work among us are steadily entering our daily lives. Are we ready for them?
Cancer overshadowed Lee-Anne Williams' dreams of a baby. Then a pioneering medical option brought hope.
First, 14-year-old Karen Hartsock fought an inferno to save the lives of her brother and sisters. Then she fought to save herself.
Police thought the deaths of his wife and daughter were a murder-suicide but he was sure they weren't.
From straw to feathers, beds have a long, dust mite-filled history. Today’s mattresses promise engineering technology that puts space travel to shame.
Kelley had been bullied and teased for the way she looked. Then she found friends who would take her at face value.
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.