RD Talks
Reader's Digest Australia
Sit back and listen to some of the most engaging stories to have appeared in Reader’s Digest magazine.
RD Talks brings you 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.
From sinister brutal husband/wife murder mystery, The Case of the Missing Keys, to the tear-jerking story of a sweet natured baby boy in Family for Freddie, who finally finds the perfect loving home just in time for Christmas.
There’s also a terrifying tale of survival in Crocodile Attack, a freak hot air balloon accident in Ascent to Terror, and The Man Who Wouldn’t Die, that sees a hard-working family man start a normal day at work only to face the horror of being encased with bitumen. Will he survive?
But it doesn’t end there. Dozens of real life tales will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Carefully selected and recorded by the team at Reader’s Digest (Australia) magazine, episodes range from 10-30 minutes.
RD Talks brings you 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.
From sinister brutal husband/wife murder mystery, The Case of the Missing Keys, to the tear-jerking story of a sweet natured baby boy in Family for Freddie, who finally finds the perfect loving home just in time for Christmas.
There’s also a terrifying tale of survival in Crocodile Attack, a freak hot air balloon accident in Ascent to Terror, and The Man Who Wouldn’t Die, that sees a hard-working family man start a normal day at work only to face the horror of being encased with bitumen. Will he survive?
But it doesn’t end there. Dozens of real life tales will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Carefully selected and recorded by the team at Reader’s Digest (Australia) magazine, episodes range from 10-30 minutes.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Sep 15, 2021 • 17min
Who killed Sue Snow?
The answer was surprising, the motive... chilling. First published April 1991. Written by Donald Jackson. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Sep 8, 2021 • 14min
Boys together
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? First published Summer 11/12. Written by Simon Stephenson. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Aug 31, 2021 • 15min
You'll be a man, my son
Behind the inspirational poem "If–" lies the story of a father's love and a son's sacrifice. First published June 1993. Written by Suznne Chazin. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Aug 25, 2021 • 13min
Saving Notre Dame
A devastating fire nearly destroyed Notre Dame de Paris two years ago.
Now scientists are leading the effort to restore the beloved cathedral to its former glory. First published September 2021. Written by Christa Lesté-Lasserre. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Aug 18, 2021 • 7min
Monkeys out on the town
Downtown New York can be a crazy place. But not usually this crazy. First published April 1954. Written by Henry Trefflich, as told to Baynard Kendrick.
Aug 11, 2021 • 10min
But we're alive!
How I nearly died at 4.34pm on a very ordinary Tuesday. FIrst published July 1967. Written by Doris Agee. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Aug 4, 2021 • 10min
The husband who vanished
For 15 years, Anne McDonnell lived in limbo, not knowing whether her Jim was dead or alive. Then, one Christmas, the impossible happened. Written by Joseph P. Blank. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Jul 28, 2021 • 10min
Another chance at life
A traffic accident left a young photographer badly injured on the road where he would have died, until finally a car pulled up. First published August 2021. Written by Santanu Mitra, as told to Snigdha Hasan. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Jul 21, 2021 • 9min
What I learned at the flower shop
After a tragic loss, a young woman finally found comfort in other people's stories. First published October 2016. Written by Alisha Gorder from The New York Times. Read by Zoë Meunier.
Jul 14, 2021 • 27min
Swept away
The avalance ripped the Italian hotel from its foundation and reduced it to rubble. How could anyone inside have survived? First published March 2019. Written by Joshua Hammer from GQ. Read by Zoë Meunier.
