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
May 7, 2020 • 9min
One Kidney, Three Lives
Both her husband and father needed a kidney transplant. Julie Stitt had only one to give. Or did she? First published October 2014. Written by Michele Wojciechowski. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Apr 30, 2020 • 12min
Seconds To Save Emily
They would never stop the train in time. First published in November 1998. Written by Collin Perry. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Apr 22, 2020 • 13min
Stowaway
Two Cuban teenagers dreaming of freedom raced to climb into the wheel well of Iberia Flight 904 as it taxied to take off. This is their incredible story. First published January 1970. Armando Socarras Ramirez, as told to Denis Fodor and John Reddy. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Apr 15, 2020 • 16min
RD_Forget Me Not
Suffering from extreme amnesia, he remembers nothing – except the woman he loves. First published August 2006. Written by Jan Goodwin. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Apr 8, 2020 • 10min
Strange Encounter on Coho Creek
Something wonderful and a little mystical happened there in the lonely wilderness of Alaska – something that can be accepted even if it is not fully understood. First published in May 1987. Written by Morris Homer Erwin. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Mar 31, 2020 • 14min
Are you still in there?
She survived the crash, but will her mind ever be the same? Her boyfriends was willing to take that chance. First published April 2019. Written by Bill Hangley Jr. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Mar 31, 2020 • 12min
Reading Pleasures
In an exclusive interview, Malaysia’s Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad speaks to Reader’s Digest about how reading broadens knowledge and vision. First published April 2020. Written by Reader's Digest Editors. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Mar 25, 2020 • 21min
Out of the blue
We bring you a reader favourite about a courageous young girl, and what’s become of her. First published in December 2004. Written by Bethany Hamilton, with Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundschuh from the book Soul Surfer. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Mar 18, 2020 • 14min
A brother's love
Burned beyond recognition, Franck’s only hope was his twin brother. First published in February 2019. Written by Lisa Fitterman. Read by Zoe Meunier.
Mar 11, 2020 • 8min
Rescue at 45000 Feet
Skydiving instructor Sheldon McFarlane thought trainee jumper Christopher Jones’s first solo jump would be routine. Nothing prepared him for what unfolded in the skies over Western Australia. First published in May 2016. As told to Helen Signy. Read by Zoe Meunier.
