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
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Dec 20, 2018 • 7min
RD Talks: The Gold and Ivory Tablecloth
A remarkable piece of cloth was the thread that brought a husband and wife back together. Written by Reverend Howard C. Schade. Read by Zoe Meunier
Dec 11, 2018 • 42min
RD Talks: In conversation with Lee Child
At the Sydney launch of Lee Child's latest Jack Reacher novel, Past Tense, Reader's Digest Senior Editor Kathy Buchanan chatted with the best-selling author about his biggest challenges and influences, the most surprising and unusual celebrity fans he's met, why women are better writers than men and a whole host of other topics.
Oct 10, 2018 • 20min
RD Talks: The Case of the Missing Keys
With just one vital piece of evidence to go on, the Manchester Police could catch the killer. But the clue had vanished.
Written by David Moller. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 10, 2018 • 15min
RD Talks: If I Can't Have You, Nobody Will
He'd been stalking her for months. Now she was at his mercy.
Written by Anita Bartholomew. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 17min
RD Talks: Please Save My Little Girl!
The day began as a joyous outing for a West Australian family, but turned into a night of terror.
Written by Jim Hutchison. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 13min
RD Talks: Alone Against the Flames
Horrified, she stared into the burning car. Four people were trapped and only she could get them out.
Written by Tracey Aubin. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 16min
RD Talks: Ascent to Terror
The balloon’s gas was almost gone. Now there was nowhere to land but the raging sea. Written by Tracey Aubin. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 12min
RD Talks: A Miracle of Mermaids
The child was inconsolable after her father died. Nothing seemed to help, until …
Written by Margo Pfeiff. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 13min
RD Talks: Crocodile Attack!
Dear God, pleaded the victim, let it finish me off quickly! Written by Hugh Edwards. Read by Zoe Meunier
Oct 8, 2018 • 13min
RD Talks: Jan's Journey to Peace
From the courage of her patients, the young nurse learned how to live. Written by Echo Heron. Read byZoe Meunier
