RD Talks

RD Talks

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RD Talks episodes

  • 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.
    15 min
  • 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.
    16 min
  • 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.
    13 min
  • 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.
    8 min
  • 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.
    11 min
  • 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.
    11 min
  • 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.
    10 min
  • 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.
    10 min
  • 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.
    27 min

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