RD Talks

RD Talks

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RD Talks episodes

  • The Hargila Army
    Behind efforts to preserve the endangered giant stork is a biologist – and a 400-strong group of women. First published in December 2022. Written by Lam Lye Ching. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    9 min
  • GoFundMe scammer
    Help save Cindy... I watched as friends and strangers rallied around my dying classmate on Facebook. But it was all a scam. First published September 2022. Written by Sarah Treleaven for One Zero Medium. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    18 min
  • Exploits of Charles
    Her son's introduction to school was marred by the exploits of one badly-behaved little boy. First published March 1950. Written by Shirley Jackson. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    8 min
  • Trapped down a well
    After his little boy fell into the cold depths, Brandon Leseberg leapt in to rescue him. Then drama quickly engulfed the father and son. First published November 2022. Written by Robert Kiener. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    10 min
  • Hanging by a thread
    Seven people had just plunged to their deaths and 13 others huddled fearfully in crippled cable-cars suspended high above Singapore’s harbour. Any moment they could be torn loose from their frail hold on survival. First published in February 1985. Written by Richard Blair. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    13 min
  • The day at the beach
    How a wise and understanding doctor’s “prescription” helped me regain my sense of purpose. First published January 1960. Written by Arthur Gordon. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    14 min
  • The perfect storm
    Seven fishermen, adrift in a small boat, had given up all hope. Would they live to tell the tale? First published October 2022. Written by Chitra Subramanyam. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    13 min
  • When life needs a manual
    Couldn't someone write a book containing the full list of tricks we need to get by in life? First published June 2022. Written by Richard Glover. Read by Zoë Meunier.
    6 min

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