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Circle Round

Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR"s Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3-103. Each 15 to 25-minute episode explores important issues like kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.

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All Episodes

00:21:14

Encore: A Taste of Honey

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2023/07/18

Hannah Simone (New Girl; Mira, Royal Detective) stars alongside her real-life father Naren Simone in a South Asian tale about the power of self-reliance.

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00:18:28

Encore: The Unwelcome Guest

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2023/07/11

Richard Kind (Inside Out, American Dad!) stars in this Middle Eastern folktale about a clever man who teaches his village a thing or two about the dangers of judging a book by its cover.

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00:14:30

Encore: The Lion’s Whisker

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2023/07/04

Miles Brown and Marsai Martin (Black-ish) co-star with NPR veteran Ofeiba Quist-Arcton in this Ethiopian story about courage, collaboration, patience, and sibling love.

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00:24:41

Buried Treasure - live at KCRW

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2023/06/27

Recorded live at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, this story with international roots shows how having a soft spot for hard work can pay off -- big time!

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00:24:49

Two Moons - live at KCRW

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2023/06/20

Recorded live at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, this story from Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia gives a whole new meaning to "promising the moon"!

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00:22:08

The Bird of a Different Feather - live at Round House...

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2023/06/13

Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this African tale explains how the guinea fowl got its distinctively speckled feathers.

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00:29:14

The Pot of Gold - live at Round House Theatre

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2023/06/06

Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this tale from the Jewish tradition shows how misplacing our trust can put us in a sticky situation!

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00:27:50

Once Upon a Flame - feat. William Mapother

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2023/05/30

Willam Mapother (Lost, On Sacred Ground) headlines this Romanian tale about a story-less man who hopes his tale will end happily ever after!

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00:21:43

Earning Peanuts - feat. Pablo Castelblanco & Meredith...

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2023/05/23

Pablo Castelblanco (Alaska Daily, Ganymede) and Meredith Holzman (Alaska Daily, Inventing Anna) headline a story with Burmese and Indian roots about a humble peddler, a magic squirrel, and a golden opportunity.

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00:21:50

The Fairy Fort - feat. Taylor Richardson & Alison Wright

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2023/05/16

Taylor Richardson (The Gilded Age) and Alison Wright (The Americans, Snowpiercer) co-star in this Irish tale about mischievous fairies and the power of music.

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00:25:25

The First Customer - feat. Stephanie Panisello

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2023/05/09

Stephanie Panisello (What If...?, Ba Da Bean) stars in a Filipino tale about the sweet role kindness can play in achieving your dreams.

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00:23:22

Catch You Later - feat. Nazneen Contractor

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2023/05/02

Nazneen Contractor (Holidazed, Star Wars Resistance) plays a cunning barber whose wits are as sharp as her scissors in this clever Bengali tale.

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00:25:49

Amos and the Ogre - feat. Fortune Feimster & Tom Papa

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2023/04/25

Comedians Fortune Feimster (Good Fortune, FUBAR) and Tom Papa (What a Day!, You're Doing Great!) face off in a contest of brawn versus brains in this tale with roots across Europe, and Latin and North America.

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00:26:26

Blowing Hot and Cold - feat. Brittney Johnson

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2023/04/18

Broadway performer Brittney Johnson (Wicked) stars in an Estonian story about being able to control the weather -- and the responsibility such power brings.

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00:21:11

Encore: The Fishermen’s Leftovers feat. Marc delaCruz

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2023/04/11

In this magical tale from Japan, Marc delaCruz (If/Then, Hamilton) plays a lowly cook whose kitchen scraps bring him a golden reward.

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00:29:11

A Devil of a Job - feat. Mel Rodriguez

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2023/04/04

Mel Rodriguez (The Afterparty, CSI: Vegas) stars in this Ecuadorian tale about a talented architect who has a devil of a time meeting a seemingly impossible deadline.

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00:21:18

The Sweet Spot - feat. Tantoo Cardinal & Jonathan Joss

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2023/03/28

Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon, Three Pines) and Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Tulsa King) star in this Wabanaki tale about how people first learned to tap maple trees.

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00:24:46

The Dust-Up - feat. Jackie Chung & Louis Ozawa

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2023/03/21

Jackie Chung (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Coming Home Again) and Louis Ozawa (Hunters, Pachinko) star in this rollicking tale from Africa about how the zebra got its stripes and the baboon got its bare bottom.

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00:31:25

The Fast Feast - feat. Jon Jon Briones and Kathleen...

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2023/03/14

We celebrate our 200th episode with two Circle Round alums -- Jon Jon Briones (Ratched, Class of ‘09) and Kathleen Chalfant (The Affair, House of Cards) -- starring in a Jewish tale about how revenge is a dish best served cold.

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00:29:04

Written in the Stars - feat. Tallie Medel

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2023/03/07

Tallie Medel (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Cocoon Central Dance Team) headlines this Moroccan Jewish tale about how pursuing your passion can be music to everyone’s ears.

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