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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

00:24:30

Encore: The Fantastic Fiddle

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2022/10/11

In this favorite tale from the archives, Adam Irigoyen (Away, Shake It Up) plays a fiddler whose magical instrument brings the world to its feet, and the guilty to their knees.

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00:19:03

Finding the Light feat. Kennedy Kanagawa

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2022/10/04

Kennedy Kanagawa (Into The Woods) plays a young man who brings light to a dark world in this tale with roots in Alaska Native and First Nations legends.

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00:20:40

Chameleon’s Contest feat. Jonica Booth & Jay Pharoah

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2022/09/27

Jonica Booth (Rap Stuff) and Jay Pharoah (Out of Office, Saturday Night Live) co-star in this West African tale about a clothing-obsessed goddess and a crafty, colorful chameleon.

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00:27:39

The Little Blue Pebble feat. Bret Shuford & Stephen...

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2022/09/20

In this magical story with roots all over the world, Broadway performers Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna (Broadway Husbands) play farmers who receive a little magic that leads to big transformations!

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00:26:07

One Wish (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra)

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2022/09/13

Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this tale with Indian, Irish, and Jewish roots proves that wishes can come true —sometimes all at once!

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00:22:04

Fair-Feathered Friends (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra)

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2022/09/06

Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Burmese folktale imagines why the thrush's colors are in its voice, not its feathers.

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00:29:22

Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (feat. Boston Symphony...

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2022/08/30

Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Korean tale offers an enchanting explanation about why cats and dogs don’t get along.

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00:23:43

Encore: Long Hair and the Waterfall (feat. Rosalind...

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2022/08/23

Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Korean tale offers an enchanting explanation to why cats and dogs don’t get along.

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00:28:02

The Golden Advice feat. Kate Siegel

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2022/08/16

Kate Siegel (Midnight Mass, The Time Traveler’s Wife) plays a struggling farmer who learns the true value of wisdom in this tale with origins in Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Scotland, Wales, and the Jewish tradition.

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00:26:52

The Tale of Koala's Tail feat. Kaniehtiio Horn

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2022/08/09

Kaniehtiio Horn (Letterkenny, Reservation Dogs) stars in an Aboriginal Australian tale about a koala whose overbearing pride makes her lose her pride and joy!

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00:23:26

The Princess and the Bee feat. Duchess Sarah Ferguson...

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2022/08/02

Duchess Sarah Ferguson of York (Storytime with Fergie) and Suzie McGrath (Star Wars Resistance, The Punies) star in this charming tale about the importance of having a sound, sensible head, and a warm, fuzzy heart.

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00:24:34

Encore: Curious Boots feat. Colin Hanks

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2022/07/26

Colin Hanks (Life in Pieces, Jumanji) stars as a precocious little brother whose curiosity earns him a royally big reward in this Norwegian adventure story from the Circle Round archives.

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00:24:13

A Trio of Tricks feat. Della Saba

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2022/07/19

Della Saba (Zootopia, Physical) headlines an Indonesian and Malaysian tale about a teeny-tiny trickster who outsmarts the other animals with her big wit.

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00:20:28

Pulling Strings feat. Bashir Salahuddin

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2022/07/12

Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick, South Side) stars in a Ghanaian tale about legendary eight-legged trickster Anansi, and why all spiders have narrow waists.

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00:25:38

A Song for the Spirits feat. Krys Marshall

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2022/07/05

Krys Marshall (For All Mankind) stars in a West African story about an honest fisherwoman, a haunted forest, and a flute with value beyond compare.

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00:21:19

Encore: Rabbit’s Wish (feat. Ryan Michelle Bathé)

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2022/06/28

In this season-3 story with roots in West Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, Ryan Michelle Bathé (This Is Us, First Wives Club) plays a clever Rabbit who discovers that power and strength aren't just about physical size.

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00:20:41

Encore: The Gloomy Pine Tree (feat. Mykal-Michelle...

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2022/06/21

Mykal-Michelle Harris (Mixed-ish) stars as a discontented sapling in this classic "grass is always greener" tale from our third season.

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00:19:47

Encore: Little Frog’s Big Voice (feat. Alex Brightman...

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2022/06/14

Dyllón Burnside (POSE, Prideland) and Tony nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock - The Musical) co-star in this Australian story from the archives about small critters, giant egos, and why frogs croak.

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00:22:46

Encore: The Wind Catcher

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2022/06/07

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables) headlines this Marshallese tale from our fourth season about how the first sailboat came to be.

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00:22:58

The Neverending Stories feat. Anjali Bhimani &...

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2022/05/31

Anjali Bhimani (Special, Ms. Marvel) and Adriyan Rae (Chicago Fire, The Game) co-star in this Korean, Cambodian, and Kazakh tale about the importance of spreading stories far and wide.

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