Circle Round
WBUR
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 1, 2022 • 26min
The Wheat and the Chaff feat. Christopher Rivas
In this tale with Finnish roots, Christopher Rivas (Call Me Kat, Brown Enough) plays a sly fox who tricks a pair of bullies into reaping what they sow.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 26min
The Sorcerer’s Offer feat. Alondra Delgado, Amber Nash, & Bill Ratner
Inspired by a tale from Armenia, this story starring Amber Nash (Archer, How To Ruin The Holidays), Bill Ratner (Family Guy, G.I. Joe), and Alondra Delgado (All American, Is Mejor to Say ADIÓS) shows how small risks -- and acts of kindness -- can pay off in big ways.
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Oct 18, 2022 • 19min
The Banana Split feat. Jim Conroy & Amirah Vann
Amirah Vann (A Jazzman’s Blues, Underground) and Jim Conroy (Jellystone, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman) star in this Panamanian tale about a slow, steadfast tortoise who teaches a swift, stingy monkey about sharing.
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Oct 11, 2022 • 25min
Encore: The Fantastic Fiddle
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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Oct 4, 2022 • 19min
Finding the Light feat. Kennedy Kanagawa
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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Sep 27, 2022 • 21min
Chameleon’s Contest feat. Jonica Booth & Jay Pharoah
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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Sep 20, 2022 • 28min
The Little Blue Pebble feat. Bret Shuford & Stephen Hanna
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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Sep 13, 2022 • 26min
One Wish (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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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Sep 6, 2022 • 22min
Fair-Feathered Friends (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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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Aug 30, 2022 • 29min
Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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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