Circle Round

By WBURKids & Family

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Circle Round episodes

June 13, 2023 The Bird of a Different Feather - live at Round House Theatre
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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23 min
June 06, 2023 The Pot of Gold - live at Round House Theatre
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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30 min
May 30, 2023 Once Upon a Flame - feat. William Mapother
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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28 min
May 23, 2023 Earning Peanuts - feat. Pablo Castelblanco & Meredith Holzman
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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22 min
May 16, 2023 The Fairy Fort - feat. Taylor Richardson & Alison Wright
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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22 min
May 09, 2023 The First Customer - feat. Stephanie Panisello
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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26 min
May 02, 2023 Catch You Later - feat. Nazneen Contractor
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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24 min
April 25, 2023 Amos and the Ogre - feat. Fortune Feimster & Tom Papa
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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26 min
April 18, 2023 Blowing Hot and Cold - feat. Brittney Johnson
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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27 min
April 11, 2023 Encore: The Fishermen’s Leftovers feat. Marc delaCruz
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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22 min

About Circle Round

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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…