Circle Round

By WBURKids & Family

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Circle Round episodes

June 28, 2022 Encore: Rabbit’s Wish (feat. Ryan Michelle Bathé)
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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22 min
June 21, 2022 Encore: The Gloomy Pine Tree (feat. Mykal-Michelle Harris)
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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21 min
June 14, 2022 Encore: Little Frog’s Big Voice (feat. Alex Brightman & Dyllón Burnside)
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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20 min
June 07, 2022 Encore: The Wind Catcher
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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23 min
May 31, 2022 The Neverending Stories feat. Anjali Bhimani & Adriyan Rae
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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23 min
May 24, 2022 Katya the Quick feat. Etai Benson & Susannah Flood
Susannah Flood (Life and Beth, Birthday Candles) and Etai Benson (The Band's Visit, Company) star in this Jewish folktale about a clever, quick-witted woman who uses her brilliant brainpower to save her family.
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26 min
May 17, 2022 Misery Loves Company feat. Hrishikesh Hirway, Joshua Malina & Samin Nosrat
Samin Nosrat (Salt Fat Acid Heat, Home Cooking), Hrishikesh Hirway (Home Cooking, Song Exploder), and Josh Malina (The West Wing, Chutzpod) star in this Ukrainian and Polish tale about what happens when misery loves company so much, it actually comes to life.
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19 min
May 10, 2022 After Midnight feat. Fiona Glascott & David Morse
David Morse (John Adams, How I Learned To Drive) and Fiona Glascott (Fantastic Beasts, Julia) star in this Irish tale about a magical creature who helps a young woman avoid hard work, until the tables are turned.
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23 min
May 03, 2022 The Early Bird feat. Megan Boone & Jazmyn Simon
Jazmyn Simon (Ballers, Most Perfect You) and Megan Boone (The Blacklist, The Underground Railroad) play competing birds in this Native American story about the surprising ways that slow and steady can win the race.
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19 min
April 26, 2022 Encore: The Golden Flask
Allison Strong (The Week Of) headlines this Incan tale from our second season about a brave, magical journey to heal a prince and save a family.
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25 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…