Circle Round

By WBURKids & Family

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Circle Round episodes

December 15, 2020 Ariana’s Music feat. Mireille Enos
Mireille Enos (Hanna, The Killing) headlines this new spin on an ancient Greek legend about an instrument that captivates everyone who hears it, whether they have skin, scales, hair, hides, feathers, or fur.
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20 min
December 08, 2020 The Three Tests feat. Kiera Allen
Kiera Allen (Run) plays a wise woman whose cleverness is tested by her father long after he's gone in this story from Armenia, Greece, Russia, Germany and Hungary.
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21 min
December 01, 2020 The Twin Monkeys feat. Julia Nickson & Lizzy Capri
Julia Nickson (Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Unbidden) and YouTuber Lizzy Capri headline this Tibetan and Burmese tale about finding treasure, playing tricks, and monkeying around.
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23 min
November 24, 2020 Simple Gifts: Circle Round's Season-of-Giving Special
To celebrate the season of giving, we bring you a special mega-episode revisiting four of your favorite Circle Round stories about generosity.
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1 hr 6 min
November 17, 2020 The Basilisk’s Stare feat. Nabiyah Be & Evan Whitten
In this tale inspired by a Polish legend, Nabiyah Be (Black Panther, Daisy Jones & The Six) and Evan Whitten (The Resident, Mr. Robot) face off against a fantastical creature whose gaze turns people to stone.
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18 min
November 10, 2020 The Fantastic Fiddle feat. Adam Irigoyen
This Hispanic tale from the Southwest U.S. stars Adam Irigoyen (Away, Shake It Up) as a fiddler whose magical instrument brings the world to its feet, and the guilty to their knees.
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23 min
November 03, 2020 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 about small critters, giant egos, and why frogs croak.
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19 min
October 27, 2020 The Extraordinary Pine Cone feat. Kelly Jenrette & John Carroll Lynch
Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid's Tale, Uncorked) and John Carroll Lynch (American Horror Story, The Founder) headline this Estonian/Finnish story about how very far a little generosity can go.
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21 min
October 20, 2020 Coyote’s Flame feat. Brittany O’Grady
In this Native American tale, Brittany O'Grady (Little Voice, Star) plays a cunning creature who uses teamwork to bring light, sun and fire to the dark, cold world.
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18 min
October 13, 2020 Encore: Grandfather Stone feat. Diane Rehm and Jonathan Joss
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we're revisiting this Seneca tale from Season 2 about the origin of stories -- co-starring NPR veteran Diane Rehm and Jonathan Joss (Parks and Recreation, Comanche Moon).
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20 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…