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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.

  • The Big Green Bag
    Tim Bagley (Somebody Somewhere, Hacks) and Rebecca Mader (Lost, Once Upon a Time) co-star in a Rumanian and British tale about the high-flying differences between wants and needs. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Call of the Cuckoo
    Stephen Hanna and Bret Shuford (Broadway Husbands, Husbands 2 Dads) headline a European and Asian tale about outlawing anger, forbidding frustration, and making the feathers fly! Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Encore: Friends in High Places
    Mario Cantone (And Just Like That, Surf's Up) and Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation) star in this folktale about how the giraffe got its long neck, and how the rhino got an unexpected ally! Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • At First Light
    Natalie Dormer (Audrey's Children, Game of Thrones) headlines a legend from Aboriginal Australia about a bright, bold bird and the illuminating power of teamwork. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • The Donkey’s Tail
    Rapper/poet Omar Offendum (Little Syria) stars in a Persian and North African tale about righting wrongs and sniffing out a thief. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • One Good Turn
    Alan Goffinski, Ana González and Lulu Miller (Terrestrials) star in a very international story about returning favors and being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • In the Willow Tree
    Stephanie Koenig (Lessons in Chemistry, The English Teacher) and Patrick Luwis (Cobra Kai) star in a Taiwanese tale about a tiny ant, a boastful pigeon, and unexpected favors. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Miss Tilda
    Arienne Mandi (The L Word: Generation Q, The Night Agent) and Patrick Renna (You Gotta Believe, The Sandlot) go head-to-head in a battle of wits in this tale with roots across Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and the American Southwest. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Crocus-Pocus
    Jacob Laval (The Unbreakable Boy, John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch) and Amanda Warren (The Night Agent, East New York) headline a Sicilian tale about sowing the seeds of kindness, compassion and crocuses. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • The Flame Keeper
    Joy Ofodu (Dating Unsettled, Heart of Sunshine) and Camron Jones (Panic, Shameless) co-star in a Huichol story from Mexico about stolen fire and bald tails. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Maushop and the Shark
    Román Zaragoza (Ghosts) stars in a Wampanoag tale about a gentle giant, a hungry shark, and the power of fun and games. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod
  • Diamonds in the Sky
    Kyriana Kratter (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew) and Mila Harris (Mary, World-Breaker) headline an out-of-this-world Filipino tale about how the sun and moon came to be. Take our listener survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/crpod