Circle Round podcast

Circle Round

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  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.

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.

 

#406

The First Councilor

Danielle Panabaker (The Flash) and James Wolk (Mad Men, Happy Face) headline a Swedish tal... more

02 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:37

02 Sep 2025


#405

Princess Persistence

Aparna Brielle (FUBAR, A.P. Bio) stars as a legendary Indian princess whose love, devotion... more

26 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:14

26 Aug 2025


#404

True Colors

Heather Burns (Bored to Death, Manchester by the Sea) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space, Blinds... more

19 Aug 2025

22 MINS

22:02

19 Aug 2025


#403

Milk from a Bull

Recorded live at Tanglewood with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded ca... more

12 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:37

12 Aug 2025


#402

The Seamstress and the Deev

Recorded live at Tanglewood with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded ca... more

05 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:22

05 Aug 2025


#401

Encore: The Unselfish Shellfish

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhe... more

29 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:51

29 Jul 2025


#400

Encore: The Missing Mountainside

Karen Huie (Welcome to Flatch, Abominable and the Invisible City), stars in a Taiwanese ta... more

22 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:35

22 Jul 2025


#399

Encore: The Mountain Guardian

Audrey Hsieh (Here Today, Mixtape) and Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Who's ... more

16 Jul 2025

25 MINS

25:44

16 Jul 2025


#398

Encore: Of Beans and Bunnies

Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Lightyear) portrays a beloved trickster who lives by his... more

08 Jul 2025

25 MINS

25:28

08 Jul 2025


#397

Encore: Mangoes in the Middle

Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme) stars in an Indian tale about an ... more

01 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:11

01 Jul 2025


#396

Encore: Hungry Hippo

Scott Lawrence (Star Wars Resistance, Vader Immortal) stars in this African legend about h... more

24 Jun 2025

23 MINS

23:32

24 Jun 2025


#395

Encore: Strong Mind and Kind Heart

Christopher Sean (Star Wars Resistance, Gotham Knights) stars in this Vietnamese tale abou... more

17 Jun 2025

27 MINS

27:37

17 Jun 2025


#394

Encore: Counting Crocodiles

In this playful tale from Indonesia, Japan and Malaysia, Tiya Sircar (Star Wars Rebels, Th... more

10 Jun 2025

19 MINS

19:16

10 Jun 2025


#393

Encore: The Rooster in the Sky

In this adventure story with roots in Russia, Hungary and the Middle East, a magical roost... more

03 Jun 2025

21 MINS

21:57

03 Jun 2025


#392

Out of Time

Brittany Ishibashi (Marvel’s Runaways, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) stars in a Japanese t... more

27 May 2025

25 MINS

25:02

27 May 2025


#391

The Fruits of Labor

Jeffrey Donovan (Burn Notice, Fargo) stars in an ancient Jewish tale about how working to ... more

20 May 2025

23 MINS

23:09

20 May 2025


#390

The Big Green Bag

Tim Bagley (Somebody Somewhere, Hacks) and Rebecca Mader (Lost, Once Upon a Time) co-star ... more

13 May 2025

17 MINS

17:15

13 May 2025


#389

Call of the Cuckoo

Stephen Hanna and Bret Shuford (Broadway Husbands, Husbands 2 Dads) headline a European an... more

06 May 2025

29 MINS

29:34

06 May 2025


#388

Encore: Friends in High Places

Mario Cantone (And Just Like That, Surf's Up) and Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Gener... more

29 Apr 2025

23 MINS

23:41

29 Apr 2025


#387

At First Light

Natalie Dormer (Audrey's Children, Game of Thrones) headlines a legend from Aboriginal Aus... more

22 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:02

22 Apr 2025


#386

The Donkey’s Tail

Rapper/poet Omar Offendum (Little Syria) stars in a Persian and North African tale about r... more

15 Apr 2025

20 MINS

20:32

15 Apr 2025


#385

One Good Turn

Alan Goffinski, Ana González and Lulu Miller (Terrestrials) star in a very international s... more

08 Apr 2025

18 MINS

18:06

08 Apr 2025


#384

In the Willow Tree

Stephanie Koenig (Lessons in Chemistry, The English Teacher) and Patrick Luwis (Cobra Kai)... more

01 Apr 2025

16 MINS

16:48

01 Apr 2025


#383

Miss Tilda

Arienne Mandi (The L Word: Generation Q, The Night Agent) and Patrick Renna (You Gotta Bel... more

25 Mar 2025

23 MINS

23:59

25 Mar 2025


#382

Crocus-Pocus

Jacob Laval (The Unbreakable Boy, John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch) and Amanda Warren... more

18 Mar 2025

20 MINS

20:10

18 Mar 2025


#381

The Flame Keeper

Joy Ofodu (Dating Unsettled, Heart of Sunshine) and Camron Jones (Panic, Shameless) co-sta... more

11 Mar 2025

17 MINS

17:16

11 Mar 2025