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Circle Round

By: WBUR
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  • 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.
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Episodes
  • The Crystal Story Box

    The Crystal Story Box
    May 28 2024

    Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick, South Side) plays legendary trickster Anansi in this West African tale about how stories first came to the world.
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    25 mins
  • Encore: The Troupe of Ten

    Encore: The Troupe of Ten
    May 21 2024

    Malia Baker (The Baby-Sitters Club), Kelly Jenrette (All-American: Homecoming) and Kenny Leu (Midway) headline a story about a troupe of actors who bring down the house until they're nearly brought down themselves.
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    24 mins
  • The Long Crimson Thread

    The Long Crimson Thread
    May 14 2024

    Jessika Van (Seoul Searching, Awkward) and Mark Pellegrino (American Rust, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley) co-star in a Welsh tale about a girl, a drought, and a mouse with a life-saving secret.
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    21 mins
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the first thing that is so sad that you can not get the job done



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It was the best

I wish I was longer and it was so good that I was could just go on and on and on😁🙃

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big fans!

my kids don't even speak in the car when I play this. it's very engaging and perfect to keep the peace on a drive.

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good story

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I love it. makes me happy once inside
takes care of everyone and makes them happy
the narrator did an awesome job

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Great for kids of all ages!

We live listening as a family. Thank you for the great representative stories, morales, music, and coloring pages. Your team is amazing and has gotten our family through tough times.

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Princess anoth

That story is the best I love it so much
It is so nice
That I love it so much
I can write a story with it
Can I can write
I love the story
Me and my brothers


And my little baby sister
And my best mom in the world
All my family love the story what u make it is lovely

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good story

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I get to listen to a really good podcast and story! Yay. I still needed a word so here you go lol.

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Top notch!

All I need to say is in the title. Excellent stories and readers. Nuff said.

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Amazing!

I love Circle Round so much! me and my sister listen to your stories every night!

😄😄😄😀😀😀😀😍😍😍

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The stories are great 

I don't like when you put fake gods if you just don’t put them in then I would like circle around better. Please don't put them in anymore. my favorite one is the young healer thank you for making circle round possible

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