Circle Round

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.

  • 24 minutes 54 seconds
    A Horse for Hire

    Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded cast, this Haitian and Creole tale is all about hefty horses and broken deals.

    10 September 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 30 seconds
    The Price Master

    Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded cast, this Indian tale shows what happens when the price is right... and the price is wrong!

    3 September 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 12 seconds
    The Farmer and the Cow

    Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a star-studded cast, this Icelandic tale features a magical bovine who's able to moooooove mountains!

    27 August 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 11 seconds
    Laughing and Crying

    Recorded live at The Athenaeum Center in Chicago, IL, this tale with East Asian and Egyptian roots pits a proud king against a sharp-witted schoolteacher who proves she's nobody's fool.

    20 August 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 21 seconds
    Giant Steps

    Recorded live at The Athenaeum Center in Chicago, IL, this tale from the Iraqi Jewish tradition gives a whole new meaning to "putting your best foot forward."

    9 August 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 44 seconds
    The Spotted Goat

    Recorded live at Town Hall Seattle, this tale with Palestinian and Lebanese roots suggests that when somebody gets your goat, don't be shy about putting them on the spot!

    6 August 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 57 seconds
    Granny Snowstorm

    Recorded live at Town Hall Seattle, this Ukrainian tale follows a sister and brother as they meet the supernatural spirit who brings winter.

    30 July 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 9 seconds
    The Doggies in the Window

    Recorded live at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, this Japanese tale about fragile statues and tough shopkeepers proves that every dog can have its day.

    23 July 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 28 seconds
    The Sea and the Sky

    Recorded live at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, this high-flying tale explains how the islands of the Philippines came to be.

    16 July 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 59 seconds
    The Buffalo’s Shadow

    Recorded live at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN, this Cambodian folktale shows what happens when you find clever solutions to shady problems.

    9 July 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 10 seconds
    Home Sweet Home

    Recorded live at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN, this East African tale about unlikely roommates proves that sometimes the smallest can be the strongest of all.

    2 July 2024, 7:00 pm
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