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Circle Round

Circle Round

Written by: WBUR
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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 kindness, persistence and generosity. And each episode ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.Copyright Trustees of Boston University
Episodes
  • Encore: The Seamstress and the Deev

    Encore: The Seamstress and the Deev
    Sep 1 2026

    Recorded live at Tanglewood with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this Afghan tale follows a savvy seamstress and her chatty kitty on a royally epic adventure.

    This Circle Round episode originally was released on Aug. 5, 2025.

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    29 mins
  • Summer Camp: Top Banana

    Summer Camp: Top Banana
    Aug 25 2026

    Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors.

    Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Abbot Elementary) and Jack De Sena (Lego Monkie Kid, Avatar: The Last Airbender) headline this Filipino story about getting the upper hand by taking the lower half.

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    26 mins
  • Summer Camp: Crocus-Pocus

    Summer Camp: Crocus-Pocus
    Aug 18 2026

    Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors.

    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.

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    21 mins
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