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**Circle Round**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Encore: The Polka-Dotted Pigeon Oct 13, 2026

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Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) stars in this Portuguese tale about ambitions, imposters, and making the feathers fly!

This Circle Round episode originally was released on March 12, 2024.

Encore: A Biscuit, A Basket Oct 06, 2026

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Saara Chaudry (The Muppets Mayhem, Holly Hobby) stars in this tale from India and beyond about good deeds, bad intentions, and biscuits. Lots of biscuits.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Aug. 8, 2023.

Encore: The Hiding Place Sep 29, 2026

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Broadway's Aaron Bartz, Erik Christopher Peterson and Cara Ricketts (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) headline a Jewish and Egyptian story about a high-stakes game of hide and seek.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 1, 2024.

Encore: The Round Mossy Stone Sep 22, 2026

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Béchir Sylvain (Jurassic World Rebirth) stars as trickster Anansi in a West African tale about a magic stone, a major trick, and getting a taste of your own medicine.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Sept. 9, 2025.

Encore: The Stork King Sep 15, 2026

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Julian Lerner (The Wonder Years, Alma's Way) stars in a Ukrainian tale about how high-flying risks can pay off in the end.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 3, 2023.

Encore: The Cleverest Person in the Room Sep 08, 2026

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Vanessa Aspillaga (Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Leave the World Behind) stars in this Puerto Rican and Chilean tale about baby basil, cuddly kittens, and how two heads can be better than one.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on April 2, 2024.

Encore: The Seamstress and the Deev Sep 01, 2026

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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.

Summer Camp: Top Banana Aug 25, 2026

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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.

Summer Camp: Crocus-Pocus Aug 18, 2026

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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.

Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine Aug 11, 2026

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

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

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