Circle Round

Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected fol

Episodes

Total: 372

Encore: Grandfather Stone feat. Diane Rehm and Jonathan Joss
2020/10/13

In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we're revisiting this Seneca tale from Season 2 about the origi

The Glittering Gourd feat. Glenn Fleshler & Corey Stoll
2020/10/6

Corey Stoll (Billions, West Side Story) and Glenn Fleshler (Billions, Joker) bring to life this Braz

The Olive Jar feat. Maggie Siff, Santino Fontana & Denim Richards
2020/9/29

Maggie Siff (Billions, Mad Men), Santino Fontana (Tootsie, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and Denim Richards

Long Hair and the Waterfall feat. Rosalind Chao
2020/9/22

Rosalind Chao (Mulan, The Joy Luck Club) headlines

Little Cu feat. Desmin Borges
2020/9/15

Desmin Borges (You're The Worst, Utopia) plays a tiny bird with an ever-growing ego in this playful

Dirt Into Gold feat. Tzi Ma & Jimmy Wong
2020/9/8

Tzi Ma (The Farewell, Mulan) and Jimmy Wong (Wish Dragon, Mulan) co-star in this Burmese tale about

Circle Round: Fan Edition!
2020/9/1

At the end of season 3, we asked fans to send us their own Circle Round story. This week, you’ll hea

Encore: 'The Forbidden Knot'
2020/8/25

This favorite story from season one, starring Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth, Electric Dreams)

The Charming Flute feat. Amy Hargreaves
2020/8/18

In part four of our summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Amy Hargreaves (13 Reasons Why

Encore: 'A Taste Of Honey'
2020/8/11

Hannah Simone ("New Girl") stars alongside her real-life father Naren Simone in a South Asian tale a

Naming the Tree feat. Chloe Coleman
2020/8/4

In part three of our summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chloe Coleman (Timmy Failure,

Encore: 'Latchkey Stew'
2020/7/28

Jurnee Smollett-Bell stars in this classic tale about a young girl who teaches a group of neighbors

The Farmer’s Coin feat. Jin Ha and Greta Jung
2020/7/21

In part two of our summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jin Ha (Devs, Love Life) and Gr

Encore: The Enchanted Paintbrush feat. Phillipa Soo
2020/7/14

Phillipa Soo (Hamilton) and Stacy Keach (Man With a Plan) headline this favorite episode from season

Every Other Friday feat. Melora Hardin and Gildart Jackson
2020/7/7

Part one of our special summer series with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Melora Hardin and Gildart

Encore: 'Kangaroo And Joey Too'
2020/6/30

Recorded live with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra as part of our 2019 summer pop-up se

Shortie: The Leaky Bucket
2020/6/23

Is the bucket half empty or half full? This week's bonus episode comes from a Chinese folktale about

Encore: 'The Great Ball Game'
2020/6/16

In this Native American story, William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) portrays a tiny creature who

Shortie: The Dinner Date
2020/6/9

In this bite-sized bonus episode from West Africa, a tricky spider bites off more than he can chew w

Encore: The Most Powerful Of All
2020/6/2

Iain Armitage (Young Sheldon, Big Little Lies) learns a surprising lesson about size, strength and p