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Rebecca Sheir

Host, Circle Round

Rebecca Sheir has brought thousands of stories to life as a public radio reporter and host, appearing on such shows as Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, Only A Game, The Splendid Table and Marketplace.

She's helmed several weekly news programs, including AK (Alaska Public Radio Network) and Metro Connection (WAMU 88.5), and has hosted podcasts for the Folger Shakespeare Library ("Shakespeare Unlimited") and Slate Magazine ("Placemakers").

These days, she's the host/writer/co-producer of "Circle Round": WBUR's storytelling podcast for kids and the grown-ups they love.

Recently published

Encore: The Unselfish Shellfish

Encore: The Unselfish Shellfish

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) star in an Indonesian story about a bad egg who winds...

24:51Jul 29, 2025
Encore: The Unselfish Shellfish

Encore: The Unselfish Shellfish

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) star in an Indonesian story about a bad egg who winds...

24:51Jul 29, 2025
Encore: The Missing Mountainside

Encore: The Missing Mountainside

Karen Huie (Welcome to Flatch, Abominable and the Invisible City), stars in a Taiwanese tale about the bad taste it can leave when you bite off more than you can...

20:35Jul 22, 2025
Encore: The Missing Mountainside

Encore: The Missing Mountainside

Karen Huie (Welcome to Flatch, Abominable and the Invisible City), stars in a Taiwanese tale about the bad taste it can leave when you bite off more than you can...

20:35Jul 22, 2025
Encore: The Mountain Guardian

Encore: The Mountain Guardian

Audrey Hsieh (Here Today, Mixtape) and Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Who's Paying Attention) headline this Tibetan tale about two family members who are rewarded appropriately by a...

25:44Jul 15, 2025

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Encore: The Mountain Guardian

Encore: The Mountain Guardian

Audrey Hsieh (Here Today, Mixtape) and Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Who's Paying Attention) headline this Tibetan tale about two family members who are rewarded appropriately by a...

25:44Jul 15, 2025
Encore: Of Beans and Bunnies

Encore: Of Beans and Bunnies

Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Lightyear) portrays a beloved trickster who lives by his wits, and uses them to outwit others, in this folktale from the Spanish-speaking world.

25:28Jul 8, 2025
Encore: Of Beans and Bunnies

Encore: Of Beans and Bunnies

Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Lightyear) portrays a beloved trickster who lives by his wits, and uses them to outwit others, in this folktale from the Spanish-speaking world.

25:28Jul 8, 2025
Encore: Mangoes in the Middle

Encore: Mangoes in the Middle

Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme) stars in an Indian tale about an ingenious royal advisor who cunningly proves the true owner of a fruitful treasure.

19:11Jul 1, 2025
Encore: Mangoes in the Middle

Encore: Mangoes in the Middle

Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme) stars in an Indian tale about an ingenious royal advisor who cunningly proves the true owner of a fruitful treasure.

19:11Jul 1, 2025
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