Chameleon’s Contest | Ep. 181Jonica Booth (Rap Stuff and Jay Pharoah (Out of Office, Saturday Night Live) co-star in this West African tale about a clothing-obsessed goddess and a crafty, colorful chameleon.PlayCircle Round20:40Sep 27, 2022
The Little Blue Pebble | Ep. 180In this magical story with roots all over the world, Broadway performers Bret Shuford and Stephen Hanna (Broadway Husbands) play farmers who receive a little magic that leads to big...PlayCircle Round27:39Sep 20, 2022
One Wish (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Ep. 179Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this tale with Indian, Irish, and Jewish roots proves that wishes can come true —...PlayCircle Round26:07Sep 13, 2022
Fair-Feathered Friends (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Ep. 178Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Burmese folktale imagines why the thrush's colors are in its voice, not its feathers.PlayCircle Round22:04Sep 6, 2022
Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (feat. Boston Symphony Orchestra) | Ep. 177Recorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Korean tale offers an enchanting explanation to why cats and dogs don’t get along.PlayCircle Round29:22Aug 30, 2022
Encore: Long Hair and the WaterfallRecorded live at Tanglewood with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, this Korean tale offers an enchanting explanation to why cats and dogs don’t get along.PlayCircle Round23:43Aug 23, 2022
The Golden Advice | Ep. 176Kate Siegel (Midnight Mass, The Time Traveler’s Wife) plays a struggling farmer who learns the true value of wisdom in this tale with origins in Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica,...PlayCircle Round28:02Aug 16, 2022
The Tale of Koala's Tail | Ep. 175Kaniehtiio Horn (Letterkenny, Reservation Dogs) stars in an Australian tale about a koala whose overbearing pride makes her lose her pride and joy!PlayCircle Round26:52Aug 9, 2022
Circle Round LIVE at TanglewoodJoin Circle Round on August 27 for a special live taping of three new podcast episodes at Tanglewood in the Berkshires. The performance will feature an all-star cast of actors...Circle RoundAug 5, 2022
'The Princess and the Bee' | Ep. 174Duchess Sarah Ferguson of York (Storytime with Fergie) and Suzie McGrath (Star Wars Resistance, The Punies) star in this charming tale about the importance of having a sound, sensible head,...PlayCircle Round23:26Aug 2, 2022
Encore: Curious BootsColin Hanks (Life in Pieces, Jumanji) stars as a precocious little brother whose curiosity earns him a royally big reward in this Norwegian adventure story from the Circle Round archives.PlayCircle Round24:34Jul 26, 2022
'A Trio of Tricks' | Ep. 173Della Saba (Zootopia, Physical) headlines an Indonesian and Malaysian tale about a teeny-tiny trickster who outsmarts the other animals with her big wit.PlayCircle Round24:13Jul 19, 2022
'Pulling Strings' | Ep. 172Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick, South Side) stars in a Ghanaian tale about legendary eight-legged trickster Anansi, and why all spiders have narrow waists.PlayCircle Round20:28Jul 12, 2022
'A Song for the Spirits' | Ep. 171Krys Marshall (For All Mankind) stars in a West African story about an honest fisherwoman, a haunted forest, and a flute with value beyond compare.PlayCircle Round25:38Jul 5, 2022
Encore: Rabbit's WishIn this season-3 story with roots in West Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, Ryan Michelle Bathé (This Is Us, First Wives Club) plays a clever Rabbit who discovers that...PlayCircle Round21:19Jun 28, 2022
Encore: The Gloomy Pine TreeMykal-Michelle Harris (Mixed-ish) stars as a discontented sapling in this classic "grass is always greener" tale from our third season.PlayCircle Round20:41Jun 21, 2022
Encore: Little Frog’s Big VoiceDyllón Burnside (POSE, Prideland) and Tony nominee Alex Brightman (Beetlejuice, School of Rock - The Musical) co-star in this Australian story from the archives about small critters, giant egos, and...PlayCircle Round19:47Jun 14, 2022
Circle Round on the page and stage: books and live events!Celebrate the arrival of Circle Round picture books with a launch party at WBUR CitySpace on July 9 and live events at bookstores around the region this summer!Circle RoundJun 7, 2022
Encore: The Wind CatcherTony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Misérables) headlines this Marshallese tale from our fourth season about how the first sailboat came to be.PlayCircle Round22:46Jun 7, 2022
'The Neverending Stories' | Ep. 170Anjali Bhimani (Special, Ms. Marvel) and Adriyan Rae (Chicago Fire, The Game) co-star in this Korean, Cambodian, and Kazakh tale about the importance of spreading stories far and wide.PlayCircle Round22:58May 31, 2022
