346 episodes

Created and produced by parents of young children, 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.

Circle Round WBUR

    • Kids & Family
    • 4.5 • 13.3K Ratings

Created and produced by parents of young children, 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.

    Home Sweet Home

    Home Sweet Home

    Recorded live at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN, this East African tale about unlikely roommates proves that sometimes the smallest can be the strongest of all.

    • 24 min
    The Buffalo’s Shadow

    The Buffalo’s Shadow

    Recorded live at The Parkway Theater in Minneapolis, MN, this Cambodian folktale shows what happens when you find clever solutions to shady problems.

    • 23 min
    The Pot of Gold - live at Round House Theatre

    The Pot of Gold - live at Round House Theatre

    Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this tale from the Jewish tradition shows how misplacing our trust can put us in a sticky situation!

    • 29 min
    The Bird of a Different Feather - live at Round House Theatre

    The Bird of a Different Feather - live at Round House Theatre

    Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this African tale explains how the guinea fowl got its distinctively speckled feathers.

    • 22 min
    Two Moons - live at KCRW

    Two Moons - live at KCRW

    Recorded live at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, this story from Thailand, Laos, and Malaysia gives a whole new meaning to "promising the moon"!

    • 24 min
    Buried Treasure - live at KCRW

    Buried Treasure - live at KCRW

    Recorded live at KCRW in Santa Monica, CA, this story with international roots shows how having a soft spot for hard work can pay off -- big time!

    • 24 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
13.3K Ratings

13.3K Ratings

toaster8365193 ,

Good but not the best

The ads are ridiculous. I think BetterSleep the app is better because it offers more relaxation and no ads plus you can choose your favorite person‘s voice to listen to and you can choose sci-fi, fairytale fantasy, relaxation, and more stories to listen to. I think you did a pretty good job, just maybe in the future make less of the same thing more new things and more relaxing stories

🚶🏻‍♂️🦊 ,

Good podcast but no more adds

This is a great podcast but…NO MORE ADDS ‼️‼️‼️‼️please 🥺🥺🥺😔😔😢😢😭😭😞🙁☹️😕🙁😵😐😦🤧🤕🤕😿😾😾😿😿👎but other than that it’s a pretty great podcast 😺😸😻🤗🤩😌😉😗☺️😊😇🙂🙃🥹😅😂🤣🥲😀😃😄😁😆some variety would be good to 👍👍👍😊😊🤩😃😄😇🙃🙂

Cutie1246 ,

Best podcast ever

I love your podcast! I listen to it every night! My favorite story is something 🐟🐠

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