Circle Round

507 - The Laughing Bird

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.

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507 - The Laughing Bird

Tue, 30 Apr 2024
506 - Encore: 'The Lion's Whisker' | feat. Marsai Martin and Miles Brown

Tue, 22 May 2018
505 - Encore: 'The Shepherd's Disguise' | feat. Tony Hale

Tue, 15 May 2018
504 - Encore: 'Stella And The Dragon' | feat. Kathryn Hahn

Tue, 08 May 2018
503 - Encore: 'Why The Ocean Is Salty' | feat. Lou Diamond Phillips, Jon Jon Briones

Tue, 01 May 2018
502 - 'The Lamb With The Golden Fleece' | feat. Kathleen Chalfant

Tue, 24 Apr 2018
501 - 'The Piper And The Pooka' | feat. Damian McGinty

Tue, 17 Apr 2018
500 - 'Ashes for Sale' | feat. Cheyenne Jackson, Patch Darragh

Tue, 10 Apr 2018
499 - Encore: 'The Barber's Secret' | feat. Noah Schnapp

Tue, 03 Apr 2018
498 - 'Maushop And Grandfather Sun' | feat. Wes Studi

Tue, 27 Mar 2018
497 - 'The Hat, The Horn, And The Purse' | feat. Bobby Moynihan

Tue, 20 Mar 2018
496 - 'Three Wishes' | feat. Patrick and Mandy Fabian

Tue, 13 Mar 2018
495 - 'Share and Share Alike' | feat. Tiffany Boone and Glynn Washington

Tue, 06 Mar 2018
494 - 'The Drum' | feat. Shankar Vedantam

Tue, 27 Feb 2018
493 - 'The Magic Cloth' | feat. Kelly Hu and Albert Tsai

Tue, 13 Feb 2018
492 - 'What Am I Hearing?' | feat. Composer Eric Shimelonis

Tue, 06 Feb 2018
491 - Sadko And The Sea | feat. Max Greenfield

Tue, 30 Jan 2018
490 - 'The Goat in the Garden' | feat. 'Car Talk's' Ray Magliozzi

Tue, 23 Jan 2018
489 - "The Forbidden Knot" | feat. Mel Rodriguez

Tue, 16 Jan 2018
488 - 'Latchkey Stew' | feat. Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Tue, 02 Jan 2018
487 - 'The Answer You Seek' | feat. Ari Shapiro and Wade Goodwyn

Tue, 26 Dec 2017
486 - 'The Magpie With Salt On Her Tail' | feat. Rachael Harris and Taran Kilam

Tue, 19 Dec 2017
485 - 'The Shepherd's Disguise' | feat. Tony Hale

Tue, 12 Dec 2017
484 - 'Clever Manka' | feat. Bridget Moynahan

Tue, 05 Dec 2017
483 - 'Onions And Garlic'

Mon, 27 Nov 2017
482 - 'Princess In The Mirror'

Tue, 21 Nov 2017
481 - 'Thunder and Lightning' | feat. Yetide Badaki and Dayo Okeniyi

Tue, 14 Nov 2017
480 - 'The Lion's Whisker' | feat. Marsai Martin and Miles Brown

Tue, 07 Nov 2017
479 - 'The Woman Who Lived In A Vinegar Bottle' | feat. Sela Ward

Tue, 31 Oct 2017
478 - 'The Owner Of The Sun' | feat. Joanna Hausmann

Tue, 24 Oct 2017
477 - 'The Barber's Secret' | ft. Noah Schnapp

Tue, 17 Oct 2017
476 - 'The Rice Cakes And The Oni' | ft. Tamlyn Tomita and Hudson Yang

Tue, 10 Oct 2017
475 - 'The Happiest Person In The World' | ft. Jon Cryer

Mon, 02 Oct 2017
474 - 'Why The Ocean Is Salty' | feat. Lou Diamond Phillips, Jon Jon Briones

Tue, 26 Sep 2017
473 - 'Stella And The Dragon' | feat. Kathryn Hahn

Mon, 18 Sep 2017
472 - 'It Could Always Get Worse' | feat. Jason Alexander

Thu, 08 Jun 2017
471 - Encore: 'Sadko And The Sea'

Tue, 21 Aug 2018
470 - Encore: 'The Owner Of The Sun'

Mon, 06 Aug 2018
469 - 'Cow Wells And Cow Bells' | feat. Billy Porter and Joshua Boone

Tue, 31 Jul 2018
468 - 'The Unwelcome Guest' | feat. Richard Kind

Tue, 24 Jul 2018
467 - 'The King And The Cobbler' | feat. Keith David and James Naughton

Tue, 17 Jul 2018
466 - 'The Months Of The Year' | feat. Ailsa Chang and Joshua Rush

Tue, 10 Jul 2018
465 - Encore: 'The Woman Who Lived In A Vinegar Bottle' feat. Sela Ward

Mon, 02 Jul 2018
464 - 'The Skylark' | feat. Miriam Shor

Mon, 25 Jun 2018
463 - 'The Perfect Partnership' | Feat. Joshua Johnson and Sam Sanders

Tue, 19 Jun 2018
462 - 'The Friendship Orchard' | feat. Susan Stamberg and Linda Wertheimer

Tue, 12 Jun 2018
461 - 'A Taste Of Honey' | feat. Hannah Simone

Tue, 05 Jun 2018
460 - Encore: 'It Could Always Get Worse' | feat. Jason Alexander

Tue, 29 May 2018
459 - Two Hour Road Trip Reel: 'The Animal Kingdom'

Wed, 23 May 2018
458 - 90 Minute Road Trip Reel: 'Casting A Spell'

Wed, 23 May 2018