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Encore: All The King's Dogs
3 november 2026 · 21 min
Jeremy Sisto (Law and Order, FBI) and Rory Culkin (Waco, Halston) co-star in this Hungarian story about two farmers, one wise king, and a whole mess of canines. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Feb. 2, 2021.
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The Sweetest Sounds
27 oktober 2026 · 20 min
NPR's Rachel Martin (Up First, Enlighten Me) and Ayesha Rascoe (Weekend Edition, Up First) co-star in a Hungarian tale about a violinist, a wizardess, and listening to the music of your heart. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 17, 2023.
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Encore: Little Cu
20 oktober 2026 · 23 min
Desmin Borges (You're The Worst, Utopia) plays a tiny bird with an ever-growing ego in this playful story with roots in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Sept. 15, 2020.
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Encore: The Polka-Dotted Pigeon
13 oktober 2026 · 29 min
Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) stars in this Portuguese tale about ambitions, imposters, and making the feathers fly! Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on March 12, 2024.
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Encore: A Biscuit, A Basket
6 oktober 2026 · 26 min
Saara Chaudry (The Muppets Mayhem, Holly Hobby) stars in this tale from India and beyond about good deeds, bad intentions, and biscuits. Lots of biscuits. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Aug. 8, 2023.
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Encore: The Hiding Place
29 september 2026 · 27 min
Broadway's Aaron Bartz, Erik Christopher Peterson and Cara Ricketts (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) headline a Jewish and Egyptian story about a high-stakes game of hide and seek. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 1, 2024.
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Encore: The Round Mossy Stone
22 september 2026 · 25 min
Béchir Sylvain (Jurassic World Rebirth) stars as trickster Anansi in a West African tale about a magic stone, a major trick, and getting a taste of your own medicine. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Sept. 9, 2025.
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Encore: The Stork King
15 september 2026 · 29 min
Julian Lerner (The Wonder Years, Alma's Way) stars in a Ukrainian tale about how high-flying risks can pay off in the end. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 3, 2023.
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Encore: The Cleverest Person in the Room
8 september 2026 · 26 min
Vanessa Aspillaga (Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Leave the World Behind) stars in this Puerto Rican and Chilean tale about baby basil, cuddly kittens, and how two heads can be better than one. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on April 2, 2024.
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Encore: The Seamstress and the Deev
1 september 2026 · 29 min
Recorded live at Tanglewood with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this Afghan tale follows a savvy seamstress and her chatty kitty on a royally epic adventure. Lees meer
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Aug. 5, 2025.
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Summer Camp: Top Banana
25 augustus 2026 · 26 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Tatyana Ali (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Abbot Elementary) and Jack De Sena (Lego Monkie Kid, Avatar: The Last Airbender) headline this Filipino story about getting the upper hand by taking the lower half.
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Summer Camp: Crocus-Pocus
18 augustus 2026 · 21 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Jacob Laval (The Unbreakable Boy, John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch) and Amanda Warren (The Night Agent, East New York) headline a Sicilian tale about sowing the seeds of kindness, compassion and crocuses.
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Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine
11 augustus 2026 · 20 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Recorded live at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, this high-flying tale explains how the islands of the Philippines came to be.
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Summer Camp: The Bird of a Different Feather
4 augustus 2026 · 23 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this African tale explains how the guinea fowl got its distinctively speckled feathers.
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Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine
28 juli 2026 · 24 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this indigenous Pacific Northwest tale follows a wily coyote on a daring rescue.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Feb. 18. 2025.
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Summer Camp: The Snow Eater
21 juli 2026 · 23 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Cree Summer (Good Times, Abbott Elementary) headlines a Blackfoot legend about fast friends, warm winds, and why bears hibernate during the winter.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on May 7, 2024.
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Summer Camp: The Long Crimson Thread
14 juli 2026 · 21 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Jessika Van (Seoul Searching, Awkward) and Mark Pellegrino (American Rust, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley) co-star in a Welsh tale about a girl, a drought, and a mouse with a life-saving secret.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on May 14, 2024.
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Summer Camp: The Upside-Down Tree
7 juli 2026 · 20 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Comedian Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Heavy Lightweight) headlines this African legend about how one animal’s mischief created the savanna’s most majestic, magical trees.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Nov. 7, 2023.
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Circle Round presents: The Midnight Rebellion, Ch. 3 "Into the Machine"
2 juli 2026 · 15 min
Circle Round continues our special presentation of WBUR's new podcast, The Midnight Rebellion, with Chapter 3, "Into the Machine." Lees meer
If you have not listened to Chapter 1, go back and start there!
The Midnight Rebellion tells the story of a girl on an adventure in a watery world where everything is wrong. She has to set it right—with your help. Each episode ends with a choice that YOU make.
**Recommended for ages 7 and up.**
To hear more episodes, search for The Midnight Rebellion in your podcast app and follow the show, or visit wbur.org/midnight.
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Circle Round presents: The Midnight Rebellion, Ch. 2 "Get Hart"
2 juli 2026 · 6 min
Circle Round continues our special presentation of WBUR's new podcast, The Midnight Rebellion, with Chapter 2, "Get Hart." Lees meer
If you have not listened to Chapter 1, go back to the previous episode and start there.
The Midnight Rebellion tells the story of a girl on an adventure in a watery world where everything is wrong. She has to set it right—with your help. Each episode ends with a choice that YOU make.
**Recommended for ages 7 and up.**
To hear more episodes, search for The Midnight Rebellion in your podcast app and follow the show, or visit wbur.org/midnight.
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Circle Round presents: The Midnight Rebellion, Ch. 1
2 juli 2026 · 17 min
Circle Round brings you a special new podcast: The Midnight Rebellion, by WBUR, the same place that makes our show! Lees meer
Heads up! This podcast is recommended for ages 7+.
The Midnight Rebellion, starring Erika Henningsen (Netflix's "The Four Seasons") and others, tells the story of a girl on an adventure in a watery world where everything is wrong. And she has to set it right—with help from YOU.
Each episode ends with a choice. What YOU choose changes the story, sometimes for the better, and sometimes ... not. Either way, it's fun!
To hear more episodes, search for The Midnight Rebellion in your podcast app and follow the show, or visit wbur.org/midnight.
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Summer Camp: The Parakeet’s Promise
30 juni 2026 · 20 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Broadway stars Lorna Courtney (& Juliet) and Shoba Narayan (Aladdin) face off in this Indian legend about a tiny bird who opens up a farmer’s eyes in a big way.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Dec. 20, 2022.
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Summer Camp: The Sunlight Tree
23 juni 2026 · 28 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra members and a star-studded cast, this Swedish tale sheds magical light on kindness, caring, and letting roots run deep.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 28, 2025.
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Summer Camp: The Sweet Spot
16 juni 2026 · 22 min
Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Lees meer
Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon, Three Pines) and Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Tulsa King) star in this sweet and sour Wabanaki tale about how people first learned to tap maple trees.
This Circle Round episode originally was released on March 28, 2023.
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Summer Camp: The Missing Mountainside
9 juni 2026 · 21 min
Welcome to Circle Round Summer Camp! Lees meer
This summer, camp counselor Erika Henningsen (The Four Seasons, The Midnight Rebellion) will be reintroducing us to some of our favorite episodes celebrating the great outdoors and spending time with others outside.
In this Taiwanese tale starring Karen Huie (Welcome to Flatch, Abominable and the Invisible City), a town learns the bad taste it can leave when you bite off more than you can chew!
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Jan. 24, 2023.
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Encore: The Four Winds
2 juni 2026 · 24 min
This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 31, 2023. Lees meer
Kimberly Guerrero (Spirit Rangers, Reservation Dogs) stars in a tale from the Lakota people about one thieving fox and four wise winds.
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The Storyteller
26 mei 2026 · 35 min
Film, TV and theater star Maria-Christina Oliveras (The Balusters, Cymbeline) headlines a Portuguese tale about the magical ways stories bring us together. Lees meer
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Seven Silver Rings
19 mei 2026 · 21 min
Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me) and Jorma Taccone (The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast, Little Fox and the Wild Imagination) headline a Seneca and Shawnee legend about how the raccoon got its eye mask and tail stripes. Lees meer
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Leader of the Birds
12 mei 2026 · 21 min
Carolyn Michelle (Familiar Touch, The Chi) and Christopher Rivas (Brown Enough, Rubirosa) headline a Maya tale about lies having short legs... and long tails! Lees meer
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Chicken Scratches
5 mei 2026 · 15 min
Musician and podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder) plays a cocky rooster in this Southern American tale about judging a book by its cover and eating humble pie. Lees meer
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Encore: The Blizzard Wizard
28 april 2026 · 22 min
Vivien Lyra Blair (Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Boogeyman) headlines this story from the indigenous peoples of Siberia about a supernatural spirit with a very cold shoulder. Lees meer
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Encore: The Magic Touch
21 april 2026 · 29 min
Edi Gathegi ("The Harder They Fall," "For All Mankind") stars in this East African story about twin brothers, enchanted fruit, and the magic of an open heart. Lees meer
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Lighting a Spark
14 april 2026 · 18 min
Charlene Amoia (The Breadwinner, How I Met Your Mother) plays a tiny but mighty bird in this French legend about the origin of fire. Lees meer
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Swift Fox and the Coyote Twins
7 april 2026 · 22 min
This Is Us co-stars (and That Was Us co-hosts) Sterling K. Brown, Mandy Moore and Chris Sullivan co-star in a multi-cultural legend about two conceited coyotes and the fox who outfoxes them. Lees meer
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A Tale of Two Neighbors
31 maart 2026 · 21 min
Recorded live in Cleveland, OH, this Appalachian tale proves that true friends stick together through thick, thin, and everything in between. Lees meer
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Copper and Dumplings
24 maart 2026 · 24 min
Recorded live in Cleveland, OH, this Japanese story pits a wise baker against two tricky goblins who refuse to face their fears. Lees meer
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Encore: The Laughing Canoe
17 maart 2026 · 20 min
George Salazar (Be More Chill, Superstore) plays a wise-cracking waterborne vessel in this Brazilian story about the extraordinary things teamwork can bring. Lees meer
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The Bolt of Silk
10 maart 2026 · 25 min
Samantha Béart (Baldur's Gate 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic) plays a sorceress with a knack for brewing up trouble in this tale with Sudanese, Egyptian and Palestinian roots. Lees meer
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The Beech-Wood Box
3 maart 2026 · 25 min
Krassimira Belev (The Therapy) and acclaimed violinist Christian Hebel star in a Romani tale about how the very first violin came to be. Lees meer
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Stealing Summer
24 februari 2026 · 17 min
Bestselling children's author Meena Harris (Maya's Big Question, Kamala and Maya's Big Idea) plays an ambitious coyote in this Shoshone, Shasta and Hupa legend about how summer and winter came to be. Lees meer
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Down the Garden Path
18 februari 2026 · 25 min
Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra players and a star-studded cast, this Buddhist story from Tibet and India proves we can all be helpers, no matter our size. Lees meer
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The Masked Bandit
10 februari 2026 · 26 min
Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra players and a star-studded cast, this Sioux legend follows a rascally raccoon on a gutsy -- and gummy -- quest. Lees meer
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The Noise Next Door
3 februari 2026 · 24 min
Recorded live in Glendale, CA, this Haitian tale about two blacksmiths whose banging, clanging, clinking and clanking cause a presidential uproar. Lees meer
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Goodnight Sun
27 januari 2026 · 20 min
Recorded live in Glendale, CA, this story with roots in India and Vietnam follows a trio of birds on an illuminating adventure to bring back to the sun. Lees meer
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Over the Sea
20 januari 2026 · 23 min
Tatyana Ali (Abbott Elementary, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) stars as a savvy starfish who outwits a wily whale in this tale from Aboriginal Australia. Lees meer
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The Fourth Post
13 januari 2026 · 28 min
Jeff Meacham (Black-ish, Vampirina) plays a hapless hero whose life turns upside-down in this humorous tale from Great Britain, Italy, Russia and the Philippines. Lees meer
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Encore: The Fairy Fort
6 januari 2026 · 22 min
Taylor Richardson (The Gilded Age) and Alison Wright (The Americans, Snowpiercer) co-star in this Irish tale about mischievous fairies and the power of music. Lees meer
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Encore: The Patched-Up Coat
30 december 2025 · 20 min
NPR's Peter Sagal (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!) stars in this Russian story about how fantastically priceless a little generosity can be. Lees meer
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Encore: Finding the Light
23 december 2025 · 20 min
Kennedy Kanagawa (Into The Woods) plays a young man who brings light to a dark world in this tale with roots in Alaska Native and First Nations legends. Lees meer
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Python’s Drum
16 december 2025 · 27 min
Gabe Kunda (Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends) and Natasha Rothwell (The White Lotus, Insecure) co-star in a Ugandan legend about friendship, rivalry, and making music. Lees meer
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