341 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
    • 4.2 • 32 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.

    Encore: The Bright Yellow Hat

    Encore: The Bright Yellow Hat

    Jona Xiao (Raya and the Last Dragon, Hightown) plays a flower peddler who makes gardens and goodness grow in this story with Chinese, Tibetan, Japanese, Moroccan, French, Canadian and Peruvian roots.

    • 25 min
    The Crystal Story Box

    The Crystal Story Box

    Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick, South Side) plays legendary trickster Anansi in this West African tale about how stories first came to the world.

    • 24 min
    Encore: The Troupe of Ten

    Encore: The Troupe of Ten

    Malia Baker (The Baby-Sitters Club), Kelly Jenrette (All-American: Homecoming) and Kenny Leu (Midway) headline a story about a troupe of actors who bring down the house until they're nearly brought down themselves.

    • 23 min
    The Long Crimson Thread

    The Long Crimson Thread

    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.

    • 20 min
    The Snow Eater

    The Snow Eater

    Cree Summer (Good Times, Abbott Elementary) headlines a Blackfoot legend about fast friends, warm winds, and why bears hibernate during the winter.

    • 22 min
    The Laughing Bird

    The Laughing Bird

    Kenny Curtis (Greeking Out) stars in a legend from Aboriginal Australia about dark days, light humor, and a little bird with a big laugh.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
32 Ratings

32 Ratings

good greece ,

Dantdm

I’d like a Minecraft story plz please please 🙏 please please 🙏 plz plz please 🙏 please 🙏 please 🙏 please 🙏 please 🙏 plz plz plz

god himself(i am 12) ,

Yum

Your podcast was delicious is delicious although I had to get a new phone

🇨🇮😃😁😂😂😆🥲😞😣😣😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😣☹️🤩🤨😒😟😏😔👺💀👻👹👺🤖😹😼😺💀👻☠️😼😾😿😺🤝🖐🏽🖐🏽👉🏿🤚🏼🤞🏿🫀 chin chin brown chin chin and chin chin brown brown chin chin and green chin brown brown etiology chin chin and brown green brown brown orange green orange 🍊 green brown orange 🍊 brown brown green green orange 🍊 brown green brown orange green brown blue brown and IDMSS orange brown has a 🐮 orange 🍊 white orange 🍊 orange 🍊 blue brown brown blue brown black brown orange 🍊 orange 🍊 blue brown brown blue brown black brown orange 🍊 orange 🍊 blue brown brown blue brown

JaymoScott ,

My children love you!

My children (Milo 9 & Lottie 7), in ireland, love listening to your podcast each & every night before bed. Keep up the good work - you’re help all of your listeners (especially us tired parents) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Top Podcasts In Kids & Family

Mother
JOE MEDIA GROUP
Happy Mum Happy Baby
Giovanna Fletcher
The Baby Tribe
Katie Mugan & Afif EL-Khuffash
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
Dr. Becky Kennedy
Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast With Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware
So You Think You're an Adult
Newstalk

You Might Also Like

Brains On! Science podcast for kids
American Public Media
Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family
American Public Media
Story Pirates
Story Pirates
Stories Podcast: A Bedtime Show for Kids of All Ages
Starglow Media / Wondery
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Tumble Media
Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids