Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR’s Circle Round podcast adapts folktales from around the world into sound- and music-rich radio plays for kids ages 3 to 103. Each episode explores universal themes like friendship, persistence, creativity and generosity, and ends with an activity that inspires a deeper conversation between children and grown-ups.
Episode One: ‘The Owner Of The Sun’ | feat. Joanna Hausmann
<a href="https://soundcarrot.com/shows/shows/circle-round/" title="SoundCarrot.com - Children's podcasts"><img src="https://soundcarrot.com/img/sc-sm.png" alt="Listen On SoundCarrot" style="width: 200px; height: auto" /></a>Created by: WBUR
Started: October 24th, 2017
Status: Active, 319 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
Willam Mapother (Lost, On Sacred Ground) headlines this Romanian tale about a story-less man who hopes his tale will end happily ever after!
Pablo Castelblanco (Alaska Daily, Ganymede) and Meredith Holzman (Alaska Daily, Inventing Anna) headline a story with Burmese and Indian roots about a humble peddler, a magic squirrel, and a golden opportunity.
Taylor Richardson (The Gilded Age) and Alison Wright (The Americans, Snow Piercer) co-star in this Irish tale about mischievous fairies and the power of music.
Stephanie Panisello (What If…?, Ba Da Bean) stars in a Filipino tale about the sweet role kindness can play in achieving your dreams.
Nazneen Contractor (Holidazed, Star Wars Resistance) plays a cunning barber whose wits are as sharp as her scissors in this clever Bengali tale.
Comedians Fortune Feimster (Good Fortune, FUBAR) and Tom Papa (What a Day!, You’re Doing Great!) face off in a contest of brawn versus brains in this tale with roots across Europe, and Latin and North America.
Broadway performer Brittney Johnson (Wicked) stars in an Estonian story about being able to control the weather — and the responsibility such power brings.
In this magical tale from Japan, Marc delaCruz (If/Then, Hamilton) plays a lowly cook whose kitchen scraps bring him a golden reward.
Created by: WBUR
Started:
October 24th, 2017
Status: Active, 319 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than Mother Nature herself! And Chloe is next in line to assume to the power and responsibility of the job. Can a twelve-year old learn to balance the entire world’s ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school? Only Mother Nature knows.
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