Circle Round
Rebecca Sheir · WBUR
Folktales from around the world.
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- 1. Summer Camp: The Upside-Down Tree · 7 Jul 2026
- 2. Summer Camp: The Long Crimson Thread · 14 Jul 2026
- 3. Summer Camp: The Snow Eater · 21 Jul 2026
Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine
11 Aug 2026 · 19 min
Recorded live at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR, this high-flying tale explains how the islands of the Philippines came to be.
Summer Camp: The Bird of a Different Feather
4 Aug 2026 · 22 min
Recorded live at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, MD, this African tale explains how the guinea fowl got its distinctively speckled feathers.
Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine
28 Jul 2026 · 24 min
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.
Summer Camp: The Snow Eater
21 Jul 2026 · 22 min
Cree Summer (Good Times, Abbott Elementary) headlines a Blackfoot legend about fast friends, warm winds, and why bears hibernate during the winter.
Summer Camp: The Long Crimson Thread
14 Jul 2026 · 21 min
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.
Summer Camp: The Upside-Down Tree
7 Jul 2026 · 20 min
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.
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