Circle Round

Rebecca Sheir

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Booking Overview

A children’s serialized audio-fiction show adapting global folktales into short, music-rich radio plays, typically featuring scripted voice performers rather than conventional external interview guests. PR agencies should not pitch subject-matter experts or executives for interviews; the most relevant candidates would be established actors, comedians, or voice performers for potential casting, making this a production-casting opportunity rather than a standard guest-booking target.

Metrics

Episodes: 453

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 29.3k subscribers

Instagram: 62.0k followers

Contact Information

webmaster@wbur.org

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Host

Rebecca Sheir - Creator and host of WBUR’s Circle Round, a children’s audio series that adapts folktales from around the world into scripted radio plays.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Recognizable performers (Broadway/TV/film), musicians or orchestra members, and sometimes culturally connected expertise aligned with the folktale being adapted.
Required Achievements:  
Major acting credits in film/TV, Stage or Broadway visibility, Affiliation with top-tier orchestras

Recent Guest Discussions

Shoba Narayan - Indian Legend Performed For An Episode Featuring A Tiny Bird And Themes Of Kindness/promise

Juliet - Referenced As Part Of Performer Credit In Episode Description

Lorna Courtney - Indian Legend Performed For An Episode Featuring A Tiny Bird And Themes Of Kindness/promise

Jonathan Joss - Wabanaki Tale About Learning To Tap Maple Trees

Tantoo Cardinal - Wabanaki Tale About Learning To Tap Maple Trees

Recent Topics

Folklore, Children, Family, Ethics, Education

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Circle Round
:

Summer Camp: The Upside-Down Tree

July 07, 2026

Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. 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. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here.

Circle Round presents: The Midnight Rebellion, Ch. 3 "Into the Machine"

July 02, 2026

Circle Round continues our special presentation of WBUR's new podcast, The Midnight Rebellion, with Chapter 3, "Into the Machine." 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 podca...

Circle Round presents: The Midnight Rebellion, Ch. 2 "Get Hart"

July 02, 2026

Circle Round continues our special presentation of WBUR's new podcast, The Midnight Rebellion, with Chapter 2, "Get Hart." 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 Reb...

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