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W-B-U-R Podcasts. Boston.

This Circle Round episode was one of three recorded in August 2024 at Tanglewood, the

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Have you ever made a deal with someone?

Perhaps you and a grown-up agreed that if you cleaned your room,

you could go out for ice cream,

or you and a friend agreed to trade a favorite book for a favorite toy.

Ideally we stick to the deals we make, but if the unexpected happens and we have to bow out of our agreement, hopefully

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