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Circle Round

WBUR

Ages 4-10, Children, Storytelling, Kids & Family, Childrens' Story, Books, Stories For Kids, Kids, Storytime, Story

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2019

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

We're celebrating Billy Porter's 2019 Golden Globe nomination by bringing back this East African folktale that asks: "Is honesty always the best policy?"

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0:00.0	I'm Rebecca Sheer here.
0:04.1	Before we get to today's story, I'd like to invite you to join the Circle Round Club.
0:09.9	Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and include fun benefits like ad-free episodes,
0:15.0	bonus bedtime stories, behind the scenes videos, and a personalized birthday message from
0:19.8	me.
0:20.8	Learn more about the Circle Round Club and become a member at WBOR.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the iLab at WBOR Boston.
0:43.0	Hi, Rebecca Sheer here.
0:45.0	Before we get to today's story, you know how every now and again we bring you an on-core
0:48.7	edition of a Circle Round episode?
0:51.0	Well, today's on-core edition is a very special one.
0:55.0	On January 6th, the Golden Globe Awards will honor the best of the best in movies and
1:00.4	TV, and one of your favorite Circle Round actors is nominated.
1:05.0	Billy Porter is up for best performance by an actor in a television series for his role
1:09.8	on the FX drama, Pose.
1:12.3	So here he is in a Circle Round story brought you back in July.
1:16.0	Enjoy!
1:20.0	You know the story of Pinocchio?
1:23.0	A wooden puppet comes to life, and every time he doesn't tell the truth, his nose gets
1:29.2	longer and longer.
1:31.6	Telling lies may not actually make our noses grow, but they can lead to other not-so-nice
1:37.1	things, like hurting another person.
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