I'm Rebecca Sheer here.

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The Circle Round episode you're about to hear is a super special one recorded on August

13, 2023 at Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

This live event featured world-class musicians from the BSO, a star-studded cast of actors,

and a wonderfully enthusiastic audience of Circle Round fans who journeyed from near

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There's an old saying that goes, a painful truth is better than a pleasant lie.

In other words, even if it's uncomfortable to be honest about something, it's better

than being dishonest.

And as we'll hear in today's story, dishonesty is definitely not the best policy.

I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round live at Tanglewood and Lennox, Massachusetts.

Today our story is called The Bitter Truth.

Thousands of this tale were originally told among the Ashanti people of West Africa.

Joining me on stage is a fabulous cast of actors, Lauren Ambrose, McConee at Chessor, Scott

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