The Chattering Clams feat. Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz

Circle Round

WBUR

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

4.4 • 14.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz — hosts of NPR’s "Wow! in the World" podcast — star in this whimsical Native American tale about the dangers of gossip.

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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 I-Lab at WBOR Boston.
0:40.0	Have you ever heard a rumor?
0:42.4	A rumor basically is gossip, a story about someone or something that gets passed from one
0:49.0	person to another.
0:51.1	And that story, by the way, isn't necessarily true.
0:55.4	We're about to meet some characters who love spreading rumors until their tails come
1:01.0	back to bite them.
1:08.3	I'm Rebecca Sheer and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:13.5	Today our story is called The Shattering Clams.
1:17.4	It's based on a Native American legend from the area we now know as Washington State,
1:22.2	in the Northwestern United States.
1:25.6	Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this tale, including Mindy
1:30.2	Thomas and Guy Ross.
1:33.2	Mindy and Guy are the hosts of Wow in the World, the NPR podcast that encourages families
1:38.7	to say wow about the amazing things happening in the world of science, technology, and innovation.
1:45.8	No Circle Round, everyone.
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