Hi, Rebecca Shear here with some really fun news.

On February 8th, Circle Round Live is coming to Symphony Hall in Boston, and you're invited.

Join us for a live recording of two new episodes featuring me, composer Eric Shimelonis,

plus Boston Symphony Orchestra players and a star-studded cast.

Get your tickets today at WBUR.org slash Circle Round.

WBUR Podcasts, Boston.

Think about the last time you did something kind for someone.

How did you feel? Pretty good, right?

Well, when the main character in today's story does a kind act for someone,

he doesn't just feel good.

He feels free. He feels free.

I'm Rebecca Sheer, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.

Today, our story is called The Cobbler's Soul. We found versions of this folktale from a number of places, including the South American countries of Argentina and

Chile, the European countries of Germany, Ireland, Norway, Ukraine, and the Czech Republic,

and the Appalachian region of the United States.

Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, including

John Patrick Amadori.

Grownups, you may know John Patrick from his starring role as Gabe in the original Netflix

series, Dear White People, as well as Gossip Girl, Hindsight, and most recently, the acclaimed drama series, Three Women.

So, circle around, everyone. For the Cobbler's soul.

Music The cobbler lived in a low-slung little house,

where he would perch on his little wooden stool and stitch leather, repair soles, and do all the other things a good cobbler does to make old shoes look new again.

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