The Olive Jar feat. Maggie Siff, Santino Fontana & Denim Richards

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 September 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Maggie Siff (Billions, Mad Men), Santino Fontana (Tootsie, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), and Denim Richards (Yellowstone, The Chickasaw Rancher) co-star in this Northern African/Middle Eastern/Jewish tale about spoiled olives and fresh starts.

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0:00.0	Calling all circle round fans, we're starting something brand new.
0:05.7	A club for listeners like you.
0:08.5	You can now join the Circle Round Club and enjoy a bunch of new, fun and exciting ways to circle around with us.
0:16.0	Club memberships come in all shapes and sizes.
0:19.0	You can find the one that's right for you and your family at wbur.org slash Circle Round Club.
0:31.0	Produced by the island at wbur Boston.
0:38.0	What's something you can do to be a good neighbor?
0:43.0	Maybe you can bring your neighbor some fresh flowers.
0:46.0	You can leave a hand-drawn card by their door.
0:48.0	Perhaps you can just wave and say hello the next time you pass by.
0:53.0	Today's story is all about neighbors, but while one of them is very sweet,
0:58.0	the other it turns out is very bitter.
1:04.0	I'm Rebecca Schier and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time.
1:09.0	Today our story is called the Olive Jar.
1:12.0	Versions of this folktale come from old Jewish texts, as well as 1,000 and one nights.
1:17.0	A compilation of folktales collected across North Africa and much of Asia.
1:23.0	Some really great people came together to bring you our tale, including someone you kids might recognize as Hans from Frozen.
1:31.0	Tony Award winner Santino Fontana.
1:33.0	He's joined by denim Richards from Good Trouble on Freeform and Yellowstone on the Paramount Network,
1:39.0	and Maggie Siff from Billions on Showtime and Mad Men on AMC.
1:44.0	So Circle Round everyone for the Olive Jar.
1:53.0	The Olive Jar.
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