Summary
Heather Burns (Bored to Death, Manchester by the Sea) and Ajay Naidu (Office Space, Blindspot) headline a Bantu, Zulu and Tumbuka tale about why the hyena's coat is spotted and scraggly.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Rebecca Shear here. Before we get to our story, exciting news. Circle Round is going back on tour with live recordings across the United States. |
| 0:09.1 | Our first stop, Sunday, October 5th in Parker, Colorado at the Pace Center. And Circle Round Club members are invited to a special post-show meet and greed with me and composer Eric Shimalonis. |
| 0:19.4 | Get your tickets at WBUR.org slash circle round and click on events. |
| 0:23.6 | We're announcing more tour stop soon, so stay tuned. |
| 0:26.2 | We look forward to circling around with you live. |
| 0:30.3 | WBUR Podcasts, Boston. |
| 0:41.3 | Do you know what it means to show your true colors? |
| 0:48.5 | Showing your true colors means showing your true character, what you're really like, way deep down. |
| 0:56.7 | We're about to meet a mean-hearted animal who shows his true colors, and as a result, his outside winds up matching his inside. |
| 1:03.4 | I'm Rebecca Shear, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. |
| 1:08.9 | Today, our story is called True Colors. |
| 1:11.8 | It's inspired by tales told among indigenous groups in central, eastern, and southern Africa, |
| 1:16.6 | including the Bantu, Zulu, and Tumbuca. |
| 1:20.3 | Some really great people came together to bring you our version of this folktale, |
| 1:24.2 | including actors and real-life couple, Heather Burns and Ajay Nidu. |
| 1:29.0 | Heather Burns has appeared in such movies as Manchester by the Sea, Miss Congeniality |
| 1:33.2 | One and Two, You've Got Mail and Two Weeks Notice, and the TV series Bored to Death. |
| 1:38.3 | She recently starred opposite Adam Driver in the off-Broadway play, Hold On to Me Darling. |
| 1:43.1 | Ajay Nidu played Samir in the cult film Office Space |
| 1:45.9 | and has appeared in countless movies, TV shows, and theater productions worldwide. |
| 1:50.6 | So, circle around, everyone. |
| 1:52.6 | For true colors. |
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