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WBUR's “Circle Round” podcast adapts folktales from around the world into sound-and music-rich radio plays for kids. The character voices in the stories are performed by incredible actors. “Circle Round” is created and produced by Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis. Vermont Public’s “But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids,” answers listener-submitted questions on wide-ranging topics. Recent episode titles include: “Why do pigs oink?,”“How are images chosen for coins?,” and “Why do we have friends?.” Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of “But Why.”Rebecca Sheir and Jane Lindhom join us along with special guest host, Evelyn Correia.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, former NY 19 Congressperson and attorney John Faso, immigration attorney and Partner with the Albany law firm of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, and Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld.

Before Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, and Doonesbury, there was Art Buchwald. For more than fifty years, from 1949 to 2006, Art Buchwald’s Pulitzer Prize–winning column of political satire and biting wit made him one of the most widely read American humorists and a popular player in the Washington world of Ethel and Ted Kennedy, Ben Bradlee, and Katharine Graham.

Teenagers are overloaded, strapped for time, and often asked to wake far earlier than they should because of school start times. It’s no surprise they’re sleep-deprived as a result, with far-reaching consequences.Parenting journalist Lisa L. Lewis, who helped spark the first law in the nation requiring healthy school start times for adolescents, has written a reader-friendly book for parents who want to help their exhausted teens. In "The Sleep-Deprived Teen," Lewis synthesizes the research to provide parents of teens and tweens with reader-friendly information and strategies.

Congressman Peter Welch could soon be Senator Peter Welch. In today’s Congressional Corner, the Democratic representative and candidate speaks with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Summer is running out. With any luck, we’ll have a few more weeks of warm weather to fit it all in. But before we change seasons to autumn, you might have a few more summer items on your to-do list.

Today we talk stamps and coins with Bob Scott and David Tripp. Call with your question. 800-348-2551. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

We welcome Dr. Ujas Shah, a surgeon with St. Peter’s Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, and General Surgery. He specializes in general, laparoscopic, and endocrine surgery. Call with your question. 800-348-2551. Ray Graf hosts.

It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. "The Cost of Chaos" is Peter Bergen's riveting account of what happened when the unstoppable force of President Trump met the immovable object of America's national security establishment--the CIA, the State Department, and, above all, the Pentagon.

The gardening team returns at 2pm to take your question. 800-348-2551 is the number. Ray Graf hosts.