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<p>Tony Award Winner Ruthie Ann Miles (The King and I, All Rise) stars in this Paraguayan story about giving the most rare and precious gift of all.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</p> 

<p>In this playful tale from Indonesia and Malaysia, Tiya Sircar (Star Wars Rebels, The Good Place) plays a cunning mouse deer who teaches a cantankerous crocodile a lesson.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>. ... Show More

<p>In this tale from India, Utkarsh Ambudkar (Brittany Runs a Marathon, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme) plays an ingenious royal advisor who cunningly proves the true owner of a fruitful treasure.</p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur ... Show More

<p>Two stylish essentials go knee to toe in this week’s fashionable face-off. It’s sneakers vs. jeans! Writer, actor, and attorney Chas Carey defends super cool jeans from sneaker freak, journalist, and radio producer Daniel Alarcón. Which awesome item will win?! Dynamite denim o ... Show More

Niveditha Shetty Hegde and Ishanvi Hegde, a mother and daughter dancing duo and YouTube sensation, explore their Indian culture and history – and bring smiles to families around the world. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stori ... Show More

The knights, Catrain, Leofrick and Alf have set out on their quest to find the lost Fountain of Frank, but without the permission of King Frank. Now the king’s soldiers are hot on their trail. Will this be the end of their ecoquest? Credits Written by Martin Kiszko, Produced and ... Show More

The Story Train is visiting a shoe shop! I wonder if we’re here to do some holiday shopping?Hmm…let’s find out! Today’s story is about a shoemaker who is visited by some very talented and hard working elves! It’s called, “The Elves and the Shoemaker”. 

Seltsame Dinge beobachten Ronja und Elif bei Tom, der in einem Hochhaus wohnt. Ist er tatsächlich ein Außerirdischer? (Eine Geschichte von Ulrike Klausmann, erzählt von Sina Reiß) 

In tonight's bedtime story for kids, we meet a little boy named Tommy who is stuck at home with the chicken pox on his birthday. It seems like the day isn't going to be much fun, until his uncle turns up with a stinky old pair of shoes that just so happen to possess magic powers! ... Show More

The kingdom is in a right mess with rubbish, waste and dirty water building up everywhere as King Frank found out to his cost when his bath pipes exploded and knocked him out. Princess Aqualine remembers a story about of a missing source of pure clean water – the Fountain of Fran ... Show More

A ground-breaking Indian cookery programme broadcast on the BBC, launched 40 years ago. It was presented by actor turned food writer, Madhur Jaffrey. She’s been speaking to Farhana Haider about the programme. (Photo: Madhur Jaffrey in front of a table of food. Credit: BBC) 

Desi Lydic dives into Nikki Haley's struggle to remind people she's still running for President, Trump's ludicrous comparisons to Alexei Navalny, and his latest grifts which include a shoe line and fragrances. Plus, Josh Johnson chats with some sneakerheads to see if Trump's new ... Show More