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Encore: The Blizzard Wizard

4/28/202622 min

Vivien Lyra Blair (Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Boogeyman) headlines this story from the indigenous peoples of Siberia about a supernatural spirit with a very cold shoulder.

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  1. Speaker 00:00

    [on hold music] WBUR podcasts. Boston.

  2. Rebecca Sheir· Host0:04

    [on hold music] Hi, Rebecca Sheir here. This week we're bringing you an encore edition of Circle Round. It's a high adventure tale from the far north, and it's definitely become a listener favorite. We'll be back with a new episode next week. [on hold music] Think about what winters are like where you live. Are they chilly and snowy, or are temperatures more moderate? Today's story takes place in a spot where winters are intense, thanks in part to a supernatural spirit with a very cold shoulder. [on hold music] I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round, where story time happens all the time. Today our story is called The Blizzard Wizard. Versions of this tale have been told among the indigenous peoples of far north Siberia, near the Arctic Ocean. Some really great people came together to bring you our adaptation of this folktale, including Vivien Lyra Blair, who stars as young Princess Leia in the Disney+ Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi. And grownups, you can see Vivien in the new feature film, The

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