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Circle Round

The Noise Next Door

2/3/202624 min

Recorded live in Glendale, CA, this Haitian tale about two blacksmiths whose banging, clanging, clinking and clanking cause a presidential uproar.

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  1. Speaker 00:00

    [instrumental music plays] WBUR Podcasts. Boston.

  2. Rebecca Sheir· Host0:04

    [crowd noise] This Circle Round episode was recorded live at the Glendale Performing Arts Center in Glendale, California, on January 18th, 2026. You can learn more about our live events and all things Circle Round, including our picture books, merch, newsletter, and Circle Round Club, at wbur.org/circleround. [cheers] [applause] Have you ever been annoyed, irritated, hot under the collar, and bent out of shape? We all get rankled sometimes. It's a natural part of life. And as we'll hear in today's story, how we respond can speak volumes. [instrumental music plays] I'm Rebecca Sheir, and welcome to Circle Round live at the Glendale Performing Arts Center in Glendale, California. Today our story is called The Noise Next Door. Versions of this tale come from the Caribbean country of Haiti. Joining me on stage is a quartet of talented actors, Theodore Chin, Mary

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