About this episode
Hrishikesh Hirway plays a cocky rooster in a tale about humility and judgment.
Musician and podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway (Song Exploder) plays a cocky rooster in this Southern American tale about judging a book by its cover and eating humble pie. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here .
People in this episode
Guest: Hrishikesh Hirway
Topics covered
- children's story
- humility
- judgment
- Southern American tale
- music
Keywords
- rooster
- humble pie
- judging
- Southern tale
- music
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Circle Round, WBUR
Books & works: Song Exploder
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