About this episode

This episode features comedian Alonzo Bodden telling an African legend about how one animal’s mischief created the savanna’s most majestic trees.

Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors. Comedian Alonzo Bodden (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Heavy Lightweight) headlines this African legend about how one animal’s mischief created the savanna’s most majestic, magical trees. This Circle Round episode originally was released on Nov. 7, 2023. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here .

People in this episode

Host: Circle Round

Guest: Alonzo Bodden

Topics covered

• summer camp
• African legend
• outdoors
• animal mischief
• magical trees

Keywords

• summer camp
• African legend
• outdoors
• Alonzo Bodden
• magical trees

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Organizations: Circle Round, WBUR

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