A sweet-and-sour Wabanaki tale about the first maple tapping
This preview is based on the episode’s published show notes. Circle Round’s Summer Camp series revisits an outdoor-themed favorite, featuring Tantoo Cardinal and Jonathan Joss in a Wabanaki story about how people first learned to tap maple trees.
This is a preview based only on the published show notes, so think of it as a quick guide to whether this episode sounds like your kind of listen. In this installment of **Circle Round Summer Camp**, the show returns to one of its favorite stories about the outdoors. The featured tale is described as a **sweet and sour Wabanaki story** about how people first learned to tap maple trees, which suggests a folktale with both playful and meaningful elements. The episode also stands out for its cast: **Tantoo Cardinal** and **Jonathan Joss** are named in the notes as the starring voices. If you enjoy story podcasts that pair traditional tales with recognizable performers, that may be a strong draw here. Based on the notes, this sounds like a good pick for listeners looking for an outdoor-themed story with cultural roots and a nature-centered premise. It may especially appeal to families, folktale fans, or anyone curious about stories connected to maple trees and seasonal traditions. One practical note from the metadata: this episode was **originally released on March 28, 2023** and is being revisited as part of the Summer Camp series. If you like Circle Round’s seasonal collections, this looks like a representative entry with a classic storytelling focus.
About this episode
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon, Three Pines) and Jonathan Joss (King of the Hill, Tulsa King) star in this sweet and sour Wabanaki tale about how people first learned to tap maple trees.</span></p> <p><em>This Circle Round episode originally was released on March 28, 2023.</em></p> <p>Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", <a href="https://wbur.fm/42KQfw3">here</a>.</p>