Episodes

  • Time Traveling Tonya Trailer
    Jul 12 2023
    Dive into the captivating adventures of Tonya Infinity, a lively 8-year-old, and Gertie, her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise friend with a magical time-traveling shell. Each episode is a thrilling journey through time, meeting historical figures who help Tonya solve her modern-day problems. Infused with laughter, learning, and awe-inspiring moments from the past, this podcast sparks curiosity and teaches kids the power of history in understanding our world today. Let the time-traveling begin!
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    1 min
  • Celia Cruz
    Jul 17 2023
    Tonya wants to salsa dance for the school talent show, so Gertie takes the not-so-talented-but-trying-her-best girl to meet Celia Cruz, the “Queen of Salsa”!
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    13 mins
  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame
    Jul 17 2023
    Tonya is a huge baseball fan, so as a special treat, Gertie takes her to get some peanuts, cracker jacks, and to meet the writers of the unofficial anthem for baseball, which turns out wasn’t really about baseball in the first place.
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    14 mins
  • Scott Joplin
    Jul 21 2023
    Tonya is introduced to rag time music, an old-fashioned player piano, and the era’s most popular song “The Entertainer,” written by the “King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin.
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    13 mins
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Jul 24 2023
    Gertie takes Tonya on the road to meet Mozart, one of the most influential and prolific composers of the classical period, as he’s out on tour… just like a rock star!
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    15 mins
  • Happy Birthday
    Aug 7 2023
    Tonya is curious to know how the Happy Birthday song came about, so Gertie takes her to meet the American sisters who originally wrote it for their kindergarten class.
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    13 mins
  • Irving Berlin
    Aug 14 2023
    Tonya is practicing her audition for the school musical, so Gertie takes her to meet Irving Berlin, the Jewish Immigrant who would become one of the greatest American songwriters to ever live.
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    13 mins
  • Vernon Dalhart
    Aug 21 2023
    It’s Western theme time traveling and Tonya gets to meets the opera singer who recorded the first million-selling country song, and helped the recording industry see that country music could be popular.
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    14 mins