Mon, Oct 2, 2023
In this exciting time-traveling adventure, Tonya and Gertie use Gertie's special time-traveling shell to whisk you away to April 15, 1947, to witness one of the most iconic baseball games ever played. Here Tonya learns that Jackie Robinson was so much more than "just" a baseball player.
Mon, Oct 9, 2023
Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell. Tonya is discouraged about competing in a paper airplane flying contest, so Gertie takes her to the year 1922 to meet Bessie Coleman, the first Black and Native American woman to earn a pilot license.
Mon, Oct 16, 2023
It's Gertie's birthday, so she takes Tonya to her birthplace, the Galapagos Islands, to meet the family and to meet Charles Darwin, the "Father of Evolution". Dive into the captivating adventures of Tonya Infinity, a lively 8-year-old, and Gertie, her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise friend... who happens to have a special 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.
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell. When Tonya's mom serves Chinese food for dinner, the picky eater isn't so sure she'll like it, so Gertie takes her to meet the chef who first popularized Chinese cuisine in America, and would become the first Asian star to have her own national cooking show.
Mon, Oct 30, 2023
Tonya accidentally breaks her mom's vase, so Gertie takes her to find a replacement, one made by the famous potter Maria Martinez of the Pueblo Nation, where Tonya will learn about her very own ancestors. Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.
Mon, Nov 6, 2023
When the electricity goes out at home, Gertie takes Tonya to meet the boy who invented the Braille reading system for the blind. This way, Tonya can read in the dark. Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.
Fri, Nov 10, 2023
Tonya wants to be an ally for a friend with two moms but doesn't know how, so Gertie takes her to meet the "Mother of the LGBT Civil Rights Movement," Barbara Gittings. Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Tonya is nervous about having to get her school shots, so Gertie takes her to meet Dr. Jonas Salk, the Jewish immigrant who invented the polio vaccine. Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
When Tonya wants to brush up on her secret spy skills, Gertie takes her to meet "Madeline the Spy," the British Indian Muslim resistance agent who became the first female radio operator to be sent into France to help win World War II. Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
Gertie takes Tonya to meet the woman who saved thousands of whales by establishing the first whale sanctuary, Idelisa Bonnelly, the Dominican marine biologist who is considered the "mother of marine conservation in the Caribbean". Step into the exciting world of Tonya Infinity, a smart and curious 8-year-old, and her best friend Gertie, a wise and witty 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise... who just happens to have a special time traveling shell.