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Time Traveling Tonya

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Time Traveling Tonya

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.

There are 36 episodes
© GoKidGo: Great Stories for Kids Episodes: 36 Ages: 6-10, 11plus

Episodes
The most recent appears first.

  • James Hanger: Inventor of the Modern Prosthetic Limb

    00:16:18 Season 4 9 July 2024 Listened

    // Tonya travels back to the American Civil War era to meet James Hanger, an innovative inventor who revolutionized prosthetics. //

  • Vest Stoudt: Inventor of "Duck" Tape

    00:16:29 Season 4 25 June 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity on her latest time-travel adventure as she meets Vest Stoudt, the innovative mind behind the creation of duct tape during World War II! //

  • Nat Love: Greatest Black Cowboy in the Old West

    00:17:41 Season 4 18 June 2024 Listened

    // Join a thrilling time-travel adventure to the American Wild West, where our heroine meets the legendary cowboy Nat Love, known as "Deadwood Dick." Experience his extraordinary life, from taming wild horses to epic cattle drives, and discover the daring exploit… //

  • Clara Lemlich

    00:16:16 Season 4 4 June 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya and Gertie as they travel to early 20th century New York City to meet the fierce and fearless Clara Lemlich. Learn about Clara's courageous fight for workers' rights, her impact on labor reform, and how her relentless spirit ignited a movement that … //

  • Bill Melendez

    00:17:21 Season 4 28 May 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her best friend Gertie, the 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise, for a delightful journey through time to meet the legendary Peanuts animator Bill Melendez. //

  • Sally Ride

    00:17:00 Season 4 21 May 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya and Gertie as they explore the life and legacy of Sally Ride, the first American woman to soar into space! //

  • Alvin Ailey

    00:16:08 Season 3 Episode 10 28 February 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her best friend Gertie, the 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise, for a whirlwind adventure through time to meet the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey in 1960s New York City. In this episode, our dynamic duo witnesses the groundbreaking pe… //

  • Walter Harper, Alaska’s Native Son

    00:18:02 Season 3 Episode 9 20 February 2024 Listened

    // Join Time Traveling Tonya and her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise friend, Gertie, on a thrilling adventure to 1913 Alaska to meet Walter Harper, the first person to reach the summit of North America's tallest peak, Denali. //

  • Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell

    00:15:31 Season 3 Episode 8 13 February 2024 Listened

    // Hop aboard this episode of Time Traveling Tonya for an inspiring journey back to 1849 with Tonya Infinity and her best friend Gertie! Meet Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in America to become a doctor, at her graduation ceremony in Geneva, New York. D… //

  • Benjamin Franklin & America's First Volunteer Fire Station

    00:18:03 Season 3 Episode 7 6 February 2024 Listened

    // Hop aboard this time-traveling adventure with Tonya Infinity and her best friend Gertie, the Galapagos tortoise, as they journey back to 1736 Philadelphia to meet Benjamin Franklin and explore America's first volunteer fire station. Discover how fires were fou… //

  • Madam C.J. Walker

    00:17:00 Season 3 Episode 5 30 January 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her best friend Gertie on a time-traveling adventure to 1906 Denver, Colorado, to meet the inspiring Madam C.J. Walker. Tonya, an aspiring young entrepreneur, learns valuable business lessons from Madam Walker, the first female self-mad… //

  • Ted Fujita

    00:17:59 Season 3 Episode 4 23 January 2024 Listened

    // When Tonya is scared during a tornado watch, Gertie takes her to meet the man who first studied tornados and invented the Fujita “F Scale”. The Japanese-American meteorologist research revolutionized the knowledge of storms and helped the aviation field. He be… //

  • Judy Gentile

    00:16:28 Season 3 Episode 4 16 January 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise friend, Gertie, on a time-traveling adventure to learn about history's unsung heroes! In this episode, they meet Judy Gentile, a trailblazing advocate for people with disabilities. Despite facing her … //

  • Mary Shelley

    00:17:33 Season 3 9 January 2024 Listened

    // In this episode, Tonya and Gertie meet the legendary Mary Shelley in Geneva, Switzerland, during the Regency Era. Discover how Mary, inspired by her own life and the rainy Swiss Alps, crafts one of the most famous horror and science fiction novels ever written… //

  • Ernest A. Hamwi

    00:16:24 Season 3 Episode 2 2 January 2024 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity as she takes you back to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition to meet Ernest A. Hamwi, the inventor of the ice cream cone! Discover the fascinating history of this beloved treat as Tonya and Gertie explore the fair, learning about the ori… //

  • Dr. Rebekah Colberg Cabrera - “The Mother of Women’s Sports in Puerto Rico”

    00:15:53 Season 3 Episode 1 12 December 2023 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity as she takes you to 1938 Puerto Rico to meet the legendary Dr. Rebekah Colberg Cabrera, hailed as "The Mother of Women's Sports in Puerto Rico." From discus to javelin, and from Puerto Rico to Panama City, experience the excitement of the C… //

  • Idelisa Bonnelly - “The Mother of Marine Conservation in the Caribbean”

    00:16:36 Season 2 Episode 10 7 December 2023 Listened

    // Join Tonya and Gertie as they journey back to 1986 to meet the legendary Idelisa Bonnelly, known as "The Mother of Marine Conservation in the Caribbean." Discover how Idelisa's passion for the ocean led her from the Dominican Republic to New York City and back… //

  • Noor Inayat Khan ”Madeleine the Spy”

    00:11:24 Season 2 Episode 9 28 November 2023 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her best friend, Gertie the Galapagos tortoise, as they embark on a time-traveling journey to 1943 France during World War II. Meet the courageous Noor Inayat Khan, a real-life spy who bravely fought against the Nazis. Discover the worl… //

  • Dr. Jonas Salk

    00:12:08 Season 2 Episode 8 21 November 2023 Listened

    // Tonya is nervous about having to get her shots, so Gertie takes her to meet Dr. Jonas Salk, the Jewish immigrant who invented the polio vaccine. //

  • Barbara Gittings

    00:11:52 Season 2 Episode 7 14 November 2023 Listened

    // Join Tonya Infinity and her Galapagos tortoise friend Gertie on a groovy time-travel adventure to 1965 Philadelphia to meet the inspiring Barbara Gittings, a pioneer in the LGBT civil rights movement. Learn about the struggles and triumphs of the early Pride P… //

  • Louis Braille

    00:12:42 Season 2 7 November 2023 Listened

    // In this episode, Tonya and Gertie zoom back to 19th-century Paris to meet the brilliant Louis Braille. Amidst thunderstorms and power outages, discover how Louis's innovative dot system opened a world of reading for the blind, proving that big changes can come… //

  • Maria Martinez

    00:12:48 Season 2 31 October 2023 Listened

    // Buckle up for a time-traveling adventure with Tonya Infinity and her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise, Gertie! In this whirlwind episode, Tonya accidentally breaks her mom's vase and needs a replacement, fast. Where to find one? In the early 1900s with the Pueb… //

  • Chef Joyce Chen

    00:13:06 Season 2 24 October 2023 Listened

    // Strap in and buckle up for a delicious journey through time and taste! In this episode, Tonya and her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise, Gertie, take your taste buds on a trip to 1958 to meet the incredible Joyce Chen! Discover how Joyce revolutionized Chinese c… //

  • Charles Darwin

    00:12:13 Season 2 Episode 3 17 October 2023 Listened

    // It’s Gertie’s birthday, so she takes Tonya to her birthplace, the Galapagos Islands, where they’ll meet Charles Darwin, the “Father of Evolution”. //

  • Bessie Coleman

    00:12:16 Season 2 Episode 2 10 October 2023 Listened

    // Join 8-year-old Tonya Infinity and her 186-year-old Galapagos tortoise, Gertie, as they hop on a magical time-traveling shell to meet the incredible Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman and Native American to earn an international aviation license! //

  • Jackie Robinson

    00:11:51 Season 2 Episode 1 3 October 2023 Listened

    // In this exciting time-travel 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!… //

  • Rockin' Robin

    00:12:27 Season 1 4 September 2023 Listened

    // To get Tonya ready for her school’s sock hop dance, Gertie takes her to meet Bobby Day, the Black American singer who first recorded the song “Rockin’ Robin,” during the hip, cool era of rock n’ roll. //

  • Mamie Smith and The Jazz Hounds

    00:14:46 Season 1 28 August 2023 Listened

    // Tonya is feeling blue, so Gertie helps her get out her sadness by taking her to meet the first African American woman blues artist whose song “Crazy Blues”, became a smash hit and revolutionized the blues genre, opening the doors of popular music to Black fema… //

  • Vernon Dalhart

    00:13:52 Season 1 21 August 2023 Listened

    // 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. //

  • Irving Berlin

    00:12:59 Season 1 14 August 2023 Listened

    // 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. //

  • Happy Birthday

    00:13:21 Season 1 7 August 2023 Listened

    // 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. //

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    00:15:06 Season 1 24 July 2023 Listened

    // 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! //

  • Scott Joplin

    00:12:30 Season 1 21 July 2023 Listened

    // 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. //

  • Take Me Out to the Ballgame

    00:13:47 Season 1 17 July 2023 Listened

    // 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. //

  • Celia Cruz

    00:12:44 Season 1 17 July 2023 Listened

    // 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”! //

  • Time Traveling Tonya Trailer

    00:01:02 Season 1 12 July 2023 Listened

    // 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… //

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