The Fina Mendoza Mysteries
Kitty Felde
It's "The West Wing" meets "Nancy Drew" - a podcast for little girls and political junkies. Legend says whoever sees the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill is cursed. Fina Mendoza, the 10-year old daughter of a congressman, just saw it. Can she save her family from “cat”astrophe? These are the Fina Mendoza Mysteries. www.finamendozamysteries.com
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On Thursday night, March 7th, members of Congress from the House and Senate will hear a speech from President Biden about the State of the Union. Our Founding Fathers thought the annual speech to Congress was so important, they put it in the Constitution.
But what IS the State of the Union address? And what's it like to be inside the U.S. Capitol, sitting in the House Gallery, above the lawmakers and Supreme Court Justices and the cabinet?
In this special bonus episode of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries, we take you to the State of the Union address where a mysterious bird disrupts the speech.
Want to know more about the history of the State of the Union address? Sign up for our Facts Behind the Fiction newsletter. That newsletter explores the facts behind the fiction in the Fina Mendoza Mysteries.We'll even send you a link to a FREE copy of the 56-page Teacher's Guide to State of the Union.
The Fina Mendoza Mysteries follow the adventures of the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman, investigating mysteries in the U.S. Capitol.
Kitty Felde is writer producer.
The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast is based on the book State of the Union, by Kitty Felde, published by Chesapeake Press. You can get an autographed copy of State of the Union here.
You can find out more about the cast and crew of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries at the website ChesapeakePress.org.
Cast:
Amy Solano - Fina Mendoza
Christine Avila - Abuelita
Steven Cuevas - Papa
Linda Graves - Claudia
Mark Bramhall - President of the United States
Ian Muchiri - Michael
DeeDee Chapell - stage manager at the rebuttal speech
Rosalie Huntington - Minority Leader
Wenzel Jones - Waiter
Music in the party is composed and performed by Kevin Pike. Andrea Felix Cervantes is our stage manager. Our theme music is written and performed by Andrew Barkan and our logo designer is Imelda Hinojosa.
State of the Union is book two in the Fina Mendoza Mysteries series. The Spanish version Estado de la Union will be released by Chesapeake Press this summer. The podcast and the books are designed to introduce civics education to elementary school students.
You can get an autographed copy of any of the Fina Mendoza books by clicking the link in the shownotes or check out the Chesapeake Press website chesapeakepress.org. that’s where you can also sign up for our Facts Behind the Fiction newsletter. This week, it’s more information about the rebuttal speech. And when you sign up for the newsletter, you’ll also get a free download of the 56 page Teachers Guide to State of the Union.
I hope you’ll tune in to Wednesday’s SOtU speech and the rebuttals. You never know when a bird might just poop on somebody’s head.
Episodios anteriores
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80 - Fina Mendoza Goes to the State of the Union Address Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 0h
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79 - Losing is Democratic: How to Talk to Kids About January 6th - Part Two Fri, 05 Jan 2024 - 0h
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78 - Losing is Democratic: How to Talk to Kids About January 6th - Part One Fri, 29 Dec 2023 - 0h
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77 - Thanksgiving 2023 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 - 0h
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76 - Celebrating Dia de los Muertos Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 0h
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75 - Season 1 Episode 8 - Case Closed! Thu, 27 Jul 2023 - 0h
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74 - Season 1 Episode 7 - Thanksgiving in California Thu, 20 Jul 2023 - 0h
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73 - Season 1 Episode 6 - "Cat"astrophe! Thu, 13 Jul 2023 - 0h
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72 - Season 1 Episode 5 - You Guys Need to Get Out of the House Thu, 06 Jul 2023 - 0h
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71 - Season 1 Episode 4 - We Need Brownies Thu, 29 Jun 2023 - 0h
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70 - Season 1 Episode 3 - The Curse of the Demon Cat Thu, 22 Jun 2023 - 0h
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69 - Season 1 Episode 2 - If You Want a Friend in Washington Thu, 15 Jun 2023 - 0h
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68 - Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza Thu, 08 Jun 2023 - 0h
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67 - Trailer for Season One of Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza Thu, 01 Jun 2023 - 0h
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66 - The State of the Union Address 2023 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 - 0h
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65 - Losing is Democratic: Explaining January 6th to Kids Thu, 05 Jan 2023 - 0h
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64 - A Fina Mendoza Mysteries Christmas Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 0h
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63 - Thanksgiving 2022 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 - 0h
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62 - Dia de los Muertos Tue, 25 Oct 2022 - 0h
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61 - Let Kids Vote! Part Two Tue, 18 Oct 2022 - 0h
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60 - Let Kids Vote! Part One Tue, 11 Oct 2022 - 0h
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59 - Coming this week: Let Kids Vote! Sat, 08 Oct 2022
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58 - Meet Steve DeVorkin who plays Senator Something and Fr. Andrew Tue, 04 Oct 2022 - 0h
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57 - Meet Fina Mendoza, Actress Amy Solano Tue, 27 Sep 2022 - 0h
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56 - Meet Gabby Mendoza, played by Monica Vigil Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 0h
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55 - Steven Cuevas on Papa the Congressman Tue, 13 Sep 2022 - 0h
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54 - Meet Abuelita: Actress Christina Avila Tue, 06 Sep 2022 - 0h
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53 - Season 2 Episode 18 - SEASON FINALE - The Message from Chickcharney Tue, 30 Aug 2022 - 0h
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52 - Season 2 Episode 17 - Beware the Rayburn Garage Tue, 23 Aug 2022 - 0h
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51 - Season 2 Episode 16 - It's All Happening at the Zoo Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 0h
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50 - Season 2 Episode 15 - Abuelita Come Home! Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 0h
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49 - Season 2 Episode 14 - Solving the Mysteries of Fractions and Chickcharney Tue, 02 Aug 2022 - 0h
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48 - Season 2 Episode 13 - Family Feud Tue, 26 Jul 2022 - 0h
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47 - Season 2 Episode 12 - Protesting 101 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 - 0h
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46 - Season 2 Episode 11 - Chickcharney! Tue, 12 Jul 2022 - 0h
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45 - BONUS EPISODE: LOSING IS DEMOCRATIC: How to Talk to Your Kids About January 6th Fri, 01 Jul 2022 - 0h
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44 - S2; EPISODE 10 - No More Church Shopping Tue, 05 Jul 2022 - 0h
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43 - S2; EPISODE 9 - Bird Dogs and Instagram Tue, 28 Jun 2022 - 0h
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42 - S2; EPISODE 8 - Snowmozilla! Tue, 21 Jun 2022 - 0h
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41 - S2; EPISODE 7 - Bird Myths Tue, 14 Jun 2022 - 0h
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40 - S5; EPISODE 6 - Gang of Eight Tue, 07 Jun 2022 - 0h
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39 - S2; EPISODE 5 - Eagles Everywhere Tue, 31 May 2022 - 0h
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38 - S2; EPISODE 4 - State of the Union Speeches and other Squawking Tue, 24 May 2022 - 0h
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37 - S2; EPISODE 3 - Pigeon Peas and Sewing Lessons Tue, 17 May 2022 - 0h
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34 - Season Two Preview: Snow 101 for Californians Tue, 26 Apr 2022 - 0h
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33 - Season Two Preview: Bird Poop Tue, 19 Apr 2022 - 0h
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32 - SEASON TWO PREVIEW: Foxes and Birds and Other Animals on Capitol Hill Tue, 12 Apr 2022 - 0h
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31 - SEASON TWO PREVIEW: P is for Political Pundits Tue, 05 Apr 2022 - 0h
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30 - SEASON TWO PREVIEW: The Mendoza Sisters: Gabby and Fina Tue, 29 Mar 2022 - 0h
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29 - SEASON TWO PREVIEW: Meet the Dogs of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - 0h