The Fina Mendoza Mysteries

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

Happy Thanksgiving from the Mendoza Family 11/22/2021

Happy Thanksgiving from the Mendoza Family To thank you this Thanksgiving week, we're reprising our Thanksgiving episode of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast. Thank you for listening. Season two begins in late January. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/21249653

Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead 10/16/2021

Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead Halloween isn't the only holiday celebrated at this time of year. In the Mexican Catholic tradition, families celebrate Dia de los Muertos - Day of the Dead - on All Saints and All Souls day with sugar skulls and picnics at the cemetery. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/20666696

A Preview of Season Two: State of the Union 08/13/2021

A Preview of Season Two: State of the Union We know you're impatient for more Fina Mendoza Mysteries. We're working hard on Season Two, but we wanted to share a sneak preview of the coming season called State of the Union. It's based on The Fina Mendoza Mysteries series of novels published by Chesapeake Press. "State of the Union" is available NOW at your local indie bookstore, Barnes & Noble or Amazon, or you can ask your local public library to order the book. Autographed bookplates & bookmarks: info at chesapeakepress.org. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/20125100

Losing is Democratic Part Two 02/25/2021

Losing is Democratic Part Two Fina Mendoza has a mystery to solve: who sent her classmates pizza? Her teacher has a challenge of her own: how to teach her 4th grade students about the attack on the U.S. Capitol. She looks to John Adams for inspiration. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/18004235

Losing is Democratic (Part One) 02/18/2021

Losing is Democratic (Part One) Fina Mendoza, the ten-year-old daughter of a congressman, solves mysteries on Capitol Hill. Her 4th grade class is competing with 5th graders in a reading competition to see who can read the most pages. The prize: free pizza. Her class loses the contest. But pizza mysteriously appears anyway at the front door of all the fourth graders. How? /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/17993195

Christmas Traditions with the Mendoza Family 11/27/2020

Christmas Traditions with the Mendoza Family In this year of upended traditions, we check in with the Mendoza family as they remember their own favorite Christmas past. And we celebrate a Capitol Hill tradition: the lighting of the Capitol Christmas tree. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16924247

Thanksgiving with the Mendoza Family 11/20/2020

Thanksgiving with the Mendoza Family I’ll bet you didn’t get to ride in a parade or spend Thanksgiving with your congressman dad answering questions at a Veteran’s hall. That’s how Fina's spending her Thanksgiving on a return visit to California. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16831289

Bonus Episode: Dia de los Muertos 10/27/2020

Bonus Episode: Dia de los Muertos The first and second of November are the Mexican holiday known as Dia de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead. It’s a celebration we include in The Fina Mendoza Mysteries as Fina and her older sister Gabby try to come to terms the death of their mom. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16555109

Let Kids Vote (part two) 10/13/2020

Let Kids Vote (part two) It’s another school year of distance learning for Fina where she's researching voting. Specifically, letting kids younger than 18 cast a ballot. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16206563

Let Kids Vote! (part one) 10/06/2020

Let Kids Vote! (part one) It’s another school year of distance learning for Fina where she's researching voting. Specifically, letting kids younger than 18 cast a ballot. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16205711

Let Kids Vote! 09/29/2020

Let Kids Vote! A mysterious break-in, a congressional lobbying effort, and a sneaky way to get kids excited about the upcoming election...without the nastiness of politics. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/16160318

Fina's Coronavirus Diary 04/24/2020

Fina's Coronavirus Diary Fina Mendoza, the 10-year-old detective who lives on Capitol Hill, is stuck at home. Her class assignment: keep an audio diary as a primary source for future historians, recording what it's like to live through the coronavirus pandemic. Fina checks in with her favorite dog Senator Something and solves the mystery of the missing TV remote. We also learn about what Congress is doing. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/14010488

Behind the Scenes of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries Podcast 03/20/2020

Behind the Scenes of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries Podcast Journalist Susan Valot interviews writer/producer Kitty Felde about the creative choices behind THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/13621553

Meet the Cast of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries 02/04/2020

Meet the Cast of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries We asked the cast of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast to tell us a little more about their characters. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/13016936

Episode 8 - Case Closed! 12/13/2019

Episode 8 - Case Closed! Fina ties up loose ends in the case of the mystery of the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill and experiences her first Christmas in Washington, DC. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11997059

Episode 7 - Thanksgiving in California 12/06/2019

Episode 7 - Thanksgiving in California The Mendoza family heads to Los Angeles to celebrate Thanksgiving. Fina worries that the curse of the Demon Cat will follow them to California. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11937011

Episode 6 - "Cat"astrophe! 11/29/2019

Episode 6 - "Cat"astrophe! Fina continues to investigate the history of cats in the U.S. Capitol. Papa returns to Washington for a family meal. But then catastrophe strikes. Can the Demon Cat be to blame? /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11908934

Episode 5: You Guys Need to Get Out of the House 11/22/2019

Episode 5: You Guys Need to Get Out of the House Fina and Gabby join Claudia at the National Zoo where Fina gathers clues. The Mendoza sisters also celebrate Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead. And Fina comes up with a plan. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11848598

Episode 4: We Need Brownies 11/15/2019

Episode 4: We Need Brownies Fina and Gabby get ready for Halloween without Papa and Abuelita. Fina discovers some of the backstory of the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11734055

Episode 3: The Curse of the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill 11/08/2019

Episode 3: The Curse of the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill Bad luck seems to haunt the Mendoza family. Fina is convinced that the mythical Demon Cat of Capitol Hill is to blame. Fina starts detecting and discovers an important clue. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11701349

Episode 2: If You Want a Friend in Washington 11/01/2019

Episode 2: If You Want a Friend in Washington Fina meets a new friend and gets a new job and a new identity: lady detective. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11699921

Episode 1: Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza 10/25/2019

Episode 1: Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza Fina Mendoza, a congressman's daughter, practically lives in the U.S. Capitol. While in the Capitol Crypt, Fina stumbles over what may be the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill. /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11668781

A Preview of "The Fina Mendoza Mysteries" 10/01/2019

A Preview of "The Fina Mendoza Mysteries" There’s a legend in Washington, D.C. Anyone who sees the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill will be cursed. Fina Mendoza, the daughter of a congressman, just saw it. Can she save her family from “cat”astrophe? /episode/index/show/thefinamendozamysteries/id/11400011

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