Fiddle-Dee-Dee: A Gone with the Wind Podcast

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Hi! This podcast is dedicated to the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, as well as the subsequent 1939 film. I will be discussing and analyzing a variety of topics in regards to Gone with the Wind.

  1. GWTW Readalong Ch. 41-43: Trying to row a heavily loaded boat in a storm

    5D AGO

    GWTW Readalong Ch. 41-43: Trying to row a heavily loaded boat in a storm

    Summary: After learning of his plans to relocate to New York, Scarlett finagles Ashley into managing one of her lumber mills. Melanie and Ashley purchase their first home, which becomes the center of social activity in Atlanta. Scarlett gives birth to a daughter, Ella Lorena. Frank forbids Scarlett from leaving the house alone after a recent lynching. Melanie sends a former convict, Archie, to become Scarlett's bodyguard and drive her on her rounds. Archie quits after Scarlett starts using convict labor to operate her mills. Rhett returns to Atlanta after a mysterious absence and reproaches Scarlett for employing Ashley.

    1h 9m
  2. Reacting to YOUR unpopular opinions! (about Gone with the Wind)

    APR 1

    Reacting to YOUR unpopular opinions! (about Gone with the Wind)

    I react to various unpopular opinions in the fandom! Do you agree with these takes? What unpopular opinions do you have? Thank you to all who responded. :)

    44 min
  3. GWTW Readalong Ch. 38-40: Folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead

    MAR 30

    GWTW Readalong Ch. 38-40: Folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead

    Summary: Scarlett becomes a fierce competitor in the lumber business and purchases a second mill, but struggles to find a good man to work for her. Rhett begins to drive Scarlett to and from her mills every day. Scarlett receives news that Gerald is dead and returns to Tara for his funeral. Will relates the story of Suellen attempting to trick Gerald into signing the Iron Clad oath. At the funeral, Will announces he is to marry Suellen. Grandma Fontaine discusses marriage and social class with Scarlett.

    1h 1m
  4. "I'll think about it tomorrow": Helpful mantra or harmful coping mechanism?

    MAR 26

    "I'll think about it tomorrow": Helpful mantra or harmful coping mechanism?

    “Tomorrow is another day” is one of the most inspirational ending lines of a novel…or is it? Is Scarlett's defense against the world unhealthy, and if so, when?

    45 min
  5. GWTW Readalong Ch. 35-37: Gadding about like a man

    MAR 22

    GWTW Readalong Ch. 35-37: Gadding about like a man

    Summary: Scarlett runs into Frank Kennedy on her way home from the jail. Upon learning he is making good money with his new store, Scarlett lies to Frank that Suellen has broken their engagement and marries him herself. Scarlett borrows money from Rhett to buy a sawmill and goes into the lumber business, earning the condemnation of her neighbors. Tony Fontaine arrives at Aunt Pitty's house after having murdered Jonas Wilkerson. Scarlett reveals to Frank that she is pregnant. Whew, this girl is busy, isn't she?

    1h 7m
  6. GWTW Readalong Ch. 31-34: Talking love and thinking money

    MAR 18

    GWTW Readalong Ch. 31-34: Talking love and thinking money

    Summary: Scarlett learns that she must pay three hundred dollars more in taxes on Tara. Scarlett and Ashley share a passionate embrace in the orchard. Jonas Wilkerson arrives at Tara with his new wife Emmie Slattery and makes threats to buy Tara. Scarlett schemes to marry Rhett and sews a dress out of curtains. Scarlett returns to Atlanta and attempts to seduce Rhett, whom she finds is in jail.

    57 min
  7. Does Scarlett love her children? A deep dive into Scarlett's motherhood

    MAR 15

    Does Scarlett love her children? A deep dive into Scarlett's motherhood

    "Bad mother" is a descriptor that often crops up regarding Scarlett O'Hara, both in the story and in the fandom. This episode will examine Scarlett's complex feelings towards her children and seek to answer the pressing question: does she actually love them?

    1h 41m
  8. GWTW Readalong Ch. 27-30: It sure looks like the end of the world

    MAR 9

    GWTW Readalong Ch. 27-30: It sure looks like the end of the world

    Summary: Sherman's army invades Tara. The household begins to starve as cold weather sets in. Scarlett has a recurring nightmare of running in mist. Soldiers visit Tara for Christmas. Frank Kennedy proposes to Suellen. Cathleen Calvert marries Mr. Hilton, a Yankee overseer. The Confederacy surrenders, ending the war. A convalescent soldier named Will Benteen joins the household. Ashley finally returns home.

    56 min
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Hi! This podcast is dedicated to the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell, as well as the subsequent 1939 film. I will be discussing and analyzing a variety of topics in regards to Gone with the Wind.

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