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

Charming Ignoramus

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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69:16

GWTW Readalong Ch. 41-43: Trying to row a heavily...

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2026/04/06

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

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44:04

Reacting to YOUR unpopular opinions! (about Gone with...

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2026/04/01

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. :)

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61:28

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

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2026/03/30

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

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44:35

"I'll think about it tomorrow": Helpful mantra or...

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2026/03/26

“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?

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66:30

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

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2026/03/22

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,

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57:13

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

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2026/03/18

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.

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100:41

Does Scarlett love her children? A deep dive into...

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2026/03/15

"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?

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56:24

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

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2026/03/09

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.

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57:57

GWTW Readalong Ch. 24-26: Burdens were for shoulders...

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2026/03/05

Summary: Scarlett finds her way back to Tara, only to learn that her mother has passed away. Mammy and Dilcey relate the story of Ellen's death and the Yankees' use of Tara as headquarters. Gerald goes senile after the loss of Ellen. Scarlett goes searching for food the following morning, vowing never to be hungry again. Scarlett shoots a Yankee deserter who attempts to steal, and Melanie helps her hide the body. Scarlett uses the Yankee's horse to visit the nearby Fontaines. The household begins to

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46:21

GWTW Readalong Ch. 20-23: There would never again be...

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2026/03/01

Summary: Scarlett learns that both of her sisters and her mother are now ill with typhoid. The day after the Battle of Atlanta, Melanie goes into labor. Scarlett and Prissy are forced to deliver the baby without a doctor as the wounded fall back into Atlanta. Rhett assists with evacuating the household as the army retreats. Rhett kisses Scarlett and professes his love for her, but abandons her to join the army.

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66:11

Ranking all the dresses from Gone with the Wind (tier...

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2026/02/26

Welcome to what is probably my most subjective episode. I go through all the dresses in the film adaptation and place them all into tiers! Final tier list (spoilers!):https://imgur.com/a/A7MtGUzMake your own!:https://tiermaker.com/create/gone-with-the-wind-dresses-1039319-2

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40:34

GWTW Readalong Ch. 17-19: A dream too terrible to be...

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2026/02/21

Summary: Conditions worsen in the hospital as the fighting draws near. Aunt Pittypat throws a dinner party where they eat their last chicken. Atlanta is suddenly bombarded with shells. Aunt Pittypat refugees to Macon, but Scarlett stays with Melanie, who is now heavily pregnant. Scarlett learns that her sister is ill with typhoid and she cannot go home to Tara. Rhett asks Scarlett to become his mistress.

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37:54

GWTW Readalong Ch. 14-16: I'll live on it for the...

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2026/02/18

Summary:Scarlett and Melanie anxiously await casualty lists after the Battle of Gettysburg. Ashley comes to Atlanta during his Christmas furlough and shares a kiss with Scarlett prior to departure. Scarlett is shocked to learn that Melanie is pregnant. Ashley is taken prisoner by the Yankees and refuses an opportunity to be released.

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31:43

Gone with the Wind musicals and plays: A brief guide...

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2026/02/15

Gone with the Wind has enjoyed many stage adaptations over the years, from 1966 all the way to 2025. This episode discusses each show's unique history, creative liberties and varying degrees of success.LINKS!!! (So you can see what I'm talking about)1966 play and 1970 musical "Scarlett" (Japan):https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1270184001294910&set=pcb.23909215045377956https://www.nypl.org/blog/2013/07/25/kay-brown-barrett-first-victim-scarlett-fever1972/1976 "Scarlett" adaptation (UK,

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41:19

GWTW Readalong Ch. 11-13: The most popular and...

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2026/02/11

Summary: Scarlett secretly reads Ashley's letters to Melanie. Rhett goes out of his way to charm Atlanta as a dashing blockader, only to immediately ostracize himself when it no longer amuses him. Rhett gifts Scarlett a green bonnet from Paris and encourages her to stop wearing mourning. Belle Watling gives Melanie money for the hospital. Scarlett discovers that Rhett consorts with prostitutes.

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36:24

GWTW Readalong Ch. 8-10: I'm going to like it here

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2026/02/07

Scarlett arrives in Atlanta with Wade and Prissy. She begins nursing in the hospital, but is still restricted by her widowhood from attending social functions. By chance, Scarlett attends a charity bazaar with Melanie and Aunt Pittypat. Scarlett becomes reacquainted with Rhett Butler at the bazaar and, scandalously, dances with him. Gerald travels to Atlanta to bring her home. Rhett gets Gerald drunk during a game of poker, cleaning him out of all his money. Scarlett blackmails her father into

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43:26

GWTW Readalong Ch. 5-7: The thwarted and humiliated...

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2026/02/04

Summary: Mammy helps Scarlett prepare for the barbecue and instructs her on how a proper lady should behave. Scarlett flirts with every man present at the barbecue in the hopes of attracting Ashley, but to no avail. Rhett Butler infuriates the guests by insisting that the South will be licked in a month. Scarlett confesses her love to Ashley and flies into a rage at his rejection, bringing her face to face with Rhett. Scarlett and Charles become engaged and are married within two weeks. Charles dies

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42:35

Margaret Mitchell's forgotten stories: Lost Laysen,...

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2026/01/31

Though Margaret Mitchell never penned a sequel to her Pulitzer-winning novel (nor any other novel at all), plenty of her childhood writings have survived and been published in the years following her death. What did the author feel compelled to write about as a young girl and, later, journalist? Do any elements in these stories mimic Gone with the Wind?

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42:42

GWTW Readalong Ch. 1-4: Scarlett O'Hara was not...

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2026/01/28

Welcome to the first episode of GWTW Readalong, a new series in which I will analyze the book chronologically. Each episode will tackle a few chapters at a time. Feel free to read along with me and form your own takes!In this episode, Scarlett finds out from the Tarletons that Ashley is going to marry Melanie, Scarlett chats with Gerald about Ashley's upcoming nuptials, Gerald buys Dilcey and Prissy from John Wilkes, we learn the history of Ellen and Gerald, the O'Haras have prayer time and Scarlett

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52:06

First preview and deleted scenes: Initial audience...

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2026/01/24

On September 9, 1939, Gone with the Wind was first previewed in Riverside, California. Luckily for us, the audience's questionnaires have all been digitally archived for our perusal. This episode discusses the audience's initial reaction to the then-unfinished film, as well as various deleted scenes that have been uncovered over the years.

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