Fiddle-Dee-Dee: A Gone with the Wind Podcast
Episodes
GWTW Readalong Ch. 47-49: What fun it was to be rich
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:On the night of Frank's funeral, Rhett proposes to Scarlett. Scarlett and Rhett marry barely a year after Frank's death, scandalizing Atlanta....
Korean Gone with the Wind?! "My Dearest" (2023) recap and review
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, the South Korean TV series My Dearest premiered and was quickly classified by viewers as a loose adaptation of Gone with the Wind. This episo...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 44-46: A desperate play on which lives hinged
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:Scarlett learns that her foreman Johnnie Gallegher is abusing the convicts and stealing their food, but hesitates to fire him. Scarlett is att...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 41-43: Trying to row a heavily loaded boat in a storm
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:After learning of his plans to relocate to New York, Scarlett finagles Ashley into managing one of her lumber mills. Melanie and Ashley purcha...
Reacting to YOUR unpopular opinions! (about Gone with the Wind)
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 38-40: Folks whose mainsprings are busted are better dead
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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. Rhe...
"I'll think about it tomorrow": Helpful mantra or harmful coping mechanism?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
“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, ...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 35-37: Gadding about like a man
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Fra...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 31-34: Talking love and thinking money
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Does Scarlett love her children? A deep dive into Scarlett's motherhood
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"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 ...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 27-30: It sure looks like the end of the world
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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. S...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 24-26: Burdens were for shoulders strong enough to bear them
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 20-23: There would never again be an afternoon as long as this one
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 labo...
Ranking all the dresses from Gone with the Wind (tier list)
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 17-19: A dream too terrible to be real
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conditions worsen in the hospital as the fighting draws near. Aunt Pittypat throws a dinner party where they eat their last chicken. Atlanta is sudden...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 14-16: I'll live on it for the rest of my life
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:Scarlett and Melanie anxiously await casualty lists after the Battle of Gettysburg. Ashley comes to Atlanta during his Christmas furlough and ...
Gone with the Wind musicals and plays: A brief guide to the story onstage
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 11-13: The most popular and romantic figure the town knew
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 8-10: I'm going to like it here
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scarlett arrives in Atlanta with Wade and Prissy. She begins nursing in the hospital, but is still restricted by her widowhood from attending social f...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 5-7: The thwarted and humiliated love of sixteen
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 barb...
Margaret Mitchell's forgotten stories: Lost Laysen, early childhood writings, and reporter days
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Though Margaret Mitchell never penned a sequel to her Pulitzer-winning novel (nor any other novel at all), plenty of her childhood writings have survi...
GWTW Readalong Ch. 1-4: Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful...
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
First preview and deleted scenes: Initial audience reactions to Gone with the Wind (1939)
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On September 9, 1939, Gone with the Wind was first previewed in Riverside, California. Luckily for us, the audience's questionnaires have all been dig...
Does Scarlett get Rhett back? Analysis of the open ending
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The age-old question all Gone with the Wind fans must ask themselves: does she get him back, or not? Does the story present any evidence leaning towar...
Moral alignments of Gone with the Wind characters
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses where the Gone with the Wind characters fall on the moral alignment chart! Are they lawful or chaotic, good or evil, or neutral...
Is “Rhett Butler’s People” worth reading? Summary and review
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rhett Butler’s People by Donald McCaig is an “authorized” novel by the Margaret Mitchell estate, advertised as a retelling of Gone with the Wind...
Does Scarlett lack empathy? A study of Scarlett O’Hara
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scarlett O’Hara is notorious across fiction for her absolute ruthlessness in getting what she wants, but is she totally heartless? What motivates he...
Rhett Butler’s Early Life: From West Pointer to Professional Gambler to Husband and Father
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rhett Butler was stricken from the family Bible at age twenty and cast off without a penny, only to emerge as a well-traveled and highly successful ga...
Melanie Hamilton Wilkes: Does she know about Scarlett and Ashley?
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Melanie truly naïve to Scarlett’s infatuation with her husband? Is there any evidence to suggest otherwise?
Does Rhett Butler have a son with Belle Watling? And other Gone with the Wind conspiracy theories
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores different Gone with the Wind theories and headcanons, from Rhett to Melanie to Ella Lorena.
Berrien “Red” Upshaw: Did Margaret Mitchell’s first husband inspire Rhett Butler?
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Margaret Mitchell’s abusive ex-husband, known by his nickname “Red”, is often sourced as the inspiration for Rhett Butler. How valid are these c...
Does Ashley lead Scarlett on? Musings on Ashley Wilkes
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley has a poor reputation for playing with Scarlett’s feelings and being mentally unfaithful to his wife. Is this reputation deserved?
Norma Shearer as Scarlett O’Hara?!?! Letters of Protest
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In June of 1938, it was announced that Norma Shearer and Clark Gable were to play Scarlett and Rhett. The public had some strong feelings, to say the ...
Introduction
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HI and welcome! This will serve as a brief introduction as to what to expect from this podcast and yours truly.