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