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Zelda's Peaches & Biscuits Podcast

Exploring All Things Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald!
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Episodes

Zelda Essays Discussion

Maire and Alaina discuss Zelda's various essays and what it meant to be a Flapper.

Nov 15, 20231 hr 21 minEp. 20

Does a Moment of Revolt Come Sometimes to Every Married Man?

"Does a Moment of Revolt Come Sometimes to Every Married Man?" by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald First published in March 1924. Read by Greta Lambert Directed by Greg Thornton Produced by Alaina M. Doten Additonal Audio Engineering and Editing by Cope Till of Strident Trax This is a FitzMuse Podcast made possible by grants from AHA! The Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Nov 13, 20234 minEp. 19

What Became of the Flappers

"What Became of the Flappers" by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald First published in McCalls Magazine in October 1925. Read by Greta Lambert Directed by Greg Thornton Produced by Alaina M. Doten Audio Engineering and Editing by Cope Till of Strident Trax This is a FitzMuse Podcast made possible by grants from AHA! The Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Nov 12, 20238 minEp. 18

Eulogy of the Flapper

"Eulogy of the Flapper" by Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald First published in Metropolitan Magazine in June 1922. Read by Greta Lambert Directed by Greg Thornton Produced by Alaina M. Doten Additional Audio Engineering and Editing by Cope Till of Strident Trax This is a FitzMuse Podcast made possible by grants from AHA! The Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Nov 11, 20238 minEp. 17

Friend Husband's Latest

"Friend Husband's Latest" by Zelda Sayre (Mrs. F. Scott Fitzgerald) First published on 2 April 1922 in the New York Tribune. Read by Greta Lambert Directed by Greg Thornton Produced by Alaina M. Doten Additional Audio Engineering and Editing by Cope Till of Strident Trax T his is a FitzMuse Podcast made possible by grants from AHA! The Alabama Humanities Alliance and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Nov 10, 20239 minEp. 16

Zelda at Lanier High School

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's high school days at Sidney Lanier High School.

Oct 28, 20201 hr 1 minEp. 15

Zelda Learns to Swim and Dive

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda learning to swim and dive from Annette Kellerman's books but also wearing the infamous flesh colored Kellerman bathing suit.

Oct 20, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 14

Zelda, Judge Sayre, and Lobo the Wolf in Oak Park

In this episode Alaina and Maire discuss the history of Oak Park, a pivotal location in Zelda's life, along with the discovery of Judge Sayre's friendship with Lobo the Wolf.

Sep 07, 202056 minEp. 13

Zelda's Early Dance Training

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's early dance training and the influence of Vernon and Irene Castle on dance and fashion in the early 1900s.

Aug 15, 202053 minEp. 12

Zelda's Early Party Days

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's early party experiences and the lavish nature of Montgomery's social scene in the early 1900s.

Aug 07, 20201 hr 4 minEp. 11

Zelda and the Sayre Street School

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's first school, the Sayre Street School, and the surrounding neighborhood where Zelda grew up.

Jul 30, 202047 minEp. 10

Zelda's Fortune

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's namesake the Victorian novel Zelda's Fortune along with some of her favorite childhood novels including Surry of Eagle's Nest.

Jul 22, 202051 minEp. 9

Zelda's Childhood Adventures

Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's various childhood pranks and adventures with Sara Mayfield and Tallulah Bankhead.

Jul 14, 20201 hr 7 minEp. 8

The Sayre Sisters Marjorie, Clotilde, and Rosalind

Alaina and Maire discuss the varying personalities and talents of Zelda's three older sisters, Marjorie, Rosalind, and Clotilde and find them to be extremely talented and independent beauties who were trailblazers for a young Zelda.

Apr 09, 202046 minEp. 6

On This Day: 3 April 1920

Join us in celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's marriage! Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's departure, from Montgomery, Alabama to New York City, their marriage at St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the legacy and influence of their marriage today.

Apr 03, 202033 minEp. 5

Minnie Machen Sayre and the Honey Bees

In this episode Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's mother Minnie Machen Sayre and her co-founding a literary and music society called the Honey Bees in 1903.

Mar 31, 202059 minEp. 4

On This Day: 26 March 1911 and 1920

March 26, 1920 was the publication date of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel This Side of Paradise. March 26, 1911 was the first significant appearance of Zelda Sayre in the Montgomery Advertiser. To begin the Zelda's Peaches and Biscuits Podcast, we are using March 26 as our launch date in exploring the first two phases of all things Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. First Zelda's life in Montgomery, Alabama before meeting Scott Fitzgerald, and then their courtship from the Summer of 1918 and marriage in...

Mar 24, 20201 hr 9 minEp. 3

Welcome to Zelda's Peaches and Biscuits Podcast!

Dr. Alaina Doten (Executive Director of The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum) and Maire Martello (Author, Playwright and Zelda researcher) welcome you to a journey of all things Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald! Alaina and Maire discuss how they first became fascinated with Zelda, the various Zelda biographies that they will be referencing, and a little taste of new research and information they've uncovered not contained in the biographies. Recommended Biographies: Exiles from Paradise by Sara Mayfield ...

Mar 23, 202025 minEp. 1
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