Maire and Alaina discuss Zelda's various essays and what it meant to be a Flapper.
13 Nov 2023
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.
12 Nov 2023
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.
11 Nov 2023
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.
10 Nov 2023
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.
28 Oct 2020
Zelda at Lanier High School
Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's high school days at Sidney Lanier High School.
20 Oct 2020
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.
7 Sept 2020
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.
15 Aug 2020
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.
7 Aug 2020
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.
30 Jul 2020
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.
22 Jul 2020
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.
14 Jul 2020
Zelda's Childhood Adventures
Alaina and Maire discuss Zelda's various childhood pranks and adventures with Sara Mayfield and Tallulah Bankhead.
9 Apr 2020
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.
3 Apr 2020
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.
31 Mar 2020
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.
24 Mar 2020
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 April 1920. For more information on this episode and the images, please visit our website at
23 Mar 2020
Zelda's Induction into the Alabama Writer's Hall of Fame
Alaina and Maire recap attending Zelda's Induction into the Alabama's Writer's Hall of Fame at the University of Alabama on March 9, 2020.
23 Mar 2020
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 Zelda by Nancy Milford Zelda Fitzgerald: Her Voice in Paradise by Sally Cline The Subversive Art of Zelda Fitzgerald by Deborah Pike
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