Zelda's Peaches & Biscuits Podcast

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.  

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.

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  

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.  

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