Meghan Markle's podcast Archetypes was off to a good start. When it first premiered, the radio program made it to the top of Spotify's charts in different countries. But according to reports, the succeeding episodes of Archetypes failed to generate a steady fanbase.
Meghan Markle's Podcast Archetypes Unsuccessful?
According to New Idea, Meghan Markle's podcast had a relatively unsuccessful performance during its short run. And it is possible that the episodes failed to attract listeners because it was dull, just like how royal biographer Angela Levin described it.
Levin also said that Markle just presented herself as a victim in all the episodes of Archetypes. And this did not work in her favor.
"Meghan seems to want to put everything about her in each of the podcasts so it's actually quite dull if you've listened to several of them as I have. You hear the same thing that she's a victim, she's a victim, she's a victim for so many different reasons. It's the same thing about Meghan's truth which is not necessarily the truth," Levin said.
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Meghan Markle Explains Why She Invited Male Guests On Archetypes
The final episode of Archetypes featured three male guests, namely Judd Apatow, Trevor Noah, and Andy Cohen. The Duchess of Sussex admitted that she was hesitant at first to invite male guests to her podcast.
"Now, if you've been listening to the past 11 episodes, you may have noticed that you haven't heard many men's voices. In fact, until now, outside a pop-in from my husband in the first episode, this show has featured exclusively women's voices. And that's by design. It was important to us that women have a space to share their authentic and complicated, complex, and dynamic experiences. To be heard. And to be understood," she said.
Meghan Markle's Podcast Featured Guests Mariah Carey, Mindy Kaling, And More
The Duchess of Sussex then shared that she decided to invite male guests to her podcast because of her husband, Prince Harry.
"But through that process, it also occurred to me - and truth be told, at the suggestion of my husband - that if we really want to shift how we think about gender and the limiting labels that we separate people into, then we have to broaden the conversation… and we have to actively include men in that conversation and certainly in that effort," she said.
Previous episodes of Archetypes featured guests like Mariah Carey, Serena Williams, Paris Hilton, Mindy Kaling, and more. Some of the topics that Markle discussed included claims that she's a diva and other labels that held her and other women back.
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