The Duchess of Sussex released the first episode of her first solo podcast, Archetypes, on Tuesday, August 23, about stereotypes about women.
Don’t expect Meghan Markle to return to acting anytime soon. For now, the Duchess of Sussex prefers the audio format. Almost two years after Spotify and its production company Archewell Audio struck a lucrative partnership, Prince Harry’s wife launched a new podcast on Tuesday (August 23). Archetypeswhich, according to him, should deconstruct the clichés and stereotypes used against women.
Women’s ambition
“Crazy”, “diva”, “hysterical”… “These are words we hear a lot in the media, online, in homes (…). We’re going to get to the root of these words and understand why they continue to be used,” to better combat them, the actress explains. Suits in the episode’s intro. But Meghan Markle won’t be the only one to speak on the subject, with “experts and historians” also accompanying her, Spotify says.
In the video, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry lie down at the anniversary service after two years away from Britain.
For the first episode, the Duchess of Sussex invited her friend Serena Williams, a major tennis star. Soon after 25 years of career and 23 Grand Slam titles, as she announced in early August, the athlete today wants to “focus on her role as a mother” and her goals “in terms of fun”. “.
Together, the two women had a heart-to-heart discussion about ambition and the different meanings the word can take on when applied to a woman. “I don’t even remember personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word ambitious until I started dating my husband (Prince Harry),” she says, who shocked the royal family. Before adding. “And apparently ambition is terrible, at least for a woman, according to some.”
Editorial podcast
Busy schedule
This first installment paves the way for a 12-episode series that will soon be streaming on Spotify. The podcast has been dubbed Archetypes in honor of the Sussexes’ son Archie, 3, as well as their organization Archewell. The pair, who now reside in California, have struck up several partnerships since arriving in the US, including lucrative partnerships with Spotify as well as Netflix. For his part, Prince Harry is also due to publish his memoirs by the end of the year.
Source: Le Figaro
