was more of a casual fling than a long-term romance. was not renewed by the audio streamer for a second season, and Spotify and Archewell have confirmed their mutual decision to part ways.
At least the breakup seems mostly amicable. According to , part of the reason for the split was Archewell's “low output of content,” as Spotify usually requires more regularly released series or episodes for its exclusive deals.
So, Archetypes and Spotify are no longer exclusive, but that doesn't mean the podcast is necessarily gone forever. A representative previously told the that the Duchess of Sussex was “continuing to develop more content for the Archetypes audience on another platform.” There's a decent chance the duchess will follow the lead of former president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama, who moved their podcast content from Spotify to Amazon's Audible in 2022, per .
Though only one season, , having won a Gracie Award as well as the People's Choice Award for best podcast in Los Angeles in December of 2022. “I loved digging my hands into the process, sitting up late at night in bed, working on the writing and creative,” Meghan Markle wrote on the at the time. “And I loved digging deep into meaningful conversation with my diverse and inspiring guests, laughing and learning with them.
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