Meghan Markle Launches ‘Archetypes’ Podcast for Spotify: What We Know About Archewell Audio’s 1st Production
usmagazine.comMaking the jump to podcasting! Nearly two years after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their Archewell Audio partnership with Spotify, its inaugural podcast series finally has a launch date.“I’m Meghan, and this is ‘Archetypes:’ the podcast where we dissect, explore, and subvert the labels that try to hold women back,” the Duchess of Sussex, 40, said in a Thursday, March 24, teaser for the new venture. “I’ll have conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape our narratives.
And, I’ll talk to historians to understand how we even got here in the first place. ‘Archetypes.’ Coming soon.”The audio clip featured a mashup of throwback media footage, highlighting the ways women are addressed and talked about.“This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us,” Meghan explained. “But where do these stereotypes come from?
And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?”Spotify announced the production of the “groundbreaking series” in a Thursday statement, noting the Suits alum will investigate “the labels that try to hold women back.” Meghan is set to speak with historians and experts to “uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives.”“Archetypes” — which gets its name from Meghan’s joint Archewell foundation with her 37-year-old husband, the Duke of Sussex, and pays tribute to their son Archie’s moniker — will be the first podcast series in Spotify and Archewell Audio’s multi-year partnership.“In partnering with Spotify, Archewell Audio has committed to producing programming that uplifts and entertains audiences around the world;
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