Stephanie Wittels Wachs: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is preparing to launch her latest podcast.

, Meghan Markle has a new podcast bestie: Lemonada Media.The , whose popular but short-lived Archetypes podcast lived for a one-and-done season on Spotify exclusively, has signed a new deal, which includes the distribution of Archetypes across all streaming platforms.She will also “also develop a new original podcast series as yet untitled hosted by Meghan,” according to on the Sussex.com.“As we’ve started development with The Duchess of Sussex, we are blown away by her collaborative spirit and clear vision, along with her deep desire to build compassion and community through this work," Lemonada Chief Creative Officer and co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs said in the statement. "The Lemonada team felt immediate kinship with Meghan and the Archewell Productions team, and we are delighted to be working together."In Markle's own words, the Duchess expressed her “love of podcasting” and excitement at partnering with a female-founded company.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jennette McCurdy will dig into emotions she’s been struggling with in a new weekly podcast, “Hard Feelings,” launching this fall. The author and former actor will employ “her characteristic candor and dark humor” in the podcast, according to Lemonada Media, the independent podcast network that is producing “Hard Feelings.” McCurdy, author of bestselling memoir “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” was in the original run of “iCarly” on Nickelodeon before starring in her own spinoff series, “Sam & Cat,” alongside Ariana Grande. “I’m thrilled and utterly terrified to launch my new podcast, which will be an intimate look at my experience processing hard feelings,” McCurdy said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: Nearly a year after her late-night show came to an end, Samantha Bee is continuing to offer some choice words, this time in podcasting.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricki Lake, who hosted her first daytime talkshow at the age of 24, is launching her own podcast.