Since her departure from the British Royal Family in 2020, Meghan Markle has made a name for herself as one of the podcast industry's most interesting newcomers, with mixed reviews from both her fans and critics regarding the projects she has released to date. I'm looking forward to watching it.
In December 2020, Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry previewed a 33-minute podcast episode under the banner of production company Archewell Audio as part of a multi-million dollar streaming deal with Spotify. The one-off special featured cameos from celebrity friends including Elton John, James Corden and Tyler Perry, as well as their young son Prince Archie.
There was then a gap of nearly two years before the Sussexes released any more podcast content, with the first installment of Meghan's solo show released in September 2022. prototypewhose aim was to “dissect, investigate, and overturn the labels that try to hold women back.”
Over the course of 12 episodes, Meghan interviewed stars such as Mariah Carey and Paris Hilton, making many personal revelations about how the label affected her own life.
The show won Meghan two prestigious podcast awards: the People's Choice Award and the Gracie Award.
Nevertheless, the couple's partnership with Spotify was mutually terminated in June 2023.
This time, the Duchess announced an exclusive partnership with LeMonada, the podcast production company co-founded in 2019 by Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wax, who produced Julia Louis-Dreyfus' hit podcast well known. smarter than me.
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In addition to re-releasing prototype The open platform will be available to listeners without a Spotify account for the first time, and Meghan has equally ambitious goals as she works on an entirely new show for the platform.
here, newsweek Let's take a look at everything we know so far about Meghan Markle's new podcast.
new partnership
On February 13, Meghan and Lemonada announced their new partnership in a post on Meghan's new website, sussex.com.
Statement to highlighted sites prototype'', and also announced that Meghan herself will be developing and hosting a “new original podcast series'' that “has yet to be named.''
Press release (via sussex.com)
“Lemonada Media, the award-winning podcast network, today announced a new creative partnership with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.As part of the new deal, Lemonada Media, the award-winning and critically acclaimed We're bringing the first season of Archetype to everyone.'' We're also developing a new, as-yet-untitled original podcast series hosted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
Archetypes, the record-breaking podcast that explores the labels that try to hold women back, will be available on all podcast platforms for the first time, with Lemonada overseeing ad sales and distribution. “Archetypes” has been downloaded over 10 million times, averaged nearly 1 million listens per episode, and debuted as her No. 1 podcast on Spotify in 47 countries around the world.
“Listeners talked about: Mariah Carey talks about the definition of being a diva, Mindy Kaling celebrates her choice to be single, and Pamela Adlon talks about the pressures of being a wife and mother. Overcoming the misconceptions that often come with being a woman of color, and Jameela Jamil and Shohreh Aghdashloo unpacking their belongings, Issa Rae and Jiwe Humdoh unpack their bags, even if it means risking everything. He spoke about the courage it takes to come out and speak out.
“These singular discussions with prominent women, friends, comedians, activists, historians, and experts go beyond individual episodes and explore how women reject, reclaim, and redefine these archetypes. It's a dynamic cultural conversation about what can be done.”
“Create art that matters”
Although anonymous, Lemonada CEO Jessica Cordova Kramer expressed her excitement at collaborating on the new show in a statement, calling the collaboration “important.” He said he hopes to promote Duchess Meghan's approach of “creating unique art.”
Jessica Cordova Kramer, Lemonada CEO
“We are extremely honored that Meghan has trusted us to help democratize access to Archetype, and that the series will soon be accessible to even more people around the world. Meghan's talents as a presenter, creator, and conversationalist are unparalleled, and we're excited about the new series, which promotes her approach to creating art that matters. will be co-produced with her. ”
'Clear vision'
Lemonada's chief creative officer and co-founder Stephanie Wittels-Wachs also revealed in a statement that development is already underway on a new show with Duchess Meghan, giving fans something to listen to. You shouldn't have to wait that long to be able to do it.
Wittels-Wachs said she was “blown away” by Meghan's “collaborative spirit and clear vision” while collaborating on the project.
Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder, Lemonada
“We began development with the Duchess of Sussex and are blown away by her collaborative spirit and clear vision, along with her deep desire to build compassion and community through this work.The Lemonada team I felt an instant kinship with Meghan and the Archewells.''I am delighted to be working with the production team.'' ”
“A dynamic new podcast”
Meghan herself said she was “proud” to be joining LeMonada and its roster of podcast stars, adding that plans for a new podcast are “very much in the works” and that she is “very excited to do it.” ” he added. Share it now. ”
So far, the Duchess has not revealed any further details, but the show could focus on one of Meghan's own social interests, such as feminism, mental health, and promoting equality. expensive.
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“I'm proud to share that I'm joining the amazing team at Lemonada to continue my love of podcasts. It's great to support a female-founded company with a lineup of thought-provoking and highly entertaining podcasts. Kickoff in 2024. Plans are currently underway to re-release Archetypes to make them accessible to more people, as well as the launch of a dynamic new podcast. I'm really looking forward to sharing it soon. We are very happy to be part of the Lemonada family. ”
newsweek A representative for Meghan Markle was contacted for comment via email.
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