Meghan Markle launched her first podcast with Spotify in the summer of 2022, and she released weekly episodes which 'investigated the labels that try to hold women back' with a host of A-listers, including Paris Hilton, Mariah Carey and Serena Williams.
Despite the bevy of high profile guests and huge opening success when it launched, it was not renewed for a second season, with Spotify CEO Daniel Ek later explaining that the Archetypes podcast was discontinued as listeners weren't as 'happy' as they had anticipated, telling the BBC: "We thought new innovation was needed to happen here. We thought we can come in and offer a great experience that both makes consumers very happy and allows new creators new avenues. And the truth of the matter is, some of it has worked, some of it hasn’t. We’re learning from those and we are moving on."
