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Meghan Markle slammed for talking 1.5 TIMES more than Serena Williams on her 'dud' podcast

The Duchess of Sussex is hosting a new podcast called 'Archetypes', but critics feel she is using it as a platform to share her own stories
UPDATED AUG 24, 2022
Meghan Markle's podcast 'Archetypes' had Serena Williams in debut episode (Instagram/spotify, Instagram/serenawilliams)
Meghan Markle's podcast 'Archetypes' had Serena Williams in debut episode (Instagram/spotify, Instagram/serenawilliams)

Meghan Markle's much-awaited podcast, 'Archetypes', was out on Tuesday, August 23. With all eyes (and ears) on the debut episode, critics have one thing to say - Meghan Markle spoke much more than her guest. According to critics, the former royal could have allowed her guest, tennis legend Serena Williams, to share more of her stories rather than monopolizing the conversation. After all, the 23-time Grand Slam Singles winner does have her share of anecdotes to recount. 

The debut episode released on Spotify was titled 'The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams', with Markle describing her first guest as the embodiment of "the spirit of ambition." Notably, Williams is a friend of the Duchess of Sussex. 

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According to critics of the former royal member, the host spoke 1.5 times more than her illustrious guest. This by no means indicates that the tennis legend had a shortage of stories. But she wasn't allowed to speak enough. Such a negative reception of the show has led people to label it a "dud.

Meghan Markle's podcast 'Archetypes' was released on August 23, 2022 (Spotify)
Meghan Markle's podcast 'Archetypes' was released on August 23, 2022 (Spotify)

People have gone as far as to refer to the transcripts of the podcast. Meghan critic Daniela Elser wrote, "Meghan, based on the word count from the transcript available, was responsible for about 61 per cent of the conversation" whereas, the illustrious tennis champion "hits the 39 per cent mark." She concluded, "To put it another way, Meghan spoke for approximately 1.5 times more time than the woman who was there to tell her story."

Markle claimed to be
Markle claimed to be "unfiltered" in her new podcast (Instagram/spotify)

Such criticism of the debut episode of 'Archetypes' will certainly affect the rankings of the podcast which is yet to break into Spotify's Top 100 for individual episodes in the UK and the United States after 24 hours of its release. 

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales marries Ms. Meghan Markle in a service at St George's Chapel inside the grounds of Windsor Castle. Among the guests were 2200 members of the public, the royal family and Ms. Markle's Mother Doria Ragland.
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attend the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Elser said the entire episode could be summarized as, "Meghan, Meghan, a touch of Harry and some more Meghan with some Serena thrown in here and there. So, Markle is essentially using her podcast as a platform to engage with listeners and share her own personal views and stories, rather than her guest's, who in her own words, is a 'trendsetter, trailblazer, businesswoman, mum.'" 

The Duchess of Sussex has notably "shed" any other marker of her identity for the podcast and will be hosting all episodes as simply "Meghan," something that has been featured in the promotional posters of her podcast too. 



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