Archetypes

I personally found the podcasts pretty outdated in terms of real life issues women face today. The 'barriers' Meghan Markle discusses in the podcasts have been discussed on so many other occasions and sprinkling some 'celebrity discussion ' into the mix doesn't add much to the wider discussion in my opinion.

Its perhaps harsh to say some of the points are irrelevant, but it could have reached much further into current issues for women in the workplace, looking at lower pay rates and promotion to higher levels of responsibility. Certainly in the UK there's plenty of evidence to support these discussions. Evidencing the barriers with facts and data rather than anecdotal stories adds more weight to the argument.

In addition I struggle with Meghan Markle as a presenter of this series. She has used this platform and others to forward her own agenda and whether her allegations are true or false they affect her credibility as a presenter which is another issue in my view.

As a Spotify customer i hope they can find more credible input to pay for in the future.

While I really would have liked to hear more from the quests, Markle has an annoying habit of interjecting herself into the conversation. It is less interview or even chatting "with a friend" over a defined topic and more a dissertation on how Markle perceives herself. It's forced, uninteresting and exemplifies why people have said in other reviews, that's its more about Markle, less about quests. Mariah Carey at least got a few words in. I won't tune in again. I have no interest in a podcast with celebrities that don't get to speak while Markle spends so much time on her favorite topic....herself.

The podcast sounded insincere and fake. The content deserves a word salad award.

The topics were out of date or not relatable and what her ambitions were seemed not to be addressed other then very happy with herself.

I would not recommend this to anyone. Hopefully Spotify will use there resources on someone who actually has something to say or achieved something. After the drama this person has put the royal family through the past 3 years it is sad that she is not held accountable for her statements that have been broadcasted on a worldwide platform without being held accountable for her damaging narratives.

"...what would Archetypes be without a long-winded soliloquy from Meghan about Meghan?" - Kara Kennedy, The Spectator. Talking over her guests, making the conversation all about herself, MM attempted to use this entire podcast to rewrite her own history and get even more of her own narrative out there in the world.

But when The Queen of Shade, Miss Mariah Carey, said that MM was also giving diva vibes, I almost fell off of my chair laughing at the scrambling MM was trying to do to deny it, even though the premise of the whole show was that having standards and asking for you what you want is a good thing, and that there was nothing wrong with being called a Diva. Here's a little snippet of what I'm talking about:

MC tells MM, "You give us diva moments sometimes Meghan."

MM laughs anxiously and responds, "I do? What kind of diva moments do I give you?"

MC then explains, "It's the visual!"

And MM says, "See that's the thing! I associate it differently."

MM clearly had a visceral reaction to MC, one of the greatest divas, calling her a diva. At the end of the episode, MM then speaks alone in a voiceover and recounts that moment for her listeners, and how uncomfortable that moment made her feel.

"It was all going swimmingly, I mean really well," MM gushes. "Until that moment happened, ..., (and) it stopped me in my tracks when she called me a diva! You couldn't see me, obviously, but I started to sweat a little bit. I started squirming in my chair in this quiet revolt, like, wait, wait, no, what? How? But? How could you? That's not true, that's not... Why would you say that? My mind genuinely was just spinning with what nonsense she must have read or clicked on to make her say that. I just kept thinking, in that moment, was my girl crush coming to a quick demise? Does she actually not see me?" (We all see you girl.) MM to try to deny the fact that she is, in fact, a diva!

BEST PART OF THE WHOLE SERIES! It should be Mariah Carey's podcast from now on. She has no problem with the truth. 💯

Two star review, and that's all down to Queen Mariah!

There is an art in hosting a podcast. It's not having a chat with your.be buddy. It's not having a monologue where you get to vent your views and interrupt the guest. Your job is to make your guest feel comfortable. Encourage them to talk about themselves. An Amateur relates what the guest says to herself and then goes on a diatribe, leaving the poor guest in the dust. The audience came to listen to learn more about the guest. That was the contract. A podcast host is in breach of contract when she uses the podcast as an excuse to give her views.

What's the difference between a podcast and a straight interview? The podcast should have give and take conversation. To put it simply, the host says a little something to elicit a response from the guest and then feeds off of what the guest says. If the conversation gets dry, then the host can initiate a new topic. The host should also channel the guest to talk about what the host believes the audience wants to hear.

Unfortunately Meaghan was not trained to be a podcast host. On her first podcast she went on for 11 minutes and gave a speech. She repeated stories about her childhood such as the dish soap commercial which has already been covered many times and has even proven to be inaccurate. She has not learnt restraint and continues to interrupt her guests which is the exact opposite of what a good podcast host should do. The whole point of the podcast is to create an atmosphere for the guest to express herself freely in a way she might not in formal interviews.

If this podcast has won any awards, it only proves that money can buy anything. It is sad that the public can no longer trust awards given out.