Archetypes

The woman has such a divisive & questionable personality, reading most comments here reflects exactly that. 10/10 or 1/10. I can say objectively "all that glitters isn't gold" having famous guests does not make for good quality content. The recurrence of topics that revolve around Markle personal problems and her image, makes the whole thing not very relatable and interesting for the average person.

It turns out that from the very beginning the tone is set, everything will revolve around what she holds as prejudices against herself and which she then calls archetypes. It's time to have more height and a real desire to use your platform to help and not for personal glory.

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.

I tried to give it a chance because I was a fan of Meghan, but I started to like her less after each episode.

After everything else she's put out, sadly I am no longer a fan.

I hope "Archetypes"(stereotypes, lol) doesn't get another season.

The episodes themselves just seemed very self absorbed, the focus was always on Meghan the most, not the amazing women she was supposedly interviewing.

I guess after Mariah Carey called her a diva, she apparently no longer wanted to personally interview the majority of her guests. She was correct though, Meghan is a diva. Not in the impressive way that Mariah is, but in a pathetic, attention seeking sort of way.

Meghan is supposed to be interviewing famous women to discuss various stereotypes about women, which she mistakenly refers to as archetypes, and what holds them back.

She spends most of the time talking about herself rather than interviewing some genuinely successful women in their own right, rather than through their husband's position. In one of the interviews Meghan talks for 10 minutes before deigning to let her guest speak. Meghan talks in circles, often not making a lot of sense as her words are seemingly chosen for how "intelligent" they make her sound instead of to make any point, basically word salad. She makes what could be interesting topics terribly boring with the focus on her. She will struggle to get guests if there is a future series, she was basically interviewing herself, and using their name to gain listeners.

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.