Rumours swirl over legitimacy of Meghan Markle’s podcast
<p dir="ltr">One of the guests on Meghan Markle’s <em>Archetypes </em>podcast has sparked rumours that she wasn’t actually interviewed by the former royal for the episode.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Allison Yarrow, who appeared on the episode titled “To ‘B’ or not to ‘B’”, spoke about the history of the “B” word (b***h) in feminist culture and was interviewed along with makeup mogul and medical advocate Victoria Jackson and Mellody Hobson, the co-CEO of Ariel Investments and chairwoman of Starbucks.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But, one of Yarrow’s posts about the podcast has resurfaced and seems to imply that the author and journalist was actually interviewed by Markle’s producer.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">"Excited to be included in the visionary series Archetypes hosted by Meghan the Duchess of Sussex that aims to dissect and subvert the archetypes that hold women back," Yarrow wrote in a post dating back to August.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">"The first episode (out now, link in bio) features a timely interview with another legend Serena Williams. Cheers to producer @farrahsafari (an excellent interviewer) and the folks at @Gimlet @spotify who get it done!"</p>
<p dir="ltr">The post prompted some to speculate how much work Markle puts into interviewing her guests.</p>
<p dir="ltr">While some podcast guests are clearly interviewed in-person, including actress Mindy Kaling and Serena Williams, others such as Yarrow have their comments and answers weaved into the episode.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The podcast also includes audio clips from interviews with other experts, including sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen and Dr Laura Kay.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It comes after the latest <em>Archetypes </em>episode featured <em>The Good Plac</em>e star Jameela Jamil, who defended Markle against the slew of criticism she has received since marrying Prince Harry.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I know you have a very similar dynamic with Harry and actually, when the four of us met that one time, it was a really sweet dynamic of two very like, sort of, similar relationships," Jameel said, referring to her partner, singer James Blake.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"It was very nice for me to see that you have that in your home because you need it, because it's just, it's an unfathomable amount of shit that you take, Meghan, I can't believe it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"And I fought back on your behalf for years before I'd ever met you because I was so outraged. I was so outraged with the twisting of this very normal, very kind, very civilised woman. That demonization just shows how afraid they are of you."</p>
<p dir="ltr">Jamil said Meghan’s treatment “re-highlighted for us the intense unkindness and bigotry and misogyny of our media and I think and I hope and I feel faith that tides are changing because so many of us are fighting back”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Well, thank you for fighting back," Markle responded, admitting that “all of that criticism can feel really attacking or uncomfortable or scary”.</p>
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