Meghan Markle's new podcast toppled Joe Rogan's long-held No. 1 spot on Spotify
- Meghan Markle launched a new Spotify podcast, "Archetypes," exploring labels that hold women back.
- The first episode aired on Tuesday and featured an interview with Serena Williams.
Meghan Markle's new podcast "Archetypes" toppled Joe Rogan's long-held No. 1 spot on Spotify's US podcast charts. "Archetypes" was also No. 1 in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
In the podcast series, the Duchess of Sussex plans to speak to women who conquered different tropes, according to a press release sent to Insider. During the first episode, which aired on Tuesday, Markle spoke to Serena Williams about gender and ambition, Williams' step back from professional tennis, and struggling to carry out royal engagements after Archie's nursery caught fire during a royal tour of South Africa.
Rogan has steadily held on to Spotify's top spot since the streaming service paid $200 million for the exclusive rights to "The Joe Rogan Experience" in May 2020. The controversial host became a flashpoint in debates around free speech and misinformation in January when he promoted the horse drug ivermectin as a COVID-19 cure, interviewed a doctor who claimed without evidence that Americans were "hypnotized" into wearing masks, and advised young, healthy people that they don't need to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Other podcasts that have temporarily dethroned Rogan include "Banter With Sapnap and Karl Jacobs" in September 2021 and "Batman Unburied" in May.