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<v Speaker 1>Caalarouga Shark Media. Hello and welcome through palace intrigue. I

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<v Speaker 1>am your host. Mark Francis, the Duke of Sussex, is

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<v Speaker 1>once again the subject of scrutiny following a well wind

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<v Speaker 1>visit to war torn Ukraine just days after attending a

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<v Speaker 1>security related court hearing in London. Royal correspondent Richard Palmer

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<v Speaker 1>told The Daily Meal the reaction has been uniform. People

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<v Speaker 1>are saying, hang on, he's come over because he needs

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<v Speaker 1>police protection, because he's not safe in the UK. But

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<v Speaker 1>then he's gone to a war zone in Ukraine. The

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<v Speaker 1>visit is also raising eyebrows and political circles, with suggestions

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<v Speaker 1>that the Prince's public display of support for President Zelensky

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<v Speaker 1>could complicate matters upon his return to the United States.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure it will not go down with some in

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<v Speaker 1>the Trump camp, Palmer warned. It is a public show

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<v Speaker 1>of support for Zelensky and Ukraine that may make life

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<v Speaker 1>a little less comfortable for him in the US when

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<v Speaker 1>he gets back. Harry has said his worst fears were

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed during his ongoing legal battle with the Home Office

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<v Speaker 1>over his right to taxpayer funded police protection while in

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<v Speaker 1>the United Kingdom. In an interview with the Telegraph, the

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<v Speaker 1>Duke said people would be shocked by what's being held back,

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<v Speaker 1>and described the legal disclosure as really sad. He this

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<v Speaker 1>one's always mattered the most. Acknowledging the case had left

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<v Speaker 1>him exhausted and overwhelmed. It has also been reported that

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<v Speaker 1>Harry privately believes the original security decision was designed to

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<v Speaker 1>discourage his and Meghan's decision to step back from royal

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<v Speaker 1>life and relocate to the United States, an assertion strongly

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<v Speaker 1>denied by Buckingham Palace sources. Harry explained, we were trying

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<v Speaker 1>to create this happy house. Die Davis, former head of

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<v Speaker 1>Royal Protection at Scotland Yard, told The Mail on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>he is given a liaison officer who has access to

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<v Speaker 1>the most up to date intelligence reports. The idea that

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<v Speaker 1>he needs twenty four seven armed protection is ridiculous, so

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<v Speaker 1>too is the idea that Britain is unsafe for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Sources close to the original twenty twenty decision have also

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<v Speaker 1>pushed back, strongly stating that neither Prince Harry nor his

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<v Speaker 1>legal team raised the argument at the time that the

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<v Speaker 1>changes were designed to trap him in a royal life.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a new argument said one senior Home Office source.

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<v Speaker 1>Another insider with ties to the then Home Secretary Pretty Petel,

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<v Speaker 1>maintained that the decision by the Royal and VP Executive

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<v Speaker 1>Committee RAYVEC was strictly professional. It would be beneath the

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<v Speaker 1>Queen not to allow RAYVEC to do their job professionally

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<v Speaker 1>or make leanings against them. The source said. It is

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<v Speaker 1>understood that RAYVECK would have consulted her Late Majesty on

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<v Speaker 1>the matter before finalizing the security downgrade. One palace insider

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<v Speaker 1>described the situation as intensely personal, noting there are fears

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<v Speaker 1>about what he might do if the decision goes against him.

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<v Speaker 1>This could not come at a worse time. Another source added,

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<v Speaker 1>it is a veiled threat, essentially that he will tell

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<v Speaker 1>all if it doesn't go the way he wants it to.

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<v Speaker 1>Concerns have reportedly mounted within senior royal circles that the

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<v Speaker 1>Duke may be considering further revelations in a new book

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<v Speaker 1>or podcast, having already hinted that sensitive information about he

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<v Speaker 1>and Meghan were treated may have come to light during

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<v Speaker 1>the court proceedings. Meanwhile, the Duchess of Sussex has reignited

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<v Speaker 1>controversy by sharing a message on Instagram in which she

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<v Speaker 1>and Prince Harry were addressed as Your Royal Highness, a

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<v Speaker 1>style they agreed to stop using when they stepped back

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<v Speaker 1>from royal duties in twenty twenty. The Instagram post shared

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<v Speaker 1>over the weekend featured a letter from Ukraine's Vice Prime

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<v Speaker 1>Minister Yulia Srivdenko, which began, Your Royal Highness, I would

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<v Speaker 1>like to express my sincere thanks for everything your family

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<v Speaker 1>is doing for Ukraine. While the Sussexes never formally relinquished

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<v Speaker 1>their His and Her Royal Highness titles, Buckingham Palace made

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<v Speaker 1>clear in twenty twenty that they would no longer use

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<v Speaker 1>them as they are no longer working members of the

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<v Speaker 1>royal family. A source close to King Charles tells The

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Beast, it's outrageous. Every time you think they can't

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<v Speaker 1>make it worse, they make it worse. The deal with

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<v Speaker 1>the HRH was a way to stop them cashing in

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<v Speaker 1>while letting them walk away with pride and dignity and trust.

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<v Speaker 1>And now Markle is using her HRH on a website

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<v Speaker 1>which seems to exist to sell jam. We'll step in

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<v Speaker 1>to point out that Megan is selling fruit spread, not jam.

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<v Speaker 1>A friend of the Prince of Wales called it a

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<v Speaker 1>clever way of testing the water the titles, not the

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<v Speaker 1>fruit spread, adding she can't say, well, I just wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to publish this nice letter to raise awareness for Ukraine

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<v Speaker 1>and oops, they got my name wrong. But oh, actually,

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<v Speaker 1>now that I think of it, I never gave the

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<v Speaker 1>title up anyway, and maybe I will start using it again.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a step in the wrong direction, basically away from

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<v Speaker 1>the agreement. You'd have to be an idiot to believe

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<v Speaker 1>that she didn't know exactly what she was doing when

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<v Speaker 1>she posted that message unedited to her stories. The Palace's

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<v Speaker 1>official statement from twenty twenty remains unequivocal. The Sussexes will

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<v Speaker 1>not use their rh titles. They are no longer working

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<v Speaker 1>members of the Royal Family. Dolls and drink of a

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<v Speaker 1>rare back. We got a nice review from c D

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<v Speaker 1>four a DJR. My favorite cup of tea every morning

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<v Speaker 1>is this show. I love following along with the Royal

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<v Speaker 1>Family and all the news. I'm always curious what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on with Megan Mankle and hope that one day she'll

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<v Speaker 1>wake up and realize why so many people dislike her.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not about racism. The red flags were there from

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning. She had such a grand wedding, but only

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<v Speaker 1>one member of her family showed up. The fact she's

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<v Speaker 1>disowned her whole family and sadly now Harry with his

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<v Speaker 1>family too, is alarming in who she truly is. She

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<v Speaker 1>has disrespected the members of the royal family, including the Queen,

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<v Speaker 1>her coworkers, friends, staff, and everyone she seems to cross

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<v Speaker 1>paths with. I'm sad for Harry and hope that he'll

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<v Speaker 1>find that spark of joy and enthusiasm again someday. I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't think that that will happen while he's with Megan.

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<v Speaker 1>She is fake and we can all see through it.

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<v Speaker 1>Five stars. Well, thank you for that, and if you

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<v Speaker 1>like to leave a five star review please do We

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<v Speaker 1>love them. It is Tuesday, so we'll have a new

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<v Speaker 1>episode of Megan's podcast. According to Newsweek, while it reached

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<v Speaker 1>high on the Apple Podcast charts, it did not enter

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<v Speaker 1>the top one hundred list on the Spotify charts. Megan's

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<v Speaker 1>previous podcast, Archetypes, was a Spotify production for which he

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<v Speaker 1>was reportedly paid twenty million dollars. An industry insider tells

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<v Speaker 1>Palace intrigue, Apple promotes everything Lemonada does. As soon as

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<v Speaker 1>they gave it the top promotional box. The show took off.

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<v Speaker 1>Check back in three weeks when their promotion carousel cycles.

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<v Speaker 1>Megan out, we'll recap episode two for you in a

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<v Speaker 1>bonus episode later today. We listen so you don't have to,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're welcome. Meanwhile, in The Independent, Katie Rasinski writes,

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<v Speaker 1>is your bucket feeling depleted? Perhaps you're thinking about how

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<v Speaker 1>exactly you might reorg yourself. Sounds like it would be

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<v Speaker 1>rather painful and probably require the advice of a qualified physiotherapist.

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<v Speaker 1>Or perhaps you're simply taking stock of your actual stock. Maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>like me, you're wondering exactly what any of this mushy

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<v Speaker 1>jumble of vaguely inspirational word puree actually means. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Confessions of a Female Founder, the new podcast from Megan

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<v Speaker 1>Duchess of Sussex that manages to reach new frontiers in

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<v Speaker 1>bewildering self help speak. All of the head scratching concepts

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<v Speaker 1>and phrases I've just mentioned can be found in the

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<v Speaker 1>opening episode, in which Megan, fresh from sprinkling edible flowers

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<v Speaker 1>over stuff on her Netflix show, speaks with her friend

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<v Speaker 1>Whitney Wolf heard the founder and former CEO of dating

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<v Speaker 1>app Bumble, as you might have been able to glean

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<v Speaker 1>from the name. Confessions of a Female Founder is yet

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<v Speaker 1>another show where two girl bosses trade truisms and tell

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<v Speaker 1>each other how inspiring they are in a verbal ping

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<v Speaker 1>pong match of hashtag empowerment. It's a mutual lovin that

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<v Speaker 1>isn't all that different from Meghan's previous, ill fated foray

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<v Speaker 1>into podcasting archetypes, which also saw her engage in slightly

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<v Speaker 1>stilted conversation with famous women about their journeys to success.

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<v Speaker 1>That particular venture entered after twelve episodes in twenty twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>whe the Sussexes mutually agreed to part ways from Spotify

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<v Speaker 1>the following year and Self Help Land. The word chaos

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<v Speaker 1>has to be prefixed by beautiful. Anything bad happening is

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity for gratitude. If something is well good, it

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<v Speaker 1>becomes super high value. And if you're busy, you are

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<v Speaker 1>so in it. You should also be trying to cut

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<v Speaker 1>out anything that doesn't serve you, and a celebrity side

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<v Speaker 1>hustle like Meghan's jam venture, is an extension of their

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<v Speaker 1>essence rather than a new revenue stream. Meghan is said

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<v Speaker 1>to be courting her new Montecito neighbor, Jennifer Aniston, to

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<v Speaker 1>guest on Meghan's podcasts. The Hollywood Business source claims the

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<v Speaker 1>Duchess is hoping Jen will be there for her as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as possible as a guest, noting that Megan knows

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<v Speaker 1>she needs a major A list name to bounce back

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<v Speaker 1>fast after such a mixed start. The debut episode, which

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<v Speaker 1>featured Bumble founder when he Wilve Heard, was not well

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<v Speaker 1>received by critics, described variously as stomach turning and an

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<v Speaker 1>inane stream of mindless aphorisms. Despite the British tabloids describing

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan's podcast as struggling, we did find it a number

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<v Speaker 1>three on the Apple charts when we last checked on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>A reminder will save you the trouble of listening to

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<v Speaker 1>Megan's podcast by dropping a bonus episode of Palasinrigue later today,

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<v Speaker 1>in which we'll share the highlights of episode two and

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<v Speaker 1>they have it. If you'd like to email us addresses

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<v Speaker 1>the palasintrig at gmail dot com, please follow us on the Spotify,

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<v Speaker 1>that five star review if you're enjoying the show, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>mind Francis my thanks to John McDermot. This is palaceinrigue

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<v Speaker 1>and good terms.