May 27, 2025

Confessions of a Female Founder episode 8 recap - Megan's podcast zzzz's to end season PLUS Elvira takes on Meghan!

Confessions of a Female Founder episode 8 recap - Megan's podcast zzzz's to end season PLUS Elvira takes on Meghan!
Meghan has concluded the inaugural season of her second podcast series, *Confessions of a Female Founder*, with a relatable guest - a billionaire. Meghan welcomed Spanx founder Sara Blakely, whose net worth is estimated at an eye-watering £1.3 billion. The two discussed the gritty realities of entrepreneurship, agreeing it was time to “get real about betting on yourself.”


Honestly, it's all very boring. More interesting is what Meghan has been up tp on social meda - and what Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, has to say about Mrs. Sussex.

Get ready for our new series Crown and Controversy coming June 13th. Follow now.

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Calorogus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to a special bonus

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episode of Palace Intrigue. I'm your host, Mark Francis. Meghan

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has concluded the inaugural season of a second podcast series,

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Confessions of a Female Founder, with a relatable guest, a billionaire.

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Meghan welcomed Spanx founder Sarah Blakely, whose net worth is

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estimated at an eye watering one point three billion pounds.

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The two discussed the gritty realities of entrepreneurship, agreeing it

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was time to get real about betting on yourself. The podcast,

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the number fifty seven business podcast in the US according

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to the Apple Chants on Tuesday Morning, featured the Duchess

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and Blakely delving into the hard earned wisdom behind turning

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a fledgling idea into a global brand. Grit, intentional design,

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and scrappy mindset were essential in transforming a humble ston

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start into a thriving global business, they agreed. Blakely, who

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launched Spanx in nineteen ninety eight while working as a

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fax machine salesperson, shared that she had just five thousand

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dollars in savings when she started. Now she's turning her

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attention to a new Venture sneaks a line of tin

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heels that caught Meghan's attention not just as a style enthusiast,

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but as someone who knows the aches of pregnancy in

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heels all too well. A friend just said to me

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the other day. They were like, I just saw this

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picture I'd forgotten about when you were so pregnant with Archie.

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Meghan recalled, you have the most enormous bump and your

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tiny little ankles of braising themselves in these high heels.

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I was clinging very closely to my husband, like, please

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don't let me fall. It remains to be seen if

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Meghan's second podcast will get a second season. The company

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that produces it was recently sold, possibly demotivating the founders

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from continuing a high profile and possibly underperforming show. We

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also noticed even the tabloids seen bored with this series,

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with fewer recaps than normal. In that final episode, Megan

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thanked Harry for giving her a lifetime of stories, and

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that is something we have in common with Megan. We'd

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also like to thank Harry and Meghan for a lifetime

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of stories. Please do another season, Megan. Megan had even

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taken to social media to promote these series she reminded

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her followers to listen to Confessions of a Female Founder's

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latest episode in a video posted to Instagram on Friday.

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In the clip, Meghan said, so, I'm not sure if

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you've caught up on this week's episode of Confessions of

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a Female Founder, but it's such a good one and

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it reminds me of that quote. Wherever you go, there

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you are, she began, as Meghan appeared without makeup in

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the short clip. That is what my conversation with Cassie

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is like, because twenty plus years later, so much has changed,

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and yeah, we are much the same, she continued, referring

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to her interview with Cassandra. Keeping her look paired back,

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Megan appeared largely makeup free in the new clip, sporting

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only a soft pink clip and matching blush. Royal Watches

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were quick to note a closer look at her wedding jewelry,

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specifically the subtle rearrangement of her rings. After fans had

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previously remarked on her unconventional stacking, Beggar's rings now appeared

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in the more traditional order wedding ban first, followed by

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the Eternity ring, and finally her diamond engagement ring from

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Prince Harry. The Sussexes marked Memorial Day weekend on separate continents,

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highlighting what's some close to the couple describe as a

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twin track approach to their increasingly distinct public lives. On Sunday,

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Prince Harry made a surprise appearance in Shanghai, delivering the

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keynote address at the Envision twenty twenty five Global Partner

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Conference hosted by trip dot Com group representing Travelist, the

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not for profit Sustainable Travel coalition he founded in twenty nineteen.

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The Duke spoke passionately about the intersection of climate and commerce.

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Climate change isn't just an environmental challenge, it's a critical

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business emergency, costing the global economy one hundred and forty

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three billion dollars annually, said the Duke. Now is the

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moment for the industry to reaffirm its commitment to being

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a force for good. Challenges will undoubtedly rise, But if

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there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that

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meaningful change never comes easily. The true measure of our

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commitment is how we respond when the path becomes difficult.

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to fly six thousand miles to preach about the environment

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you very much for all your support. On Sunday, The

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Instagram stories showing herself and a three year old Princess

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Lilibet walking hand in hand toward an apiary, no doubt

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to the joy of Prince Harry. The two were dressed

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in full beekeeper suits, complete with hoods and gloves. The

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soundtrack nineteen sixty nine hit Sugar Sugar by the Archies,

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a possible nod to Littlebit's older brother, six year old

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Prince Archie. Adding to the charm, Young Littlebit sported rainbow

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colored boots in the clip. The beekeeping hobby is one

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Meghan cheers with both Queen Camilla and Kate Middleton, who

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also keeps spees except when Kate does and it's real

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and it's wonderful and genuine and probably not a phony photo.

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What when Meghan does it for attention? Unlike Kate. For Meghan,

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honey is more than just a backyard passion. It's also

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part of her business. Her lifestyle brand has ever launched

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a limited edition wildflower honey with honeycomb earlier this year.

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The product proved so popular that it oversold. Meghan responded personally,

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emailing disappointed customers. Meghan recently made an impression at thirty

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five thousand feet, not with a selfie, but with a

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handwritten note. American Airlines flight attendant Nina Veda shared on TikTok,

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the Duchess of Sussex was a passenger in a recent

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flight and left behind more than just an empty champagne flute.

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You guys will not believe who I had on my flight.

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Who had the pleasure of serving you? Said the Queen,

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the Princess, the Duchess of Sussex. According to Vida, Meghan

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was so beautiful in person, so sweet. The flight crew

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passed Megan a handwritten note that read it's a pleasure

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serving you. Love you real bad, signed the AA girlies.

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Meghan responded in kind with a note of her own

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scribbled in a napkin. It read dear AA gurlies, thank

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you for the love, hospitality and handwritten note as you

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know me well or love right back at you. She

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signed it simply as ever, Megan, that wasn't the end

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of the exchange. Megan also complimented Vida's manicure, a detail

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the flight attendant clearly cherished. She also said she loved

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my nails, Peter said, and the captain on my last

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flight said they were intense, So sir, it doesn't matter

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what you think. The queen says she likes them. Although

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details of the flight itself weren't shared, Vida lists herself

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as an NYC flight attendant in her bio. Megan may

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have thought she was making a harmless hair joke, but

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she caught the attention of one very spooky icon. On

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a recent episode of a podcast, Megan, since she used

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box and I expecting natural results but got something far

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more dramatic. I thought, I do not dislike she does

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on the box, and instead it was this very inky,

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almost Elvira esque black hair. She told Semon owner and

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guest Katie Lee. The comparison didn't go unnoticed over the

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weekend at Cassandra Peterson, better known as Alvira Mistress of

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the Dark, responded to the remark with a cheeky post

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on Instagram, sharing a screenshot of an article about Megan's comments,

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the seventy year old Queen of Halloween wrote, Hey Princess,

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if you have a need beauty advice from the Queen,

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just let me know, adding a smoking emoji for good measure,

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