The Line Podcast: Royal Tea — Meghan Markle turns life's lemons into Lemonada

Hey, what’s this? Another podcast? What gives?Never fear, Line listeners — Gurney and Gerson will be back to their usual tricks on Friday. But we’ve been meaning to roll out an additional podcast for a while — less back-and-forth banter, more us just straight-up interviewing someone with genuine expertise in something that’s hot in the news. We were going to roll this out in a more formal way in the spring, but we had a great opportunity to come up to chat with special guest Patricia Treble, Canadian royal watcher and writer at the Write Royalty Substacak. So why wait? Let’s just soft launch the new pod and sip some tea.HEY, you! Yeah, you! While you’re here! In our last dispatch, we included a special offer. The Line, like all other subscription-funded outlets, always faces some degree of monthly churn. Our leading cause of subscriber loss is actually credit-card expiries, if you can believe it. To help entice some of you back, or to maybe get you signed up in the first place, we are offering this time-limited special offer. Sign up today and keep those credit cards up to date! A small but mighty independent journalism company thanks you! In this special episode, they discuss King Charles III's cancer diagnosis, what that means for the operation of government, and when a regency could be declared. Paired with news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, underwent abdominal surgery in hospital, the newfound transparency represents a sea change for the Royal family, which has historically been far more reticent to discuss their health matters. Then Gerson and Treble dive into all things Harry and Meghan because — well — they cannot help themselves. In the wake of the King's terrible cancer news, the Sussexes’ attempt a rebrand with a new website. And Meghan announces a deal with a podcasting production firm Lemonada. Is a comeback on the make? Lastly, Netflix dropped its teaser trailer for Scoop, a movie that is set to explore the downfall of Prince Andrew thanks to his notorious relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. If you're a fan of Royal Tea, do consider joining us for a cuppa.  (As always, you can find the video version on YouTube, if you prefer to watch as well as listen. If you head on over there, remember to like and subscribe!)As always, thanks for listening to our podcast! Please subscribe to us one of the apps, noted below, if you want to, or continue to listen to us here. If you do use another app, please leave us a glowing review. It helps!Other ways to listen:Spotify:Apple:Google:Plenty of other options here, too, for your podcast-listening pleasure. Thanks for listening to us! Subscribe if you can, leave us a great review if you’re willing, and share with all your friends if you’re able. Talk soon!The Line is entirely reader funded — no federal subsidy for us! If you value our work and worry about what will happen when the conventional media finishes collapsing, please make a donation today.The Line is Canada’s last, best hope for irreverent commentary. We reject bullshit. We love lively writing. Please consider supporting us by subscribing. Follow us on Twitter @the_lineca. Fight with us on Facebook. Pitch us something:  [email protected].. Pitch us something:  [email protected] Get full access to The Line at www.readtheline.ca/subscribe