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After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

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Today: #10 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.

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#158

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Chart dated October 22, 2026

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts
Oct 22	—	#158
Oct 21	—	#147
Oct 20	#182	#115
Oct 19	#188	#117
Oct 18	—	#182
Oct 16	—	#175

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This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories. Join historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling, every Monday and Thursday to take a look at the darker side of history. From haunted pubs and Houdini, to witch trials and weird UFO sightings. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.