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Today: #21 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.

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#21#29#26 Pulse 44

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History

Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.

Position on the History, New Zealand combined chart over the last 7 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 21	#21	#21	#26	#29
Oct 20	#31	#32	#28	#34
Oct 19	#37	#37	#38	#37
Oct 18	#43	#45	#46	#33
Oct 17	#51	#54	#41	#42
Oct 16	#35	#35	#31	#35

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History is shaped by extraordinary people. Visionary writers like Agatha Christie. Fearless pioneers such as Amelia Earhart. Ruthless rulers including Henry VIII and Cleopatra. Groundbreaking musicians, inventors, revolutionaries, explorers and leaders whose ambition, talent and influence transformed the course of history. Welcome to Noiser’s Biography series, where immersive storytelling, powerful narration and richly crafted sound transport you into the lives, rivalries, triumphs and downfalls of the figures who shaped our world, one story at a time. A Noiser production, narrated by Paul McGann and John Hopkins. As featured on Short History Of.... Noiser+ members get ad free listening, exclusive content, and early access to new episodes across the Noiser podcast network. Click the subscription banner at the top of the feed to get started, or visit noiser.com/subscriptions. No part of this podcast may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. In accordance with Article 4(3) of the DSM Directive 2019/790, Noiser Ltd expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.