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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Spotify	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 22	#38	#41	#43	#41	#39
Oct 21	#39	#50	#44	#50	#49
Oct 20	#58	#47	—	#47	#48
Oct 19	#63	#50	—	#50	#52
Oct 18	#59	#47	—	#44	#42
Oct 17	#56	#43	—	#44	#39
Oct 16	#57	#42	—	#42	#39

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Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes explores true stories of belief taken too far: murderous cults, criminal cover-ups, mass manipulation, and the conspiracies that still won't die. Hosted by Vanessa Richardson, three weekly episodes dig into cases like Jonestown, Heaven's Gate, CIA mind control experiments, and presidential assassinations. This is true crime at the intersection of faith, fear and manipulation.Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes is a Crime House Original, powered by PAVE Studios. Follow us on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to @crimehousestudios on YouTube and follow us @crimehouse on Instagram.