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Dark Histories

by Ben Cutmore
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Today: #77 in History on our combined chart.

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Position on the History combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.

#67#77#86#96#105Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#77
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DateCombined RankApple PodcastsCastbox
Oct 27#77#66#75
Oct 26#87#80#79
Oct 25#93#86#84
Oct 24#95#87#80
Oct 23#94#86#77
Oct 22#80#69#77
Oct 21#89#81#81
Oct 20#91#82#78
Oct 19#93#86#85
Oct 18#91#84#86
Oct 17#95#88#81
Oct 16#87#78#78
Oct 15#87#78#77
Oct 14#85#74#72

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About the show

Fortnightly narratives on the unsolved and the unexplained, mysteries, historical true crime, touches of the paranormal and cultural peculiarities.