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Today: #163 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.

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#83#112#141#170#199Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#163Episode released Oct 20: Comedian Murray Hill on the Teachers Who Freed Him From an Unsafe Home
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Oct 26#147#133—
Oct 25#134#119—
Oct 24#125#112#92
Oct 23#112#100#78
Oct 22#93#71#68
Oct 21#102#80—
Oct 19#189#181—
Oct 18#167#156—
Oct 17#173#164—
Oct 16#185#177—
Oct 15#174#164—
Oct 14#157#147—

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Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation. Get more Death, Sex & Money with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of DSM and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Death, Sex & Money show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/dsmplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.