Decoder with Nilay Patel
Today: #182 in Business on our combined chart.
Today: #104 in Business, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #144 in Business, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #128 in Business, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #83 in Business, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #64 in Business, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #58 in Business, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #62 in Business, India on our combined chart.
Today: #169 in Business, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #137 in Business, South Africa on our combined chart.
Chart positions today · United States
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Individual platform positions in United States where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in Mexico where this show has no current Combined ranking.
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Individual platform positions in India where this show has no current Combined ranking.
Not on the Japan charts we track today.
Platform rankings
Individual platform positions in Philippines where this show has no current Combined ranking.
Notes on this show
Nilay Patel asks CEOs how their company is actually organized and how they make big calls, then pushes back when the answers get vague.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Business 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | #182 | #174 |
| Oct 20 | #149 | #137 |
| Oct 19 | #125 | #108 |
| Oct 18 | #136 | #119 |
| Oct 17 | #171 | #161 |
| Oct 16 | #157 | #146 |
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