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Today: #39 in Technology on our combined chart.
Today: #93 in Technology, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #27 in Technology, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #168 in Technology, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #48 in Technology, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #152 in Technology, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #39 in Technology, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #138 in Technology, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #39 in Technology, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · Mexico
Latest daily rankings: Oct 21. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Technology, Mexico 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 | #48 | #24 | #18 | #23 |
| Oct 20 | #76 | #50 | #37 | #45 |
| Oct 19 | #50 | #27 | #20 | #17 |
| Oct 18 | #35 | #14 | — | — |
| Oct 16 | #184 | #174 | — | — |
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The internet has warped public life: Politicians behave like influencers, the economy resembles a casino, and people can no longer agree upon a consensus reality. New conspiracy theories, memes, and main characters seem to pop up every day. A constant war is on for your attention, and it’s easy to feel lost. Each week, Galaxy Brain and its host Charlie Warzel invite you into conversations to make sense of the online fire hose. Is AI destroying our ability to think? Do your grandparents have a screen-time problem? Galaxy Brain looks beyond the algorithm and anchors you to the real—however strange it may be.