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by Ben Wilson
Today: #95 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #142 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #107 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #132 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #26 in History, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #45 in History, India on our combined chart.
Today: #64 in History, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #109 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #95 | #91 | — | #83 |
| Oct 26 | #97 | #90 | — | #89 |
| Oct 25 | #95 | #88 | — | #90 |
| Oct 24 | #92 | #84 | — | #84 |
| Oct 23 | #85 | #75 | — | #68 |
| Oct 22 | #72 | #60 | — | #62 |
| Oct 21 | #66 | #53 | #45 | #48 |
| Oct 20 | #60 | #44 | #41 | #46 |
| Oct 19 | #54 | #34 | #39 | #34 |
| Oct 18 | #56 | #38 | #25 | #26 |
| Oct 17 | #53 | #32 | #17 | #16 |
| Oct 16 | #41 | #15 | #18 | #15 |
| Oct 15 | #57 | #34 | — | #34 |
| Oct 14 | #167 | #160 | — | — |
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