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by Heather Cox Richardson
Today: #30 in News on our combined chart.
Today: #156 in News, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #61 in News, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #111 in News, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #79 in News, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #140 in News, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #83 in News, South Africa on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · Australia
Latest daily rankings: Oct 22. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the News, Australia 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 | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | #111 | #102 | — |
| Oct 21 | #109 | #106 | #100 |
| Oct 20 | #99 | #93 | #98 |
| Oct 19 | #106 | #99 | #87 |
| Oct 18 | #92 | #85 | #91 |
| Oct 17 | #98 | #89 | — |
| Oct 16 | #115 | #106 | — |
Latest episodes
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The White House Betrays Ukraine
October 21, 2026 · 11 minOctober 20, 2026 Elon Musk ordered SpaceX to slow down its Starlink service in Ukraine, It is unclear if Musk operated with or without input from White House officials, The slowdown caused a public uproar, whereupon representatives from…
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Two Observations
October 20, 2026 · 9 minOctober 19, 2026 Ten years ago, Hillary Clinton, who was running for president against Donald Trump, warned that Vladimir Putin hoped to have a “puppet” in the White House, and that Trump was that puppet, Trump protested, but ten years…
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Things Have Changed
October 19, 2026 · 9 minOctober 18, 2026 Putin has proposed a meeting with Trump and Xi Jinping to decide the fate of Ukraine, Such a summit would formally acknowledge that the US has broken from Europe and allied with Russia, In just over a week, Trump has…
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No Kings: Vote Early
October 19, 2026 · 6 minOctober 17, 2026 People around the US and the world gathered at more than 3,000 No Kings:Vote Early events, Events were designed to encourage people to vote early, Republican dominated state legislatures have restricted access to the vote…
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Making Voices Count
October 17, 2026 · 11 minOctober 16, 2026 Chaos reigns in the Trump administration with the resignation of new pick for WH press secretary after 5 days. Trump has walked back from braodcasting the execution of Nidal Hasan, The debilitation of Ukraine’s military…
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Corruption as a Driving Force
October 16, 2026 · 15 minOctober 15, 2026 The idea that when a democratic system is taken over by a single party it quickly becomes corrupt describes what is happening in Trump’s orbit, In the last few days, multiple examples of corruption have emerged, Kimberly…
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Taking Authoritarianism Out For a Spin
October 15, 2026 · 15 minOctober 14, 2026 Ukraine’s military relies on two satellite systems related to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and last night SpaceX restricted speed limits, debilitating Ukraine’s drones even as Russian forces launched strikes against the country’s…
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Desperate for Distraction
October 14, 2026 · 9 minOctober 13, 2026 The attacks on James Talarico were likely an attempt to get ahead of another damaging story about Ken Paxton, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paxton spent New Year’s Eve in Dubai partying along with two fugitives…
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Radicalism
October 13, 2026 · 18 minOctober 12, 2026 Billionaire Elon Musk has put at least $366 million into trying to elect Republicans in the midterm elections, Republicans are publishing material accusing Democrats of being radicals, But it is the right that is radical…
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How Much Longer?
October 11, 2026 · 14 minOctober 10, 2026 Trump is openly backing Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, Trump blamed President Zelensky for prolonging the war waged by Russia, Trump has issued a warning to Zelensky, The US previously stood against Russia’s invasions…
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Smash and Grab
October 10, 2026 · 16 minOctober 9, 2026 Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, was revealed to have asked Eric Deters, who wanted help from the administration with tax and legal issues, for money to pay her credit card bill, The grifting and corruption…
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Why We Remember the Great Chicago Fire
October 10, 2026 · 11 minOctober 8, 2026 On October 8, 1871, the Peshtigo Fire burned through the Midwest, and claimed between 1,500 and 2,000 lives, The Peshtigo Fire was the deadliest wildfire in US history, The Great Chicago Fire happened the same day, but was…
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Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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