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Our Ancestors Were Messy
by Coco Hill Productions
Today: #100 in History on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #100 | #90 | — | — |
| Oct 26 | #119 | #112 | — | — |
| Oct 25 | #114 | #107 | — | — |
| Oct 24 | #115 | #107 | — | — |
| Oct 23 | #110 | #103 | — | #88 |
| Oct 22 | #82 | #71 | — | #82 |
| Oct 21 | #86 | #76 | — | #73 |
| Oct 20 | #78 | #66 | — | #57 |
| Oct 19 | #66 | #50 | — | #50 |
| Oct 18 | #61 | #43 | — | #50 |
| Oct 17 | #63 | #49 | — | #53 |
| Oct 16 | #64 | #53 | #49 | #50 |
| Oct 15 | #60 | #45 | #48 | #45 |
| Oct 14 | #63 | #48 | — | #57 |
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About the show
A recap of the gossip, scandals, and pop culture that made headlines and then history in pre-Civil Rights Era America. Host Nichole Hill takes her guests through the story of an ancestor in search of opportunity, adventure, love, and a way to beat Jim Crow. Along the way, these ancestors make messes that land them in the gossip columns of Black newspapers.
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