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Overheard at National Geographic
by National Geographic
Today: #137 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #83 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #27 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #74 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #161 in Science, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #152 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #116 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #17 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #116 in Science, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #47 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Science combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #137 | #121 | — |
| Oct 26 | #144 | #130 | — |
| Oct 25 | #171 | #157 | — |
| Oct 24 | #182 | #169 | — |
| Oct 23 | #138 | #122 | — |
| Oct 22 | #139 | #124 | — |
| Oct 21 | #140 | #125 | — |
| Oct 20 | #118 | #97 | — |
| Oct 19 | #136 | #118 | — |
| Oct 18 | #120 | #105 | #94 |
| Oct 17 | #106 | #81 | — |
| Oct 16 | #115 | #92 | — |
| Oct 15 | #138 | #118 | — |
| Oct 14 | #137 | #118 | — |
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Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.