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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #133 | #125 | — | — |
| Oct 26 | #89 | #79 | — | #69 |
| Oct 25 | #76 | #63 | — | #60 |
| Oct 24 | #61 | #45 | #45 | #46 |
| Oct 23 | #84 | #67 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #184 | #179 | — | — |
| Oct 20 | #128 | #122 | — | — |
| Oct 19 | #73 | #60 | — | #58 |
| Oct 18 | #64 | #48 | — | #51 |
| Oct 17 | #62 | #46 | — | #52 |
| Oct 16 | #107 | #96 | — | — |
| Oct 14 | #181 | #175 | — | — |
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