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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | — | #187 |
| Oct 26 | #182 | #154 |
| Oct 25 | #169 | #139 |
| Oct 24 | #196 | #166 |
| Oct 23 | #193 | #163 |
| Oct 22 | #145 | #115 |
| Oct 21 | #189 | #159 |
| Oct 20 | #193 | #163 |
| Oct 19 | #146 | #114 |
| Oct 18 | #150 | #120 |
| Oct 17 | — | #173 |
| Oct 16 | #139 | #108 |
| Oct 15 | #144 | #114 |
| Oct 14 | #169 | #138 |
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Poured Over is a show for readers who pore over details, obsess over sentences and ideas and stories and characters; readers who ask a lot of questions, just like Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer, a career bookseller who's always reading. Follow us here for surprising riffs, candid conversations, a few laughs, and lots of great book recommendations from big name authors and authors on their way to being big names. New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional bonus episodes on Saturdays).