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by Lena Dunham & Alissa Bennett
Today: #126 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #119 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #90 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #88 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #175 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #99 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #124 in History, 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 History combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #126 | #120 | — |
| Oct 26 | #101 | #94 | #99 |
| Oct 25 | #104 | #97 | #92 |
| Oct 24 | #94 | #86 | #86 |
| Oct 23 | #95 | #82 | — |
| Oct 22 | #118 | #114 | #97 |
| Oct 21 | #97 | #88 | #85 |
| Oct 20 | #92 | #83 | #91 |
| Oct 19 | #89 | #82 | #81 |
| Oct 18 | #102 | #95 | #82 |
| Oct 17 | #68 | #55 | #83 |
| Oct 16 | #173 | #166 | — |
| Oct 15 | #184 | #179 | — |
| Oct 14 | #182 | #175 | — |
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Linda Evangelista, Part 2
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About the show
With every episode, Lena Dunham and Alissa Bennett take you on a historical deep dive into the life of a woman society dismissed by calling her mad, sad, or just plain bad: Lindsay Lohan, Judy Garland, Winona Ryder, Mariah Carey, Lil Kim and many more. Join them for a rich, hilarious, and heartbreaking look into exactly what it means when we call a woman “crazy.”The C-Word was originally published behind a paywall from 2019 - 2022. This is the first time it’s being released to all major podcast platforms.