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The Explorers Podcast
by Matt Breen
Today: #135 in History on our combined chart.
Today: #174 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #121 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #136 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #190 in History, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #151 in History, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #195 in History, India on our combined chart.
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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.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #135 | #129 |
| Oct 26 | #130 | #123 |
| Oct 25 | #128 | #121 |
| Oct 24 | #152 | #144 |
| Oct 23 | #150 | #143 |
| Oct 22 | #155 | #148 |
| Oct 21 | #139 | #132 |
| Oct 20 | #134 | #127 |
| Oct 19 | #129 | #122 |
| Oct 18 | #127 | #120 |
| Oct 17 | #127 | #120 |
| Oct 16 | #129 | #122 |
| Oct 15 | #119 | #112 |
| Oct 14 | #114 | #105 |
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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.