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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #142 | #134 | — |
| Oct 26 | #95 | #85 | #72 |
| Oct 25 | #82 | #72 | #73 |
| Oct 24 | #119 | #111 | — |
| Oct 23 | #139 | #131 | — |
| Oct 22 | #87 | #76 | #81 |
| Oct 21 | #117 | #109 | — |
| Oct 20 | #134 | #127 | — |
| Oct 19 | #80 | #69 | #64 |
| Oct 18 | #71 | #55 | #54 |
| Oct 17 | #108 | #96 | — |
| Oct 16 | #95 | #87 | #84 |
| Oct 15 | #68 | #58 | #58 |
| Oct 14 | #100 | #88 | — |
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