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Today: #81 in News on our combined chart.
Today: #129 in News, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #106 in News, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #129 in News, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #199 in News, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #140 in News, Ireland on our combined chart.
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Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the News 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 | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #81 | #73 | #63 |
| Oct 26 | #83 | #66 | — |
| Oct 25 | #175 | #167 | — |
| Oct 24 | #149 | #141 | — |
| Oct 23 | #106 | #100 | #98 |
| Oct 22 | #117 | #108 | — |
| Oct 21 | #133 | #127 | — |
| Oct 20 | #94 | #86 | #68 |
| Oct 19 | #95 | #81 | — |
| Oct 18 | #181 | #174 | — |
| Oct 17 | #145 | #136 | — |
| Oct 16 | #119 | #112 | — |
| Oct 15 | #116 | #110 | — |
| Oct 14 | #108 | #102 | #90 |
Latest episodes
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Election Interference
October 25, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation, it’s Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou. Bob is still out recovering but he sent in a video rant about Trump’s election interference in Alaska that we watch together on air. 🗳️ With the midterms days away…
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Midterm Issues
October 21, 2026 · 54 minIn this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss what are the most important issues in the upcoming midterm election as well as what anyone can believe when it comes to right wing propaganda. If you have a question for anyone on…
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Katie Zacharia Out After 5 Days
October 18, 2026 · 1 hr 19 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation, it’s just Chad and Mary Lou. Haley is off galavanting again and Bob is still recovering. We miss you both. ❤️ 🇷🇺 Trump signed an order waiving sanctions on Russia days before they were set to take…
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Midterms
October 14, 2026 · 48 minIn this midweek episode Chad and Mary Lou discuss the upcoming midterms and Chad shows Mary Lou some clips of the candidates running for office in Mary Lou's home state of Oklahoma. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it…
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Public Executions
October 11, 2026 · 1 hr 16 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation we discuss: ☠️ Trump and Hegseth announced they’re going to execute a man by firing squad and livestream it on the internet for anyone to watch — including children. The execution of former Army Maj…
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Special Guest: Dr. Steve Hassan
October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minOn this special Friday episode Mary Lou, Haley and Chad are joined by Dr. Steven Hassan, author of The Cult of Trump. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultexpert/ Substack: https://stevenhassan.substack.com YouTube…
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A Small Price To Pay
October 7, 2026 · 51 minIn this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss Trump's recent comments seeming to advocate for Iran to destroy two major U.S. cities including Los Angeles where Chad lives. If you have a question for anyone on the show, record it…
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A Fine School
October 4, 2026 · 1 hr 16 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss the week's politics. Plus we just appeared on Katy Tur's show on MS NOW this week, so we talk about that too. 🤦 Trump weighed in on the Cornell University gang rape…
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The Cornell Seven
September 30, 2026 · 48 minIn this midweek episode Chad, Haley and Mary Lou discuss the situation regarding the sexual assault of a student by 7 fellow students at Cornell University in 2024 and what role Donald Trump plays in perpetuating an atmosphere of sexual…
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Trump Loves China
September 27, 2026 · 54 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation Chad, Haley, and Mary Lou dig into the following topics, with a special appearance by Bob late in the episode. 🇨🇳 American Dictator Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese Dictator Xi…
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Mary Lou's X's
September 23, 2026 · 47 minIn this midweek episode Chad takes Mary Lou through a website made by a member of the Necessary Conversation community that lists all of her "X's" against Trump to see if a visual representation of over 40's issues helps get her closer to…
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Trump Bans Press From The Whitehouse
September 20, 2026 · 1 hr 9 minThis week on The Necessary Conversation, Chad is joined by Haley and Mary Lou, who are together in Oklahoma. Bob is still out recovering. 🚫 Authoritarian Dictator Donald Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House…
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