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The Plot Thickens

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Today: #113 in TV & Film, Japan on our combined chart.

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Date	Combined Rank	Apple Podcasts	Pocket Casts	Castbox
Oct 21	#113	#112	—	—
Oct 20	#97	#99	—	#86
Oct 19	#45	#46	#45	#45
Oct 18	#30	#30	#30	#96
Oct 17	#73	#69	—	—
Oct 16	#36	#38	#37	#38

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Our seventh season is Stanley, an 11-episode exploration of Stanley Kubrick created in partnership with Criterion. Stanley traces Kubrick’s journey from a curious Bronx teenager, first inspired by a camera gifted to him by his father, to a visionary director who redefined the art of filmmaking. Across his career, Kubrick pushed boundaries, challenged censorship, and pursued an uncompromising level of creative control that shaped landmark films including Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and Eyes Wide Shut. Stanley starts September 24.