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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
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| Oct 27 | #175 | #178 | — |
| Oct 25 | #141 | #143 | — |
| Oct 24 | #139 | #140 | — |
| Oct 23 | #136 | #146 | #75 |
| Oct 22 | #100 | #110 | #59 |
| Oct 21 | #50 | #49 | #49 |
| Oct 20 | #120 | #118 | — |
| Oct 17 | #176 | #176 | — |
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