Booknotes+
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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Books#8530K to 100K
- 🇮🇪IE · Books#167500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
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9.2K to 31K🎙 Daily cadence·271 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
31K to 103K🇺🇸97%🇮🇪3% - Active Followers
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9.2K to 31K
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Ted Widmer, "The Living Declaration"
Jul 21, 2026
1h 06m 57s
Valerie Fridland, "Why We Talk Funny"
Jul 14, 2026
1h 13m 28s
Claudia Rowe, "Wards of the State"
Jul 7, 2026
1h 08m 15s
Richard Brookhiser, "The Hero Returns"
Jun 30, 2026
1h 06m 58s
Michael Cullinane, "Theodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet"
Jun 23, 2026
1h 09m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Declaration of IndependenceAmerican history+5 | Ted Widmer | Library of AmericaThe Living Declaration: A Biography of America's Founding Text | — | Declaration of IndependenceTed Widmer+6 | — | 1h 06m 57s | ||
| 7/14/26 | linguisticsaccents+4 | Valerie Fridland | C-SPANUniversity of Nevada, Reno+3 | — | linguistic scienceaccents+4 | — | 1h 13m 28s | ||
| 7/7/26 | foster carechild welfare+3 | Claudia Rowe | Wards of the State | United States | foster careClaudia Rowe+4 | — | 1h 08m 15s | ||
| 6/30/26 | biographyAmerican history+4 | Richard Brookhiser | National ReviewThe Hero Returns | — | Richard BrookhiserLafayette+6 | — | 1h 06m 58s | ||
| 6/23/26 | Theodore RooseveltTennis+3 | Michael Patrick Cullinane | Dickinson State UniversityTheodore Roosevelt and the Tennis Cabinet | Medora, North Dakota | Theodore RooseveltTennis Cabinet+3 | — | 1h 09m 59s | ||
| 6/16/26 | civil rightshistory+4 | David J. Garrow | Wesleyan UniversityDuke+2 | — | David GarrowMartin Luther King Jr.+6 | — | 1h 07m 02s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Lerone Bennett Jr.Abraham Lincoln+4 | Lerone Bennett Jr. | Johnson PublishingEbony+2 | Clarksdale, MississippiChicago | Lerone Bennett Jr.Abraham Lincoln+5 | — | 1h 02m 00s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Mary Todd Lincolnwidowhood+4 | Lois Romano | Washington PostSimon & Schuster | — | Mary Todd LincolnLois Romano+5 | — | 1h 08m 35s | ||
| 5/26/26 | sports gamblingU.S. Supreme Court+3 | Danny Funt | U.S. Supreme CourtEverybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling | — | sports gamblingU.S. Supreme Court+5 | — | 1h 27m 30s | ||
| 5/19/26 | educationpower+3 | Theo Baker | Stanford UniversityPenguin Press+1 | — | Theo BakerStanford University+3 | — | 1h 10m 04s | ||
| 5/12/26 | Harvardconservatism+3 | Harvey Mansfield | HarvardEncounter Books+1 | — | HarvardHarvey Mansfield+5 | — | 1h 07m 56s | ||
| 5/5/26 | publishingAmerican history+3 | Bruce Nichols | Houghton Mifflin HarcourtLittle Brown & Company+1 | — | Bruce NicholsThe Emerson Circle+3 | — | 1h 07m 32s | ||
| 4/28/26 | Lewis and ClarkAmerican history+4 | Craig Fehrman | Corps of DiscoveryThis Vast Enterprise | St. Louis | Lewis and ClarkCraig Fehrman+5 | — | 1h 10m 12s | ||
| 4/21/26 | historyRasputin+4 | Antony Beevor | C-SPANRasputin | Russia | Antony BeevorRasputin+5 | — | 1h 06m 40s | ||
| 4/14/26 | historypolitics+4 | Bob Crawford | Avett BrothersArizona State University+1 | — | Bob CrawfordJohn Quincy Adams+5 | — | 1h 01m 08s | ||
| 4/7/26 | biographySpanish history+4 | Giles Tremlett | El Generalísimo | SpainPlymouth+1 | Giles TremlettEl Generalísimo+6 | — | 1h 05m 10s | ||
| 3/31/26 | diplomacyrealpolitik+3 | Tom Wells | University of California at BerkeleyThe Kissinger Tapes | — | Kissingerdiplomacy+5 | — | 1h 12m 23s | ||
| 3/24/26 | militaryjournalism+3 | Michael Hastings | Rolling StoneJoint Special Operations Command | — | Michael HastingsThe Operators+3 | — | 1h 03m 23s | ||
| 3/17/26 | investigative journalismdrug trafficking+3 | Seth Harp | C-SPANThe Fort Bragg Cartel | Fort BraggFayetteville, North Carolina | Seth HarpFort Bragg+3 | — | 1h 18m 24s | ||
| 3/10/26 | TrotskyStalin+3 | Josh Ireland | C-SPAN | Mexico City | TrotskyStalin+5 | — | 1h 08m 16s | ||
| 3/3/26 | faithmortality+3 | Richard John Neuhaus | As I Lay Dying | — | Richard John NeuhausAs I Lay Dying+4 | — | 1h 02m 28s |
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Chart history for Booknotes+
Peaked at #85 in United States, currently #85 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| Ireland | — | #167 | #167 | — |
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.