Breakdown
by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇻🇳VN · Politics#157500 to 3K
- 🇩🇰DK · Politics#190500 to 3K
- 🇨🇱CL · Politics#198500 to 3K
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450 to 2.7K🎙 Daily cadence·183 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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1.5K to 9K🇻🇳33%🇩🇰33%🇨🇱33% - Active Followers
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450 to 2.7K
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Introducing: AJC Flagship
Jul 16, 2026
35m 38s
Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 7: Down the Rabbit Hole
Apr 28, 2026
55m 20s
Guidestones Announcement
Apr 21, 2026
0m 39s
Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 6: Revelations
Apr 14, 2026
30m 29s
Who Blew Up The Guidestones? Ep 5: Jesus, Guns and Babies
Apr 7, 2026
34m 14s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/16/26 | medical proceduresAtlanta culture+3 | — | AJC FlagshipThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution | — | AJC FlagshipAtlanta Journal-Constitution+3 | — | 35m 38s | ||
| 4/28/26 | investigationGeorgia Guidestones+4 | — | GBIajc.com+1 | — | Georgia GuidestonesGBI+4 | — | 55m 20s | ||
| 4/21/26 | Guidestonespodcast updates+1 | — | — | — | Guidestonespodcast+3 | — | 0m 39s | ||
| 4/14/26 | Guidestonesculture war+4 | — | AJCGBI+1 | Guidestones | GuidestonesAJC+5 | — | 30m 29s | ||
| 4/7/26 | crime investigationlaw enforcement+3 | — | AJCGBI | — | GuidestonesGBI+6 | — | 34m 14s | ||
| 4/7/26 | investigationdata journalism+3 | Charles Minshew | AJC | — | Guidestonesinvestigation+3 | — | 37m 31s | ||
| 4/7/26 | political targetsconspiracy theories+3 | — | The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGuidestones | — | Guidestones2022 governor's race+3 | — | 37m 36s | ||
| 4/7/26 | Georgia Guidestonesjournalism+4 | — | The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionGeorgia Guidestones | — | Georgia GuidestonesR.C. Christian+4 | — | 38m 11s | ||
| 4/7/26 | graniteconspiracy+4 | — | ajc.comThe Guidestones | Elberton, Georgia | Guidestonesgranite slabs+3 | — | 34m 20s | ||
| 4/3/26 | Georgia Guidestonesdomestic terrorism+3 | — | — | Georgia GuidestonesGeorgia | Georgia Guidestonesdomestic terrorism+3 | — | 3m 33s | ||
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| 8/25/25 | season recapfuture plans+1 | — | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | — | BreakdownBill Rankin+3 | — | 45m 11s | ||
| 8/18/25 | legal battlescourt decisions+3 | — | Georgia Supreme Courtdistrict attorney | — | Georgia Supreme CourtAshley+5 | — | 1h 05m 29s | ||
| 8/11/25 | Ep 5: The Dream Team | Wisconsin Innocence Project attorney Carrie Sperling has a specialty: freeing people wrongly convicted of child abuse. When she receives a letter from Ashley Debelbot and reads the case file, she decides to take the case. A team of skilled Georgia attorneys and medical experts join her to find out what really happened to baby McKenzy. What they discover lands them in court, arguing their clients' innocence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 55m 52s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | Ep 4: Hitting the Floor | A jailhouse snitch says Albert told him a shocking story. Ashley and Albert take the stand in their own defense but they're no match for a hard-charging prosecutor. They're convicted and sentenced to life in prison. But the couple makes a vow: they will fight. They will prove their innocence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 10s | ||||||
| 7/28/25 | Ep 3: Speedy Trial | Charged with murder, Ashley and Albert find themselves with few resources. Ashley's lower-middle class family hires a local attorney while Albert gets a public defender. The couple maintains their innocence, but they're up against tough odds: their attorneys are at loggerheads and the judge in the case has a concerning past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 19s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  Ep 2: Isolated | In a matter of a few days, Ashley and Albert have gone from excited new parents to a couple utterly devastated. Their infant has died. And as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and local police close in on them, the couple makes a critical decision to remain united. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 25m 36s | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  Ep 1: Mack | In their 20s and in love, Georgia military couple Ashley and Albert Debelbot are overjoyed to welcome their baby girl, McKenzy. After a 15-hour labor, she arrives. The couple take her home and settle in for the night only to be awakened by a disturbing sound. Ashley and Albert then make a startling discovery…kicking off a series of events that will turn into a living nightmare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 15s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  S0 2, Ep 8: The jury panel is assembled | Jury selection isn’t fast, but it is fascinating. Prospective jurors in the Harris case speak of magical powers, preconceived notions and their favorite TV shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 27m 07s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Season 5, Episode 2.5 | Neither the prosecution nor the defense is ready. The prosecution asks for a continuance, saying it would be unfair to proceed because the defense is unprepared. The defense calls the move "transparently disingenuous," saying it's really the prosecution that wants more time. Meanwhile, prosecutors get slammed for continuing to search for a motive long after they indicted Tex McIver for murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 17m 12s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Coming soon: Back to the Tex McIver murder case | After a long winter’s delay, the murder trial of The State v. Claud “Tex” McIver is to begin on March 5. Tex says his wife Diane’s death was a tragic accident; the district attorney says he intentionally shot her in the back. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Bill Rankin returns to bring you Season 5 of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 5m 58s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  SO5, Ep6: McIver goes to trial | The state opens the Claud "Tex" McIver murder trial by detonating some new bombshells. McIver, the prosecution says, provided six different versions of what happened to his wife on the night she was shot. Or did he? Among the first prosecution witnesses was Emory University Hospital ER physician Suzanne Hardy, who treated Diane McIver the night she died. Yes, Hardy testified, Diane told her the shooting was an accident. And no, Hardy testified, Diane did not want to see her husband before she was intubated and rendered unable to speak. Diane McIver died shortly afterward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 47m 18s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Coming soon: The 7th season of Breakdown | Anthony Hill was a loving son, talented musician and an Afghanistan War veteran. In 2015, Hill was shot and killed by DeKalb County Police officer Chip Olsen, who was responding to a 911 call of a naked man wandering an apartment complex. Hill was unarmed and off of his medications. Olsen claims he acted in self-defense. In our new season of Breakdown, hosts Bill Rankin and Christian Boone tell the story of Hill's life and death, and will follow the trial of Officer Olsen, who is charged with murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 5m 58s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Coming soon: The next season of Breakdown | Coming soon: Season 5 of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Breakdown podcast. This season, the AJC's Bill Rankin and Craig Schneider take you deep inside the case against Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver. He says his wife's death was a tragic accident; the district attorney says it was murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 34s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Coming Soon: A New Season of Breakdown | On July 17, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will launch Murder Below the Gnat Line, season four of our award-winning Breakdown podcast. Bill Rankin returns to explore a murder case with many unresolved questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 4m 11s | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  SO8, Ep.8: He ran. And ran. And ran. | Join host Bill Rankin on the one-year anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's death as he explores who the man was in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 06s | ||||||
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Chart history for Breakdown
Peaked at #157 in VN, currently #157 in VN.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VN | — | #157 | #157 | — |
| Denmark | — | #190 | #190 | — |
| CL | — | #198 | #198 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.