The Essential
by Will Media - Chiara Piotto
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 27 chart positions in 27 markets.
By chart position
- 🇩🇪DE · Daily News#1075K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Daily News#1455K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Daily News#2300K to 800K
- 🇫🇷FR · Daily News#4530K to 100K
- 🇳🇱NL · Daily News#5610K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
130K to 392K🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
434K to 1.3M🇮🇹61%🇫🇷8%🇻🇳8%+24 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
130K to 392K
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Vannacci gladiatore con l'IA, "scudo penale" a Bologna e welcome a Andy Burnham
Jul 20, 2026
11m 33s
L'uomo bloccato dalla polizia e morto a Bologna, soldati Usa uccisi, polemiche e bilanci Mondiali
Jul 19, 2026
12m 00s
Il Pentagono e il TESTOSTERONE dei soldati, il caso ROGGERO e le SPIE russe in Giappone
Jul 17, 2026
12m 06s
Le proteste in UCRAINA, la nuova LEGGE ELETTORALE e la sentenza sul Ponte MORANDI
Jul 16, 2026
11m 32s
Approvato all'unanimità il VOTO FUORISEDE, l'inchiesta di Reuters sul SUDAN e la bocciatura dei 27 UE su Case GREEN
Jul 15, 2026
11m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/20/26 | AIpolitics+3 | Andy Burnham | New Media Academy | Bologna | VannacciAI+6 | — | 11m 33s | ||
| 7/19/26 | police incidentUS soldiers+4 | — | Iran | BolognaGiordania | Abderrahim FakirBologna+5 | — | 12m 00s | ||
| 7/17/26 | testosterone levelsUS Army+3 | — | Pentagonospie russe | Giappone | testosteroneUS Army+5 | — | 12m 06s | ||
| 7/16/26 | protestselectoral law+3 | — | Ponte Morandi | Ucraina | Ucrainaprotests+3 | — | 11m 32s | ||
| 7/15/26 | politicsinternational news+3 | — | ReutersUE+1 | — | Voto fuorisedeSudan+6 | — | 11m 46s | ||
| 7/14/26 | legge elettoraleviolenza ICE+3 | — | — | USAgalassia | legge elettoraleICE+5 | — | 11m 52s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Ucrainadiritti passeggeri aerei+3 | — | — | UcrainaUE | Ucrainadiritti passeggeri+3 | Will MediaTHEESSENTIAL | 9m 29s | ||
| 7/12/26 | USA-Iran relationsIsraeli elections+3 | — | — | USAIran+1 | USAIran+6 | — | 11m 32s | ||
| 7/10/26 | solitudinesmart working+5 | — | — | — | solitudinesmart working+5 | — | 10m 59s | ||
| 7/9/26 | treniexport russo+4 | — | Eurostar | ItaliaRussia+1 | treni in ritardoEurostar+5 | — | 11m 54s | ||
| 6/12/26 | SpaceXmutui+4 | — | SpaceXBCE | Italia | SpaceXmutui+5 | — | 11m 56s | ||
| 6/10/26 | World Cupprotests+4 | — | ESANASA | USABelfast | World CupBelfast protests+5 | — | 11m 56s | ||
| 6/9/26 | corruzionearresto+3 | — | — | Stretto di MessinaItalia+1 | corruzioneNessy Guerra+5 | — | 11m 41s | ||
| 6/8/26 | sanzioni UEIran+5 | — | UEMPS+3 | IranIsraele+2 | sanzioniIran+5 | — | 12m 32s | ||
| 6/8/26 | ElectionsSalary Transparency+3 | — | UERussia+1 | Armenia | Armenia electionssalary transparency+3 | — | 13m 09s | ||
| 6/5/26 | educazione sessualeproteste+4 | — | Kusnher | AlbaniaItalia | educazione sessualeproteste Flamingo+5 | — | 12m 48s | ||
| 6/4/26 | nuclear energyUkraine war+3 | — | USA | — | nuclearZelensky+5 | — | 11m 41s | ||
| 6/3/26 | energiagiustizia+3 | — | CommissionAnthropic | Italia | energiaNicole Minetti+5 | — | 12m 17s | ||
| 6/3/26 | Trump and NetanyahuIran negotiations+5 | — | — | IranCalabria+2 | TrumpNetanyahu+7 | — | 12m 37s | ||
| 5/30/26 | tassefarmaco+4 | — | nuovo farmaco anti-tumori | Germaniaristoranti italiani | tasse Germaniafarmaco anti-tumori+3 | — | 10m 34s | ||
| 5/28/26 | USA-Iran relationsterrorism+5 | — | USAIran | SvizzeraItalia+1 | USAIran+8 | — | 9m 12s | ||
| 5/27/26 | UcrainaUnione Europea+4 | — | UE | UcrainaFrancia+1 | UcrainaUE+5 | — | 10m 47s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Irantourism+3 | — | Greenpeace | IranFirenze | TrumpIran+5 | — | 10m 22s | ||
| 5/25/26 | EbolaPope+4 | — | — | MilanoVenezia+5 | EbolaMilan+5 | — | 11m 10s | ||
| 5/24/26 | USA-Iran agreementterrorism debate+3 | — | USAIran+1 | — | USAIran+5 | — | 12m 04s |
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Chart history for The Essential
Peaked at #2 in Italy, top 10 in 2 of 31 tracked markets, currently #2 in Italy.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| Italy | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| VN | — | #19 | #19 | — |
| PL | — | #20 | #20 | — |
| AR | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| VN | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| France | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| RO | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| CL | — | #102 | #102 | — |
| CH | — | #105 | #105 | — |
| PE | — | #105 | #105 | — |
| Germany | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| GR | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| CZ | — | #114 | #114 | — |
| Brazil | — | #117 | #117 | — |
| PL | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| AT | — | #124 | #124 | — |
| SA | — | #125 | #125 | — |
| HU | — | #130 | #130 | — |
Chart Positions
31 placements across 27 markets.
Chart Positions
31 placements across 27 markets.