The Important Thing
by Michael Lopp
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇮🇸IS · Leisure#843K to 10K
- 🇭🇺HU · Leisure#137500 to 3K
- 🇨🇿CZ · Leisure#173500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2K to 8K🎙 ~2x weekly·97 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
4K to 16K🇮🇸63%🇭🇺19%🇨🇿19% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.2K to 4.8K
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From 13 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
The One About The Important Thing
Jul 13, 2026
45m 44s
The One About the Pro Leisure Circuit (Again)
Jul 8, 2026
21m 35s
The One About The Joy of Bots
Jul 5, 2026
45m 28s
The One About In Real Life
Mar 13, 2026
14m 21s
The One About ARC Raiders
Mar 5, 2026
24m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13/26 | podcast historyepisode milestones+3 | Lyle | RiversideRands Leadership Slack+7 | — | podcastautomation+5 | — | 45m 44s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Pro Leisure Circuitmotivation+3 | — | Rands Leadership SlackDaring Fireball+2 | CalArtsUC Santa Cruz | motivationPro Leisure Circuit+6 | — | 21m 35s | ||
| 7/5/26 | robotsAI tools+3 | — | PlanetfallManaging Humans+4 | — | robotsAI+5 | — | 45m 28s | ||
| 3/13/26 | in-person learningimportance of last 10%+3 | — | Rands LeadershipSouth by Southwest+2 | — | in real lifelearning+3 | — | 14m 21s | ||
| 3/5/26 | ARC Raidersextraction shooter+3 | — | ARC RaidersPokemon Go+4 | — | ARC Raidersextraction shooter+6 | — | 24m 35s | ||
| 1/31/26 | exercisehealth+3 | — | — | — | exercisehealth+5 | — | 16m 54s | ||
| 12/1/25 | catharsisenterprise software+3 | — | — | — | Randsenterprise software+3 | — | 18m 10s | ||
| 11/6/25 | free willchildren+3 | — | — | ice hockey | free willchildren+3 | — | 7m 04s | ||
| 8/25/25 | productivitytools+3 | — | — | — | productivitytools+3 | — | 19m 37s | ||
| 7/12/25 | Founder Modeentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | — | Founder Modeentrepreneurship+3 | — | 14m 33s | ||
| 4/2/25 | exercisehealth+3 | — | — | — | exercisehealth benefits+3 | — | 17m 47s | ||
| 1/11/25 | fibertechnology+3 | — | — | — | fiber opticstechnology+3 | — | 15m 28s | ||
| 12/29/24 | software developmentcareer advice+3 | Lyle | Software Developer's Career Handbook | — | software developercareer handbook+4 | — | 16m 34s |
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Chart history for The Important Thing
Peaked at #84 in IS, currently #84 in IS.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| HU | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| CZ | — | #173 | #173 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.