To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
by Charlie Sykes
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Estimated from 35 chart positions in 35 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · News Commentary#25100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · News Commentary#35100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · News Commentary#40100K to 300K
- 🇬🇧GB · News Commentary#42100K to 300K
- 🇩🇪DE · News Commentary#5730K to 100K
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176K to 546K🎙 Daily cadence·181 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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587K to 1.8M🇨🇦16%🇺🇸16%🇦🇺16%+32 more - Active Followers
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176K to 546K
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"Our Democracy Cannot Survive a Presidency for Sale"
Jul 14, 2026
47m 27s
The Bill for Trump’s Vanity Presidency
Jul 11, 2026
54m 02s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | Democratic PartyWisconsin politics+3 | Ben Wikler | Democratic Party of WisconsinThis Is the Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy | — | DemocratsWisconsin+5 | — | 39m 36s | ||
| 7/18/26 | sci-fisatire+3 | Michael Tomasky | The New RepublicKilling Baby Hitler | — | Killing Baby HitlerMichael Tomasky+6 | — | 41m 08s | ||
| 7/16/26 | Trumpcoup+4 | Adam Kinzinger | Iran War | — | Trumpcoup+4 | — | 46m 06s | ||
| 7/14/26 | democracyeconomics+4 | Justin Wolfers | University of MichiganPlatypus Economics | — | democracyeconomics+5 | — | 47m 27s | ||
| 7/11/26 | Maine Senate electionTrump+4 | Tom Nichols | Atlantic | MaineIran | TrumpNATO+4 | — | 54m 02s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Iran conflictNATO relations+3 | Mark Hertling | NATOIf I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal | Ukraine | IranNATO+5 | — | 42m 22s | ||
| 7/7/26 | American democracySupreme Court+3 | Harry Litman | Talking Feds | America | American democracySupreme Court+4 | — | 48m 28s | ||
| 7/4/26 | dissidencepolitical systems+3 | Gal Beckerman | The AtlanticHow to Be a Dissident | — | dissidentpolitics+3 | — | 48m 27s | ||
| 7/2/26 | corruptionimmigration+4 | Tara Palmeri | The Red Letter | United States | corruptionimmigration+5 | — | 51m 09s | ||
| 6/30/26 | TrumpSupreme Court+3 | Peter Wehner | The AtlanticTrinity Forum | — | TrumpSupreme Court+3 | — | 47m 13s | ||
| 6/11/26 | griefloss+3 | Danielle Crittenden | Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable | — | griefloss+4 | — | 45m 43s | ||
| 6/9/26 | Trump's interviewlegal battles+3 | Harry Litman | Meet the PressDOJ | Statue of Liberty | Trumplegal battles+5 | — | 44m 24s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Senate raceTrump behavior+3 | Tara Palmeri | CBSThe Red Letter | Main | Tara PalmeriCharlie Sykes+5 | — | 44m 11s | ||
| 6/4/26 | Trump's powerU.S.-Israel relations+3 | Jonathan Rauch | Brookings InstitutionThe Atlantic | U.S.Israel | TrumpJonathan Rauch+5 | — | 43m 55s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Rudy GiulianiTrump+3 | John Avlon | Citizens UnionThe Daily Beast | — | Rudy GiulianiJohn Avlon+3 | — | 48m 43s | ||
| 5/30/26 | Trump administrationimmigration policy+3 | Miles Taylor | Defiance.orgFreedom 250+1 | United States | Trumpimmigration+5 | — | 46m 14s | ||
| 5/28/26 | Trumppolitics+3 | Adam Kinzinger | UFC | Texas | TrumpKinzinger+3 | — | 44m 46s | ||
| 5/23/26 | billionaireseconomics+4 | Justin Wolfers | University of MichiganPlatypus Economics+1 | — | billionaireseconomics+4 | — | 50m 46s | ||
| 5/21/26 | corruptionTrump+3 | Phillips O'Brien | University of St Andrews | ScotlandIran | corruptionTrump+3 | — | 51m 20s | ||
| 5/19/26 | corruptionTrump+4 | Nicholas Grossman | Arc Digital | ChinaIran+1 | Trumpcorruption+5 | — | 56m 31s | ||
| 5/7/26 | abortion politicsGOP funding+3 | Molly Jong-Fast | NYTGOP+2 | Iran | abortionGOP+5 | — | 33m 58s | ||
| 5/5/26 | free speechTrump+4 | Greg Lukianoff | Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionFCC+1 | US | Trumpfree speech+3 | — | 48m 03s | ||
| 5/2/26 | Trumpfree speech+5 | Susan Glasser | The New Yorker | UkraineRussia+1 | Trumpfree speech+5 | — | 45m 39s | ||
| 4/30/26 | King CharlesTrump+5 | Peter Wehner | The AtlanticTrinity Forum | — | King CharlesTrump+5 | — | 53m 50s | ||
| 4/28/26 | Trumpauthoritarianism+4 | Anne Applebaum | The Atlantic | — | Trumpauthoritarian aesthetics+4 | — | 44m 27s |
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Chart history for To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes
Peaked at #22 in Sweden, currently #22 in Sweden.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | — | #22 | #22 | — |
| Canada | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| TH | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| CH | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| IS | — | #34 | #34 | — |
| United States | — | #35 | #35 | — |
| Norway | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| AR | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| Australia | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| HK | — | #45 | #45 | — |
| Finland | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| GR | — | #52 | #52 | — |
| Germany | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| MY | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| AT | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #62 | #62 | — |
| Ireland | — | #71 | #71 | — |
| AE | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #82 | #82 | — |
Chart Positions
36 placements across 35 markets.
Chart Positions
36 placements across 35 markets.