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Podcast data for Nov 21

#1 in Apple Podcasts
US flag Murder & Magnolias (NBC News)
GB flag The Rest Is Politics (Goalhanger Podcasts)

#1 in Spotify
US flag Quiet Part Loud (Gimlet)
GB flag Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe's Parenting Hell (Spotify Studios/Keep It Light Media)

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