What's trending on Substack today: Oct 14, 2026

The Lowe Post is rank 1 on Substack for October 14, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-14T06:01:49.638247. Awful Announcing said Zach Lowe dated the weekly NBA newsletter relaunch to October 12, priced at 10 dollars a month or 70 dollars a year with The Ringer. Always On with Marina Hyde is new at rank 2 after a October 12 Goalhanger X launch. Hussain Makke slipped from rank 1 to rank 4. Five of yesterday's ten dropped off.

The Lowe Post
New at rank 1. NBA newsletter from Zach Lowe. The October 12 Substack post said the baseline is one post a week, complementing The Zach Lowe Show. Paid tier 10 dollars a month or 70 dollars a year.
Always On with Marina Hyde
New at rank 2. Deadline said Hyde left The Guardian after 26 years and launched Always On with Goalhanger X on October 12. Podnews said writing is free at launch with a paid tier to follow, plus a YouTube show.
The Babylon Bee
Satire site at rank 3 after rank 4, up 1. Recurring Substack row. No separate October 14 scoop identified beyond the one-rank climb.
Hussain Makke
Creator newsletter at rank 4 after rank 1, down 3. Held inside the ten after leading October 13.
Zeta Webber
Creator newsletter at rank 5 after rank 2, down 3. Same three-rank slip pattern as Makke.
The Anti-Inflammatory Club
New at rank 6. Health newsletter. No widely reported October 14 launch note identified beyond the chart entry.
Comunidad Amapolas
Spanish-language newsletter at rank 7 after rank 10, up 3. Largest climb among returning titles.
Tom Cox
New at rank 8. Writer newsletter. No widely reported October 14 launch note identified beyond the chart entry.
Lincoln Project
New at rank 9. Political newsletter from the anti-Trump PAC brand. No separate October 14 campaign memo identified beyond the chart entry.
Entirely Emmy
Creator newsletter at rank 10 after rank 8, down 2. Held at the edge.

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What changed on Substack since yesterday

New: The Lowe Post at 1, Always On with Marina Hyde at 2, The Anti-Inflammatory Club at 6, Tom Cox at 8, Lincoln Project at 9. Drop-off: songs of a rainbird, The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, Sofi's Storytelling, Vital By Design with Kori Meloy, Clinton and Greene. Hussain Makke 1 to 4. Zeta Webber 2 to 5. Babylon Bee 4 to 3. Comunidad Amapolas 10 to 7. Entirely Emmy 8 to 10. as_of moved from 06:01:40.853496 to 06:01:49.638247.

What today's Substack trends reveal

Two named October 12 launches took ranks 1 and 2, crowding out yesterday's creator-led top. Makke and Webber each fell 3 ranks and stayed. Pelissero's NFL sweep left after one day at rank 5. This is a media-brand swap more than a topic cluster. The matching page is Substack trending API.

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