Substack trending today: Oct 21, 2026

AFTER REVIEW leads Substack for October 21, 2026, snapshot 08:01:46.633513. Shea Serrano announced the basketball newsletter on October 19 on GOOD MOVIE, with a weekly Wednesday column, podcasts, and subscriber watch parties. The Lowe Post falls 1 to 2. Five of 10 titles are new. The Anti-Inflammatory Club slips 4 to 7. get_growth is skipped for newsletter titles.

AFTER REVIEW
New NBA newsletter at rank 1. Serrano's October 19 post said it launches on Wednesday with Founding, Monthly, and Free tiers. His profile lists 126000-plus subscribers across GOOD MOVIE and AFTER REVIEW.
The Lowe Post
NBA newsletter at rank 2, down 1 from 1. Same Zach Lowe fixture, now behind Serrano on opening night.
Trouble Fait
New newsletter at rank 3. No separate October 21 column event was confirmed beyond the ranked row.
The Babylon Bee
New satire newsletter at rank 4. The Bee dated its Substack launch post to October 7, with weekday premium articles for paying subscribers.
Always On with Marina Hyde
Media newsletter at rank 5, down 3 from 2.
Hussain Makke
Creator newsletter at rank 6, down 3 from 3.
The Anti-Inflammatory Club
Wellness newsletter at rank 7, down 3 from 4. Yesterday's 6-rank climb reversed.
Greg Cote's Substack
New NFL newsletter at rank 8. No separate October 21 column event was confirmed beyond the ranked row.
Michael Lombardi
Football newsletter at rank 9, down 4 from 5.
Marie von Behrens-Felipe
New newsletter at rank 10. The Substack profile listed 1100-plus subscribers. See the Substack trending API page.

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What changed on Substack since yesterday

New: AFTER REVIEW at 1, Trouble Fait at 3, The Babylon Bee at 4, Greg Cote's Substack at 8, Marie von Behrens-Felipe at 10. Drop-off: The Pyramid and the Pool with Martha Beck, The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, The Fast Track, Comunidad Amapolas, Bare Minimum Wellness. Lowe Post 1 to 2. Anti-Inflammatory Club 4 to 7. Clock 08:01:34.901090 on October 20 to 08:01:46.633513 on October 21.

What today's Substack newsletters reveal

The Substack ten is now two NBA books at 1 and 2, then satire, media, wellness, and football. AFTER REVIEW is the opening-night new lead. Five names turned over. Generating call limit is 10. Snapshot type remains Substack. Sports titles occupy 1, 2, 8, and 9. Clock 08:01:46.633513 versus 08:01:34.901090 is a 12.267577 second shift. Hyde, Makke, and Lombardi stayed in the ten at lower ranks. The board still prints exactly 10 named rows.