Debra Shushan
@drshushan · The Debrief with Debra Shushan · Substack profile · International
Debra Shushan has 6,158 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #35 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 20.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 6,158
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 20
- Bestsellers rank
- #35
- International
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6,158 | 4.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #35 | #35 | 4 of 4 |
| International Rising | #4 | #2 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | ▲2 |
| International Rising | 2 | 24 | 24 | 4 | ▼2 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Debra Shushan; 5 started in the last 30 days. Debra Shushan recommends 20, and 9 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 7 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 8 |
Recommended by
Wajeeh Lion13k followers · started Aug 1, 2026 · mutual
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- Alpha Manstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Michael Markowskistarted Oct 26, 2026new
- A Longer Viewstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Marcia G. Yermanstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Julie B 🇨🇦started Oct 5, 2026
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Betsy Bravermanstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Violet’sDrummerstarted Sep 30, 2026
- The Last Strawstarted Sep 12, 2026
- Waheedah Muhammadstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Patricia Scottstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Milton's Substackstarted Aug 10, 2026
- Sherry Bonderstarted Aug 1, 2026
- Margaretstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Valerie Howellstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Painfully Prolix, Latinate, and Profanestarted Jun 19, 2026 · mutual
- John Oliver on Social Justice and My Musicstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Bruce Rosenstarted Jun 17, 2026
All 51
- Substack von Ekkehartstarted Jun 13, 2026
- ANDREW LAZARUSstarted May 30, 2026
- Ali Abdelkaderstarted May 22, 2026
- Staatsräson Monitorstarted Apr 20, 2026
- The Hungary Reportstarted Apr 13, 2026 · mutual
- Mitch Ritterstarted Mar 28, 2026
- Merissa's Substackstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Mikestarted Mar 6, 2026
- Eran Etzionstarted Mar 6, 2026
- Katherine M.started Mar 6, 2026
- BenefitHumanitystarted Mar 5, 2026
- Molly Freemanstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Brandon's Substackstarted Jan 23, 2026
- Eli's Substackstarted Nov 24, 2025
- Uneven Groundstarted Nov 13, 2025 · mutual
- Virginia Gordonstarted Nov 7, 2025
- Allison Drew Kleinstarted Nov 2025
- GoodEve Risingstarted Nov 2025
- Shaul’s Substackstarted Nov 2025 · mutual
- Brad Lander's Substackstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- carleestarted Oct 2025
- Captain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars started Oct 2025
- Khaled Elgindystarted Aug 2025
- Nuts and Boltsstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Jeanney Kutnerstarted Jul 2025
- Israel and its Neighborsstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Joe Harringtonstarted Jul 2025
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- Jaser Abu Mousastarted Aug 1, 2026
- Painfully Prolix, Latinate, and Profanestarted Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
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- Strategy & Historystarted Apr 28, 2026
- The Hungary Reportstarted Apr 13, 2026 · mutual
- Eric K. Wardstarted Mar 20, 2026
- The Roar started Dec 3, 2025
- Rabbi Sandra: Making Connectionsstarted Dec 1, 2025
- Uneven Groundstarted Nov 13, 2025 · mutual
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- Freedom Over Fascismstarted Nov 13, 2025
- Shaul’s Substackstarted Nov 2025 · mutual
- Brad Lander's Substackstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Israel and its Neighborsstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Deb’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Appointed Timesstarted Jul 2025
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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- 5 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other International writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (38 writers in that group), but not Debra Shushan.
- recommends 7 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 6 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 3 of them
Michael Spencer@aisupremacy - recommends 3 of themScenarica
- recommends 2 of them
Bernard Hickey@bernardchickey - recommends 2 of them
Expat Prep@expatprep - recommends 2 of themThe Hard Fork by Marvin Liao
- recommends 2 of themDecisive Liberty
- recommends 2 of themExpat on a Budget
- recommends 2 of themIra Krakow's Thoughts
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