Tom Joad
@tomjoad3 · Tom Joad - Scottsbluff · Substack profile · Climate & Environment
Tom Joad has 10,111 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #32 on Substack's Climate & Environment Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 42.
Last read Nov 1, 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
- 10,111
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 6K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 42
- Bestsellers rank
- #32
- Climate & Environment
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10,111 | +14 | 6K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10,097 | 6K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | #32 | #32 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Tom Joad; 1 started in the last 30 days. Tom Joad recommends 42, and 9 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 4 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- The Claw Familystarted Sep 20, 2026 · mutual
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- The Inside Outsiderstarted Sep 14, 2026 · mutual
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- CatChexstarted Jun 9, 2026 · mutual
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All 50
- Rarelightmarestarted Jan 17, 2026
- The Freedom Papersstarted Jan 7, 2026
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- Every. Effing. Daystarted Jan 6, 2026
- Katherine Richardsstarted Jan 6, 2026
- Thomas Avant/Cultural Musingsstarted Dec 25, 2025
- The Fractal Loungestarted Dec 23, 2025 · mutual
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- GREGG PLAPASstarted Nov 29, 2025
- Ragpadstarted Nov 29, 2025
- Suzie Goodingstarted Nov 9, 2025
- Eli's Substackstarted Nov 2025 · mutual
- Anne-Marie Sutcliffestarted Oct 2025
- ever Estherstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Reclaiming The Westarted Sep 2025
- Susan Patrickstarted Sep 2025
- Cindystarted Jul 2025
- Ascent with Carolynstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Nate’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Beth Hornakstarted Jul 2025
- CajunBlue’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Jon Kitchenstarted Jun 2025
- Notes from the Apocalypsestarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- Jude Montarsistarted Jun 2025
- Jennifer Kearneystarted May 2025
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All 42
- Eli's Substackstarted Nov 2025 · mutual
- Jocelyn’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- ever Estherstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- The Jack-Buddhist Therapiststarted Oct 2025
- Che Ivan Morrisonstarted Oct 2025
- Ascent with Carolynstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Notes from the Apocalypsestarted Oct 2025 · mutual
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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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