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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 1, 2026

Best History Podcasts

The top 100 History shows on the Apple Podcasts chart (US), plus the episodes trending right now.

Trending History episodes

The episodes everyone is playing today. Tap to listen.

#1

The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman

You're Wrong About · 2 h 19 min

#2

#27 Enemy: The Germans' War, ep. 3 - The Fighting Man

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#3

The Terror: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#4

Ellis Island | Yearning to Breathe Free

American History Tellers · 39 min

#5

Forty years of what if

Throughline · 21 min

#6

Varsity Blues | The Admissions Process

American Scandal · 37 min

#7

The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#8

Did a Psych Experiment Turn Ted Kaczynski into the Unabomber?

Conspiracy Theories · 42 min

#9

The Valentine's Day Massacre

History's Greatest Mysteries · 40 min

#10

The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#11

Elizabeth Fry

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 40 min

#12

CULT: The Church Universal and Triumphant

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 41 min

New in History

Brand new shows that entered this chart within two weeks of launch.

#15 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #67 newYashaYasha #72 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution #76 newThe History Hive FiveThe History Hive Five #85 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #89 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

American Scandal

Audible

— 5

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 2 6

Throughline

NPR

— 7

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 8 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 3 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 10

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 3 12

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 2 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 15

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▲ 15 16

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 3 17

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 3 18

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 2 19

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 12 20

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 21

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 1 22

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 23

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 3 24

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 3 25

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 4 26

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 27

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 4 28

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 12 29

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 3 30

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 6 31

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 5 32

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 3 33

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 5 34

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

▼ 1 35

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 36

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 37

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 12 38

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 1 39

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 40

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 5 41

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 2 42

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 43

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 1 44

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 3 45

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 63 46

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 9 47

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 1 48

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 1 49

Cost of Glory

Alex Petkas

▲ 9 50

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 8

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