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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 16, 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

King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 06 min

#2

Is the death penalty cruel and unusual?

Throughline · 47 min

#3

Viking Origins: The Nordic Iron Age

The Ancients · 1 h 07 min

#4

King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#5

Thomas More's Utopia

In Our Time · 54 min

#6

The Real History Behind the Illuminati

Dan Snow's History Hit · 45 min

#7

The American Revolution: How Did 13 Colonies Defeat an Empire?

Sleepy History · 3 h 09 min

#8

154: How Israel broke pan-Arabism, and what that means for Iran, with Dan Schueftan

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 15 min

#9

The 'Changeling Murder' of Bridget Cleary

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 1 h 17 min

#10

Tangled Parachute: Hurtling to Earth

Real Survival Stories · 48 min

#11

Dark Origins of Fairy Tales

Not Just the Tudors · 35 min

#12

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

New in History

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

#18 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable

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

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 5

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

— 6

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 7

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 8

Throughline

NPR

▲ 2 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 11

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 12

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 14

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 15

How to Take Over the World

Ben Wilson

▲ 19 16

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▼ 1 17

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 4 18

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 19

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 1 20

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 21

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 5 22

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 5 23

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 4 24

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 25

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 26

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 1 27

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 28

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 9 29

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 5 30

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 4 31

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 3 32

Hot History

Hot History Production

▼ 2 33

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 21 34

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 2 35

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 36

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 3 37

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 6 38

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 39

The History Podcast

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 40

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 1 41

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 5 42

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 3 44

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 2 45

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

History Hit

▼ 1 46

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 8 47

Slow Burn

Slate Podcasts

▲ 1 48

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 2 49

Only If You Get Caught

Defector Media

▲ 14 50

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 11

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Top History podcasts today

Here, you'll get the ultimate snapshot of the most popular history shows in the United States. Updated daily, this chart is based on Apple's rankings and shows which podcasts dominate the genre.
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This ranking brings together the top 100 history podcasts across the country. Whether a show is focused on ancient civilizations, iconic moments in American history, or fascinating tales from around the globe, you'll find it here if it's trending.
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