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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 14, 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 Charge of the Light Brigade: The Tsar’s Terrible Siege (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 02 min

#2

Hannibal: Rome’s Worst Enemy

Sleepy History · 55 min

#3

How to Survive the Black Death

Gone Medieval · 51 min

#4

Bravo, Comrade Lysenko! The Man who Failed to Feed the USSR

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 43 min

#5

The Plain of Jars: An Ancient Asian Mystery

The Ancients · 53 min

#6

The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#7

Researcher Discusses Top UFO Cases of All Time - Vinnie Adams | ep. 107

AREA52 Podcast With Chris Ramsay · 2 h 09 min

#8

The Battle of Antietam

In Our Time · 59 min

#9

Behind the Scenes Minis: Knuckle Buster

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 25 min

#10

Origins of the Affordable Care Act

Throughline · 28 min

#11

How Rasputin Destroyed the Romanovs with Anthony Beevor

Dan Snow's History Hit · 45 min

#12

The Cromwells: the dynasty that made modern Britain

HistoryExtra podcast · 42 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

Throughline

NPR

— 3

American History Tellers

Audible Original

— 4

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 1 5

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▲ 1 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 2 7

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 1 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 9

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 10

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 5 11

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 11 12

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 13

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 3 14

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 4 15

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 4 16

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 3 17

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 26 18

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 19

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 1 20

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 6 21

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 4 22

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 5 23

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

— 24

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 3 25

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 5 26

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 2 27

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 6 28

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

History Hit

▲ 8 29

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 2 30

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 2 31

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 32

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 6 33

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

— 34

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 5 35

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

Costard & Touchstone Productions

▲ 2 36

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 3 37

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▼ 5 38

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▼ 3 39

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 5 40

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 13 41

British Scandal

Audible Original

▼ 3 42

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 2 43

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 44

The Big Dig Season 4: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story

GBH News

▲ 4 45

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▼ 1 46

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

▲ 17 47

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

▼ 1 48

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 7 49

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 2 50

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

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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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