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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 3, 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 Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 31 min

#2

How To Avoid The End of the World

Throughline · 52 min

#3

Lore Alive 1: The Sleep

Lore · 23 min

#4

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

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#5

The Mummy's Curse (Halloween Classic)

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 38 min

#6

Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings

You're Dead to Me · 1 h 02 min

#7

The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman

You're Wrong About · 2 h 19 min

#8

The Story of 1066

Gone Medieval · 59 min

#9

What the Dutch Empire Reveals About America Today

School of War · 1 h 02 min

#10

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#11

Life and Death in Ancient Babylon

The Ancients · 54 min

#12

The World's Worst Predictions

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 15 min

New in History

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

#19 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #65 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #73 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution #74 newYashaYasha #96 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show

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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

▲ 1 5

Throughline

NPR

▼ 1 6

American Scandal

Audible

— 7

The Ancients

History Hit

— 8

American History Tellers

Audible

— 9

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 2 10

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 11

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 3 12

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 5 13

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 2 15

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 3 16

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 1 17

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 4 18

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 13 19

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▼ 1 20

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 3 21

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 22

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 11 23

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 9 24

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 4 25

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 26

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 4 27

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 7 28

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 4 29

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 8 30

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 5 31

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 5 32

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 22 33

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 3 34

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 7 35

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 6 36

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 37

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

History Hit

▲ 2 38

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 2 39

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 4 40

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 5 41

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 1 42

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 5 43

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 2 44

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 45

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

— 46

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 4 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

— 48

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 10 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

— 50

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 4

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