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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 28, 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: The Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#2

The Gospels: Are They Historical?

The Ancients · 1 h 03 min

#3

The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#4

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#5

Iraq: The Rise of the World’s First Cities

Sleepy History · 51 min

#6

Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition

Dan Snow's History Hit · 50 min

#7

The English Civil Wars, Part 1 of 2

Short History Of... · 53 min

#8

Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?

Throughline · 50 min

#9

Kim Philby: The Russians Make a Fatal Mistake (Ep 2)

The Rest Is Classified · 54 min

#10

399. Stalin: Hitler’s Downfall At Stalingrad (Part 5)

Empire: World History · 51 min

#11

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#12

How Henry VII seized – and kept – the crown

HistoryExtra podcast · 48 min

New in History

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

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The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 2

The Team House

dee takos

▼ 1 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 5

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 1 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 7

Throughline

NPR

— 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 12

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 13

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 1 14

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 15 15

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 16

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 17

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 1 18

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 19

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 1 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 6 21

American History Hit

History Hit

— 22

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 2 23

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 24

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 4 25

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 6 26

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 27

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 4 28

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 3 29

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 30

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 31

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 7 32

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

History Hit

▼ 2 33

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 3 34

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 1 35

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 1 36

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 4 37

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 5 38

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 1 39

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 2 40

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 7 41

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

— 42

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 43

پادکست رخ

Rokh Podcast

▲ 14 44

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 2 45

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

— 46

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 10 47

British Scandal

Audible

— 48

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 5 49

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

▲ 1 50

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▲ 2

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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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