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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 22, 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: An Assassination in Paris (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#2

212: The European Theater, 1943

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 01 min

#3

Lore 315: All Shook Up

Lore · 26 min

#4

Eisenhower's heart attack sent the country looking for answers. Ancel Keys had one, and we’re still debating it today.

HISTORY This Week · 30 min

#5

America's 'Innocent Axe-Murderer' Lizzie Borden

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 58 min

#6

The Mothman: Appalachian Monster or Guardian Angel?

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 36 min

#7

The Peasants’ Revolt

Short History Of... · 56 min

#8

The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty

Dan Snow's History Hit · 55 min

#9

The Mormon Founding of Salt Lake City

American History Hit · 49 min

#10

Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 41 min

#11

Kim Philby: A KGB Spy in Washington (Ep 1)

The Rest Is Classified · 55 min

#12

Astronomers Prove Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

History Daily · 17 min

New in History

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

#69 newChurch History for EveryoneChurch History for Everyone #93 newWhat the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter RoyWhat the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

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

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 5 5

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 3 8

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 9

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 2 10

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 2 11

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 14 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 13

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 1 14

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 15

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 9 16

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 4 18

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 3 19

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 2 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 7 21

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 12 22

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 17 23

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 24

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 4 25

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 6 26

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 8 27

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 10 28

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 6 29

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 6 30

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 2 31

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

History Hit

▼ 2 32

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▼ 16 33

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 3 34

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 1 35

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 1 36

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 10 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 38

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 7 39

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 3 40

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 4 41

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 8 42

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 1 43

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 12 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

— 45

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 5 46

Calm History (not A.I. & no loud ads) - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 9 47

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 4 48

British Scandal

Audible

▼ 5 49

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 1 50

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 4

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