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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 24, 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 Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#2

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#3

Maya Hieroglyphs Decoded

The Ancients · 48 min

#4

The 'Scandalous' Life of Marie Antoinette

Dan Snow's History Hit · 53 min

#5

Intelligence Scoop: Is Russia Preparing to Attack Europe?

The Rest Is Classified · 56 min

#6

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#7

Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 42 min

#8

Varsity Blues | Setting the Standard

American Scandal · 37 min

#9

Augustus Part 3: Birth of a Dynasty

Real Dictators · 1 h 05 min

#10

Ark of the Covenant

History's Greatest Mysteries · 42 min

#11

The Woman of Canossa Castle

Noble Blood · 30 min

#12

398. Stalin: The Great Terror (Part 4)

Empire: World History · 42 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 Team House

dee takos

— 2

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▲ 1 3

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▼ 1 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 7

The Ancients

History Hit

— 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 1 10

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 11

Throughline

NPR

— 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 13

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 2 14

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 1 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 16

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 2 17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

— 18

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 3 19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 20

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 30 21

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 3 22

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 1 23

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 24

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 25

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 3 26

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 27

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 28

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 9 29

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 6 30

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

History Hit

▼ 3 31

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 32

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1 33

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 8 34

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 4 35

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 5 36

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 8 37

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 1 38

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 9 39

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 40

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 2 41

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 3 42

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

▲ 9 43

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▼ 1 45

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 4 46

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 10 47

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 1 48

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 3 49

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 4 50

Petticoat Revolution

Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

▲ 18

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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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