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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 21, 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

What Life Was Really Like Inside a Medieval Castle

Sleepy History · 46 min

#3

Human Sacrifice in Ancient Britain

The Ancients · 1 h 01 min

#4

The Rise and Fall of the Ming Dynasty

Dan Snow's History Hit · 55 min

#5

The Peasants’ Revolt

Short History Of... · 56 min

#6

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

The Rest Is Classified · 55 min

#7

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#8

Queen Victoria’s Revenge: Storming the Citadel (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#9

397. Stalin: Killing Trotsky (Part 3)

Empire: World History · 49 min

#10

The Mormon Founding of Salt Lake City

American History Hit · 49 min

#11

How two swing states changed American voting

Throughline · 50 min

#12

The making of the modern Middle East

HistoryExtra podcast · 46 min

New in History

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

#83 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 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

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 5

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 6

Throughline

NPR

— 7

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 9

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 10

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 2 11

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 4 12

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 13

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3 14

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 3 15

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 3 16

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▼ 9 17

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 4 18

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 1 19

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1 20

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 21

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 3 22

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 9 23

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 25

Short History Of...

NOISER

— 26

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 3 27

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 3 28

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 6 29

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

History Hit

— 30

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 2 31

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 7 32

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 3 33

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 2 34

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

— 35

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 2 36

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

— 37

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 4 38

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 3 39

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 1 40

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 1 41

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 1 42

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 10 43

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 1 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 9 45

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 2 46

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

▲ 4 47

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▲ 7 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

— 49

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 3 50

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 3

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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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