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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 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

Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#2

Lore 318: Pack Mentality

Lore · 26 min

#3

215: D-Day, Part II: June 6, 1944

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 02 min

#4

The Rise of Peter The Great

Dan Snow's History Hit · 47 min

#5

Onion Futures Act

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 39 min

#6

Rise & Fall of the Aztec Empire

American History Hit · 1 h 04 min

#7

Watergate: The CIA Conspiracy (Ep 1)

The Rest Is Classified · 1 h 00 min

#8

The Moon Landing: Why Millions Believe It Was Fake

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 36 min

#9

The Mycenaeans: Was Agamemnon Real?

The Ancients · 1 h 07 min

#10

Archive: Citizen Kane

In Our Time · 54 min

#11

The Suez Crisis: Britain's Shattered Empire (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 16 min

#12

How Biddy Mason Found Her Freedom in Los Angeles

HISTORY This Week · 31 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 1 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▼ 1 3

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 5

The Ancients

History Hit

— 6

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

— 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 6 9

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 3 10

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▼ 2 11

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 12

American Scandal

Audible Original

▼ 3 13

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 14

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 5 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 16

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 11 17

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 3 18

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 5 19

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 6 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 5 21

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 5 22

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 2 23

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 6 24

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 2 25

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 3 26

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 5 27

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 15 28

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 29

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 8 30

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 2 31

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 6 32

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 33

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▲ 5 34

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

— 35

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 2 36

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 7 37

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 4 38

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 6 39

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 40

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 5 41

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

LightningPod

▲ 18 42

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 5 43

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 6 44

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 8 45

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 9 46

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

History Hit

▼ 6 47

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 48

Haunted American History

Bloody FM

▲ 1 49

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 14 50

Catholic Saints

Augustine Institute

▲ 6

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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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