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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 14, 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

King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#2

Halloween Pranks with Chelsey Weber-Smith

You're Wrong About · 55 min

#3

Why does everything get a standing ovation now?

Throughline · 16 min

#4

Benedict Arnold | The Hero of Saratoga

American Scandal · 39 min

#5

Afternoon Sweet Tooth: The German Ritual of Coffee and Cake

Sleepy History · 40 min

#6

Intelligence Scoop: The Biggest Threats to Britain, Live From MI5

The Rest Is Classified · 48 min

#7

The Heretic’s Handbag: Folk Magic and Survival in Medieval France

Gone Medieval · 1 h 04 min

#8

The Clothes that Make the Queen (with Kate Strasdin)

Noble Blood · 27 min

#9

Ep. 05: John Wesley Hardin: The Texas Psychopath

Gunfighters · 35 min

#10

Legends 90: Set Aside

Lore · 25 min

#11

Archive: The Measurement of Time

In Our Time · 42 min

#12

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

New in History

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

#24 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable #75 newThe Ministry of Lost Voices : EnglishThe Ministry of Lost Voices : English

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 1 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▼ 1 4

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

▲ 2 6

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 6 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 8

Throughline

NPR

▲ 6 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 1 10

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 8 11

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 5 12

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 2 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 4 14

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 5 15

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 4 16

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 17

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 10 18

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 5 19

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▲ 118 20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 5 21

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 6 22

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 5 23

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 24

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 26 25

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 1 26

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 27

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 3 28

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 8 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 6 30

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 11 31

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 3 32

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 8 33

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 12 34

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 35

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 36

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

— 37

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 2 38

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 4 39

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

History Hit

▲ 3 40

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 41

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 2 42

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 13 43

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 13 44

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 11 45

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 5 46

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 5 47

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 9 48

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 11 49

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▼ 2 50

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▼ 7

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