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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 17, 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

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#2

Ice Age America: The Clovis Culture

The Ancients · 57 min

#3

The Rotten End of Henry VIII

Not Just the Tudors · 54 min

#4

Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#5

Cruise Liner on Fire: Typhoon Incoming

Real Survival Stories · 48 min

#6

Knights vs Ottomans: The Great Siege of Malta

Dan Snow's History Hit · 28 min

#7

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#8

How Grim Were Victorian Slums?

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 53 min

#9

Missing Heiress: The Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen

Conspiracy Theories · 44 min

#10

The KGB in Iran: Appeasing the Ayatollah with Ben Macintyre (Ep 2)

The Rest Is Classified · 53 min

#11

The Signing of the Camp David Accords

History Daily · 16 min

#12

Back to School with Gabe Henry

You're Wrong About · 1 h 13 min

New in History

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

#39 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

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 1 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 2 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 10

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 12

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 7 13

Throughline

NPR

— 14

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 2 15

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 34 16

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 17

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 2 18

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 4 19

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 2 20

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 2 21

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 1 22

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 4 23

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 6 24

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 8 25

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 3 26

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 9 27

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 4 28

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 29

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 4 30

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 3 31

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 1 32

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 19 33

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 34

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 35

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

History Hit

▼ 3 36

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 2 37

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 6 38

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 4 39

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 7 40

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 1 41

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 2 42

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 43

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 15 44

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 3 45

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 9 46

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 10 47

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 7 48

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 4 49

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

▲ 4 50

Zero Hour: A History of 9/11

David de Sola

▼ 9

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Top History podcasts today

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