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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 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

Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#2

Chuck Barris: Game Show Host and CIA Assassin?

Conspiracy Theories · 51 min

#3

The SAT's 100-year grip on higher ed

Throughline · 18 min

#4

Ho Chi Minh Declares Independence for Vietnam

History Daily · 16 min

#5

Ballet with Megan Burbank

You're Wrong About · 1 h 12 min

#6

Watergate

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 14 min

#7

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#8

CULT: God's Drug Empire: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 42 min

#9

MOUNTAIN MEN | “Jim Bridger: Into The Wild”

Legends of the Old West · 33 min

#10

The Rosenbergs | Inside the CIA

American Scandal · 31 min

#11

"The Apple is Ripe; Pick It Now Or It Will Rot"

Noble Blood · 35 min

#12

Percy Fawcett, Manuscript 512, and a Lost City in the Amazon, Pt. 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 37 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

The Team House

dee takos

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

American Scandal

Audible

— 5

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 6

Throughline

NPR

— 7

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1 9

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 10

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 11

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 10 12

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 13

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 1 14

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 3 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 16

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 1 17

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 18

History Daily

History Daily

— 19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 1 20

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 4 21

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 22

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 12 23

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 4 24

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

— 25

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 26

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 1 27

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 28

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 2 29

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 6 30

Master Plan

The Lever & David Sirota

▼ 7 31

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 32

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 33

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

History Hit

▼ 2 34

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 1 35

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 12 36

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▲ 5 37

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 8 38

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 2 39

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 15 40

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 6 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 42

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▲ 8 43

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 5 44

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 5 45

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 3 46

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 9 47

THIS IS HISTORY — IN CONVERSATION

Sony Music Entertainment

▼ 2 48

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 4 49

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 8 50

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▼ 1

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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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