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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 8, 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: Marching on the Senate (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#2

The Battle of New York Explained

Dan Snow's History Hit · 1 h 42 min

#3

Lore 314: Hive Mind

Lore · 27 min

#4

Human Origins: Did We Begin in Africa?

The Ancients · 58 min

#5

9/11

Short History Of... · 59 min

#6

Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 18 min

#7

15 (Second Edition): “We the People:” Constitution Making in Philly

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 07 min

#8

9/11: The Twin Towers Fall (Ep 5)

The Rest Is Classified · 48 min

#9

America's Worst President

American History Hit · 32 min

#10

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#11

9/11: Rescue on the Water

HISTORY This Week · 26 min

#12

The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Nine Hikers, One Night, No Answers

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 32 min

New in History

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

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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

The Ancients

History Hit

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 2 7

Throughline

NPR

▼ 1 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 2 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 2 10

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 5 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 12

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 13

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 7 14

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 10 15

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 3 16

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 2 17

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 18

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 4 19

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 6 20

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 4 21

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 22

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 7 23

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 24

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 2 25

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 6 26

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 6 27

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 10 28

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 6 29

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 30

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 23 31

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 3 32

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 1 33

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 4 35

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 2 36

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 6 37

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 1 38

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 3 39

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

History Hit

▼ 5 40

British Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 41

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 4 42

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▼ 1 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 4 44

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 4 45

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 2 46

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 2 47

THIS IS HISTORY — IN CONVERSATION

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 5 48

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 2 49

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 6 50

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

▼ 8

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Top History podcasts today

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