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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 30, 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

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 16 min

#2

Shadows, war, and finding Moomin joy

Throughline · 51 min

#3

Why Another Iran Strike Looks Inevitable

School of War · 1 h 18 min

#4

The Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 26 min

#5

Easter Island

The Ancients · 1 h 04 min

#6

Accident on the Farm: Famous Overnight

Real Survival Stories · 45 min

#7

Casablanca

In Our Time · 53 min

#8

The Jersey Devil Uncovered

American History Hit · 48 min

#9

London's Most Iconic Ghost Story

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 1 h 02 min

#10

The Amityville Horror

History's Greatest Mysteries · 37 min

#11

The Haunting Hour

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 9 min

#12

Intelligence Scoop: Why Governments Want Us To Stockpile

The Rest Is Classified · 34 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 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

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 3 7

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▼ 2 9

American Scandal

Audible Original

▼ 4 10

Throughline

NPR

▲ 4 11

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 12

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 13

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 3 14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 2 15

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 16

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 1 17

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 1 18

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 4 19

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 18 20

Beyond Mount Rushmore

Podcast Playground

▲ 5 21

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 22

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 3 23

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 8 24

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 6 25

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 1 26

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 27

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

— 28

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 5 29

American History Hit

History Hit

— 30

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 10 31

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 4 32

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▼ 1 33

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 22 34

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 35

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 36

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 2 37

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▼ 1 38

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 10 39

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 1 40

School of War

The Free Press

▲ 18 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 42

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 2 43

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 5 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 3 45

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 6 46

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 2 47

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 4 48

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

History Hit

▼ 6 49

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 8 50

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

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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.
What makes it exciting? It's not just a static list—it's all about the movement! You'll see which podcasts are climbing the ranks, holding steady, or slipping down. Tracking the rise and fall of your favorite shows has never been easier (or more fun).
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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