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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 4, 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

Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 26 min

#2

Pumpkin Spice: How an Autumn Flavor Took Over the World

Sleepy History · 42 min

#3

Remembering Noah Adams

Throughline · 24 min

#4

158: How do you defeat Iran's proxy armies? With Elizabeth Tsurkov

Ask Haviv Anything · 2 h 01 min

#5

Benedict Arnold | The Execution

American Scandal · 37 min

#6

The Last Emperor and Empress at Home in the Forbidden City (with Paul French)

Noble Blood · 34 min

#7

Birth of Witchcraft

Gone Medieval · 54 min

#8

King Harold: tragic hero of the English

HistoryExtra podcast · 41 min

#9

Lore 318: Pack Mentality

Lore · 26 min

#10

215: D-Day, Part II: June 6, 1944

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 02 min

#11

The Mycenaeans: Was Agamemnon Real?

The Ancients · 1 h 07 min

#12

Rafael Trujillo Part 3: The Goat is Dead

Real Dictators · 1 h 01 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

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 4 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 2 7

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 5 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 3 9

Throughline

NPR

▲ 4 10

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 4 12

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▼ 2 13

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 3 15

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 16

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 17

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 7 18

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 1 19

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 8 20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 9 21

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 6 22

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 4 23

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 3 24

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 25

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 26

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 1 27

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 5 28

American History Hit

History Hit

— 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 3 30

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 12 31

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 32

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 2 33

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 34

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

LightningPod

▲ 7 35

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 36

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 2 37

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 2 38

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

History Hit

▲ 8 39

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 22 40

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 4 41

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 3 42

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 3 43

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 2 44

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 20 45

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 5 46

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 47

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 10 48

Beyond Mount Rushmore

Podcast Playground

▲ 4 49

Catholic Saints

Augustine Institute

▲ 1 50

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 8

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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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