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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 14, 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 First Punic War

The Ancients · 1 h 01 min

#2

Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#3

Talent, Time and Money: The Curse of General Magic

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 38 min

#4

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#5

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 16 min

#6

Blindspot: The Road to 9/11

HISTORY This Week · 1 h 45 min

#7

EP:61 - The Terror Wars Rage On

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 1 h 33 min

#8

History of Tea: Britain’s stolen brew

You're Dead to Me · 54 min

#9

Roman Civil War: Marching on the Senate (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#10

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#11

Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 18 min

#12

453 Royal Indulgence

The History of England · 48 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

▲ 1 5

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 7

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 8

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 9

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 15 10

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 2 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 12

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 13

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 15

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 16

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 2 18

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 1 19

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 3 20

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 3 21

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 3 22

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 23

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 1 24

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 3 25

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 5 26

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 5 27

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 28

Blindspot

The HISTORY® Channel and WNYC Studios

▼ 3 29

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 3 30

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 7 31

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 3 32

Long Shadow

Long Lead & PRX

▼ 11 33

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

History Hit

▲ 3 34

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 5 35

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 2 36

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 84 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 38

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 3 39

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 1 40

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 7 41

Zero Hour: A History of 9/11

David de Sola

▼ 7 42

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 2 43

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 1 44

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 1 45

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 4 46

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 3 47

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 3 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 4 49

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 1 50

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 2

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Top History podcasts today

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