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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 22, 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

King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 06 min

#2

Origins of Constantinople

The Ancients · 58 min

#3

Where is the Garden of Eden?

History's Greatest Mysteries · 42 min

#4

Unearthed! in October 2026, Part 2

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 39 min

#5

King Arthur: The Mysteries of Merlin (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 04 min

#6

Hurricane at Sea: Out of the Depths…

Real Survival Stories · 58 min

#7

Winchester Mystery House: Ghosts, Legends, and Hoaxes

Conspiracy Theories · 47 min

#8

King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#9

Rafael Trujillo Part 1: Scourge of the Dominican Republic

Real Dictators · 52 min

#10

Jack O’Lanterns: Why Do We Carve Spooky Pumpkins at Halloween?

Sleepy History · 52 min

#11

Can the polygraph test really spot a lie?

Throughline · 19 min

#12

Ellis Island | Hope and Tears

American History Tellers · 35 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 Team House

dee takos

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 5

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 2 10

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 11

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 12

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 13

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 15

Short History Of...

NOISER

— 16

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

— 17

Gone Medieval

History Hit

— 18

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 19

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

— 21

History Daily

History Daily

— 22

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 1 23

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 24

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 25

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 16 26

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 1 27

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▲ 9 28

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 3 29

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 30

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 31

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 28 32

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 3 33

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 6 34

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 1 35

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 2 36

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

History Hit

▼ 4 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 38

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 8 39

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 1 40

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 9 41

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▲ 1 42

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 1 43

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 9 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 1 45

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 1 46

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 6 47

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 15 48

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 49

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 2 50

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

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Top History podcasts today

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