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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 5, 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 Terror: Killing God (Part 5)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 16 min

#2

The Vikings: Were the Vikings the Fiercest Warriors of All Time?

Sleepy History · 50 min

#3

150: The case for Netanyahu, with Gadi Taub

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 09 min

#4

The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 31 min

#5

#27 Enemy: The Germans' War, ep. 3 - The Fighting Man

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#6

Prehistoric Penguins

The Ancients · 40 min

#7

EP:64 - The Permanent Crisis

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 45 min

#8

Kim Philby: Interrogated by MI5 (Ep 3)

The Rest Is Classified · 50 min

#9

The English Civil Wars, Part 2 of 2

Short History Of... · 53 min

#10

The Yakuza

Dan Snow's History Hit · 49 min

#11

The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman

You're Wrong About · 2 h 19 min

#12

The Dark Side of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 58 min

New in History

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

#41 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #62 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show #67 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #75 newYashaYasha

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

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 5

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 5 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 2 7

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 11

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 13

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 2 14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 15

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 8 16

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 4 17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 18

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 3 20

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 21

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 2 22

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 3 23

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 4 24

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 25

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 3 26

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 5 27

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 3 28

Short History Of...

NOISER

— 29

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 30

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 1 31

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 8 32

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 2 33

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 2 34

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 35

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

History Hit

▼ 2 36

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 4 37

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 6 38

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 3 39

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 2 40

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 1 41

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▼ 5 42

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 2 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 1 44

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 2 45

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

— 46

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 1 47

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 1 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

— 49

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 9 50

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▲ 7

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