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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 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

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 26 min

#2

The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

History's Greatest Mysteries · 36 min

#3

Greely Arctic Expedition | No Relief

American History Tellers · 36 min

#4

The Donner Party Villain: How Did Lewis Keseberg Survive?

Conspiracy Theories · 55 min

#5

Steady After The Election

The WallBuilders Show · 26 min

#6

CULT: Aleister Crowley & the Chamber of Nightmares

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 41 min

#7

Rafael Trujillo Part 3: The Goat is Dead

Real Dictators · 1 h 01 min

#8

Bernhard von Gudden: Ludwig II’s Psychiatrist

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 35 min

#9

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

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 02 min

#10

The Dutch Go Car-Free

History Daily · 16 min

#11

Benedict Arnold | The Execution

American Scandal · 37 min

#12

Gilded Sins: The Rise & Fall of a New Orleans Madam

An Old Timey Podcast · 1 h 31 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

— 6

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 1 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 8

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 5 9

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▲ 3 10

Throughline

NPR

▼ 1 11

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 3 12

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 1 14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 2 15

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 4 16

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 1 17

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 2 18

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 1 19

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 1 20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

— 21

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

LightningPod

▲ 13 22

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 4 23

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 2 24

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 3 25

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 3 26

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 27

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 4 28

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 2 29

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 2 30

Beyond Mount Rushmore

Podcast Playground

▲ 18 31

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 6 32

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 33

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 34

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 35

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 18 36

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

— 37

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 38

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 6 39

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 10 40

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 41

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 2 42

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

History Hit

▼ 4 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 2 44

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 45

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 4 46

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 2 47

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 1 48

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▼ 5 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 5 50

British Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 18

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Top History podcasts today

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