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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 6, 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

Lore 316: A Spoonful of Sugar

Lore · 26 min

#3

The Freemasons Get Away With Murder (Probably)

HISTORY This Week · 32 min

#4

The Yakuza

Dan Snow's History Hit · 49 min

#5

The Dark Side of the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales

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

#6

Robert the Doll: Legend, History, and Haunting with Bobbie Curtis Lee of Oddities on Elm Street

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 47 min

#7

EP:64 - The Permanent Crisis

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 45 min

#8

The Disastrous Flight of R101

History Daily · 17 min

#9

213: Halloween Special VI: The ASEs & Guy de Maupassant

History That Doesn't Suck · 42 min

#10

The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 31 min

#11

150: The case for Netanyahu, with Gadi Taub

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 09 min

#12

The English Civil Wars, Part 2 of 2

Short History Of... · 53 min

New in History

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

#32 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #38 newYashaYasha #50 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #53 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show #91 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 2

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▲ 1 3

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 4 4

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 9 5

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 3 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 5 7

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 4 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

Throughline

NPR

— 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 3 12

The Team House

dee takos

▼ 11 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 14

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 8 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 16

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 12 17

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 16 18

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 19

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 6 20

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 3 21

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 11 22

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 23

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 2 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 9 25

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 8 26

History Daily

History Daily

— 27

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 8 28

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▲ 10 29

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 5 30

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 12 31

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 32

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▲ 9 33

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 14 34

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 4 35

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 10 36

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 7 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 3 38

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 37 39

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

History Hit

▼ 4 40

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 1 41

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 14 42

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 2 43

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 7 44

Biblical Time Machine

Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

▲ 13 45

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 2 46

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 9 47

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 3 48

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 4 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 12 50

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

LightningPod

▲ 17

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