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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 13, 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 Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#2

Legends 90: Set Aside

Lore · 25 min

#3

153: Where was Netanyahu on 7/10? With Elliot Kaufman

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 00 min

#4

Red Barn Murder

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 35 min

#5

EP:65 - Q&A Show

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 1 h 41 min

#6

Medieval Origins of Dracula

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 49 min

#7

Buried No More: Giants, Ghosts, and Our Forgotten Relatives

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 36 min

#8

The October Revolution

Dan Snow's History Hit · 47 min

#9

Audubon’s Birds Come Home to Roost

HISTORY This Week · 33 min

#10

Elizabeth Holmes: The Spookiest CEO Of All Time

Right Answers Mostly · 1 h 01 min

#11

The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 36 min

#12

Archive: The Measurement of Time

In Our Time · 42 min

New in History

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

#50 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable #63 newThe Ministry of Lost Voices : EnglishThe Ministry of Lost Voices : English

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 3

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 1 4

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 1 5

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 2 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 3 7

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible

— 9

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 10

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 11

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 8 12

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

— 13

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 2 14

Throughline

NPR

▼ 3 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 16

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 17

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 3 18

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 3 19

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 6 20

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 8 21

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 3 22

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 23

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 2 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 25

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 5 26

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 4 27

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 28

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 29

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 2 30

Hot History

Hot History Production

▼ 1 31

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 17 32

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▲ 4 33

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 11 34

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 35

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 2 36

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▲ 19 37

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 38

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 5 39

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 5 40

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 41

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 3 42

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

History Hit

▼ 5 43

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 7 44

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 12 45

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 9 46

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 23 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 4 48

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 8 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 10 50

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 28

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