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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 28, 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 Suez Crisis: Anarchy in the Middle East (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 26 min

#2

Ep. 07: The Mystery of Ben Thompson

Gunfighters · 40 min

#3

Benedict Arnold | The Spymaster

American Scandal · 35 min

#4

What Israel’s Election Is Really About, with Haviv Rettig Gur

School of War · 1 h 26 min

#5

The Scottish Podcast

Noble Blood · 27 min

#6

Ronald Reagan’s Political Breakthrough

History Daily · 16 min

#7

156: Go vote. It isn't optional

Ask Haviv Anything · 27 min

#8

Trick of the Treat

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 10 min

#9

Legends 91: Landslide

Lore · 27 min

#10

Introducing... Unexplained: Lying in Wait

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 35 min

#11

Royal Witch: Eleanor Cobham with Philippa Gregory

Gone Medieval · 58 min

#12

Charles de Gaulle: The Man Who Rebuilt France

Dan Snow's History Hit · 1 h 15 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

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 1 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▼ 1 5

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 3 6

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 7

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 2 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 9

American History Tellers

Audible Original

— 10

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

— 11

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 12

Throughline

NPR

▼ 1 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 15

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 1 16

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 17

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

— 18

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 14 19

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 20

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 5 21

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 7 22

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 1 23

History Daily

History Daily

— 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 25

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 6 26

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 6 27

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 28

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 29

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 8 30

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 6 31

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 14 32

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▲ 2 33

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 4 34

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 9 35

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 36

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 6 37

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 16 38

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

History Hit

— 39

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 6 40

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 4 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 6 42

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 6 43

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 3 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 5 45

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 3 46

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

— 47

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 8 48

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 6 49

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 19 50

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 3

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Top History podcasts today

Here, you'll get the ultimate snapshot of the most popular history shows in the United States. Updated daily, this chart is based on Apple's rankings and shows which podcasts dominate the genre.
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This ranking brings together the top 100 history podcasts across the country. Whether a show is focused on ancient civilizations, iconic moments in American history, or fascinating tales from around the globe, you'll find it here if it's trending.
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