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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 17, 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: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 06 min

#2

EP:66 - Saudi vs. Houthi Showdown II

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 1 h 19 min

#3

A Tale of Blood and Ashes: The Exeter Vampires | Halloween Season

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 37 min

#4

Lore Alive 3: Under the Rug

Lore · 27 min

#5

Is the death penalty cruel and unusual?

Throughline · 47 min

#6

King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#7

The Unearthing of the Cardiff Giant

History Daily · 15 min

#8

Viking Origins: The Nordic Iron Age

The Ancients · 1 h 07 min

#9

CRIME: The Astronaut Love Triangle

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 35 min

#10

How to Win a Medieval Tournament

Gone Medieval · 48 min

#11

The Making of Xi Jinping

School of War · 1 h 07 min

#12

The Real History Behind the Illuminati

Dan Snow's History Hit · 45 min

New in History

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

#19 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable

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

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

— 6

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

— 7

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 6 8

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 9

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 10

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 1 11

Throughline

NPR

▼ 3 12

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 13

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 14

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 15

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 6 16

How to Take Over the World

Ben Wilson

▼ 1 17

Gunfighters

MeatEater

— 18

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 19

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 1 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 1 21

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▼ 5 22

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 1 23

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 2 24

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 5 25

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 26

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 27

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 1 28

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 2 29

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 30

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 4 31

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 4 32

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 22 33

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 5 34

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 2 35

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 36

Hot History

Hot History Production

▼ 4 37

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 6 38

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 5 39

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 40

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 41

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 11 42

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

— 43

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

History Hit

▲ 2 44

The History Podcast

BBC Radio 4

▼ 5 45

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 1 46

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 5 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 1 48

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 5 49

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 3 50

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 2

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Top History podcasts today

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