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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 26, 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: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#2

The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#3

When Muhammad Ali Met Henry’s Hammer

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 41 min

#4

Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?

Throughline · 50 min

#5

From History's Greatest Mysteries: The Ark of the Covenant

HISTORY This Week · 42 min

#6

EP:63 - AQ at the UN

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 1 h 09 min

#7

Medieval Korea: from the Goryeo to Joseon periods

You're Dead to Me · 1 h 00 min

#8

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#9

Maya Hieroglyphs Decoded

The Ancients · 48 min

#10

Snowmobile Survival: It’s a Trap…

Real Survival Stories · 53 min

#11

Richard II & Richard III: Shakespeare's Version

Gone Medieval · 56 min

#12

CRIME: MH370

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 34 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

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

— 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

Throughline

NPR

▲ 2 7

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 9

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 6 10

American History Tellers

Audible

— 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 2 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 2 14

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 15

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 2 16

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 5 17

History Daily

History Daily

— 18

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 1 20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 6 21

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 2 22

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 23

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 7 24

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 16 25

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 32 26

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

History Hit

▲ 7 27

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 5 28

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 8 29

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 30

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 5 31

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 10 32

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 5 33

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 1 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 5 35

Gunfighters

MeatEater

— 36

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 12 37

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 1 38

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 7 39

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 40

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 3 41

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 5 42

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 43

Petticoat Revolution

Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

▼ 9 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 1 45

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 1 46

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 8 47

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 3 48

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

▼ 1 49

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 2 50

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 2

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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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