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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 29, 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 Execution of Marie Antoinette (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#2

Legends 89: Mother Dearest

Lore · 23 min

#3

The Gospels: Are They Historical?

The Ancients · 1 h 03 min

#4

The Voynich Manuscript: The World's Most Mysterious Book, Explained

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 40 min

#5

#27 Enemy: The Germans' War, ep. 3 - The Fighting Man

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#6

The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#7

How Did Nixon Fumble the First TV Debate?

HISTORY This Week · 31 min

#8

The Black Sox Scandal

History Daily · 16 min

#9

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#10

The English Civil Wars, Part 1 of 2

Short History Of... · 53 min

#11

Did Robin Hood Exist?

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 50 min

#12

Britain's Deadliest Arctic Expedition

Dan Snow's History Hit · 50 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 Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

The Team House

dee takos

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

The Ancients

History Hit

— 5

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

— 6

American Scandal

Audible

— 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 3 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

Throughline

NPR

▼ 3 11

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 2 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 13

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 14

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 8 15

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 3 16

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 17

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 3 18

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 9 19

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 20

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 5 21

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 7 22

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 5 23

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 6 24

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 6 25

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 15 26

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 9 27

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 8 28

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 5 29

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 2 30

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 4 31

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▲ 46 32

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 33

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 5 34

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 10 35

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 36

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

History Hit

▼ 4 37

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 7 38

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 4 39

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

— 40

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 1 41

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 42

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 5 43

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 7 44

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 12 45

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 19 46

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 2 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 8 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 4 49

British Scandal

Audible

▼ 2 50

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 4

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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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