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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 21, 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 Mysteries of Merlin (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 04 min

#2

Can the polygraph test really spot a lie?

Throughline · 19 min

#3

Three Henrys Walk into a War...

Noble Blood · 38 min

#4

Jack O’Lanterns: Why Do We Carve Spooky Pumpkins at Halloween?

Sleepy History · 52 min

#5

Vikings vs. Pagans

Gone Medieval · 42 min

#6

Benedict Arnold | West Point

American Scandal · 35 min

#7

Rafael Trujillo Part 1: Scourge of the Dominican Republic

Real Dictators · 52 min

#8

214: D-Day, Part I: From the First Quebec Conference to June 5, 1944

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 00 min

#9

Lore 317: Smoke and Mirrors

Lore · 28 min

#10

Ep. 06: John Wesley Hardin vs Wild Bill Hickok

Gunfighters · 36 min

#11

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#12

The Scary History of Fairies

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · 45 min

New in History

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

#55 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable #88 newThe Vardø Witch TrialsThe Vardø Witch Trials

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

▲ 4 6

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

— 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 8

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 9

Throughline

NPR

▲ 5 10

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 5 11

American History Tellers

Audible

— 12

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 1 15

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 2 16

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

— 17

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 6 18

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 19

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

— 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 2 21

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 22

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 23

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 2 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 25

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

— 26

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 2 27

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 8 28

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

— 30

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 3 31

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 1 32

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

History Hit

▲ 12 33

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 19 34

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 8 35

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 4 36

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 4 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 38

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 5 39

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 24 40

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 7 41

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 4 42

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▼ 6 43

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 5 44

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 10 45

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 6 46

How to Take Over the World

Ben Wilson

▼ 6 47

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 8 48

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 2 50

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 5

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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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