Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 10, 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 Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#2

Legends 92: Last Call

Lore · 26 min

#3

Ötzi the Iceman

Short History Of... · 54 min

#4

Kristallnacht: The Nazis “Night of Broken Glass”

History Daily · 17 min

#5

Gloria Ramirez: The Science and Mystery Behind "The Toxic Lady"

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 37 min

#6

Watergate: The Spies Who Went Rogue (Ep 2)

The Rest Is Classified · 56 min

#7

Bonus: Forecasting D-Day with PRESSURE Filmmaker Anthony Maras

History That Doesn't Suck · 59 min

#8

Jack Nicholson: Hidden Drugs, Road Rage, and a Shocking Crime

HOLLYWOODLAND · 36 min

#9

A Deep Dive on Submarines

Dan Snow's History Hit · 51 min

#10

Eleanor Roosevelt: The First Lady Who Changed Everything

Right Answers Mostly · 1 h 38 min

#12

CONSPIRACY THEORY: What Happened to Betty and Barney Hill?

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 41 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

—
2

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 6
3

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1
4

American Scandal

Audible Original

—
5

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▼ 2
6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 4
7

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▼ 2
8

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 10
9

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 3
10

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2
11

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 2
12

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1
13

Throughline

NPR

▼ 6
14

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 2
15

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 11
16

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2
17

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 6
18

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2
19

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 6
20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 7
21

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 1
22

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 1
23

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 6
24

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 7
25

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 6
26

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 11
27

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

Costard & Touchstone Productions

▲ 17
28

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 4
29

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1
30

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 27
31

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 1
32

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 10
33

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 6
34

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 17
35

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1
36

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 2
37

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

History Hit

▼ 2
38

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 16
39

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 1
40

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 8
41

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 8
42

British Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 3
43

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 4
44

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 1
45

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 4
46

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

—
47

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

▼ 10
48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 8
49

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 1
50

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

▼ 11

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