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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 20, 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

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

History That Doesn't Suck · 1 h 00 min

#3

Lore 317: Smoke and Mirrors

Lore · 28 min

#4

Venus, Earth’s Evil Twin

HISTORY This Week · 34 min

#5

Unearthed! in October 2026, Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 36 min

#6

Hoover Dam

Short History Of... · 54 min

#7

King Arthur: Lancelot and the Round Table (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 06 min

#8

The Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot's Reign of Terror

Dan Snow's History Hit · 1 h 00 min

#9

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#10

Can Ukraine Win Without America?

School of War · 43 min

#11

The Truth About Alexander Hamilton

American History Hit · 44 min

#12

155: American and Israeli Jews don’t understand each other, with Ed Rettig

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 01 min

New in History

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

#39 newThe UnBelievableThe UnBelievable #84 newThe Vardø Witch TrialsThe Vardø Witch Trials #92 newThe Ministry of Lost Voices : EnglishThe Ministry of Lost Voices : English

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

The Ancients

History Hit

— 6

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 4 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 1 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 6 9

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 3 10

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 11

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 4 12

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 13

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 6 14

Throughline

NPR

▼ 3 15

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 16

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 13 17

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 18

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 2 19

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 20

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 21

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 3 22

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 23

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 1 24

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 25

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 6 26

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 27

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

— 28

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 4 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 3 30

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 16 31

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 12 32

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▲ 16 33

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 8 34

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 2 35

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 5 36

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story

Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

▲ 5 37

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 5 38

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 39

The UnBelievable

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 40

How to Take Over the World

Ben Wilson

▼ 7 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 6 42

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 8 43

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 25 44

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

History Hit

▼ 5 45

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 15 46

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▼ 2 47

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 5 48

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 9 49

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 50

School of War

The Free Press

▲ 10

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