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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 4, 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

Prehistoric Penguins

The Ancients · 40 min

#2

Winter at Valley Forge: Washington's Darkest Hour?

American History Hit · 43 min

#3

The Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 31 min

#4

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

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#5

Ferdinand Magellan: He Died Trying to Sail Around the World

Sleepy History · 53 min

#6

SYMHC Classics: Charles Colchester

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 33 min

#7

The Story of 1066

Gone Medieval · 59 min

#8

How To Avoid The End of the World

Throughline · 52 min

#9

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#10

Special Episode: 1066 and the Battle of Hastings

You're Dead to Me · 1 h 02 min

#11

Life and Death in Ancient Babylon

The Ancients · 54 min

#12

"CLASSIC: Operation Northwoods: How the US Planned to Attack Itself and Start a War with Cuba"

Ridiculous History · 42 min

New in History

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

#36 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #71 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #76 newYashaYasha #81 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show #92 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution

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

American Scandal

Audible

▲ 2 5

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 1 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 2 8

Throughline

NPR

▼ 3 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 1 10

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 2 11

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 2 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 2 14

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 1 15

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▼ 4 16

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 4 17

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 5 18

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3 19

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 1 20

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 3 21

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 5 22

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 7 23

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 24

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 8 25

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 1 26

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 27

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 3 28

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 3 29

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 1 30

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 6 31

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 8 32

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 2 33

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

History Hit

▲ 4 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 1 35

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 9 36

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▼ 17 37

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 2 38

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 6 39

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 40

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 2 41

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 1 42

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 4 43

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 6 44

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 1 45

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 4 46

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 6 47

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 1 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 2 49

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▼ 2 50

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 4

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