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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 11, 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

Death! with Becky Robison

You're Wrong About · 1 h 30 min

#3

How college football's deadliest year built the NCAA

Throughline · 19 min

#4

160: Eisenkot’s impossible trap – the case for a unity government, with Micah Goodman

Ask Haviv Anything · 55 min

#5

Mother/Mistress in the French Court

Noble Blood · 39 min

#6

Intelligence Scoop: How Nvidia’s CEO Fell for a Suspected Chinese Spy

The Rest Is Classified · 52 min

#7

Candles: Lighting the Way to Electricity

Sleepy History · 49 min

#8

Benedict Arnold | The Politics of Betrayal

American Scandal · 37 min

#9

The REAL Murders That Inspired Sherlock Holmes

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · 53 min

#10

Legends 92: Last Call

Lore · 26 min

#11

Investigating Viking Burials

Gone Medieval · 1 h 00 min

#12

Dead Mountain

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 11 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 2 3

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 4

Throughline

NPR

▲ 9 5

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 6

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▲ 1 7

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 4 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 2 9

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 6 10

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 11

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 3 12

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 1 13

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 22 14

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 2 15

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 1 16

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 4 17

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 7 18

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 19

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 6 20

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 21

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 4 22

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 23

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 15 24

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 5 25

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

History Hit

▲ 12 26

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 6 27

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 5 28

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 1 29

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 5 30

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 4 31

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

Costard & Touchstone Productions

▼ 4 32

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 4 33

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▲ 10 34

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 4 35

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 12 36

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 5 37

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 11 38

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 11 39

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 3 40

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 15 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 42

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 9 43

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 35 44

The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers

▲ 16 45

British Scandal

Audible Original

▼ 3 46

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 12 47

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 48

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▼ 2 49

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 4 50

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 9

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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.
What makes it exciting? It's not just a static list—it's all about the movement! You'll see which podcasts are climbing the ranks, holding steady, or slipping down. Tracking the rise and fall of your favorite shows has never been easier (or more fun).
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.
Dive in and see how history podcasts are making waves today.

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