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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 15, 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

Queen Victoria’s Revenge: The Mad Emperor of Abyssinia (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#2

Legends 88: Tell-Tale Heartland

Lore · 26 min

#3

What Really Happened At Waco?

American History Hit · 53 min

#4

Henry VIII's Reign of Terror

Not Just the Tudors · 51 min

#5

The Empire State Building

Short History Of... · 50 min

#6

The KGB Double Agent Who Stopped Armageddon with Ben McIntyre

Dan Snow's History Hit · 41 min

#7

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#8

Saladin at the Gates of Jerusalem

HISTORY This Week · 28 min

#9

The Invention of Hell

Gone Medieval · 54 min

#10

Philippe Pinel

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 39 min

#11

The Phoenix Lights UFO: Flares, Formation, or Something Else?

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat · 34 min

#12

CONSPIRACY: What Is Denver Airport Hiding?

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 46 min

New in History

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

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The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 1 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▼ 1 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 5

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 5 8

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 28 9

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 3 10

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

— 11

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 4 12

Throughline

NPR

▼ 4 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 2 14

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 9 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 1 16

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 17

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 4 18

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 2 19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 4 20

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 14 21

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 4 22

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 5 23

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 24

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 25

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 1 26

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 7 27

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 12 28

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 7 29

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 30

Blindspot

The HISTORY® Channel and WNYC Studios

▼ 2 31

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 9 32

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 33

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 34

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 16 35

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 3 36

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 7 37

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

History Hit

▼ 4 38

Long Shadow

Long Lead & PRX

▼ 6 39

Zero Hour: A History of 9/11

David de Sola

▲ 2 40

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 9 41

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 4 42

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 2 43

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 2 44

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 2 45

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 5 46

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 4 47

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▲ 4 48

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 1 49

British Scandal

Audible

▼ 2 50

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▲ 7

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Top History podcasts today

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