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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 2, 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 Terror: Death at the Guillotine (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 31 min

#2

Ferdinand Magellan: He Died Trying to Sail Around the World

Sleepy History · 53 min

#3

How To Avoid The End of the World

Throughline · 52 min

#4

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

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#5

Life and Death in Ancient Babylon

The Ancients · 54 min

#6

The Story of 1066

Gone Medieval · 59 min

#7

Lore Alive 1: The Sleep

Lore · 23 min

#8

The Mummy's Curse (Halloween Classic)

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 38 min

#9

The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman

You're Wrong About · 2 h 19 min

#10

Nazi Scientists in America: Operation Paperclip

American History Hit · 39 min

#11

The Cuban Missile Crisis Explained

Dan Snow's History Hit · 58 min

#12

Inside Venice’s Jewish ghetto

HistoryExtra podcast · 46 min

New in History

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

#18 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #70 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson #73 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution #76 newYashaYasha #89 newThe History Hive FiveThe History Hive Five

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

Throughline

NPR

▲ 2 5

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

— 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 2 7

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 1 9

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▲ 1 10

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 12

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▲ 2 13

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 9 14

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 31 15

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 16

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 3 17

Plagues with Dr. Keith

Keith Sumey, MD

▲ 2 18

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▼ 3 19

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 5 21

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 8 22

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 10 23

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▼ 2 24

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 4 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 7 26

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 9 27

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 29 28

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 29

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 11 30

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 6 31

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 1 32

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 1 33

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 7 34

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 1 35

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 8 36

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 37

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 3 38

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 7 39

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

History Hit

▼ 5 40

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 3 41

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

— 42

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 1 43

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 5 44

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 2 45

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 1 46

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 5 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▲ 8 48

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 5 49

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 1 50

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 11

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