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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 12, 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: The Tsar’s Terrible Siege (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 02 min

#2

The Plain of Jars: An Ancient Asian Mystery

The Ancients · 53 min

#3

How Rasputin Destroyed the Romanovs with Anthony Beevor

Dan Snow's History Hit · 45 min

#4

The Charge of the Light Brigade: Outbreak of The Crimean War (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#5

Candles: Lighting the Way to Electricity

Sleepy History · 49 min

#6

Credit Cards

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 41 min

#7

How to Survive the Reformation

Not Just the Tudors · 1 h 04 min

#8

The Voynich Manuscript

History's Greatest Mysteries · 41 min

#9

Greely Arctic Expedition | The Longest Winter

American History Tellers · 39 min

#10

Whitey Bulger: Crime Boss, Rat, Fugitive

Conspiracy Theories · 55 min

#11

Highland Flung: Peril on Ben Nevis

Real Survival Stories ·

#12

Origins of the Affordable Care Act

Throughline · 28 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

American Scandal

Audible Original

— 3

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▲ 3 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▲ 1 5

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 6

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 7

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 3 8

The Ancients

History Hit

▼ 1 9

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 10

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 3 11

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 1 12

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 3 13

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 2 14

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 15

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▼ 1 16

Gone Medieval

History Hit

— 17

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 2 18

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 19

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 8 20

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 21

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 15 22

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 23

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 3 24

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 3 25

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 26

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 3 27

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 3 28

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

History Hit

▼ 3 29

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 17 30

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 2 31

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 1 32

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 9 33

The Spy Who

Audible Original

— 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

Costard & Touchstone Productions

▼ 3 35

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 13 36

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 6 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 38

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 1 39

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 1 40

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▼ 2 41

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 4 42

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 8 43

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 8 44

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 2 45

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 2 46

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 12 47

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 48

British Scandal

Audible Original

▼ 3 49

The British History Podcast

Jamie Jeffers

▼ 5 50

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 1

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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.
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