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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 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

King Arthur: The Once & Future King (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#2

Sea Monsters: What Did Sailors Actually See?

Sleepy History · 59 min

#3

Mary Shelley

Short History Of... · 53 min

#4

The October Revolution

Dan Snow's History Hit · 47 min

#5

Caratacus: King of the Britons

The Ancients · 1 h 06 min

#6

Legends 90: Set Aside

Lore · 25 min

#7

Kim Philby: Undercover in Beirut (Ep 4)

The Rest Is Classified · 46 min

#8

How to Survive Henry VIII

Not Just the Tudors · 54 min

#9

The Tycoon Life & Titanic Death of John Jacob Astor IV | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)

Calm History (not A.I. & no loud ads) - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation · 41 min

#10

Medieval Origins of Dracula

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 49 min

#11

The Birth of Oktoberfest

History Daily · 16 min

#12

The Terror: The Fall of Robespierre (Part 6)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 36 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 Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 3

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 4

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 8 5

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 2 6

American Scandal

Audible

▼ 1 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 1 9

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 1 10

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 2 11

Throughline

NPR

— 12

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▼ 3 13

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 14

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3 15

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 2 16

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

— 17

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 3 18

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 2 19

Short History Of...

NOISER

— 20

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 2 21

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 22

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 1 23

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1 24

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

— 26

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 27

American History Hit

History Hit

— 28

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 2 29

Hot History

Hot History Production

— 30

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 2 31

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 6 32

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

— 33

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 2 34

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▲ 4 35

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 36

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

▼ 1 37

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

History Hit

▼ 3 38

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 5 39

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 6 40

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 41

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers, Greg Young

▲ 3 42

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 1 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 4 44

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 1 45

پادکست رخ

Rokh Podcast

▲ 8 46

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 4 47

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

— 48

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 6 49

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 5 50

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

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

▼ 1

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