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Apple Podcasts · United States · Nov 6, 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

Health Insurance in America

Throughline · 52 min

#2

Revolution in the Soviet Empire: Revenge of the Red Army (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 11 min

#3

Revolution in the Soviet Empire: The Hungarian Uprising (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 26 min

#4

Family Plane Trip: Dodging Weather and Mountains

Real Survival Stories · 49 min

#5

Britain's First Homo Sapiens

The Ancients · 53 min

#6

Crossing the Delaware: George Washington’s Greatest Victory

American History Hit · 51 min

#7

Brown and Out

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 12 min

#8

The Gunpowder Plot As It Happened

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 58 min

#9

The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

History's Greatest Mysteries · 36 min

#10

The Gunpowder Plot

History Daily · 15 min

#11

Megalosaurus

In Our Time · 56 min

#12

WWI's Stalingrad: The Siege of Przemyśl

Dan Snow's History Hit · 58 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 2

Throughline

NPR

▲ 8 3

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 8 4

American Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 2 5

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

▼ 1 6

American History Tellers

Audible Original

▲ 3 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 8 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 9

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 4 10

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 7 11

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 13 12

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 11 13

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 9 14

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 15 15

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 32 16

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 10 17

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 5 18

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 13 19

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 6 20

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 7 21

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 12 22

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 13 23

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 3 24

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 10 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 14 26

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 29 27

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 19 28

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 15 29

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 15 30

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 35 31

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 32 32

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 21 33

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 16 34

British Scandal

Audible Original

▲ 16 35

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

History Hit

▲ 7 36

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

— 37

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 19 38

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 6 39

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 23 40

The Spy Who

Audible Original

▼ 12 41

This is History: The Tudors

Sony Music Entertainment

▲ 17 42

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 43

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 17 44

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 25 45

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

▲ 26 46

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▲ 24 47

The WallBuilders Show

Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

▲ 20 48

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 32 49

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▼ 4 50

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 10

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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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