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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 25, 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: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#2

Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?

Throughline · 50 min

#3

The Terror: How The French Revolution Collapsed Into Chaos (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#4

Maya Hieroglyphs Decoded

The Ancients · 48 min

#5

LBJ & the Vietnam War

American History Hit · 56 min

#6

The 'Scandalous' Life of Marie Antoinette

Dan Snow's History Hit · 53 min

#7

Intelligence Scoop: Is Russia Preparing to Attack Europe?

The Rest Is Classified · 56 min

#8

Archive: The War of 1812

In Our Time · 44 min

#9

The Black Friday Gold Market Scandal

History Daily · 16 min

#10

Snowmobile Survival: It’s a Trap…

Real Survival Stories · 53 min

#11

The Bloodiest Anglo Saxon Royal Murders

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal · 50 min

#12

Self-Made

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 9 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

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 3

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 1 4

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 8

Throughline

NPR

▲ 3 9

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 10

American History Tellers

Audible

▼ 1 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 12

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 3 13

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

— 14

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 2 15

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 11 16

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 17

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 18

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 1 19

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 3 20

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 4 21

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 22

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 8 23

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 8 24

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 4 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 8 26

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 5 27

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 1 28

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 1 29

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 4 30

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 6 31

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 9 32

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 4 33

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

History Hit

▼ 3 34

Petticoat Revolution

Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

▲ 16 35

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 1 36

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 4 37

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 38

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 9 39

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 2 40

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 3 41

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 3 42

Let The Record Show

ACLU

▲ 25 43

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 8 44

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 3 45

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▼ 1 46

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 5 47

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

▼ 5 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 8 49

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▲ 4 50

Hot History

Hot History Production

▼ 5

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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.
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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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