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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 10, 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

Augustus Part 1: Rome’s First Emperor

Real Dictators · 59 min

#2

Roman Civil War: Marching on the Senate (Part 3)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#3

Varsity Blues | Future Stars

American Scandal · 39 min

#4

The Chupacabra: Puerto Rico’s Vampire Cryptid

Conspiracy Theories · 47 min

#5

Is it time for a Luddite Renaissance?

Throughline · 16 min

#6

The Boston Police Strike

History Daily · 16 min

#7

CULT: Power in the Woods: Bohemian Grove

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 36 min

#8

A History of Looney Tunes

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 14 min

#9

The Hunt for Adolf Eichmann: Case Closed (from History's Greatest Mysteries)

World War II with Tom Hanks · 40 min

#10

MOUNTAIN MEN | “Jim Bridger: Opening The West”

Legends of the Old West · 35 min

#11

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#12

Ashurbanipal

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 37 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

▲ 1 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

▼ 1 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

American Scandal

Audible

— 5

Throughline

NPR

— 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 7

The Ancients

History Hit

— 8

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 1 9

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 10

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 11

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

— 12

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 13

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 14

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 2 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 3 16

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 1 17

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 18

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 19

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 20

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 11 21

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 2 22

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 38 23

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 51 24

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 2 25

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

— 26

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

— 27

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 3 28

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 7 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▼ 6 30

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 5 31

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 4 32

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 3 33

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 3 34

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

History Hit

▼ 6 35

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 2 36

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 37

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 7 38

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 1 39

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 11 40

The Spy Who

Audible

— 41

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▲ 4 42

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 4 43

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 9 44

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 12 45

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

▲ 4 46

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 1 47

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▼ 4 48

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▼ 6 49

Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order

Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

▼ 8 50

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▼ 4

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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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