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Apple Podcasts · United States · Oct 7, 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: Killing God (Part 5)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 16 min

#2

Ep. 04: Bloody Texas

Gunfighters · 40 min

#3

Varsity Blues | The Admissions Game

American Scandal · 36 min

#4

Betrayal and a Tudor in Scotland

Noble Blood · 32 min

#5

151: Could the hostages have come home sooner? With Brett McGurk

Ask Haviv Anything · 1 h 17 min

#6

Lore 316: A Spoonful of Sugar

Lore · 26 min

#7

The Thammasat University Massacre

History Daily · 18 min

#8

Love Heals

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities · 8 min

#9

Michael Oren: October 7 and the Cost of Defending Israel

School of War · 45 min

#10

#27 Enemy: The Germans' War, ep. 3 - The Fighting Man

The Martyr Made Podcast · 5 h 20 min

#11

How Apologists Use (and Misuse) Manuscripts

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman · 56 min

#12

Inside the Peasants Revolt

Gone Medieval · 54 min

New in History

Brand new shows that entered this chart within two weeks of launch.

#29 newCelebrity Ghost StoriesCelebrity Ghost Stories #44 newYou Better Win: The History of Ford RacingYou Better Win: The History of Ford Racing #65 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show #68 newCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric JohnsonCall 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

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

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 4

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 1 5

American Scandal

Audible

▲ 2 6

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 7

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 2 8

The Ancients

History Hit

— 9

American History Tellers

Audible

— 10

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▲ 7 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 12

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 13

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 14

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 2 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

— 16

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 2 17

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 6 18

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▲ 3 19

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 20

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

— 21

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1 22

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3 23

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 7 24

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 5 25

History Daily

History Daily

▲ 1 26

The Team House

dee takos

▼ 14 27

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 28

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 4 29

Celebrity Ghost Stories

A&E | Rewind Studios

NEW 30

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 31

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 5 32

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▲ 1 33

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 5 34

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

— 35

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 4 36

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

History Hit

▲ 3 37

Yasha

Jeremy Gendelman

▲ 1 38

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 3 39

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 25 40

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▼ 3 41

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 6 42

The Martyr Made Podcast

Darryl Cooper

▼ 2 43

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 1 44

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing

Ford Racing

▼ 12 45

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 4 46

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 3 47

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

▼ 1 48

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 3 49

Ask Haviv Anything

Haviv Rettig Gur

▲ 3 50

Hot History

Hot History Production

▲ 1

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