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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 11, 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

Cleopatra: Why Did She Gamble Everything on Rome?

Sleepy History · 51 min

#2

Roman Civil War: Master of the Republic (Part 4)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 10 min

#3

Sword in the Stone: Origins of Arthurian Legends

Gone Medieval · 51 min

#4

Talent, Time and Money: The Curse of General Magic

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 38 min

#5

Iron Age Ireland

The Ancients · 52 min

#6

How baseball got its beat

Throughline · 32 min

#7

Sherman's March: Invading the South

American History Hit · 55 min

#8

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#9

Quest for an Heir: Henry VIII, Aragon and Boleyn

Not Just the Tudors · 52 min

#10

History of Tea: Britain’s stolen brew

You're Dead to Me · 54 min

#11

The Theft of the French Crown Jewels

History Daily · 16 min

#12

Was Napoleon III the world's first populist leader?

HistoryExtra podcast · 55 min

The chart

Top 100 · position changes vs. yesterday.

1

The Team House

dee takos

— 2

The Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

American Scandal

Audible

— 5

Throughline

NPR

— 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 7

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 8

American History Tellers

Audible

— 9

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▲ 5 10

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▼ 1 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 12

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▼ 1 13

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 14

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 15

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▲ 8 16

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 3 17

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

— 18

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 1 19

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▼ 1 20

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▲ 22 21

Short History Of...

NOISER

▼ 5 22

Long Shadow

Long Lead & PRX

▲ 45 23

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 3 24

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▲ 2 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 4 26

American History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 27

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▼ 3 28

Real Dictators

NOISER

▼ 6 29

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▲ 14 30

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 9 31

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▼ 6 32

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▼ 5 33

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 3 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 3 35

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 3 36

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 37

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 5 38

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

History Hit

▼ 4 39

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 9 40

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 1 41

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▼ 4 42

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▼ 7 43

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 2 44

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 4 45

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise

Higher Ground Audio

— 46

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▼ 13 47

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

— 48

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 4 49

British Scandal

Audible

▼ 3 50

Legends of the Old West

Black Barrel Media

▲ 2

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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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