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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 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

Human Origins: Did We Begin in Africa?

The Ancients · 58 min

#2

Roman Civil War: The Barbarian Invasion (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 18 min

#3

EP:60 - Soviet America

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton · 1 h 40 min

#4

Why American public schools are still broken

Throughline · 36 min

#5

Roman Civil War: Rise of the General (Part 1)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 13 min

#6

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#7

Evel Knievel Faces the Abyss

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · 40 min

#8

The Great Awakening

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More · 15 min

#9

Emperor Constantine the Great: Christianity and the Roman Empire

You're Dead to Me · 59 min

#10

The Rise & Fall of Babylon

Dan Snow's History Hit · 48 min

#11

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Great Power Conflict

School of War · 55 min

#12

Ballet with Megan Burbank

You're Wrong About · 1 h 12 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 Rest Is History

Goalhanger

— 2

The Team House

dee takos

— 3

World War II with Tom Hanks

The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

— 4

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 2 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

Throughline

NPR

▼ 2 7

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 1 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

▼ 1 9

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

— 10

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

▲ 1 11

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

▼ 1 12

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

— 13

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 3 14

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 1 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▲ 2 16

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 2 17

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▼ 3 18

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 3 19

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 1 20

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 2 21

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 22

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▼ 3 23

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

▲ 2 24

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 3 25

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 3 26

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

— 27

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 3 28

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▲ 1 29

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 2 30

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 7 31

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 32

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

▼ 1 33

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

▼ 3 34

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

History Hit

▼ 2 35

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▲ 1 36

Founding Fathers: An American Dream

NOISER

▼ 2 37

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

▲ 1 38

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

▼ 3 39

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 5 40

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

— 41

Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

▼ 2 42

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

▲ 24 43

The History of English Podcast

Kevin Stroud

▼ 2 44

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 2 45

The Spy Who

Audible

▼ 2 46

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 3 47

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

▼ 5 48

پادکست رخ

Rokh Podcast

▲ 7 49

History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged

▼ 4 50

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 1

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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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