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Apple Podcasts · United States · Sep 27, 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 Gospels: Are They Historical?

The Ancients · 1 h 03 min

#2

The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · 1 h 30 min

#3

399. Stalin: Hitler’s Downfall At Stalingrad (Part 5)

Empire: World History · 51 min

#4

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

The Rest Is History · 1 h 25 min

#5

خاورمیانه جدید، پیمان ابراهیم و مکه

پادکست رخ · 1 h 04 min

#6

SYMHC Classics: Nuclear Close Calls

Stuff You Missed in History Class · 25 min

#7

Mania for Subjugation IV

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History · 4 h 01 min

#8

Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?

Throughline · 50 min

#9

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: Fighting to End Segregation

Sleepy History · 3 h 08 min

#10

Medieval Korea: from the Goryeo to Joseon periods

You're Dead to Me · 1 h 00 min

#11

CLASSIC: That Time Irish Separatists Invaded Canada

Ridiculous History · 28 min

#12

The 'Scandalous' Life of Marie Antoinette

Dan Snow's History Hit · 53 min

New in History

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

#65 newPetticoat RevolutionPetticoat Revolution #66 newLet The Record ShowLet The Record Show #74 newYashaYasha #97 newChurch History for EveryoneChurch History for Everyone #99 newWhat the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter RoyWhat the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy

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

▲ 1 4

Right Answers Mostly

Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

▼ 1 5

American Scandal

Audible

— 6

The Ancients

History Hit

▲ 1 7

Throughline

NPR

▼ 1 8

History That Doesn't Suck

Prof. Greg Jackson

— 9

American History Tellers

Audible

▲ 1 10

Sleepy History

Slumber Studios

▲ 2 11

Lore

Aaron Mahnke

— 12

History's Greatest Mysteries

The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

▼ 3 13

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History

Dan Carlin

— 14

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

▲ 4 15

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

▼ 1 16

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

▲ 3 17

You're Dead to Me

BBC Radio 4

▲ 6 18

Gone Medieval

History Hit

▲ 2 19

History Daily

History Daily

▼ 2 20

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

▲ 5 21

American History Hit

History Hit

▼ 5 22

In Our Time

BBC Radio 4

— 23

The Rest Is Classified

Goalhanger

▼ 8 24

Short History Of...

NOISER

▲ 3 25

HISTORY This Week

The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

▲ 6 26

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal

History Hit

▼ 5 27

Revolutions

Mike Duncan

▲ 2 28

Real Survival Stories

NOISER

▼ 4 29

Empire: World History

Goalhanger

▲ 1 30

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

History Hit

▼ 4 31

You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall

▲ 6 32

Real Dictators

NOISER

▲ 4 33

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat

Rewind Studios

▼ 5 34

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop

John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

— 35

Conspiracy Theories

Spotify Studios

▼ 3 36

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

▲ 4 37

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater

CUNY TV

▼ 4 38

Not Just the Tudors

History Hit

— 39

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Fall of Civilizations Podcast

— 40

The Art Bell Archive

Arthur William Bell III

▲ 5 41

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes

Crime House

— 42

HistoryExtra podcast

Immediate

— 43

Gunfighters

MeatEater

▼ 8 44

Dark History

Audioboom Studios

— 45

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

▲ 1 46

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

Goalhanger

▲ 4 47

British Scandal

Audible

▲ 4 48

The Spy Who

Audible

▲ 1 49

Hot History

Hot History Production

▼ 2 50

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

▲ 22

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