Genre chart · October 2026

Top History Podcasts

From ancient empires to last century’s scandals, these are the history podcasts people are binging right now, ranked across Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Pocket Casts.

1

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #1 Spotify #23 P. Casts #1

74Pulse Score out of 100
2

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #1 P. Casts #2

95Pulse Score out of 100
3

World War II with Tom Hanks
The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studios | Audacy

Apple #3 Spotify #17 P. Casts #3

68Pulse Score out of 100
4

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #4 Spotify #22 P. Casts #4

62Pulse Score out of 100
5

History's Greatest Mysteries
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #5 Spotify — P. Casts #5

45Pulse Score out of 100
6

Throughline
NPR

Apple #6 Spotify #18 P. Casts #6

57Pulse Score out of 100
7

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #7 Spotify #34 P. Casts #9

48Pulse Score out of 100
8

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #8 Spotify #14 P. Casts #7

56Pulse Score out of 100
9

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #9 Spotify #10 P. Casts #10

56Pulse Score out of 100
10

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #10 Spotify #15 P. Casts #8

52Pulse Score out of 100
11

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #11 Spotify #4 P. Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #12 Spotify #12 P. Casts #14

49Pulse Score out of 100
13

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #13 Spotify #21 P. Casts #12

44Pulse Score out of 100
14

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing

Apple #14 Spotify — P. Casts #15

28Pulse Score out of 100
15

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #15 Spotify — P. Casts #20

25Pulse Score out of 100
16

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #16 Spotify #6 P. Casts #13

54Pulse Score out of 100
17

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #17 Spotify #20 P. Casts #18

39Pulse Score out of 100
18

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #18 Spotify #50 P. Casts #16

32Pulse Score out of 100
19

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More
Gary Arndt

Apple #19 Spotify #38 P. Casts #21

32Pulse Score out of 100
20

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #20 Spotify #7 P. Casts #17

48Pulse Score out of 100
21

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #21 Spotify #27 P. Casts #29

32Pulse Score out of 100
22

Plagues with Dr. Keith
Keith Sumey, MD

Apple #22 Spotify — P. Casts #19

22Pulse Score out of 100
23

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #23 Spotify #47 P. Casts #22

28Pulse Score out of 100
24

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #24 Spotify #2 P. Casts #28

54Pulse Score out of 100
25

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #25 Spotify #35 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
26

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #26 Spotify #46 P. Casts #25

27Pulse Score out of 100
27

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #27 Spotify #19 P. Casts #32

32Pulse Score out of 100
28

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

27Pulse Score out of 100
29

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #29 Spotify #37 P. Casts #23

28Pulse Score out of 100
30

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #27

17Pulse Score out of 100
31

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #45

15Pulse Score out of 100
32

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #32 Spotify #30 P. Casts #30

27Pulse Score out of 100
33

Gunfighters
MeatEater

Apple #33 Spotify #33 P. Casts #33

26Pulse Score out of 100
34

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

Apple #34 Spotify #32 P. Casts #34

25Pulse Score out of 100
35

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #35 Spotify #42 P. Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
36

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #36 Spotify #41 P. Casts #36

23Pulse Score out of 100
37

HISTORY This Week
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #37

14Pulse Score out of 100
38

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #35

14Pulse Score out of 100
39

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #39 Spotify — P. Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
40

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #40 Spotify #39 P. Casts #42

22Pulse Score out of 100
41

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #41 Spotify #11 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
42

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #42 Spotify #31 P. Casts #44

23Pulse Score out of 100
43

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #43 Spotify #29 P. Casts #38

24Pulse Score out of 100
44

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
45

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #45 Spotify — P. Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
46

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
47

If You Please, Himan Brown’s Radio Mystery Theater
CUNY TV

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts #43

12Pulse Score out of 100
48

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
49

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts #50

11Pulse Score out of 100
50

Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
51

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
52

Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #52 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
53

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #53 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

39Pulse Score out of 100
54

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #54 Spotify #43 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
55

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
56

The Art Bell Archive
Arthur William Bell III

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts #48

11Pulse Score out of 100
57

Forever Ago
Brains On Universe

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
58

Infamous America
Black Barrel Media

Apple #58 Spotify #44 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
59

Biblical Time Machine
Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Apple #59 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
60

School of War
The Free Press

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
61

Government That Doesn't Suck
Rewind Studios

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
62

Calm History (not A.I. & no loud ads) - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation
Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

Apple #62 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
63

Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media

Apple #63 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
64

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
65

Catholic Saints
Augustine Institute

Apple #65 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
66

Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #66 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
67

Petticoat Revolution
Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

Apple #67 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
68

History Unplugged Podcast
History Unplugged

Apple #68 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
69

پادکست رخ
Rokh Podcast

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
70

Yasha
Jeremy Gendelman

Apple #70 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
71

Ancient Civilisations
NOISER

Apple #71 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
72

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman

Apple #72 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
73

Beyond Mount Rushmore
Podcast Playground

Apple #73 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
74

The History of English Podcast
Kevin Stroud

Apple #74 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
75

Ridiculous Crime
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #75 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
76

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Higher Ground Audio

Apple #76 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
77

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson
LightningPod

Apple #77 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
78

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
The History Chicks | AIRWAVE

Apple #78 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
79

The History Hive Five
Kristina McMorris, Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Madeline Martin, Allison Pataki

Apple #79 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
80

First America
Pushkin Industries

Apple #80 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
81

Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts

Apple #81 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
82

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #82 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
83

Old Gossip with Rebecca Siegel
Rebecca Siegel

Apple #83 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
84

The Bowery Boys: New York City History
Tom Meyers, Greg Young

Apple #84 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
85

The British History Podcast
Jamie Jeffers

Apple #85 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
86

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #86 Spotify #48 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
87

HOLLYWOODLAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #87 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
88

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #88 Spotify #5 P. Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
89

Biography
NOISER

Apple #89 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
90

The Big Dig Season 4: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story
GBH News

Apple #90 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
91

Real Vikings
NOISER

Apple #91 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
92

Past Lives
Patrick Wyman

Apple #92 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
93

Queens Podcast
Queens Podcast

Apple #93 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
94

The WallBuilders Show
Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

Apple #94 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
95

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
Liv Albert

Apple #95 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
96

Let The Record Show
ACLU

Apple #96 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
97

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
Seth Paridon, William Toti

Apple #97 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
98

The History of Byzantium
thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com

Apple #98 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
99

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
Dan Carlin

Apple #99 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
100

Haunted American History
Bloody FM

Apple #100 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Showing Apple Podcasts's own chart order. Platform columns show each show's position on every app's History chart.