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

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #8 Spotify #14 P. Casts #7

56Pulse Score out of 100
8

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #10 Spotify #15 P. Casts #8

52Pulse Score out of 100
9

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #7 Spotify #34 P. Casts #9

48Pulse Score out of 100
10

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #9 Spotify #10 P. Casts #10

56Pulse Score out of 100
11

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #11 Spotify #4 P. Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #13 Spotify #21 P. Casts #12

44Pulse Score out of 100
13

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #16 Spotify #6 P. Casts #13

54Pulse Score out of 100
14

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #12 Spotify #12 P. Casts #14

49Pulse Score out of 100
15

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing

Apple #14 Spotify — P. Casts #15

28Pulse Score out of 100
16

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #18 Spotify #50 P. Casts #16

32Pulse Score out of 100
17

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #20 Spotify #7 P. Casts #17

48Pulse Score out of 100
18

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #17 Spotify #20 P. Casts #18

39Pulse Score out of 100
19

Plagues with Dr. Keith
Keith Sumey, MD

Apple #22 Spotify — P. Casts #19

22Pulse Score out of 100
20

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #15 Spotify — P. Casts #20

25Pulse Score out of 100
21

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

Apple #19 Spotify #38 P. Casts #21

32Pulse Score out of 100
22

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #23 Spotify #47 P. Casts #22

28Pulse Score out of 100
23

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #29 Spotify #37 P. Casts #23

28Pulse Score out of 100
24

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #25 Spotify #35 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
25

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #26 Spotify #46 P. Casts #25

27Pulse Score out of 100
26

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

27Pulse Score out of 100
27

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #27

17Pulse Score out of 100
28

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #24 Spotify #2 P. Casts #28

54Pulse Score out of 100
29

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #21 Spotify #27 P. Casts #29

32Pulse Score out of 100
30

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #32 Spotify #30 P. Casts #30

27Pulse Score out of 100
31

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #35 Spotify #42 P. Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
32

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #27 Spotify #19 P. Casts #32

32Pulse 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

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #35

14Pulse 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

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #43 Spotify #29 P. Casts #38

24Pulse Score out of 100
39

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #45 Spotify — P. Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
40

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
41

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #39 Spotify — P. Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
42

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #40 Spotify #39 P. Casts #42

22Pulse Score out of 100
43

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

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts #43

12Pulse Score out of 100
44

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #42 Spotify #31 P. Casts #44

23Pulse Score out of 100
45

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #45

15Pulse Score out of 100
46

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
47

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
48

The Art Bell Archive
Arthur William Bell III

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts #48

11Pulse Score out of 100
49

Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
50

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts #50

11Pulse Score out of 100

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