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Top History podcasts right now.

Wars, empires and forgotten lives, told as stories. These are the 50 most popular History shows on Apple Podcasts in the US, updated daily. Open any of them to see every episode and read its transcript.

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The 50 biggest History podcasts

apple podcasts, united states, updated daily
  1. The Rest Is History The Rest Is History Goalhanger
  2. World War II with Tom Hanks World War II with Tom Hanks The HISTORY Channel | Back Pocket Studio
  3. The Ancients The Ancients History Hit
  4. American Scandal American Scandal Audible Original
  5. Throughline Throughline NPR
  6. American History Tellers American History Tellers Audible Original
  7. History That Doesn't Suck History That Doesn't Suck Prof. Greg Jackson
  8. Lore Lore Aaron Mahnke
  9. Sleepy History Sleepy History Slumber Studios
  10. Stuff You Missed in History Class Stuff You Missed in History Class iHeartPodcasts
  11. Gone Medieval Gone Medieval History Hit
  12. Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More Gary Arndt
  13. Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Pushkin Industries
  14. History Daily History Daily History Daily
  15. Dan Snow's History Hit Dan Snow's History Hit History Hit
  16. In Our Time In Our Time BBC Radio 4
  17. History's Greatest Mysteries History's Greatest Mysteries The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios
  18. Empire: World History Empire: World History Goalhanger
  19. Short History Of... Short History Of... NOISER
  20. Revolutions Revolutions Mike Duncan
  21. Real Survival Stories Real Survival Stories NOISER
  22. Noble Blood Noble Blood iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
  23. The Rest Is Classified The Rest Is Classified Goalhanger
  24. American History Hit American History Hit History Hit
  25. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal History Hit
  26. Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes Crime House
  27. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Dan Carlin's Hardcore History Dan Carlin
  28. Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society History Hit
  29. Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton
  30. You're Dead to Me You're Dead to Me BBC Radio 4
  31. Conspiracy Theories Conspiracy Theories Spotify Studios
  32. Real Dictators Real Dictators NOISER
  33. The Art Bell Archive The Art Bell Archive Arthur William Bell III
  34. Ask Haviv Anything Ask Haviv Anything Haviv Rettig Gur
  35. You're Wrong About You're Wrong About Sarah Marshall
  36. Not Just the Tudors Not Just the Tudors History Hit
  37. WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk Goalhanger
  38. The History of Rome The History of Rome Mike Duncan
  39. John Kiriakou's Dead Drop John Kiriakou's Dead Drop Costard & Touchstone Productions
  40. Ridiculous History Ridiculous History iHeartPodcasts
  41. British Scandal British Scandal Audible Original
  42. Legends of the Old West Legends of the Old West Black Barrel Media
  43. The Bowery Boys: New York City History The Bowery Boys: New York City History Tom Meyers, Greg Young
  44. Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
  45. HistoryExtra podcast HistoryExtra podcast Immediate
  46. The Spy Who The Spy Who Audible Original
  47. This is History: The Tudors This is History: The Tudors Sony Music Entertainment
  48. AREA52 Podcast With Chris Ramsay AREA52 Podcast With Chris Ramsay Chris Ramsay
  49. The History of English Podcast The History of English Podcast Kevin Stroud
  50. Forever Ago Forever Ago Brains On Universe

Publishing right now in History

from the open podcast index, the long tail behind the charts
  1. MYSTERIOUS CRIMES AND HORRORS MYSTERIOUS CRIMES AND HORRORS MYSTERIOUS CRIMES AND HORRORS
  2. Best of the US Best of the US Mechanical Music Radio
  3. Radio Bimshire Presents Radio Bimshire Presents Radio Bimshire
  4. How History Works How History Works How History Works
  5. Astraway Astraway Astraway
  6. Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes Puerto Rico Open Your Eyes
  7. Just Cheesy: The Podcast! Just Cheesy: The Podcast! JustCheesy
  8. Adam's Corner Adam's Corner Adam Long
  9. TuneDig TuneDig TuneDig
  10. Pattern Break Pattern Break Adrian Walsh
  11. Round the Bend Now and Then Round the Bend Now and Then Matt Emery
  12. Timeline - World History Documentaries Timeline - World History Documentaries Timeline - World History Documentaries

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