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, Pocket Casts, Castbox. YouTube does not publish genre charts.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsSpotifyCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Spotify #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #2

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #9 Spotify #3 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #7

78Pulse Score out of 100
3No change

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #2 Spotify #17 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #1

73Pulse Score out of 100
4Up 1 from #5

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

Apple #3 Spotify #19 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #3

69Pulse Score out of 100
5Up 1 from #6

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #7 Spotify #12 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #9

66Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 1 from #7

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #14 Spotify #7 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #14

64Pulse Score out of 100
7Down 3 from #4

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #10 Spotify #11 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #8

63Pulse Score out of 100
8Up 6 from #14

Throughline
NPR

Apple #8 Spotify #15 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #10

62Pulse Score out of 100
9Up 4 from #13

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #5 Spotify #26 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #6

60Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 2 from #8

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #43 Spotify #2 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts #39

59Pulse Score out of 100
11No change

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #16 Spotify #10 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #15

58Pulse Score out of 100
12No change

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #13 Spotify #13 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
13Down 4 from #9

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #6 Spotify #29 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #5

57Pulse Score out of 100
14Down 4 from #10

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #26 Spotify #6 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #25

57Pulse Score out of 100
15No change

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #11 Spotify #23 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #12

52Pulse Score out of 100
16No change

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #56 Spotify #4 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

51Pulse Score out of 100
17No change

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #12 Spotify #34 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

47Pulse Score out of 100
18No change

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #78 Spotify #5 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

47Pulse Score out of 100
19No change

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #49 Spotify #9 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts —

44Pulse Score out of 100
20No change

History's Greatest Mysteries
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #4 Spotify — Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #4

44Pulse Score out of 100
21No change

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #15 Spotify #32 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #16

44Pulse Score out of 100
22Up 4 from #26

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #17 Spotify #31 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #17

43Pulse Score out of 100
23No change

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #29 Spotify #20 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #29

41Pulse Score out of 100
24Down 2 from #22

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #22 Spotify #28 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #22

40Pulse Score out of 100
25Down 1 from #24

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #18 Spotify #39 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #18

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 1 from #25

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #19 Spotify #36 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #20

40Pulse Score out of 100
27No change

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #20 Spotify #45 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #19

37Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 5 from #33

Gunfighters
MeatEater

Apple #28 Spotify #30 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #27

36Pulse Score out of 100
29Down 1 from #28

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #24 Spotify #37 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #24

36Pulse Score out of 100
30Down 1 from #29

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

Apple #23 Spotify #42 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #23

35Pulse Score out of 100
31Up 5 from #36

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #21 Spotify #49 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #21

35Pulse Score out of 100
32Down 1 from #31

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #27 Spotify #38 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #26

34Pulse Score out of 100
33Up 2 from #35

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #25 Spotify #44 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #28

34Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 4 from #30

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #40 Spotify #27 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #36

34Pulse Score out of 100
35Up 2 from #37

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

Apple #31 Spotify #35 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #33

33Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 2 from #34

Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries

Apple — Spotify #8 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
37Up 2 from #39

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #47 Spotify #24 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

32Pulse Score out of 100
38Up 7 from #45

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #30 Spotify #41 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts #44

32Pulse Score out of 100
39Up 1 from #40

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #64 Spotify #21 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

31Pulse Score out of 100
40Down 2 from #38

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #45 Spotify #33 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts #38

30Pulse Score out of 100
41No change

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #37 Spotify #47 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts #37

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 1 from #43

Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton
Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton

Apple #103 Spotify #22 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

27Pulse Score out of 100
43Down 1 from #42

The Fat Electrician
The Fat Electrician

Apple — Spotify #14 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

26Pulse Score out of 100
44No change

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #58 Spotify #40 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
45Up 1 from #46

Forbidden History
Like A Shot Entertainment

Apple — Spotify #16 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

25Pulse Score out of 100
46Down 14 from #32

This F*cking Guy
Crooked Media

Apple — Spotify #18 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

23Pulse Score out of 100
47No change

Infamous America
Black Barrel Media

Apple #74 Spotify #48 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
48No change

Haunted American History
Bloody FM

Apple #89 Spotify #50 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 2 from #51

Historically High
Historically High

Apple — Spotify #25 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
50Up 9 from #59

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #32 Spotify — Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #32

18Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 2 from #49

HISTORY This Week
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

Apple #33 Spotify — Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #31

18Pulse Score out of 100
52Down 2 from #50

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #34 Spotify — Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #30

17Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 2 from #55

The Tape Library - Archive of the Paranormal & the Unexplained
SpectreVision Radio

Apple #197 Spotify #43 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 2 from #56

Celebrity Ghost Stories
A&E | Rewind Studios

Apple #35 Spotify — Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #34

17Pulse Score out of 100
55Down 1 from #54

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #38 Spotify — Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #35

16Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 15 from #71

Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #36 Spotify — Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
57Up 1 from #58

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #39 Spotify — Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #43

15Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 6 from #52

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #41 Spotify — Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #40

15Pulse Score out of 100
59Down 2 from #57

Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story
Apple TV / AT WILL MEDIA

Apple #42 Spotify — Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #41

15Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 7 from #53

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #44 Spotify — Castbox #36 Pocket Casts #42

14Pulse Score out of 100
61Up 7 from #68

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #46 Spotify — Castbox #50 Pocket Casts #49

14Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 1 from #61

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #48 Spotify — Castbox #44 Pocket Casts #47

13Pulse Score out of 100
63No change

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

Apple #51 Spotify — Castbox #47 Pocket Casts #48

13Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 2 from #62

The Art Bell Archive
Arthur William Bell III

Apple #52 Spotify — Castbox #42 Pocket Casts #46

13Pulse Score out of 100
65No change

Michael Button
Michael Button

Apple — Spotify #46 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 6 from #60

How to Take Over the World
Ben Wilson

Apple #53 Spotify — Castbox #48 Pocket Casts #45

12Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 2 from #69

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #50 Spotify — Castbox #51 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
68Up 6 from #74

Yasha
Jeremy Gendelman

Apple #54 Spotify — Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
69Down 3 from #66

School of War
The Free Press

Apple #55 Spotify — Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 18 from #88

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

Apple #57 Spotify — Castbox #63 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
71Up 12 from #83

Government That Doesn't Suck
Rewind Studios

Apple #59 Spotify — Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
72Down 5 from #67

The History Podcast
BBC Radio 4

Apple #60 Spotify — Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
73Down 3 from #70

Forever Ago
Brains On Universe

Apple #61 Spotify — Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 1 from #75

Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media

Apple #62 Spotify — Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 2 from #77

Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #63 Spotify — Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
76Up 19 from #95

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman

Apple #65 Spotify — Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 4 from #73

My Victorian Nightmare
Genevieve Manion

Apple #66 Spotify — Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 14 from #64

The UnBelievable
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #68 Spotify — Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
79Up 10 from #89

History Unplugged Podcast
History Unplugged

Apple #67 Spotify — Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 4 from #76

Catholic Saints
Augustine Institute

Apple #69 Spotify — Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
81Down 1 from #80

Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic Media

Apple #70 Spotify — Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
82No change

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #71 Spotify — Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
83Down 4 from #79

Ancient Civilisations
NOISER

Apple #72 Spotify — Castbox #59 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
84Down 12 from #72

پادکست رخ
Rokh Podcast

Apple #73 Spotify — Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 4 from #81

Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts

Apple #75 Spotify — Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 8 from #78

Our Ancestors Were Messy
Coco Hill Productions

Apple #76 Spotify — Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 1 from #86

The History of English Podcast
Kevin Stroud

Apple #77 Spotify — Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 12 from #100

Ridiculous Crime
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #80 Spotify — Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
89Up 2 from #91

Dark Histories
Ben Cutmore

Apple #81 Spotify — Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
90Down 6 from #84

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

Apple #82 Spotify — Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
91Down 4 from #87

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

Apple #83 Spotify — Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 7 from #85

This American President
This American President

Apple #84 Spotify — Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
93Up 24 from #117

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson
LightningPod

Apple #79 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
94Down 4 from #90

Only If You Get Caught
Defector Media

Apple #85 Spotify — Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 1 from #94

Biography
NOISER

Apple #86 Spotify — Castbox #82 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 3 from #93

13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble
BBC World Service

Apple #87 Spotify — Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 5 from #92

The C-Word
Lena Dunham & Alissa Bennett

Apple #88 Spotify — Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
98Up 8 from #106

Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #90 Spotify — Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 11 from #110

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

Apple #91 Spotify — Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 1 from #99

The British History Podcast
Jamie Jeffers

Apple #92 Spotify — Castbox #84 Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Up 7 from #108

About That Life
Garrison Hayes

Apple #93 Spotify — Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 4 from #98

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #94 Spotify — Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 12 from #115

The WallBuilders Show
Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

Apple #95 Spotify — Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 3 from #101

Trashy Divorces
Hemlock Creatives

Apple #96 Spotify — Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 3 from #102

The History of Byzantium
thehistoryofbyzantium@gmail.com

Apple #97 Spotify — Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 9 from #97

The History of England
David Crowther

Apple #99 Spotify — Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 11 from #96

The Vardø Witch Trials
Lisa Williams

Apple #101 Spotify — Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
108Up 4 from #112

No Ordinary Life - History Podcast
Story One

Apple #98 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 4 from #105

Real Vikings
NOISER

Apple #106 Spotify — Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
110Up 21 from #131

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

Apple #100 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
111Up 26 from #137

The Gilded Gentleman
Carl Raymond

Apple #102 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 1 from #113

First America
Pushkin Industries

Apple #104 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
113Up 13 from #126

the memory palace
Nate DiMeo

Apple #105 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
114Up 6 from #120

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

Apple #107 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 31 from #146

Beyond Mount Rushmore
Podcast Playground

Apple #108 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
116Up 2 from #118

Trust Forward
Sumsub

Apple #109 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 13 from #104

Biblical Time Machine
Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Apple #110 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
118Up 24 from #142

Omnibus
Omnibus

Apple #111 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 12 from #107

American Revolution Podcast
Michael Troy

Apple #112 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
120Up 9 from #129

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Addendum
Dan Carlin

Apple #113 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
121Up 70 from #191

Our Fake History
PodcastOne

Apple #114 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
122Up 10 from #132

Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Apple #115 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 12 from #111

The History of WWII Podcast
Ray Harris Jr

Apple #116 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 3 from #121

The Story of Money
Financial Times

Apple #117 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 10 from #135

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
Blue Ewe Media

Apple #118 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
126Up 18 from #144

Noiser Presents
NOISER

Apple #119 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 24 from #103

The Ministry of Lost Voices : English
Valerie Thys

Apple #128 Spotify — Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 9 from #119

Old Gossip with Rebecca Siegel
Rebecca Siegel

Apple #120 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
129Down 6 from #123

Floodlines
The Atlantic

Apple #121 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 16 from #114

HOLLYWOODLAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #122 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 7 from #124

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Apple #123 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
132Up 19 from #151

SpyCast
SpyCast

Apple #124 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
133Down 24 from #109

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

Apple #125 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
134Down 1 from #133

Unobscured
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #126 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
135Up 55 from #190

Outlaw's Digest
Good Egg Audio

Apple #127 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 8 from #128

The WW2 Podcast
Angus Wallace

Apple #129 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
137Up 56 from #193

History's Heroes
BBC Radio 4

Apple #130 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 8 from #130

Trashy Royals
Hemlock Creatives

Apple #131 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
139Down 5 from #134

The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen

Apple #132 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
140Up 54 from #194

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean
Sam Kean

Apple #133 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 19 from #122

The History of Egypt Podcast
Dominic Perry

Apple #134 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 26 from #116

The Civil War & Reconstruction
Richard Youngdahl

Apple #135 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
143Up 22 from #165

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing

Apple #136 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 8 from #136

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Higher Ground Audio

Apple #137 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
145Up 22 from #167

MovarekhPodcast احمدهاشمی
احمد هاشمی

Apple #138 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
146Up 1 from #147

Bible Mysteries
Scott Mitchell, Bleav

Apple #139 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
147Down 9 from #138

The Days of Noah
The Days of Noah

Apple #140 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
148Up 29 from #177

This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

Apple #141 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 4 from #153

Tides of History
Audible / Patrick Wyman

Apple #142 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 5 from #155

Master Plan
The Lever & David Sirota

Apple #143 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 6 from #145

REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana
Audible | Ballen Studios

Apple #144 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
152Down 13 from #139

A History of the World in 100 Objects
BBC Radio 4

Apple #145 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
153Up 1 from #154

Church History for Everyone
Clearly Reformed

Apple #146 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 5 from #149

Redacted History
Andre White

Apple #147 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
155Down 28 from #127

Southern Mysteries Podcast
Shannon Ballard

Apple #148 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
156Down 13 from #143

Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer

Apple #149 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
157Down 32 from #125

Family Lore
Audacy

Apple #150 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 10 from #148

راوکست | Ravcast
ravcast

Apple #151 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
159Up 13 from #172

D-Day: The Tide Turns
NOISER

Apple #152 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 20 from #140

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
Drowsy Historian

Apple #153 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
161Down 9 from #152

SPYCRAFT 101
Justin Black

Apple #154 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 3 from #159

Vulgar History: Tudors
Vulgar History | Realm

Apple #155 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
163Down 13 from #150

Stuff The British Stole
ABC Australia and CBC

Apple #156 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
164Down 3 from #161

Done & Dunne
Hemlock Creatives

Apple #157 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
165Up 5 from #170

History's Greatest Conspiracy Theories
History Extra

Apple #158 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

پادکست راوکده
Ravkadeh Podcast

Apple #159 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
167Down 5 from #162

American Catholic History
Noelle & Tom Crowe

Apple #160 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
Mark Chrisler

Apple #161 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
169Down 6 from #163

Past Lives
Patrick Wyman

Apple #162 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 14 from #156

Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall
NOISER

Apple #163 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
171Up 7 from #178

东腔西调
大观天下志

Apple #164 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
172Up 13 from #185

The Wild West Extravaganza
The Wild West Extravaganza

Apple #165 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
173Up 6 from #179

Petticoat Revolution
Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

Apple #166 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
174Down 33 from #141

شاهنامه خودمونی
سعید غلامی

Apple #167 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
175New on this chart

Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
Audible | Crooked Media

Apple #168 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
176Down 18 from #158

Queens Podcast
Queens Podcast

Apple #169 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 20 from #157

Dinner Party History
Dinner Party History

Apple #170 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 4 from #174

Misquoting Moses with Joel Baden
Chris Huntley

Apple #171 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
179New on this chart

Boring History for Sleep
Boring History for Sleep

Apple #172 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 5 from #175

Raymond Ibrahim
Raymond Ibrahim

Apple #173 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
181New on this chart

Ben Franklin's World
Liz Covart

Apple #174 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
182Up 13 from #195

Lavender Ranks
Knockabout Media

Apple #175 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
183Up 6 from #189

The MLK Tapes
iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

Apple #176 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 15 from #169

Making Gay History | LGBTQ Oral Histories from the Archive
Eric Marcus

Apple #177 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 2 from #183

The Ancient World
Scott C.

Apple #178 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
186Up 13 from #199

Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas

Apple #179 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
187Down 7 from #180

Breaking History
The Free Press

Apple #180 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
188New on this chart

History of Everything
Stakuyi

Apple #181 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 2 from #187

Long Shadow
Long Lead & PRX

Apple #182 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

Combat Story
AJ Pasciuti

Apple #183 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

Megalithic Marvels
Derek Olson

Apple #184 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
192Down 32 from #160

Hostile History
David Borys / Curiouscast

Apple #185 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
193Down 9 from #184

Curiosity Meets The Past
Dr. Smiti Nathan

Apple #186 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 30 from #164

The History of China
Chris Stewart

Apple #187 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

History Tea Time
Lindsay Holiday

Apple #188 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
196Down 25 from #171

Past Present Future
David Runciman

Apple #189 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
197New on this chart

Echoes In The First Person
Michael Washington Brown

Apple #190 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
198Down 22 from #176

Heaven's Gate
SiriusXM

Apple #191 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 31 from #168

This Guy Sucked
Multitude

Apple #192 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 19 from #181

歴史を面白く学ぶコテンラジオ（COTEN RADIO）
COTEN inc.

Apple #193 Spotify — Castbox — Pocket Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 history podcast right now?

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger is the No. 1 history podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 21, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #1 on Castbox, #2 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 history podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is History, Lore and The Team House. The chart updates every day, so check back to see who's climbing.

How is this ranking calculated?

We combine each show's position on the Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Castbox & Pocket Casts History charts into a single Pulse Score from 1 to 100. Shows that rank well on several platforms score higher than shows that top just one. Read the full methodology.