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.

1New on this chart

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #2 Spotify #1 P. Casts #2

95Pulse Score out of 100
2New on this chart

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #1 Spotify #23 P. Casts #1

74Pulse Score out of 100
3New on this chart

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
4New on this chart

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #11 Spotify #4 P. Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
5New on this chart

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #4 Spotify #22 P. Casts #4

62Pulse Score out of 100
6New on this chart

Throughline
NPR

Apple #6 Spotify #18 P. Casts #6

57Pulse Score out of 100
7New on this chart

History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson

Apple #9 Spotify #10 P. Casts #10

56Pulse Score out of 100
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You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #8 Spotify #14 P. Casts #7

56Pulse Score out of 100
9New on this chart

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #24 Spotify #2 P. Casts #28

54Pulse Score out of 100
10New on this chart

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #16 Spotify #6 P. Casts #13

54Pulse Score out of 100
11New on this chart

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #10 Spotify #15 P. Casts #8

52Pulse Score out of 100
12New on this chart

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #12 Spotify #12 P. Casts #14

49Pulse Score out of 100
13New on this chart

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #20 Spotify #7 P. Casts #17

48Pulse Score out of 100
14New on this chart

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #7 Spotify #34 P. Casts #9

48Pulse Score out of 100
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History's Greatest Mysteries
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #5 Spotify — P. Casts #5

45Pulse Score out of 100
16New on this chart

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #13 Spotify #21 P. Casts #12

44Pulse Score out of 100
17New on this chart

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #53 Spotify #3 P. Casts —

39Pulse Score out of 100
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The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #17 Spotify #20 P. Casts #18

39Pulse Score out of 100
19New on this chart

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #88 Spotify #5 P. Casts —

33Pulse Score out of 100
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Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #27 Spotify #19 P. Casts #32

32Pulse Score out of 100
21New on this chart

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #18 Spotify #50 P. Casts #16

32Pulse Score out of 100
22New on this chart

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

Apple #19 Spotify #38 P. Casts #21

32Pulse Score out of 100
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The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #21 Spotify #27 P. Casts #29

32Pulse Score out of 100
24New on this chart

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #25 Spotify #35 P. Casts #24

29Pulse Score out of 100
25New on this chart

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #41 Spotify #11 P. Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
26New on this chart

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #23 Spotify #47 P. Casts #22

28Pulse Score out of 100
27New on this chart

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing

Apple #14 Spotify — P. Casts #15

28Pulse Score out of 100
28New on this chart

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #29 Spotify #37 P. Casts #23

28Pulse Score out of 100
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You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #28 Spotify #36 P. Casts #26

27Pulse Score out of 100
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Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #32 Spotify #30 P. Casts #30

27Pulse Score out of 100
31New on this chart

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #26 Spotify #46 P. Casts #25

27Pulse Score out of 100
32New on this chart

Gunfighters
MeatEater

Apple #33 Spotify #33 P. Casts #33

26Pulse Score out of 100
33New on this chart

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

Apple #34 Spotify #32 P. Casts #34

25Pulse Score out of 100
34New on this chart

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #15 Spotify — P. Casts #20

25Pulse Score out of 100
35New on this chart

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #43 Spotify #29 P. Casts #38

24Pulse Score out of 100
36New on this chart

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #35 Spotify #42 P. Casts #31

24Pulse Score out of 100
37New on this chart

Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries

Apple — Spotify #8 P. Casts —

24Pulse Score out of 100
38New on this chart

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #42 Spotify #31 P. Casts #44

23Pulse Score out of 100
39New on this chart

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #36 Spotify #41 P. Casts #36

23Pulse Score out of 100
40New on this chart

This F*cking Guy
Crooked Media

Apple — Spotify #9 P. Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
41New on this chart

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #40 Spotify #39 P. Casts #42

22Pulse Score out of 100
42New on this chart

Plagues with Dr. Keith
Keith Sumey, MD

Apple #22 Spotify — P. Casts #19

22Pulse Score out of 100
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Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #52 Spotify #24 P. Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
44New on this chart

Forbidden History
Like A Shot Entertainment

Apple — Spotify #13 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
45New on this chart

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #55 Spotify #26 P. Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
46New on this chart

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #30 Spotify — P. Casts #27

17Pulse Score out of 100
47New on this chart

The Fat Electrician
The Fat Electrician

Apple — Spotify #16 P. Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
48New on this chart

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #31 Spotify — P. Casts #45

15Pulse Score out of 100
49New on this chart

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #54 Spotify #43 P. Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
50New on this chart

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #38 Spotify — P. Casts #35

14Pulse Score out of 100
51New on this chart

HISTORY This Week
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

Apple #37 Spotify — P. Casts #37

14Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

Infamous America
Black Barrel Media

Apple #58 Spotify #44 P. Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
53New on this chart

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #39 Spotify — P. Casts #41

14Pulse Score out of 100
54New on this chart

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #44 Spotify — P. Casts #40

13Pulse Score out of 100
55New on this chart

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #45 Spotify — P. Casts #39

13Pulse Score out of 100
56New on this chart

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

Apple #47 Spotify — P. Casts #43

12Pulse Score out of 100
57New on this chart

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

Apple — Spotify #25 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
58New on this chart

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #46 Spotify — P. Casts #46

12Pulse Score out of 100
59New on this chart

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #48 Spotify — P. Casts #47

12Pulse Score out of 100
60New on this chart

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #86 Spotify #48 P. Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
61New on this chart

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #49 Spotify — P. Casts #50

11Pulse Score out of 100
62New on this chart

Cost of Glory
Alex Petkas

Apple #50 Spotify — P. Casts #49

11Pulse Score out of 100
63New on this chart

Historically High
Historically High

Apple — Spotify #28 P. Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
64New on this chart

The Art Bell Archive
Arthur William Bell III

Apple #56 Spotify — P. Casts #48

11Pulse Score out of 100
65New on this chart

Michael Button
Michael Button

Apple — Spotify #40 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
66New on this chart

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

Apple — Spotify #45 P. Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
67New on this chart

Boring History for Sleep by Boring History Network
Boring History Network

Apple — Spotify #49 P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
68New on this chart

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #51 Spotify — P. Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
69New on this chart

Forever Ago
Brains On Universe

Apple #57 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
70New on this chart

Biblical Time Machine
Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Apple #59 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
71New on this chart

School of War
The Free Press

Apple #60 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
72New on this chart

Government That Doesn't Suck
Rewind Studios

Apple #61 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
73New on this chart

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
74New on this chart

Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media

Apple #63 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
75New on this chart

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

Apple #64 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
76New on this chart

Catholic Saints
Augustine Institute

Apple #65 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
77New on this chart

Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #66 Spotify — P. Casts —

6Pulse Score out of 100
78New on this chart

Petticoat Revolution
Daphne Woolsoncroft, Charlotte Long

Apple #67 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

History Unplugged Podcast
History Unplugged

Apple #68 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
80New on this chart

پادکست رخ
Rokh Podcast

Apple #69 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Yasha
Jeremy Gendelman

Apple #70 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
82New on this chart

Ancient Civilisations
NOISER

Apple #71 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman

Apple #72 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Beyond Mount Rushmore
Podcast Playground

Apple #73 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
85New on this chart

The History of English Podcast
Kevin Stroud

Apple #74 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
86New on this chart

Ridiculous Crime
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #75 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
87New on this chart

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Higher Ground Audio

Apple #76 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
88New on this chart

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson
LightningPod

Apple #77 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
89New on this chart

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

Apple #78 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
90New on this chart

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

Apple #79 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
91New on this chart

First America
Pushkin Industries

Apple #80 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
92New on this chart

Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts

Apple #81 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
93New on this chart

Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #82 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
94New on this chart

Old Gossip with Rebecca Siegel
Rebecca Siegel

Apple #83 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
95New on this chart

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

Apple #84 Spotify — P. Casts —

5Pulse Score out of 100
96New on this chart

The British History Podcast
Jamie Jeffers

Apple #85 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
97New on this chart

HOLLYWOODLAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #87 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
98New on this chart

Biography
NOISER

Apple #89 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
99New on this chart

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

Apple #90 Spotify — P. Casts —

4Pulse Score out of 100
100New on this chart

Real Vikings
NOISER

Apple #91 Spotify — P. 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 1, 2026 (#2 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Spotify, #2 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 history podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is History, The Team House and World War II with Tom Hanks. 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 & 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.