South Africa · Genre chart · October 2026

Top History Podcasts in South Africa

Top History Podcasts in South Africa today, combining the Apple Podcasts, Castbox & Pocket Casts charts for South Africa into one Pulse Score. A show that ranks well on several platforms scores higher than one that tops a single chart. YouTube does not publish a top podcasts chart for South Africa.

Combined rank Apple PodcastsCastboxPocket Casts

1No change

The Rest Is History
Goalhanger

Apple #1 Castbox #1 Pocket Casts #1

100Pulse Score out of 100
2No change

Short History Of...
NOISER

Apple #2 Castbox #2 Pocket Casts #2

94Pulse Score out of 100
3Up 1 from #4

Real Survival Stories
NOISER

Apple #3 Castbox #4 Pocket Casts #3

89Pulse Score out of 100
4Down 1 from #3

Real Dictators
NOISER

Apple #4 Castbox #5 Pocket Casts #4

84Pulse Score out of 100
5No change

Empire: World History
Goalhanger

Apple #5 Castbox #3 Pocket Casts #5

80Pulse Score out of 100
6Up 5 from #11

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries

Apple #6 Castbox #10 Pocket Casts #6

76Pulse Score out of 100
7Up 1 from #8

The Ancients
History Hit

Apple #7 Castbox #9 Pocket Casts #7

72Pulse Score out of 100
8Down 2 from #6

The Rest Is Classified
Goalhanger

Apple #8 Castbox #8 Pocket Casts #8

70Pulse Score out of 100
9Down 2 from #7

Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit

Apple #9 Castbox #7 Pocket Casts #9

67Pulse Score out of 100
10Down 1 from #9

History of South Africa podcast
Desmond Latham

Apple #10 Castbox #6 Pocket Casts #10

65Pulse Score out of 100
11Down 1 from #10

In Our Time
BBC Radio 4

Apple #11 Castbox #11 Pocket Casts #11

62Pulse Score out of 100
12Up 6 from #18

History Daily
History Daily

Apple #12 Castbox #16 Pocket Casts #12

59Pulse Score out of 100
13Up 4 from #17

The Spy Who
Audible

Apple #13 Castbox #14 Pocket Casts #13

57Pulse Score out of 100
14No change

Sleepy History
Slumber Studios

Apple #14 Castbox #21 Pocket Casts #14

55Pulse Score out of 100
15Up 1 from #16

Biography
NOISER

Apple #15 Castbox #29 Pocket Casts #15

53Pulse Score out of 100
16Down 3 from #13

After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal
History Hit

Apple #16 Castbox #12 Pocket Casts #16

52Pulse Score out of 100
17Up 3 from #20

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

Apple #17 Castbox #17 Pocket Casts #17

50Pulse Score out of 100
18Up 4 from #22

You're Dead to Me
BBC Radio 4

Apple #18 Castbox #18 Pocket Casts #18

48Pulse Score out of 100
19Down 4 from #15

British Scandal
Audible

Apple #19 Castbox #13 Pocket Casts #19

48Pulse Score out of 100
20Down 1 from #19

American Scandal
Audible

Apple #20 Castbox #20 Pocket Casts #20

46Pulse Score out of 100
21Up 3 from #24

HistoryExtra podcast
Immediate

Apple #21 Castbox #19 Pocket Casts #21

45Pulse Score out of 100
22Down 10 from #12

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

Apple #22 Castbox #15 Pocket Casts #22

44Pulse Score out of 100
23Up 15 from #38

Gone Medieval
History Hit

Apple #23 Castbox #35 Pocket Casts #23

42Pulse Score out of 100
24Up 6 from #30

John Kiriakou's Dead Drop
John Kiriakou & Alan Katz

Apple #24 Castbox #33 Pocket Casts #24

41Pulse Score out of 100
25Up 9 from #34

13 Minutes: Trouble with Hubble
BBC World Service

Apple #25 Castbox #26 Pocket Casts #25

40Pulse Score out of 100
26Down 3 from #23

Ancient Civilisations
NOISER

Apple #26 Castbox #27 Pocket Casts #26

39Pulse Score out of 100
27Up 49 from #76

Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat
Rewind Studios

Apple #27 Castbox #59 Pocket Casts #27

37Pulse Score out of 100
28Up 8 from #36

Legacy
Original Legacy Productions

Apple #29 Castbox #41 Pocket Casts #28

36Pulse Score out of 100
29Up 2 from #31

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Goalhanger

Apple #30 Castbox #23 Pocket Casts #29

36Pulse Score out of 100
30Up 7 from #37

Spy Cities
Chatterbox Audio

Apple #28 Castbox #36 Pocket Casts —

35Pulse Score out of 100
31Down 3 from #28

Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Crime House

Apple #31 Castbox #31 Pocket Casts #30

35Pulse Score out of 100
32No change

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

Apple #32 Castbox #28 Pocket Casts #31

34Pulse Score out of 100
33No change

History's Greatest Mysteries
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #33 Castbox #40 Pocket Casts #32

33Pulse Score out of 100
34Down 8 from #26

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
Dan Carlin

Apple #34 Castbox #22 Pocket Casts #33

33Pulse Score out of 100
35Down 6 from #29

This is History: The Tudors
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple #35 Castbox #25 Pocket Casts #34

32Pulse Score out of 100
36Down 15 from #21

Not Just the Tudors
History Hit

Apple #36 Castbox #30 Pocket Casts #35

32Pulse Score out of 100
37Down 2 from #35

Lore
Aaron Mahnke

Apple #38 Castbox #32 Pocket Casts #36

30Pulse Score out of 100
38Down 13 from #25

Conspiracy Theories
Spotify Studios

Apple #42 Castbox #24 Pocket Casts #39

29Pulse Score out of 100
39Down 12 from #27

History of South Africa podcast
Desmond Latham

Apple #39 Castbox #37 Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
40Up 3 from #43

Dark History
Audioboom Studios

Apple #37 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

28Pulse Score out of 100
41Up 6 from #47

De Geschiedenisreis
Thijs en Leander | Geschiedenis Podcast

Apple #40 Castbox — Pocket Casts #37

28Pulse Score out of 100
42Up 15 from #57

What the Fact with Connor Tomlinson and Carter Roy
Rewind Studios

Apple #43 Castbox #51 Pocket Casts #40

28Pulse Score out of 100
43New on this chart

The People Profiles
The People Profiles

Apple #41 Castbox — Pocket Casts #38

27Pulse Score out of 100
44Down 5 from #39

Decoding The Unknown
Cloud10

Apple #45 Castbox #34 Pocket Casts #42

27Pulse Score out of 100
45Up 34 from #79

American History Tellers
Audible

Apple #44 Castbox #84 Pocket Casts #41

27Pulse Score out of 100
46Up 36 from #82

Ask Haviv Anything
Haviv Rettig Gur

Apple #46 Castbox #63 Pocket Casts #43

26Pulse Score out of 100
47Up 14 from #61

HISTORY This Week
The HISTORY® Channel | Back Pocket Studios

Apple #47 Castbox #52 Pocket Casts #44

26Pulse Score out of 100
48Down 4 from #44

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

Apple #49 Castbox #45 Pocket Casts #46

25Pulse Score out of 100
49Up 44 from #93

The History Podcast
BBC Radio 4

Apple #48 Castbox #82 Pocket Casts #45

25Pulse Score out of 100
50Down 4 from #46

You're Wrong About
Sarah Marshall

Apple #50 Castbox #43 Pocket Casts #47

25Pulse Score out of 100
51Down 11 from #40

The Story of Money
Financial Times

Apple #55 Castbox #38 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
52New on this chart

The History of US Economics
useconpodcast

Apple #51 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
53Up 3 from #56

How to Take Over the World
Ben Wilson

Apple #54 Castbox #91 Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
54Up 131 from #185

No One Saw It Coming
ABC Australia

Apple #52 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

22Pulse Score out of 100
55Up 87 from #142

Half-Arsed History
Riley Knight

Apple #53 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
56Up 11 from #67

Stuff You Missed in History Class
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #56 Castbox #67 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
57Down 7 from #50

Throughline
NPR

Apple #57 Castbox #54 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
58Down 13 from #45

South African Border Wars
Desmond Latham

Apple #59 Castbox #42 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
59Up 31 from #90

School of War
The Free Press

Apple #58 Castbox #93 Pocket Casts —

21Pulse Score out of 100
60Down 2 from #58

Battleground
Goalhanger

Apple #60 Castbox #74 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
61Up 13 from #74

The History of England
David Crowther

Apple #61 Castbox #58 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
62Down 21 from #41

Fall of Civilizations Podcast
Fall of Civilizations Podcast

Apple #63 Castbox #39 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
63Down 14 from #49

The History of Rome
Mike Duncan

Apple #62 Castbox #68 Pocket Casts —

20Pulse Score out of 100
64Down 1 from #63

Adolf Hitler: Rise and Downfall
NOISER

Apple #65 Castbox #60 Pocket Casts —

19Pulse Score out of 100
65Up 68 from #133

My Victorian Nightmare
Genevieve Manion

Apple #64 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
66Down 13 from #53

History's Heroes
BBC Radio 4

Apple #70 Castbox #57 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
67Up 114 from #181

Blind History
The Gareth Cliff Show

Apple #66 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
68Down 26 from #42

The Martyr Made Podcast
Darryl Cooper

Apple #72 Castbox #44 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
69Up 45 from #114

Cold War Conversations
Ian Sanders

Apple #67 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
70Up 1 from #71

Forever Ago
Brains On Universe

Apple #71 Castbox #87 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
71Down 11 from #60

Stuff The British Stole
ABC Australia and CBC

Apple #73 Castbox #53 Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
72Up 65 from #137

The History of WWII Podcast
Ray Harris Jr

Apple #68 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

18Pulse Score out of 100
73Up 61 from #134

Queens Podcast
Queens Podcast

Apple #69 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
74Up 1 from #75

The BrainFood Show
Cloud10

Apple #75 Castbox #66 Pocket Casts —

17Pulse Score out of 100
75Up 71 from #146

The History Hour
BBC World Service

Apple #74 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
76Down 6 from #70

Slow Burn
Slate Podcasts

Apple #80 Castbox #64 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
77Down 29 from #48

Real Vikings
NOISER

Apple #83 Castbox #46 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
78Down 5 from #73

Past Present Future
David Runciman

Apple #82 Castbox #55 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
79New on this chart

Our Ancestors Were Messy
Coco Hill Productions

Apple #76 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
80Down 29 from #51

Mandela: The Lost Tapes
Richard Stengel

Apple #84 Castbox #47 Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
81New on this chart

Against the Odds
American Heroes Channel

Apple #77 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
82Down 28 from #54

Great Zimbabwe: The Lost African Kingdom of Stone — Fexingo History
Fexingo

Apple #78 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

16Pulse Score out of 100
83New on this chart

The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly
Lapham’s Quarterly

Apple #79 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
84New on this chart

Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things
Daily Mail

Apple #81 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
85Down 33 from #52

American History Hit
History Hit

Apple #86 Castbox #89 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
86Down 3 from #83

Moments in South African History
SABC Radio News

Apple #87 Castbox #73 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
87Down 28 from #59

In Our Time: Philosophy
BBC Radio 4

Apple #89 Castbox #56 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
88Up 11 from #99

Ridiculous Crime
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #88 Castbox #100 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
89Down 24 from #65

Hot History
Hot History Production

Apple #93 Castbox #49 Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
90Up 37 from #127

The Explorers Podcast
Matt Breen

Apple #85 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

15Pulse Score out of 100
91Up 5 from #96

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

Apple #91 Castbox #94 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
92Down 28 from #64

Warfronts
Cloud10

Apple #92 Castbox #90 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
93Down 15 from #78

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

Apple #95 Castbox #69 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
94Up 9 from #103

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman
Bart Ehrman

Apple #94 Castbox #86 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
95Down 33 from #62

More Than A Story
Moxi Nicols

Apple #97 Castbox #62 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
96Down 30 from #66

Noiser Presents
NOISER

Apple #99 Castbox #48 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
97Down 29 from #68

The War Office
The Operations Room

Apple #90 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
98Down 43 from #55

I Can't Sleep History
I Can't Sleep History

Apple #100 Castbox #50 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
99Up 14 from #113

Forbidden History
Like A Shot Entertainment

Apple #98 Castbox #98 Pocket Casts —

14Pulse Score out of 100
100Down 31 from #69

The Oldest Profession Podcast
Old Pros

Apple #101 Castbox #83 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100

Show 101–200Showing 101–200

101Down 14 from #87

You Better Win: The History of Ford Racing
Ford Racing

Apple #102 Castbox #75 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
102Down 30 from #72

SpyCast
SpyCast

Apple #103 Castbox #65 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
103Up 79 from #182

History For Sleep with the Drowsy Historian
Drowsy Historian

Apple #96 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
104Down 13 from #91

In Our Time: History
BBC Radio 4

Apple #106 Castbox #80 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
105Down 25 from #80

Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson
LightningPod

Apple #107 Castbox #71 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
106Down 21 from #85

Real Narcos
NOISER

Apple #109 Castbox #77 Pocket Casts —

13Pulse Score out of 100
107Down 26 from #81

Reconstruction: The Unfinished Promise
Higher Ground Audio

Apple #110 Castbox #72 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
108Down 22 from #86

SocialFlight Live & Cockpit2Cowl
Jeff Simon

Apple #111 Castbox #76 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
109Down 21 from #88

Tales from the Battlefields
Terry Whenham

Apple #112 Castbox #78 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
110New on this chart

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
Samuel Hume

Apple #104 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
111Down 22 from #89

Digging Deeper
Appian Media

Apple #113 Castbox #79 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
112Up 48 from #160

La Storia Oscura
Radio Cusano

Apple #105 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
113Down 19 from #94

REDACTED: Declassified Mysteries with Luke Lamana
Audible | Ballen Studios

Apple #115 Castbox #81 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
114Down 9 from #105

It's a Continent
W!ZARD Studios

Apple #114 Castbox #96 Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
115Up 13 from #128

Who Did What Now With Katie Charlwood
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #108 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

12Pulse Score out of 100
116No change

The Wild History Of War
Nick Charlie Key

Apple #116 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
117Down 25 from #92

CONFLICTED
Message Heard

Apple #128 Castbox #70 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
118Down 20 from #98

Megalithic Marvels
Derek Olson

Apple #117 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
119Down 13 from #106

Infamous America
Black Barrel Media

Apple #118 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
120New on this chart

Winston Churchill: A Complete Biography
YesOui

Apple #119 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
121Down 10 from #111

Bible Mysteries
Scott Mitchell, Bleav

Apple #120 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
122Down 25 from #97

The End of Innocence - The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
John Young

Apple #121 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
123Down 46 from #77

History's Greatest Cities
History Extra

Apple #131 Castbox #95 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
124Down 14 from #110

The C-Word
Lena Dunham & Alissa Bennett

Apple #122 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
125Up 15 from #140

D-Day: The Tide Turns
NOISER

Apple #123 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
126Down 24 from #102

WW2: Both Sides of The Wire
Prof. Matthias Strohn & Jesse Alexander

Apple #133 Castbox #88 Pocket Casts —

11Pulse Score out of 100
127Down 23 from #104

Here for the History
BBC Sounds

Apple #124 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
128Down 33 from #95

Founding Fathers: An American Dream
NOISER

Apple #134 Castbox #92 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
129Up 27 from #156

Instant Classics
Vespucci

Apple #125 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
130Down 23 from #107

This Guy Sucked
Multitude

Apple #135 Castbox #97 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
131Down 47 from #84

Revolutions
Mike Duncan

Apple #140 Castbox #61 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
132Down 15 from #117

The UnBelievable
The HISTORY Channel | Rewind Studios

Apple #126 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
133Up 37 from #170

Right Answers Mostly
Claire Donald & Tess Bellomo

Apple #127 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
134Up 50 from #184

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification
Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Apple #129 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
135Down 16 from #119

The Vardø Witch Trials
Lisa Williams

Apple #130 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
136Down 27 from #109

Expanse
ABC Australia

Apple #142 Castbox #99 Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
137Down 11 from #126

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

Apple #132 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
138Down 18 from #120

In Our Time: Culture
BBC Radio 4

Apple #136 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
139New on this chart

Master Plan
The Lever & David Sirota

Apple #137 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
140Up 22 from #162

Ancient Mysteries
Ancient Mysteries

Apple #138 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

10Pulse Score out of 100
141Down 26 from #115

100 Greatest Activist of All Time
Soundville Holdings, LLC

Apple #139 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
142Down 24 from #118

In Our Time: Religion
BBC Radio 4

Apple #141 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
143New on this chart

Nocturnal Tales: Mystery Audiobooks and Crime Stories
Nicolas and Dora – Nocturnal Tales

Apple #143 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
144Down 23 from #121

The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي
Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly

Apple #144 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
145Down 23 from #122

Podcastul de Istorie
Dorin Lazăr, Sergiu Motreanu

Apple #145 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
146New on this chart

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast
Blue Ewe Media

Apple #146 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
147New on this chart

Fe El Hadara - في الحضارة
Global Digital Media

Apple #147 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
148Down 40 from #108

Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts

Apple #148 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
149Up 38 from #187

Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Apple #149 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
150Up 30 from #180

The Supreme Court: Oral Arguments
Brad Neal

Apple #150 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
151Down 51 from #100

Battles of the First World War Podcast
Mike Cunha

Apple #166 Castbox #85 Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
152New on this chart

Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

Apple #151 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
153Up 22 from #175

The Holy Quran, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly | القران الكريم ماهر المعيقلي
Maher Al-Muaiqly

Apple #152 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
154Down 7 from #147

Unobscured
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #153 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
155New on this chart

FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb
FRDH Podcast with Michael Goldfarb

Apple #154 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
156New on this chart

History of the World podcast
Chris Hasler

Apple #155 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
157New on this chart

The Wild West Extravaganza
The Wild West Extravaganza

Apple #156 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

9Pulse Score out of 100
158Down 46 from #112

Biblical Time Machine
Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Apple #157 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
159Down 15 from #144

The WW2 Podcast
Angus Wallace

Apple #158 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
160Down 59 from #101

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
Mark Chrisler

Apple #159 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
161Up 30 from #191

Church History for Everyone
Clearly Reformed

Apple #160 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
162Down 33 from #129

WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front!
Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones

Apple #161 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
163New on this chart

Wiser World
Cloud10

Apple #162 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
164New on this chart

Trashy Divorces
Hemlock Creatives

Apple #163 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
165Down 26 from #139

Noble Blood
iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Apple #164 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
166New on this chart

The Team House
dee takos

Apple #165 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
167New on this chart

Ancient Warfare Podcast
The History Network

Apple #167 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
168New on this chart

HOLLYWOODLAND
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

Apple #168 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
169New on this chart

The Zulu Podcast
Nathi Nxele

Apple #169 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
170Down 40 from #130

An Old Timey Podcast
An Old Timey Podcast

Apple #170 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
171Down 35 from #136

Florence: The city that changed the World
AEDO Media

Apple #171 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
172Down 23 from #149

History Dispatches
Matt and McKinley Breen

Apple #172 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
173Down 41 from #132

AREA52 - DEBRIEFED With Chris Ramsay
Chris Ramsay

Apple #173 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
174New on this chart

Significant Others
Team Coco

Apple #174 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
175Up 21 from #196

The History of English Podcast
Kevin Stroud

Apple #175 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
176No change

The Roman Empire: Everything You Need to Know | Complete History from Rise to Fall
Savant

Apple #176 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
177Down 52 from #125

Guerrilla History
Guerrilla History

Apple #177 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
178Down 37 from #141

Conspiracy Cabal
Southern Ocean Media

Apple #178 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

8Pulse Score out of 100
179Down 55 from #124

Kinky History
Dr Esmé Louise James

Apple #179 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
180Down 42 from #138

Sleepy Science for Sleep
Sleepy Science for Sleep

Apple #180 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
181Down 38 from #143

The Deep State Consciousness Podcast
Richard Cox

Apple #181 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
182Up 13 from #195

Trashy Royals
Hemlock Creatives

Apple #182 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
183New on this chart

Die Rückspultaste
Sebastian Göttling

Apple #183 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
184Down 36 from #148

The Ghoul Guides Association
The Ghoul Guides

Apple #184 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
185Down 35 from #150

The Great Depression
Podra Network

Apple #185 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
186Down 35 from #151

Napoleon Bonaparte: Genius, Tyrant, or Both? — Fexingo History
Fexingo

Apple #186 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
187Down 35 from #152

Dinner Party History
Dinner Party History

Apple #187 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
188Down 35 from #153

The Holocaust History Podcast
Waitman Wade Beorn

Apple #188 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
189Down 35 from #154

History After Dark Podcast
History After Dark

Apple #189 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
190New on this chart

The World Turned Upside Down - The British Civil Wars 1638-1651
The World Turned Upside Down

Apple #190 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
191New on this chart

History Today Podcast
History Today

Apple #191 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
192New on this chart

Combat Story
AJ Pasciuti

Apple #192 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
193New on this chart

The Untitled History Podcast
Gareth Edwards

Apple #193 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
194Down 36 from #158

Legends of the Old West
Black Barrel Media

Apple #194 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
195New on this chart

Echoes of History
History Hit & Assassin's Creed

Apple #195 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
196New on this chart

Celebrity Ghost Stories
A&E | Rewind Studios

Apple #196 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
197Down 18 from #179

Humorously Dull History for Sleep
Stephen Dalton

Apple #197 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
198New on this chart

PONTIFACTS: Ranking the Popes
Pontifacts

Apple #198 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
199Down 76 from #123

History’s Greatest Dishes
HistoryExtra

Apple #199 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100
200Down 41 from #159

Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer

Apple #200 Castbox — Pocket Casts —

7Pulse Score out of 100

Quick answers

What is the #1 history podcast in South Africa right now?

The Rest Is History by Goalhanger is the No. 1 history podcast on Pod is Life's combined chart for October 31, 2026 (#1 on Apple Podcasts, #1 on Castbox, #1 on Pocket Casts).

What are the top 3 history podcasts this week?

Right now the top three are The Rest Is History, Short History Of... and Real Survival Stories. 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, 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.

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