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What are the best history podcasts?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rest Is History | 6/6 | 85.8 |
| 2 | Hardcore History | 6/6 | 68.4 |
| 3 | Revolutions | 6/6 | 57.5 |
| 4 | Throughline | 6/6 | 49.6 |
| 5 | Mike Duncan | 5/6 | 42.7 |
| 6 | You’re Dead to Me | 4/6 | 40.4 |
| 7 | Tom Holland (historian) | 3/6 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Fall of Civilizations | 3/6 | 34.7 |
| 9 | Dominic Sandbrook | 3/6 | 34.2 |
| 10 | NPR | 4/6 | 29.5 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| podcastreview.orgThe Best History Podcasts to Listen to in 2026 - Podcast Review |   3 surfaces |
| podcasts.apple.comreview and listing sites · Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - Podcast - Apple Podcasts |  2 surfaces |
| reddit.comcommunity · Good history podcasts? : r/podcasts - Reddit | 2 surfaces |
| audible.comTop History Podcasts - Audible.com | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreference · Throughline |  1 surfaces |
| goalhanger.comWheelhouse Partners with Goalhanger to Adapt Blockbuster Podcast 'The Rest Is History' for Television | 1 surfaces |
| goodpods.comBest History Podcasts [2026] Top 100 Shows - Goodpods | 1 surfaces |
| jennifereremeeva.comThe Best History Podcast Shows to Listen To - Jennifer Eremeeva | 1 surfaces |
| lincolncottage.org10 Podcasts that made us think Differently about History - President Lincoln's Cottage | A Home for Brave Ideas | 1 surfaces |
| podcast.feedspot.com100 Best History Podcasts to Listen to in 2026 | 1 surfaces |
| podplay.comHistory - Podplay | 1 surfaces |
| podshot.aiTop History Podcasts (Updated October 2026) | 1 surfaces |
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