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Rising film history podcasts climbing the charts this week
50 Film History podcasts climbing Apple Podcasts' charts this week, all free to listen to and with an episode out in the last month.
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How this list is made
- Film History shows
- Up 3 places or more on Apple Podcasts' charts in the last week, or new to them
- Not in the top 10 of any of Apple Podcasts' charts, now or a week ago
- An episode out in the last month
- Fastest climbing first, for where each started
The list
Fastest climbing first
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1. The Writers Hangout
- Length
- 32 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 221
- Since
- 2022
THE WRITERS HANGOUT, a podcast that celebrates the many stages of writing from inspiration to the first draft, revising, getting a project made and everything…
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2. Decades of Horror | Movie Reviews of 1970s Classic Horror Films
- Length
- 1 hr 31 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 51
- Since
- 2024
Doc Rotten and The Black Saint from Horror News Radio recap and review the best and worst horror films from the 1970s. Grindhouse. Blacksploitation. Hollywood…
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3. Wild Side: The Official Mondo Macabro Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 11 min
- Releases
- Every few months
- Episodes
- 14
- Since
- 2024
The Wild Side is the official Podcast of the boutique Blu-ray company, Mondo Macabro! The Mondo Macabro video label was created in 2002 by Andy Starke and…
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4. Kermitment - A Muppets Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 57 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 226
- Since
- 2021
Kermitment is a show about two friends who have made the most intimate and unbreakable pledge two people can make: to watch every single piece of Muppet-related…
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5. Pods Against Tomorrow: Reinvestigating Film Noir
- Length
- 1 hr 33 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 43
- Since
- 2024
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our…
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6. Late List
- Length
- 33 min
- Releases
- Every few months
- Episodes
- 6
- Since
- 2025
Late List Podcast is hosted by yrs tryl, Klon J Waldrip, it’s a video essay, podcast, blog and zine about the cinematic gunk stuck between film culture’s…
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7. Grindhouse Institute
- Length
- 1 hr 22 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 114
- Since
- 2020
A cinema geek podcast by Jeremy Floyd and Brian Foster. Each episode we program a triple feature movie night and explore how the films connect.
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8. The Top 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
- Length
- 1 hr 30 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 39
- Since
- 2024
Discussing Sight and Sound's Top 100 Greatest Films Of All Time list, one masterpiece at a time. A Moving Pictures Film Club podcast, hosted by Tim Coleman.
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9. Hammer Horrors
- Length
- 1 hr
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 62
- Since
- 2023
The Podcast that takes a look at each of Hammers films in turn, rating them and the baddie of the feature.
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10. My Little Pony Chatter
- Length
- 22 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 40
- Since
- 2025
Megan The Fangirl and The Bagel Ghost react and analyze the series My Little Pony Friendship is Magic as they rewatch and react, one episode at a time! Please…
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11. All '80s Movies Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 7 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 200
- Since
- 2021
The movie podcast where we discuss the blockbusters, the flops and everything in between from one of the freshest decades for movies...the 1980's.
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12. The House Of Hammer
- Length
- 1 hr 20 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 185
- Since
- 2021
The House Of Hammer Podcast - A Definitive Guide Of The Films, The Figures & The Folklore Of One Of The 20th Century’s Greatest Cinematic Legacies Brought to…
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13. Jesus Christ, They've Done It - The Threads Podcast
- Length
- 46 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 18
- Since
- 2025
I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this…
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14. Cult Cinema Circle
- Length
- 1 hr 9 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 238
- Since
- 2022
Have you ever wondered to yourself why a specific film is considered by many to be a “cult film”? Have you ever wondered why a particular film has the fans…
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15. The Cult Of...Matthew Lillard
- Length
- 55 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 7
- Since
- 2026
The Cult Of... , hosted by me, Jesse Krempel is a movie history/review podcast that follows the entire filmography of a particular cult movie actor one film…
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16. The Q Division: A James Bond Rewatch Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 55 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 31
- Since
- 2024
Agents! Gavin has seen all the James Bond movies, and Chels hasn't seen any of them, and together they're going to use their skills as editors, podcasters…
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17. OETA Movie Club Podcast
- Length
- 20 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 219
- Since
- 2021
The OETA Movie Club Podcast is a deep dive into the classic films shown every Saturday night at 9 pm on OETA Movie Club. Join hosts Robert Burch and Jeff Morava…
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18. Zombie Strains
- Length
- 1 hr 22 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 88
- Since
- 2025
Zombies rule the world of horror cinema--fast zombies, slow zombies, voodoo zombies, and so many other strains. How did zombies evolve into the monsters we know…
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19. Hix Nix Stix Pix - A Podcast About Robb's Movies
- Length
- 1 hr 2 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 36
- Since
- 2025
Hix Nix Stix Pix is where movie obsession meets fresh confusion. Every week, Robb Spewak dusts off a beloved classic from his collection and makes Josh Sroka…
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20. Eros + Massacre
- Length
- 1 hr 48 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 35
- Since
- 2024
Eros + Massacre is a cinema podcast hosted by Samm Deighan, focusing on everything from cult and psychotronic to weird arthouse, East Asian movies, and the less…
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21. Wool-Shift-Dust: a Silo TV podcast
- Length
- 2 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 83
- Since
- 2023
Elysia and Luke return with weekly coverage of a sure-to-be-epic season 3 of the dystopic scifi thriller Silo , releasing on Apple TV starting July 3. The…
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22. CineNation
- Length
- 1 hr 55 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 436
- Since
- 2014
The CineNation Podcast analyzes the histories and tropes of film genres and why we love them.
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23. Decades of Horror 1980s
- Length
- 1 hr 34 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 51
- Since
- 2024
From the grue-crew behind Horror News Radio, Decades of Horror 1980s covers the horror, sci-fi and fantasy films from the Eighties. Classics from John…
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24. The Monsters That Made Us
- Length
- 1 hr 29 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 66
- Since
- 2020
Welcome to The Monsters That Made Us! Join “The Invisible Dan" Colón and “Monster Mike" Manzi as they celebrate all of the SPOOKTACULAR characters and films…
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25. Histories of Cinema
- Length
- 1 hr 36 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 6
- Since
- 2026
"Histories of Cinema" is a podcast hosted by Adam Lundy and Chris Haskell dedicated to exploring cinematic history one nation and movement at a time.
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26. Best Picture Cast
- Length
- 1 hr 36 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 263
- Since
- 2020
An Oscars Best Picture Podcast where each episode we discuss a different film on the list of Oscar Best Picture Winners! We do a true long form deep dive and…
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27. the director's eye
- Length
- 50 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 11
- Since
- 2026
Welcome to the director's eye. We’re looking to expand the definition of the auteur theory in a podcast that will pick a different director every season. We use…
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28. Morally Offensive
- Length
- 1 hr 20 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 67
- Since
- 2024
Morally Offensive is a weekly film podcast about the movies the Catholic Church tried to warn you about. We revisit films “Condemned” by the Legion of…
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29. The Movies That Made Me
- Length
- 1 hr 14 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 435
- Since
- 2018
Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself…
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30. It Was A Sh*t Show
- Length
- 1 hr 31 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 116
- Since
- 2020
Why did it take so long to make a Simpsons movie? Did Ed Harris really almost drown on The Abyss? How many times have they attempted to reboot Batman? And who…
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31. Presenting Hitchcock
- Length
- 49 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 93
- Since
- 2019
Gooooood evening. Alfred Hitchcock is long believed to be the Master of Suspense in film circles. His ability to craft engaging tales of espionage, murder…
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32. General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 36 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 90
- Since
- 2021
General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast Welcome to General Witchfinders, a podcast dedicated to the dark heart of British horror and classic Hammer…
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33. W-Rated
- Length
- 46 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 99
- Since
- 2021
Join Daisy & Clare as they explore the world’s worst films. Each episode they’ll be looking in depth at a film featured on IMDB’s Bottom 100 list.
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34. The LexG Movie Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 15 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 107
- Since
- 2021
A podcast for former comic and beloved film historian LexG to just ramble on and reminisce about beloved movie favorites, with the occasional new review.
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35. Media Path Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 12 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 283
- Since
- 2020
Have you ever become obsessed with a topic and taken a deep dive into consuming all you could uncover about it? Media Path podcast is here to indulge your…
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36. That's Not How It Went Down
- Length
- 1 hr
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 112
- Since
- 2024
*Winners of Best TV & Film Podcast at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025 Many movies claim to be 'based on a true story', but how much truth actually makes…
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37. Sloppy Horror Podcast
- Length
- 53 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 182
- Since
- 2021
Welcome to Sloppy Horror Podcast! The show where we discuss anything and everything Horror. Each Episode we will dive deep into the movies and themes that…
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38. 42nd Street Forever
- Length
- 1 hr 8 min
- Releases
- Every few months
- Episodes
- 20
- Since
- 2021
The staff of Grindhouse Cinema Database and guests discuss a variety of classic exploitation films that played in grindhouses on The Deuce in the 60s, 70s and…
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39. The 007 Files
- Length
- 42 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 51
- Since
- 2024
The 007 Files podcast dives deep into the world of James Bond, blending expert analysis with casual conversation. Co-hosted by David Leigh, author of The…
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40. The Golden Silent Films - A Silent Movie Podcast
- Length
- 45 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 104
- Since
- 2020
A podcast examining all things Silent Film and Silent Film adjacent. Episodes of the Golden Silent Films Podcast will vary, from specific single movie…
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41. The New Flesh Horror Movies Horror News Scary Movie
- Length
- 1 hr 4 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 555
- Since
- 2015
The best podcast about horror movies, horror franchises, horror news, and the horror lifestyle
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42. Watch With Jen™
- Length
- 59 min
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Episodes
- 317
- Since
- 2020
3-time national award-winning writer & full time walking movie encyclopedia Jen Johans of FilmIntuition.com delivers a steady stream of great movie…
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43. And the Runner-Up Is
- Length
- 3 hr 14 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 335
- Since
- 2018
"And the Runner-Up Is" is the Oscar history podcast that highlights past races at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Host Kevin…
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44. Hammer Time: A Hammer Horror Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 46 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 54
- Since
- 2025
From The Curse of Frankenstein to Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, from Dracula to Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires, Hammer was the leading production company in…
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45. Franchisography
- Length
- 2 hr 10 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 250
- Since
- 2021
It’s Franchisography! The weekly podcast that digs deep into the entire filmographies of Hollywood’s biggest film franchises. Hosted by Scott Carelli & Nick…
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46. The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of
- Length
- 1 hr 13 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 187
- Since
- 2020
From Kane’s Rosebud to Indy’s Whip to Captain America’s shield... Iconic treasures from the world of film and television are centerstage in this podcast…
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47. The Queer Quadrant
- Length
- 1 hr 40 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 226
- Since
- 2020
Four-quadrant films are movies designed to appeal to the biggest, widest audience possible. In the process, they can often leave out a lot of LGBTQ+…
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48. Why It Won
- Length
- 57 min
- Releases
- Monthly
- Episodes
- 20
- Since
- 2026
We review Best Picture winners throughout Oscars history and talk about why they won - for season 1, we’re covering the 1960s winners.
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49. Going Hollywood - Movies and Television from the Golden Age to Today
- Length
- 1 hr 1 min
- Releases
- Weekly
- Episodes
- 106
- Since
- 2024
Will you side with the expert or the enthusiast? Film historian Tony Maietta and movie lover Brad Shreve dive into the best of cinema and TV, from Hollywood’s…
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50. Let's Party with Marty: A Martin Scorsese Podcast
- Length
- 1 hr 42 min
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Episodes
- 59
- Since
- 2023
The hosts of Let's Jaws for a Minute, Sarah Buddery and MJ Smith present a podcast delving into the filmography of Martin Scorsese, as well as the tapestry of…
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