Apple Podcast Rankings - Canada - Science

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Canada

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Canada. Our comprehensive analysis covers the best Apple Podcasts across various categories, providing insights into the most popular shows, episode lengths, publication frequencies, and leading hosting services. Whether you're a podcast creator or an avid listener, find the top-ranked podcasts that everyone is tuning into right now.

Podcast charts from 12 May 2026

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05/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 453

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:48:12

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (4 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. DW (2 shows)

5. Ivan Phillipsen (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Libsyn (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
4	Quirks and Quarks	CBC	Science	45	Triton Digital	38
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
6	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
7	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
9	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
10	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
11	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
12	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1558	Simplecast	58
13	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
14	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
15	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
16	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
18	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
19	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
20	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1403	Simplecast	63
21	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	23	PRX	69
22	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
23	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
24	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
25	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
26	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
27	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
28	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	BBC	28
29	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
30	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
31	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
32	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
33	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1582	Unknown	48
34	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
35	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
36	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
37	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1965	Megaphone	32
38	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
39	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
40	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
41	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
42	The Warblers by Birds Canada	Birds Canada	Science	94	Buzzsprout	68
43	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	185	Omny Studio	48
44	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
45	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
46	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
47	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
48	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
49	Science unscripted	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
50	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
51	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
53	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
54	Living Planet	DW	Science	100	Unknown	43
55	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
56	The Naked Scientists Podcast	The Naked Scientists	Science	1289	Acast	48
57	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
58	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
59	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
60	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
61	When Science Finds a Way	Wellcome	Science	40	Libsyn	89
62	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	467	Megaphone	63
63	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
64	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
65	MCAT Basics (from MedSchoolCoach)	MedSchoolCoach	Science	151	Libsyn	48
66	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
67	Future Ecologies	Future Ecologies	Science	114	Captivate	63
68	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
69	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
70	Science Radio	Studio SF	Science	21	Simplecast	63
71	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	Abbey Sharp / Frequency Podcast Network	Science	87	Simplecast	73
72	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
73	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	466	Megaphone	53
74	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
75	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	40	Unknown	89
76	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
77	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
78	Chris Hadfield On Energy	On Energy	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	53
79	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
80	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
81	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
82	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
83	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
84	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
85	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
86	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
87	La Conversation scientifique Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Science	16	N/A	N/A
88	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
89	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
90	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
91	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
92	Dose de psy: le podcast	Dre Janick Coutu, psychologue	Science	32	Captivate	78
93	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
94	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
95	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	419	Libsyn	38
96	Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries	Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley	Science	667	Spreaker	59
97	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
98	In Our Nature: Saint John	NatureSaintJohn	Science	9	Podbean	42
99	Oceanography \| Marine Science and Ocean Stories	Pine Forest Media \| Environmental Science Podcasts	Science	43	Acast	73
100	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Canada

The podcast landscape in Canada is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in Canada.
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