Apple Podcast Rankings - Great Britain - Social Sciences

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in Great Britain

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in Great Britain. 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 17 Jan 2026

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01/17/2026

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Episodes: 272

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:51:03

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Cambridge University (2 shows)

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Cryptic Chronicles (1 shows)

5. The Brookings Institution (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (13 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
3	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
4	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
5	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
6	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
7	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
8	Everything's Psychology	a Behaviour podcast	Science	43	Buzzsprout	72
9	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
10	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
15	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
17	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
18	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
19	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
20	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
21	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
22	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
23	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
24	The We Society with Will Hutton	Academy of Social Sciences	Science	95	Audioboom	73
25	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
26	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
27	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
28	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	342	Buzzsprout	63
29	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
30	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	266	Captivate	79
31	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
32	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
33	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
34	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
36	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
37	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
39	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2306	Acast	28
40	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
41	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
42	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
43	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
44	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
45	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
46	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
47	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
48	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
49	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
50	The Human Risk Podcast	Human Risk	Science	382	Spreaker	48
51	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
52	Social Sessions	Sean Toal	Science	108	Acast	59
53	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
54	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
55	Meaning Lab	Cody Kommers	Science	121	Substack	64
56	Dear Social Worker, Let's Talk	Le'Siran Edwards	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	52
57	Resolution Foundation Events Podcast	externalaffairs	Science	100	Podbean	57
58	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	38
60	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
61	VONA Talks	Sofiia Shevchuk \| VONA International	Science	16	Acast	79
62	This British Life Podcast	This British Life Podcast	Science	187	Acast	48
63	A Manifesto For Hope	Oasis UK	Science	25	Acast	84
64	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
65	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
66	Hear This Idea	Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti	Science	90	Pinecast	79
67	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
68	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
69	Pogi Podcast	Pogátsa Zoltán	Science	243	Megaphone	42
70	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
71	Unlocking Behaviour Change	Robert West	Science	73	Podbean	63
72	The Psychology Perspective	ellie2302d	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	17
73	The Portal Podcast: Linking Research and Practice for Social Work	Sarah Lonbay	Science	31	Acast	58
74	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
75	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
76	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
77	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
78	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast	Matthew Roth	Science	100	Libsyn	47
80	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
81	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
82	What Matters: Conversations	Craig Behenna and Christina Gustafson hosted by Synthesis Center San Francisco	Science	10	Buzzsprout	68
83	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
84	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
85	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
86	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
87	Social Work Research Podcast	Martin Webber	Science	51	Unknown	37
88	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
89	Elevate You Pod	AZ SportPsych	Science	12	Spotify for Podcasters	63
90	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
91	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
92	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
93	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
94	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	150	Substack	43
95	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
96	The Social Matters Podcast	Nadia, Fran, Eugene	Science	147	Buzzsprout	57
97	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
98	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
99	Going to Extremes	UNOCT International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism	Science	6	RSS.com	63
100	Understanding Society Details temporarily unavailable	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	6	N/A	N/A

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

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