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 19 Dec 2025

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12/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 247

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:48:08

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD (1 shows)

3. Sean Toal (1 shows)

4. Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu) (1 shows)

5. Dr Marianne Trent (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

2. Megaphone (10 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
3	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
4	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
5	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
6	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
7	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
11	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
17	Psychologically Speaking with Leila Ainge	Decibelle Creative	Science	60	Captivate	83
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
19	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
20	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
21	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
22	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
23	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
24	Psychology, Actually	Dr Marianne Trent	Science	257	Captivate	79
25	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
27	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
28	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	423	Audioboom	38
29	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	109	Buzzsprout	69
30	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
32	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
33	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
34	Elfonomics - with Elf Lyons and Dr Gerard Lyons	Elfonomics	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
35	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
36	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
37	Cultural Economy in the Kitchen	Philip Roscoe and Addie McGowan	Science	17	RSS.com	72
38	Unlocking Behaviour Change	Robert West	Science	68	Podbean	63
39	The Coaching UnpACT Podcast	Rachael Skews and Hazel Anderson Turner	Science	27	Substack	37
40	The Social Matters Podcast	Nadia, Fran, Eugene	Science	144	Buzzsprout	57
41	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
42	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	Social Work Sorted with Vicki Shevlin	Vicki Shevlin	Science	171	Buzzsprout	48
44	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	1913	Megaphone	59
45	Classroom Psychology	Cora Sargeant	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	33
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
47	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
48	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
49	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2143	Megaphone	53
50	Connecting Society: How everyday data can shape our lives	ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK)	Science	14	Buzzsprout	68
51	Geoeconomic Competition	Francesca Ghiretti	Science	63	Buzzsprout	52
53	This British Life Podcast	This British Life Podcast	Science	187	Acast	48
54	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
55	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
56	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
57	Control and the Law Podcast	Sarah Ellis	Government	5	RSS.com	52
58	Latin American Perspectives	Alexander Scott	Science	30	Libsyn	53
59	La chronique de Caroline Goldman Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
60	The Evidence-to-Impact Podcast	The Social Science Research Institute	Science	35	Blubrry	32
61	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
62	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
63	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
64	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
65	The Psychology Perspective	ellie2302d	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
66	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
67	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
68	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
69	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
70	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
71	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
72	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
73	Futuro presente	Il Post - Beatrice Mautino	Science	4	Megaphone	53
74	Researching Peace - a podcast by Uppsala University	Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning	Science	80	Podbean	42
75	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
76	Dear Social Worker, Let's Talk	Le'Siran Edwards	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	52
77	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
78	The Combat Stress 100 Podcast	Combat Stress	Science	10	Acast	68
79	Economic Forces	Economic Forces	Science	13	Substack	59
80	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
81	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
82	Speaking of Research: The SCDTP Podcast	The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership	Science	15	Acast	68
83	The Coaching Psychology Conference Pod 2024	Brititsh Psychological Society Division of Coaching Psychology	Science	1	RSS.com	52
84	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
85	PrzySłowie	Polskie Radio S.A.	Science	311	Unknown	49
86	Future making in the anthropocene	Future Making in the anthropocene	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
87	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
88	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
89	Resolution Foundation Events Podcast	externalaffairs	Science	100	Podbean	57
90	Social Sessions	Sean Toal	Science	108	Acast	59
91	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
92	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
93	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
94	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
95	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
96	The Ties That Bind: Rearming the Alliance	FPRI Eurasia Program	Science	14	Substack	53
97	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
98	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
99	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
100	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in Great Britain

The podcast landscape in Great Britain 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.

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