Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Science

Discover the Top 100 Podcasts in USA

Explore the latest data-driven rankings of the top 100 podcasts in USA. 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 Aug 2026

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08/19/2026

Average data

Episodes: 535

Frequency: every 8 days

Duration: 32:15:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

3. Goalhanger (1 shows)

4. Science Magazine (1 shows)

5. Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (9 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	705	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1311	Megaphone	58
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	860	Simplecast	73
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	526	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1127	Simplecast	68
6	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	13	Megaphone	83
7	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1371	Simplecast	63
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1937	Simplecast	58
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	59	Simplecast	73
10	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Smarter Not Harder Inc. \| Troscriptions \| HOMeHOPe Org	Health & Fitness	186	Libsyn	79
11	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Nature	3	N/A	N/A
12	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	474	Spotify for Podcasters	28
13	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	722	Libsyn	49
14	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	362	Megaphone	73
15	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	340	Megaphone	69
16	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right Media – the original true crime comedy network	Science	297	Megaphone	68
17	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	458	Megaphone	63
18	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	303	Megaphone	53
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Health & Fitness	22	Acast	63
20	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	354	Podetize	48
21	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	333	Podetize	63
22	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	80	Megaphone	83
23	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll \| Wondery	Science	438	ART19	48
24	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	19	PRX	69
25	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	502	Libsyn	53
26	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1103	Audioboom	48
27	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1102	Libsyn	38
28	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	351	Libsyn	68
29	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
30	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	16	Podbean	42
31	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	331	Acast	49
32	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	68
33	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
34	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	482	Buzzsprout	42
35	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
36	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	84
37	Choiceology with Katy Milkman	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	115	N/A	N/A
38	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	622	Spreaker	69
39	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
40	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
41	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	798	Spreaker	54
42	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	36	Captivate	83
43	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	356	Unknown	43
44	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2451	Simplecast	59
45	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	42	Podbean	62
46	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	452	Spreaker	59
47	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
48	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	276	Libsyn	48
49	Speaking of Psychology	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
50	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	72	PRX	64
51	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	382	Podbean	41
52	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	489	Audioboom	48
53	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
54	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	103	Megaphone	69
55	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
56	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	234	Megaphone	63
57	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & LORE Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	77	WideOrbit	48
58	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1086	PRX	69
59	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	102	Libsyn	69
60	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	402	Simplecast	53
61	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	121	Megaphone	58
62	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	181	Omny Studio	48
63	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1954	Megaphone	32
64	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	359	Megaphone	53
65	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	58
66	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1559	Fireside	53
67	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science & Medicine	593	Squarespace	58
68	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	412	Libsyn	58
69	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	366	Simplecast	48
70	Drilled	Critical Frequency	Science	266	Megaphone	69
71	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
72	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	290	Spreaker	84
73	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	343	Simplecast	53
74	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	348	PRX	53
75	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	655	Megaphone	32
76	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	849	BBC	28
77	پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri	nimac	Science	353	Castbox	42
78	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	81	ART19	62
79	Astrum Space	Alex McColgan	Science	212	Buzzsprout	73
80	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	69	Acast	59
81	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	568	RedCircle	53
82	Somewhere in the Skies	Ryan Sprague/ Entertainment One (eOne)	Science	911	Acast	59
83	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	502	Spreaker	74
84	Big Picture Science	Big Picture Science	Science	691	Megaphone	53
85	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	152	Buzzsprout	63
86	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
87	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	2729	Audioboom	48
88	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Stephen Diener with Hubbard Podcasts	Science	360	Megaphone	32
89	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	555	Spreaker	49
90	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1185	Spreaker	53
91	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	376	Audioboom	63
92	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
93	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
94	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
95	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	461	Acast	38
96	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	918	Acast	43
97	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
98	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	145	Simplecast	58
99	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	434	Unknown	58
100	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	299	Unknown	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA 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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