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 01 Feb 2026

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02/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 463

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:47:55

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. NPR (2 shows)

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

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk Radio	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1129	Simplecast	68
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1402	Simplecast	63
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	60	Simplecast	73
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
9	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	302	Omny Studio	62
12	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1557	Simplecast	58
13	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	466	Megaphone	63
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
15	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
16	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
17	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
18	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
19	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
20	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Education	243	Buzzsprout	48
21	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	185	Omny Studio	48
22	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
23	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
24	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
25	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
26	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
27	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
28	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
29	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	38	Acast	94
30	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
31	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	844	Omny Studio	48
32	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
33	The Pulse	NPR	Science	210	Megaphone	43
34	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
35	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
36	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	60	Megaphone	73
37	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1581	Unknown	48
38	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
39	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
40	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
41	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
42	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	659	Megaphone	32
43	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
44	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
45	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	805	Spreaker	54
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
48	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
49	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
50	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	640	Libsyn	58
51	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
52	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
53	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
54	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
55	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
56	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	155	PRX	74
57	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
58	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
59	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
60	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
61	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
62	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	364	PRX	53
63	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1140	BBC	28
64	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
65	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	226	Unknown	54
66	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
67	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	412	Libsyn	37
68	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
69	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
70	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
71	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1188	Spreaker	53
72	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
73	Leaked	TFLabs	Science	9	Megaphone	53
74	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
75	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	670	BBC	38
77	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	231	Spreaker	49
78	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1965	Megaphone	32
79	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
80	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	299	Spreaker	84
81	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
82	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
83	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	277	Spreaker	59
84	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	360	Simplecast	58
85	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
86	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
87	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
88	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
89	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	4	Megaphone	73
90	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
91	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	370	Simplecast	48
92	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
93	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	699	Libsyn	43
94	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	419	Libsyn	38
95	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
96	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
97	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
98	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
99	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	559	Spreaker	49
100	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62

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.

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 USA.
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