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 Apr 2026

04/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 469
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 31:46:07

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. NHPR (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
5. Peanut & Crumb (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Acast (5 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1333Megaphone
58
3Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
4Podcast StarTalk RadioStarTalk RadioNeil deGrasse TysonScience1129Simplecast
68
5Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
6Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience531Simplecast
63
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1402Simplecast
63
8Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
9Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1557Simplecast
58
10Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
11Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience60Simplecast
73
12Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience500Spotify for Podcasters
28
13Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
14Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience466Megaphone
63
15Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
16Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience302Omny Studio
62
17Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience309Megaphone
53
18Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience38Acast
94
19Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
20Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience88Megaphone
83
21Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
22Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience492Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast The House of PodThe House of PodKaveh MDScience292Acast
43
24Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
25Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience46Podbean
62
26Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
27Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience28ART19
73
28Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience337Simplecast
63
29Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
31Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience844Omny Studio
48
32Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
33Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience363Transistor
73
34Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
35Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
36Missing podcast logo
Statistics Made Simple
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
Brad R. Fulton, PhDSocial Sciences26N/A
N/A
37Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
38Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1581Unknown
48
39Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
40Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
41Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science439Megaphone
62
42Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
43Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
44Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience456Spreaker
59
45Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
46Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69
47Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
48Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Captivate
48
49Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience733Megaphone
63
50Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience32Simplecast
68
51Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
52Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
53Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
54Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience805Spreaker
54
55Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience408Megaphone
48
56Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
57Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
58Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1965Megaphone
32
59Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1091PRX
63
60Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
61Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
62Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience640Libsyn
58
63Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
64Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience364PRX
53
65Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
66Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
67Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience219Simplecast
58
68Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience345Simplecast
53
69Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
70Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science232Spotify for Podcasters
28
71Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
72Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience60Megaphone
73
73Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience85ART19
52
74Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience66Megaphone
53
75Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
76Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience147Simplecast
58
77Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science629Megaphone
58
78Podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersBigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersW.J. SheehanNature300Blubrry
42
79Podcast DiscoveryDiscoveryBBC World ServiceScience853BBC
28
80Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
81Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience412Libsyn
37
82Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience75Audioboom
59
83Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience699Libsyn
43
84Podcast Astronomy CastAstronomy CastFraser Cain and Dr. Pamela GayScience566Libsyn
68
85Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience185Omny Studio
48
86Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
87Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1359Omny Studio
38
88Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience370Simplecast
48
89Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
90Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
91Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience57Spotify for Podcasters
68
92Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience155PRX
74
93Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience299Spreaker
84
94Podcast Big Picture ScienceBig Picture ScienceBig Picture ScienceScience693Megaphone
53
95Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience235Unknown
73
96Podcast Dharma LabDharma LabDharma LabScience34Substack
59
97Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience226Unknown
54
98Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience40Unknown
89
99Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
100Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science670BBC
38

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