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 Aug 2025

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08/01/2025

Average data

Episodes: 439

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:31

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. NPR (3 shows)

3. BirdNote (2 shows)

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

5. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (19 shows)

2. Megaphone (18 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
2	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
3	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
4	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
5	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	62	Simplecast	73
8	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
9	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
11	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
12	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	364	Simplecast	52
13	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
14	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
15	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
16	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
17	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
18	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
19	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
20	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
21	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
22	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
23	Ecosystemic Futures	Dyan Finkhousen: CEO of Shoshin Works	Science	115	CoHost	79
24	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
25	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
26	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
27	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
28	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	76	Audioboom	59
29	Health Wanted	WABE	Science	106	Omny Studio	63
30	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
31	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
32	How Wild	NPR	Science	16	PRX	63
33	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
34	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
35	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
36	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
37	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
38	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
39	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
40	Kindred	Kate Coffin	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	63
41	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
42	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
43	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
44	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
45	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
46	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
47	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
48	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
49	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
50	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
51	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
52	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
53	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
54	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
55	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
56	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
57	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
58	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
59	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
60	Bring Birds Back	BirdNote	Science	56	Simplecast	83
61	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
62	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
63	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
64	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
65	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
66	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
67	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
68	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
69	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
70	The Future of Everything	Stanford Engineering	Science	395	Simplecast	69
71	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
72	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
73	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1975	Megaphone	32
74	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
75	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
76	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
77	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
78	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
79	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
80	My Take On It with Your Angelic Karma®	Your Angelic Karma	Science	718	Spreaker	43
81	Choosing Science: Stories of Perseverance, Humanity, and Success	Ana-Maria Zamfirescu	Science	11	Buzzsprout	68
82	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
83	Native Plants, Healthy Planet	Pinelands Nursery, Bleav	Science	336	Simplecast	52
84	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
85	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
86	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
87	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
88	Cryptids Of The Corn	Cryptids of the Corn Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	43
89	Big Brains	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Science	226	Simplecast	63
90	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
91	Biotech Hangout	Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler and more	Science	167	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
93	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
94	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	810	Spreaker	54
95	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
96	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	422	Libsyn	38
97	From The Shadows	Shane Grove	Science	639	Spreaker	69
98	The Origins Podcast with Lawrence Krauss	Lawrence M. Krauss	Science	158	Substack	48
99	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
100	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53

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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