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 02 Aug 2026

08/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 489
Frequency: every 13 days
Duration: 00:49:27

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
3. BBC World Service (2 shows)
4. Fraser Cain (1 shows)
5. Quanta Magazine (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (14 shows)
4. Spreaker (8 shows)
5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1344Megaphone
58
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
63
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
4Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1135Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
7Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience519Spotify for Podcasters
28
8Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
9Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
10Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
11Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience195Libsyn
62
12Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
13Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience25PRX
69
14Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1568Simplecast
58
15Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
16Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
17Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
18Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience31ART19
73
19Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience364Simplecast
52
20Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience340Simplecast
63
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
22Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience496Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience93Megaphone
83
24Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
25Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
26Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience336Acast
49
27Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
28Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
29Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
30Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
31Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1593Unknown
48
32Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
33Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
34Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience662Megaphone
32
35Podcast Pursuit of the ParanormalPursuit of the ParanormalAsh and GregScience323RSS.com
32
36Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
37Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience227Unknown
54
38Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
39Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
40Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience38Libsyn
53
41Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience43Unknown
89
42Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
43Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
44Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
45Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
46Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience373Simplecast
48
47Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
48Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
49Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
50Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
51Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
52Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1975Megaphone
32
53Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience7Simplecast
52
54Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
55Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
56Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
57Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
58Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
59Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
60Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience234Spreaker
49
61Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
62Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience415Libsyn
37
63Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience48Podbean
62
64Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
65Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience422Libsyn
38
66Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience587Spreaker
54
67Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science635Megaphone
58
68Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science672BBC
38
69Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience386Podbean
41
70Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science239Spotify for Podcasters
28
71Podcast CrowdScienceCrowdScienceBBC World ServiceScience513BBC
48
72Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience40Acast
94
73Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
74Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
75Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience305Spreaker
84
76Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
77Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience702Libsyn
43
78Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
79Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science442Megaphone
62
80Podcast Unexpected ElementsUnexpected ElementsBBC World ServiceScience346BBC
38
81Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
82Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
83Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience60Spotify for Podcasters
68
84Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1363Omny Studio
38
85Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
86Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
87Podcast Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweEarthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton HoweScience100Podbean
47
88Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart GarySpaceTime with Stuart GaryStuart GaryScience1000Spreaker
53
89Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience742Megaphone
63
90Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
91Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
92Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
93Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
94Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
95Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience335Buzzsprout
52
96Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
97Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
98Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
99Podcast Tomorrow's CureTomorrow's CureMayo ClinicScience46PRX
69
100Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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