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 Oct 2026

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10/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 457

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:46:53

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

3. The Thinking Atheist (1 shows)

4. The Leakey Foundation (1 shows)

5. Science Friday and WNYC Studios (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1343	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	20	Megaphone	58
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	534	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
6	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	62	Simplecast	73
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
9	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	364	Simplecast	52
10	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
11	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
12	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	195	Libsyn	62
13	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	518	Spotify for Podcasters	28
14	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
15	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
16	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
17	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
18	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
19	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	93	Megaphone	83
20	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
21	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	496	Buzzsprout	42
22	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
23	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
24	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	492	Audioboom	53
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
26	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
27	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
29	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
30	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	79	Podbean	42
31	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
32	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	43	Unknown	89
33	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
34	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
35	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
36	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
37	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
38	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
39	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	68
40	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
41	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
42	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	9	Omny Studio	69
43	The Human Experiment	Ethan Reed	Science	9	Podbean	58
44	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
45	ScienceSphere	Stephania Mills	Science	74	Libsyn	49
46	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
47	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
48	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
49	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
50	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
51	Albertans In Space Podcast	Albertans In Space Podcast	Science	21	Acast	63
52	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
53	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
54	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
55	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
56	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	79	PRX	79
57	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
58	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
59	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
60	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
61	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1975	Megaphone	32
62	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
63	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	702	Libsyn	43
64	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	810	Spreaker	54
65	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
66	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
67	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1363	Omny Studio	38
68	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
69	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
70	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
71	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
72	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
73	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
74	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
75	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	94	Libsyn	68
76	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
77	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
78	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
80	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
81	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
82	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
83	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
84	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
85	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
86	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	585	Spreaker	54
87	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	415	Libsyn	37
88	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
89	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
90	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
91	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
92	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	61	Megaphone	73
93	Freakonomics, M.D.	Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher	Science	87	Simplecast	53
94	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
95	When We Find Them	Central Florida Public Media	Science	3	StreamGuys	53
96	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
97	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	855	BBC	28
98	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
99	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
100	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	305	Spreaker	84

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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