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 04 Apr 2026

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04/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 463

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:50:19

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

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

5. Bryce Zabel (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
7	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
8	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
11	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
12	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
13	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
15	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
16	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
17	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
19	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
20	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
21	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
22	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
23	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
25	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
26	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
27	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
28	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
29	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
30	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
31	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
32	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
33	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
34	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
35	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
36	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
37	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
38	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	304	Acast	43
39	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
40	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
41	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
42	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
43	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
44	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
45	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
46	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
47	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
48	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
49	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
50	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
51	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
52	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
53	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
54	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
55	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
56	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
57	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
58	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
59	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
60	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
61	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
62	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
63	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
64	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
65	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
66	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
67	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
68	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
69	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
70	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
71	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
72	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
73	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
74	The Pulse	WHYY	Science	222	PRX	43
75	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
76	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
77	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
78	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	238	Spreaker	49
79	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
80	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
81	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
82	Decouple	Dr. Chris Keefer	Science	332	Spotify for Podcasters	48
83	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
84	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
85	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
86	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	47	Unknown	89
87	Dharma Lab	Dharma Lab	Science	34	Substack	59
88	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	377	Simplecast	48
89	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
90	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
91	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
92	Curiosity Theory	Dr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin Shaifer	Science	61	Buzzsprout	68
93	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
94	Connect to Nature	Immediate	Science	21	Megaphone	68
95	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
96	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
97	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
98	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	706	Libsyn	43
99	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	426	Simplecast	48
100	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	994	Spreaker	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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