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 05 May 2026

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05/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 443

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 31:25:19

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

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

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (1 shows)

5. TED (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1342	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1134	Simplecast	62
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	533	Simplecast	63
6	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	62	Simplecast	73
7	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1413	Simplecast	63
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	515	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1566	Simplecast	58
11	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	346	Megaphone	69
12	Songbirding	Rob Porter	Science	266	Transistor	69
13	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
14	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	472	Megaphone	63
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	509	Libsyn	48
16	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	92	Megaphone	83
17	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
18	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
19	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
20	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
22	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
23	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
24	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
25	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	125	Megaphone	58
26	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
27	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
28	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
29	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	849	Omny Studio	48
30	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
31	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
32	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	441	Megaphone	62
33	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
34	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
35	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
36	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
37	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	61	Megaphone	73
38	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	367	Transistor	73
39	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
40	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
41	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
42	Dope Labs	iHeartPodcasts	Science	144	Omny Studio	53
43	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
44	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
45	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
46	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	643	Libsyn	58
47	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
48	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
49	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	627	Spreaker	69
50	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
51	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	600	ART19	42
52	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
53	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1590	Unknown	48
54	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	661	Megaphone	32
55	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
56	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
57	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	157	Buzzsprout	53
58	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	414	Libsyn	37
59	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	68
60	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	237	Unknown	73
61	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	458	Spreaker	59
62	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
63	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
64	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	741	Megaphone	63
65	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
66	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
67	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
68	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
69	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
70	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1973	Megaphone	32
71	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	87	ART19	52
72	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	40	Libsyn	53
73	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
74	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
75	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	374	ART19	42
77	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
78	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
79	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
80	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
81	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	42	Unknown	89
82	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	492	Audioboom	53
83	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	295	Spreaker	43
84	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	304	Spreaker	84
85	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	576	RedCircle	53
86	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
87	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	237	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
89	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
90	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
91	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	187	Omny Studio	48
92	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
93	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1362	Omny Studio	38
94	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	561	Spreaker	49
95	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	579	Spreaker	54
96	The APsolute RecAP: Biology Edition	Melanie Kingett, Brad Kingett, Zach Caruso	Science	86	Simplecast	68
97	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
98	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
99	The Hamilton Morris Podcast	Hamilton Morris	Science	40	Buzzsprout	37
100	Wild Thing	Foxtopus Ink	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	63

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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