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 Jun 2025

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06/05/2025

Average data

Episodes: 449

Frequency: every 11 days

Duration: 00:48:20

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

4. NPR (2 shows)

5. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Spreaker (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. Omny Studio (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
6	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	361	Simplecast	58
7	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	508	Libsyn	48
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1559	Simplecast	58
9	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
10	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1405	Simplecast	63
11	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	468	Megaphone	63
12	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	345	Megaphone	69
13	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
15	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
16	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
17	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
18	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
20	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
21	Nephilim Death Squad	Nephilimdsquad	Comedy	383	Spotify for Podcasters	28
22	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
23	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
24	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
25	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
26	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
27	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
29	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
30	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
31	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
32	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
33	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
34	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
35	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	75	PRX	59
36	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
37	Alive Again	iHeartPodcasts	Science	47	Omny Studio	89
38	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
39	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
40	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	372	ART19	42
41	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
42	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
43	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
44	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
45	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
46	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
47	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
48	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
49	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
50	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
51	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
52	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
53	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
54	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
55	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
56	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
57	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
58	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	559	Spreaker	49
59	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
60	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	700	Libsyn	43
61	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	806	Spreaker	54
62	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
63	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
64	Plant People	New York Botanical Garden	Science	32	PRX	74
65	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
66	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1584	Unknown	48
67	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
68	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
69	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
70	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
71	ScienceStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	68	Omny Studio	53
72	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
73	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
74	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
75	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1141	BBC	28
76	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	660	Megaphone	32
77	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
78	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
79	Oceans: Life Under Water	Crowd Network \| Greenpeace UK	Science	27	Megaphone	69
80	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	296	Acast	43
81	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
82	SciShow Tangents	Complexly	Science	338	Simplecast	73
83	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
84	The Deep End	Science News	Science	8	PRX	59
85	Bugs Need Heroes	BugsNeedHeroes	Science	109	Podbean	58
86	Back From the Brink, from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom	Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom	Science	32	Transistor	83
87	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	301	ART19	63
88	Ground Truths	Eric Topol	Science	96	Substack	53
89	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
90	Most Terrifying Places in America	Travel Channel	Science	67	Acast	53
91	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
92	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
93	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
94	Podcast UFO	Producer: Donna Killeen	Science	982	Spreaker	53
95	The Future of Everything	Stanford Engineering	Science	391	Simplecast	69
96	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	155	PRX	74
97	Cryptids Of The Corn	Cryptids of the Corn Podcast	Science	577	RedCircle	43
98	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
99	Altered States	PRX	Science	25	PRX	69
100	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	86	ART19	52

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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