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 Sep 2026

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09/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 474

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:47:50

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. GBH (3 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. Corinna Bellizzi (1 shows)

5. The Planetary Society (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. Acast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1341	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	714	Simplecast	48
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	868	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	533	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1133	Simplecast	62
6	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	19	Megaphone	58
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	346	Megaphone	69
9	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	194	Libsyn	62
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1565	Simplecast	58
11	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1412	Simplecast	63
12	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
13	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
14	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	363	Simplecast	58
15	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	471	Megaphone	63
16	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
17	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	509	Libsyn	48
19	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	304	Omny Studio	62
20	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
21	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
22	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	92	Megaphone	83
23	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	24	PRX	69
24	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	9	Omny Studio	69
25	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	335	Acast	49
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
27	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
28	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	125	Megaphone	58
29	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	75	PRX	59
30	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	495	Buzzsprout	42
31	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
32	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	79	Podbean	42
33	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	855	Omny Studio	48
34	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	367	Transistor	73
35	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
36	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	7	Acast	74
37	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
38	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
39	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
40	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	42	Unknown	89
41	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
42	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
43	ScienceSphere	Stephania Mills	Science	74	Libsyn	49
44	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	410	Megaphone	48
45	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	58	Spotify for Podcasters	68
46	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
47	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
48	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1121	Audioboom	48
49	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
50	Cool Worlds Podcast	coolworldslab	Science	35	Podbean	37
51	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
52	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	661	Megaphone	32
53	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1589	Unknown	48
54	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	77	PRX	79
55	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
56	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1108	Libsyn	38
57	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	367	PRX	53
58	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
59	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	157	Buzzsprout	53
60	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
61	The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu	theliuniverse	Science	80	Podbean	57
62	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	809	Spreaker	54
63	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
64	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
65	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
66	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	123	Acast	59
67	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	947	Megaphone	63
68	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	671	BBC	38
69	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	372	Simplecast	48
70	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
71	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
72	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1972	Megaphone	32
73	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
74	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	385	Podbean	41
75	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	374	ART19	42
77	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
78	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
79	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	701	Libsyn	43
80	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
81	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1362	Omny Studio	38
82	NOVA Presents	GBH	Science	112	PRX	79
83	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	470	Megaphone	53
84	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	237	Unknown	73
85	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	87	ART19	52
86	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
87	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	576	Spreaker	54
88	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
89	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	304	Spreaker	84
90	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	642	Libsyn	58
91	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	233	Spreaker	49
92	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
93	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	237	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
95	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
96	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	492	Audioboom	53
97	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	414	Libsyn	37
98	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
99	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
100	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94

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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