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 Oct 2026

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10/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 454

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 00:49:01

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. SASQUATCH THEORY (1 shows)

5. Spotify Studios (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. Spreaker (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	673	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
4	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	20	Megaphone	58
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	535	Simplecast	63
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1135	Simplecast	62
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	62	Simplecast	73
8	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	195	Libsyn	62
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
11	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	364	Simplecast	52
12	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1416	Simplecast	63
13	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1568	Simplecast	58
14	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	347	Megaphone	69
15	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
16	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	473	Megaphone	63
17	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	729	Libsyn	43
18	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	313	Megaphone	53
19	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	94	Megaphone	83
20	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	95	Megaphone	63
21	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	510	Libsyn	48
22	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	215	Megaphone	73
23	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	86	Podbean	42
24	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	305	Omny Studio	62
25	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
26	Science Clear+Vivid Podcast	Alan Alda	Science	35	Omny Studio	73
27	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1109	Libsyn	38
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	446	Libsyn	42
29	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	497	Buzzsprout	42
30	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
31	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
32	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	43	Unknown	89
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	368	Transistor	73
34	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
35	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	76	PRX	59
36	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	850	Omny Studio	48
38	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
39	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
40	The Human Experiment	Ethan Reed	Science	9	Podbean	58
41	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
42	Approved	Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech	Science	6	Transistor	58
43	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
44	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
45	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	411	Megaphone	48
46	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
47	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
48	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
49	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	429	Libsyn	52
50	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1593	Unknown	48
51	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	68
52	ScienceSphere	Stephania Mills	Science	74	Libsyn	49
53	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
54	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	283	Libsyn	42
55	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	662	Megaphone	32
56	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	25	PRX	69
57	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	626	Spreaker	69
58	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	140	Omny Studio	42
59	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	386	Podbean	41
60	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	376	ART19	42
61	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	562	Spreaker	49
62	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	336	Acast	49
63	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1975	Megaphone	32
64	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
65	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	33	Simplecast	68
66	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	238	Unknown	73
67	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
68	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
69	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	40	Acast	94
70	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	158	Buzzsprout	53
71	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	442	Megaphone	62
72	My Bigfoot Sighting	Vic Cundiff	Science	244	Spreaker	53
73	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	79	PRX	79
74	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
75	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	368	PRX	53
76	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	237	Megaphone	63
77	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	373	Simplecast	48
78	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	9	Omny Studio	69
79	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	589	Spreaker	54
80	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	306	Spreaker	84
81	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	88	ART19	52
82	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
83	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	239	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	297	Spotify for Podcasters	52
85	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	87	Buzzsprout	72
86	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	601	ART19	42
87	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
88	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
89	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
90	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	365	Megaphone	53
91	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1363	Omny Studio	38
92	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
93	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	422	Libsyn	38
94	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	48	Podbean	62
95	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	166	BBC	38
96	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
97	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	234	Spreaker	49
98	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
99	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
100	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	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.

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