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 06 sept. 2026

09/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 469
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:48:48

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. GBH (2 shows)
3. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
5. Goalhanger (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Libsyn (14 shows)
3. Simplecast (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience671Simplecast
63
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1336Megaphone
58
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience532Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1131Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience18Megaphone
58
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1406Simplecast
63
8Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience61Simplecast
73
9Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience345Megaphone
69
10Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience505Spotify for Podcasters
28
11Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience193Libsyn
62
12Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1560Simplecast
58
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience468Megaphone
63
14Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience29ART19
73
15Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience338Simplecast
63
16Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience362Simplecast
58
17Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience728Libsyn
43
18Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
19Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
20Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience310Megaphone
53
21Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience303Omny Studio
62
22Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience508Libsyn
48
23Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience89Megaphone
83
24Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1107Libsyn
38
25Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
26Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience23PRX
69
27Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience334Acast
49
28Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
29Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience124Megaphone
58
30Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience75PRX
59
31Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience846Omny Studio
48
32Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience427Libsyn
52
33Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
34Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience7Omny Studio
69
35Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
36Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
37Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience364Transistor
73
38Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science66Podbean
42
39Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1585Unknown
48
40Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1117Audioboom
48
41Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
42Podcast The VPZD ShowThe VPZD ShowDrs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin DamaniaScience42Megaphone
69
43Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience41Unknown
89
44Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
45Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science282Libsyn
42
46Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
47Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
48Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
49Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience353PRX
53
50Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
51Podcast ScienceSphereScienceSphereStephania MillsScience74Libsyn
49
52Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience57Spotify for Podcasters
68
53Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience264Omny Studio
63
54Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
55Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience660Megaphone
32
56Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
57Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
58Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience560Spreaker
49
59Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1361Omny Studio
38
60Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience365PRX
53
61Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience75PRX
79
62Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience373ART19
42
63Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience242Spreaker
53
64Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
65Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience380Audioboom
63
66Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
67Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
68Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience122Acast
59
69Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
70Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience420Libsyn
38
71Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science670BBC
38
72Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
73Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience371Simplecast
48
74Podcast Cool Worlds PodcastCool Worlds PodcastcoolworldslabScience35Podbean
37
75Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience737Megaphone
63
76Podcast The PulseThe PulseWHYYScience218PRX
43
77Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience807Spreaker
54
78Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
79Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1967Megaphone
32
80Podcast Your Brain OnYour Brain OnDrs. Ayesha and Dean SherzaiScience69Libsyn
68
81Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
82Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
83Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
84Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
85Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
86Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience232Spreaker
49
87Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science234Spotify for Podcasters
28
88Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience556Spreaker
64
89Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience700Libsyn
43
90Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience36Libsyn
53
91Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience468Megaphone
53
92Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience86ART19
52
93Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience641Libsyn
58
94Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
95Podcast Unexpected ElementsUnexpected ElementsBBC World ServiceScience344BBC
38
96Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience46Podbean
62
97Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience39Acast
94
98Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience236Unknown
73
99Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience32Simplecast
68
100Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience219Simplecast
58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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