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 Dec 2025

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12/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 500

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:47:01

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

3. The Thinking Atheist (1 shows)

4. Vic Cundiff (1 shows)

5. Popular Science (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (10 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
5	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	348	Megaphone	69
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1137	Simplecast	62
7	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	97	Megaphone	83
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
9	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1425	Simplecast	63
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1574	Simplecast	58
11	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	63	Simplecast	73
12	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	476	Megaphone	63
13	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
14	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	317	Megaphone	53
15	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	240	BBC	38
16	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	530	Spotify for Podcasters	28
17	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	4	Megaphone	73
18	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	216	Megaphone	73
20	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	34	Simplecast	68
21	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
22	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	82	PRX	79
23	This Week's AI	This Week in AI	News	370	RSS.com	32
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	448	Libsyn	42
25	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
26	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	853	Omny Studio	48
27	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	142	Omny Studio	42
28	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
29	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
30	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
31	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	372	Transistor	73
32	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	44	Unknown	89
33	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
34	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	663	Megaphone	32
35	The Swiss Connection	SWI swissinfo.ch	Science	97	Buzzsprout	49
36	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
37	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
38	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	228	Unknown	54
39	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	563	Spreaker	49
40	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	378	ART19	42
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
43	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
44	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1598	Unknown	48
45	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
46	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
47	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
48	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
49	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
50	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	238	Megaphone	63
51	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1110	Libsyn	38
52	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
53	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	159	Buzzsprout	53
54	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
55	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
56	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
57	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	167	BBC	38
58	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	240	Unknown	73
59	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	460	Spreaker	59
60	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	50	Podbean	62
61	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
62	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	416	Libsyn	37
63	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	644	Libsyn	58
64	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	63	Megaphone	53
65	Altered States	PRX	Science	25	PRX	69
66	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
67	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
68	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1981	Megaphone	38
69	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1366	Omny Studio	38
70	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	89	ART19	52
71	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
72	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	813	Spreaker	54
73	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	235	Spreaker	49
74	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	287	Libsyn	48
75	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
76	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	289	Spreaker	59
77	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41
78	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	704	Libsyn	43
79	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
80	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
81	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
82	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	673	BBC	38
83	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	265	Megaphone	38
84	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
85	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
86	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
87	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
88	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	382	Audioboom	63
89	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	165	Buzzsprout	58
90	پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri	nimac	Science	353	Castbox	42
91	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
92	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
93	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
94	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
95	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
96	iNTO THE FRAY RADIO - Encounters with the Paranormal	Shannon LeGro	Science	807	Spreaker	53
97	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	309	Spreaker	84
98	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	79	Audioboom	59
99	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	747	Megaphone	63
100	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59

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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