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 07 Feb 2026

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02/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 453

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:22

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

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

5. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (18 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
6	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
7	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1437	Simplecast	63
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
10	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	481	Megaphone	63
11	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
12	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
13	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
14	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
15	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
16	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
17	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
18	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
19	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
20	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
21	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
22	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
23	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
24	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
25	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
26	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
27	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
29	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
30	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
31	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
32	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
33	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
34	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
35	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
36	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
37	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
38	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
39	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
40	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
41	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
42	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
43	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1606	Unknown	48
44	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
45	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
46	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
47	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
48	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
49	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
50	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
51	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	295	Spreaker	59
52	Wildlife Investments	Moriah Boggess	Science	38	Buzzsprout	58
53	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
54	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
55	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
56	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1990	Megaphone	38
57	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
58	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
59	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
60	Ground Truths	Eric Topol	Science	98	Substack	53
61	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	565	Spreaker	49
62	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
63	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
64	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
65	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
66	The Pulse	WHYY	Science	222	PRX	43
67	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
68	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
69	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
70	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
71	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
72	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
73	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
74	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	817	Spreaker	54
75	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
76	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
77	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
78	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	160	PRX	69
79	Cool Worlds Podcast	coolworldslab	Science	36	Podbean	37
80	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
81	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
82	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
83	Cryptids Of The Corn	Cryptids of the Corn Podcast	Science	594	RedCircle	43
84	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
85	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
86	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	382	ART19	42
87	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
88	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
89	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
90	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
91	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	237	Spreaker	49
92	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	81	Audioboom	59
93	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	52	Simplecast	62
94	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
95	Big Brains	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Science	226	Simplecast	63
96	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
97	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	314	Spreaker	84
98	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	706	Libsyn	43
99	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
100	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	180	Simplecast	73

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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