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 Sep 2025

09/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 468
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:45:32

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. TED (2 shows)
5. Sam Harris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. PRX (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1360Megaphone
58
2Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience632Simplecast
48
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience539Simplecast
63
4Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience677Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1142Simplecast
62
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience64Simplecast
73
7Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1584Simplecast
58
8Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1438Simplecast
63
9Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience482Megaphone
63
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience351Megaphone
69
11Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience515Libsyn
48
12Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience161PRX
69
13Podcast The Observable UnknownThe Observable UnknownDr. Juan Carlos ReyScience160Podbean
48
14Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience321Megaphone
53
15Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience309Omny Studio
62
16Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science243BBC
38
17Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience218Megaphone
73
18Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
19Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience733Libsyn
43
20Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience128Megaphone
58
21Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience376Transistor
73
22Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience858Omny Studio
48
23Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience549Spotify for Podcasters
28
24Podcast My Take On It with Your Angelic Karma®My Take On It with Your Angelic Karma®Your Angelic KarmaScience718Spreaker
43
25Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness284Megaphone
38
26Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience35Simplecast
68
27Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience371Simplecast
52
28Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience503Buzzsprout
42
29Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience144Omny Studio
42
30Podcast Human Potential LabHuman Potential LabScott Barry KaufmanScience482ART19
69
31Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience450Libsyn
42
32Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
33Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience417Megaphone
48
34Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience242Unknown
73
35Podcast Reinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraReinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraDr. Tara Swart BieberScience31Simplecast
68
36Podcast Plant PeoplePlant PeopleNew York Botanical GardenScience32PRX
74
37Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience605ART19
42
38Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture33PRX
59
39Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience345Simplecast
63
40Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience239Megaphone
63
41Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences120N/A
N/A
42Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
43Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience374PRX
53
44Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science170BBC
38
45Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1113Libsyn
38
46Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
47Podcast Terrible LizardsTerrible LizardsIszi Lawrence and David HoneScience144Libsyn
78
48Podcast The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiuThe LIUniverse with Dr. Charles LiutheliuniverseScience82Podbean
57
49Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience358PRX
53
50Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
51Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science110Megaphone
69
52Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience666Megaphone
32
53Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
54Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science446Megaphone
62
55Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
56Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science285Libsyn
42
57Podcast Flash ForwardFlash ForwardRose EvelethScience186N/A
N/A
58Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience229Unknown
54
59Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience81Audioboom
59
60Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
61Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience225Simplecast
58
62Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
63Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
64Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
65Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience634Spreaker
69
66Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1607Unknown
48
67Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1991Megaphone
38
68Podcast Native Plants, Healthy PlanetNative Plants, Healthy PlanetPinelands Nursery, BleavScience340Simplecast
52
69Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
70Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience78PRX
59
71Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
72Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience383ART19
42
73Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
74Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
75Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience65Unknown
73
76Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
77Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
78Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience161Buzzsprout
53
79Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience437Libsyn
52
80Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience95Libsyn
68
81Podcast Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweEarthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton HoweScience100Podbean
47
82Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience419Libsyn
37
83Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience72Megaphone
53
84Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
85Podcast Where Is My Mind?Where Is My Mind?Mark Gober and Blue Duck MediaScience9WideOrbit
58
86Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69
87Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience303ART19
63
88Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience462Spreaker
59
89Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1369Omny Studio
38
90Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience384Audioboom
63
91Podcast The Social Work PodcastThe Social Work PodcastJonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSWScience157Unknown
43
92Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience269Omny Studio
63
93Podcast Curiosity WeeklyCuriosity WeeklyDiscoveryScience1632Acast
69
94Podcast Speed & ScaleSpeed & ScaleTEDScience75Acast
69
95Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Libsyn
53
96Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
97Podcast CrowdScienceCrowdScienceBBC World ServiceScience517BBC
48
98Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience369Megaphone
53
99Podcast MinuteEarthMinuteEarthMinute EarthScience449Megaphone
59
100Podcast The Future of EverythingThe Future of EverythingStanford EngineeringScience400Simplecast
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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