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 2026

09/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 477
Frequency: every 13 days
Duration: 00:50:38

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. GBH (2 shows)
3. Vincent Racaniello (2 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
5. NPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Libsyn (13 shows)
3. Simplecast (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (9 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1333Megaphone
58
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience531Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk RadioStarTalk RadioNeil deGrasse TysonScience1129Simplecast
68
6Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience500Spotify for Podcasters
28
7Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience17Megaphone
58
8Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1402Simplecast
63
9Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience60Simplecast
73
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
11Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1557Simplecast
58
12Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience192Libsyn
62
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience466Megaphone
63
14Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
15Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience28ART19
73
16Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
17Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience492Buzzsprout
42
18Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience337Simplecast
63
19Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience309Megaphone
53
20Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience360Simplecast
58
21Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience302Omny Studio
62
22Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
23Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
24Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience88Megaphone
83
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 NetworkScience22PRX
69
27Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
28Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience333Acast
49
29Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
30Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience844Omny Studio
48
31Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
32Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience74PRX
59
33Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
34Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
35Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
36Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
37Podcast The VPZD ShowThe VPZD ShowDrs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin DamaniaScience41Megaphone
69
38Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science58Podbean
42
39Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience363Transistor
73
40Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience408Megaphone
48
41Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
42Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
43Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1581Unknown
48
44Podcast 632nm632nmMisha Shalaginov, Michael Dubrovsky, Xinghui YinScience58Transistor
58
45Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience40Unknown
89
46Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience7Omny Studio
69
47Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
48Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
49Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
50Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
51Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
52Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
53Podcast ScienceSphereScienceSphereStephania MillsScience73Podigee
54
54Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience262Omny Studio
63
55Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience57Spotify for Podcasters
68
56Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
57Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
58Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
59Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
60Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience559Spreaker
49
61Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
62Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
63Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience926Acast
43
64Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience364PRX
53
65Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
66Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience241Spreaker
53
67Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
68Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1359Omny Studio
38
69Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
70Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
71Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience370Simplecast
48
72Podcast The PulseThe PulseNPRScience210Megaphone
43
73Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience545Spreaker
64
74Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science232Spotify for Podcasters
28
75Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience122Acast
59
76Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience379Audioboom
63
77Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
78Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience419Libsyn
38
79Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
80Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience38Acast
94
81Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience73PRX
79
82Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
83Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Captivate
48
84Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
85Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience85ART19
52
86Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience231Spreaker
49
87Podcast Unexpected ElementsUnexpected ElementsBBC World ServiceScience343BBC
38
88Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience805Spreaker
54
89Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1965Megaphone
32
90Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience299Spreaker
84
91Podcast UFO Chronicles PodcastUFO Chronicles PodcastNik HunterScience505Spreaker
54
92Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
93Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science670BBC
38
94Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience733Megaphone
63
95Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
96Podcast Cool Worlds PodcastCool Worlds PodcastcoolworldslabScience35Podbean
37
97Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience1393Libsyn
48
98Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
99Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience640Libsyn
58
100Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience699Libsyn
43

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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