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 08 Feb 2026

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02/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 492

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 00:48:55

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

4. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

5. NHPR (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (11 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1141	Simplecast	62
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1437	Simplecast	63
7	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
8	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
9	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1583	Simplecast	58
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
12	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	481	Megaphone	63
13	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
14	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
15	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
16	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
17	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
18	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
19	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
20	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
21	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
22	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
23	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
24	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
25	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
26	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
27	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
28	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
29	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1606	Unknown	48
30	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
31	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
32	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
33	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
34	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
35	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
36	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
37	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
38	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
39	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
40	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
41	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
42	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
43	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
44	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
45	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
48	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1990	Megaphone	38
49	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
50	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
51	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
52	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
53	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
54	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
55	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
56	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
57	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	565	Spreaker	49
58	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
59	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
60	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
61	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
62	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
63	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
64	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
65	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
66	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	237	Spreaker	49
67	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
68	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
69	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	295	Spreaker	59
70	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
71	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
72	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
73	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	249	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1151	BBC	28
75	My Bigfoot Sighting	Vic Cundiff	Science	247	Spreaker	53
76	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	382	ART19	42
77	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
78	Ground Truths	Eric Topol	Science	98	Substack	53
79	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
80	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
81	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	817	Spreaker	54
82	Wildlife Investments	Moriah Boggess	Science	38	Buzzsprout	58
83	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	314	Spreaker	84
84	The Pulse	WHYY	Science	222	PRX	43
85	Big Brains	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Science	226	Simplecast	63
86	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
87	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
88	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
89	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
90	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
91	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
92	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
93	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	426	Simplecast	48
94	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
95	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
96	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
97	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	160	PRX	69
98	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
99	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
100	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42

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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