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 May 2026

05/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 471
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:47:50

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. NHPR (2 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. Alie Ward (1 shows)
5. Blurry Creatures (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Spreaker (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1342Megaphone
58
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience533Simplecast
63
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1134Simplecast
62
5Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience868Simplecast
63
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1413Simplecast
63
8Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience346Megaphone
69
9Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience515Spotify for Podcasters
28
10Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1566Simplecast
58
11Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience472Megaphone
63
12Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
13Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience92Megaphone
83
14Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
15Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
16Podcast SongbirdingSongbirdingRob PorterScience266Transistor
69
17Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience509Libsyn
48
18Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience495Buzzsprout
42
19Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience25PRX
69
20Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
21Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
22Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
23Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
24Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience849Omny Studio
48
25Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience125Megaphone
58
26Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
27Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
28Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
29Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
30Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience354PRX
53
31Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience30ART19
73
32Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
33Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
34Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
35Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience367Transistor
73
36Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience61Megaphone
73
37Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
38Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
39Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience48Podbean
62
40Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience627Spreaker
69
41Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
42Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
43Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience410Megaphone
48
44Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1108Libsyn
38
45Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience374ART19
42
46Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience340Simplecast
63
47Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
48Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
49Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience221Simplecast
58
50Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience40Libsyn
53
51Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience414Libsyn
37
52Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1590Unknown
48
53Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
54Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science441Megaphone
62
55Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1973Megaphone
32
56Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience59Spotify for Podcasters
68
57Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience237Unknown
73
58Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
59Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience701Libsyn
43
60Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience157Buzzsprout
53
61Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
62Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience87ART19
52
63Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
64Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience661Megaphone
32
65Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience42Unknown
89
66Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience492Audioboom
53
67Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
68Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
69Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
70Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience741Megaphone
63
71Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
72Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience243Spreaker
53
73Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience187Omny Studio
48
74Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
75Podcast Everybody Has Something To SayEverybody Has Something To SayJessica ReyScience78Podbean
58
76Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience600ART19
42
77Podcast The Observable UnknownThe Observable UnknownDr. Juan Carlos ReyScience160Podbean
48
78Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience372Simplecast
48
79Podcast Sea ChangeSea ChangeWWNO & WRKFScience94PRX
69
80Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
81Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
82Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience470Megaphone
53
83Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1362Omny Studio
38
84Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience576RedCircle
53
85Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience39Acast
94
86Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
87Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
88Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
89Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience228Libsyn
57
90Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience385Podbean
41
91Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience295Spreaker
43
92Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science237Spotify for Podcasters
28
93Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
94Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1094PRX
63
95Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
96Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience227Unknown
54
97Podcast Astronomy CastAstronomy CastFraser Cain and Dr. Pamela GayScience568Libsyn
68
98Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience346Simplecast
53
99Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience579Spreaker
54
100Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69

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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