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 Jul 2025

07/08/2025

Average data

Episodes: 397
Frequency: every 12 days
Duration: 00:51:45

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. NPR (3 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
5. In Defense of Plants (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

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

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1344Megaphone
58
3Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
63
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1135Simplecast
62
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
7Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1568Simplecast
58
8Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
9Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
10Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
11Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience364Simplecast
52
12Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
13Podcast On HumansOn HumansIlari MäkeläEducation109Spotify for Podcasters
53
14Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
15Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
16Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
17Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
18Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
19Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
20Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience520Spotify for Podcasters
28
21Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
22Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
23Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
24Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture29PRX
69
25Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
26Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
27Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
28Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
29Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
30Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
31Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
32Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience76Audioboom
59
33Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
34Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
35Podcast WeatherBrainsWeatherBrainsBig Brains Media LLCScience100Libsyn
43
36Podcast Nephilim Death SquadNephilim Death SquadNephilimdsquadComedy383Spotify for Podcasters
28
37Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
38Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
39Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
40Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
41Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
42Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
43Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
44Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69
45Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
46Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science166BBC
38
47Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
48Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience297Spotify for Podcasters
52
49Podcast Reinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraReinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraDr. Tara Swart BieberScience31Simplecast
68
50Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
51Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
52Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness257Megaphone
38
53Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
54Podcast Tomorrow's CureTomorrow's CureMayo ClinicScience46PRX
69
55Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
56Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
57Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
58Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
59Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
60Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience52Simplecast
62
61Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
62Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
63Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience38Libsyn
53
64Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
65Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
66Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
67Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience123Acast
59
68Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
69Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science442Megaphone
62
70Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience386Podbean
41
71Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
72Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
73Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience267Omny Studio
63
74Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
75Podcast KindredKindredKate CoffinScience102Spotify for Podcasters
63
76Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience68Megaphone
53
77Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
78Podcast Overheard at National GeographicOverheard at National GeographicNational GeographicScience160Megaphone
48
79Podcast Freakonomics, M.D.Freakonomics, M.D.Freakonomics Radio + StitcherScience87Simplecast
53
80Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1593Unknown
48
81Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
82Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
83Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
84Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53
85Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
86Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
87Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
88Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience187Omny Studio
48
89Podcast The Future of EverythingThe Future of EverythingStanford EngineeringScience395Simplecast
69
90Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
91Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience743Megaphone
63
92Podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantGoing Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantPBS NatureScience43Megaphone
59
93Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience303ART19
63
94Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
95Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
96Podcast Native Plants, Healthy PlanetNative Plants, Healthy PlanetPinelands Nursery, BleavScience336Simplecast
52
97Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience94Libsyn
68
98Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
99Podcast Your Brain OnYour Brain OnDrs. Ayesha and Dean SherzaiScience69Libsyn
68
100Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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