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 Oct 2026

10/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 470
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:47:50

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Omny Studio (11 shows)
4. Libsyn (10 shows)
5. PRX (6 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience629Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1348Megaphone
58
3Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience21Megaphone
58
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1136Simplecast
62
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience536Simplecast
63
6Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience870Simplecast
63
7Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
8Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1572Simplecast
58
9Podcast Bite Back with Abbey SharpBite Back with Abbey SharpThe Roost Podcast NetworkScience96Megaphone
63
10Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience526Spotify for Podcasters
28
11Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1422Simplecast
63
12Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience475Megaphone
63
13Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience32ART19
73
14Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience315Megaphone
53
15Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience348Megaphone
69
16Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience196Libsyn
62
17Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience306Omny Studio
62
18Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience95Megaphone
83
19Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience730Libsyn
43
20Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience63Spotify for Podcasters
68
21Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience512Libsyn
48
22Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience447Libsyn
42
23Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
24Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences119N/A
N/A
25Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
26Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience498Buzzsprout
42
27Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience44Unknown
89
28Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience370Transistor
73
29Podcast Science Clear+Vivid PodcastScience Clear+Vivid PodcastAlan AldaScience35Omny Studio
73
30Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience141Omny Studio
42
31Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience341Simplecast
63
32Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience26PRX
69
33Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience365Simplecast
52
34Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
35Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience852Omny Studio
48
36Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
37Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
38Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
39Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science87Podbean
42
40Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience431Libsyn
52
41Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience34Simplecast
68
42Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
43Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
44Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience413Megaphone
48
45Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1110Libsyn
38
46Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
47Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science284Libsyn
42
48Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
49Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
50Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience238Megaphone
63
51Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
52Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience370PRX
53
53Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
54Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience628Spreaker
69
55Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience62Megaphone
73
56Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
57Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience239Unknown
73
58Podcast From Our Neurons to YoursFrom Our Neurons to YoursWu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas WeilerScience87Buzzsprout
72
59Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1978Megaphone
32
60Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience10Omny Studio
69
61Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1597Unknown
48
62Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
63Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience8Simplecast
52
64Podcast Frankly Speaking About Family MedicineFrankly Speaking About Family MedicinePri-MedScience503Podbean
27
65Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience812Spreaker
54
66Podcast پادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy Roomپادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy RoomAli ShahabScience24Simplecast
58
67Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
68Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience703Libsyn
43
69Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience268Omny Studio
63
70Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience124Acast
59
71Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
72Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
73Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience378ART19
42
74Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience49Podbean
62
75Podcast Wild Times: Wildlife EducationWild Times: Wildlife EducationWildlife Educator - Forrest GalanteScience212Spotify for Podcasters
22
76Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience366Megaphone
53
77Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience388Podbean
41
78Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience40Acast
94
79Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
80Podcast DiscoveryDiscoveryBBC World ServiceScience856BBC
28
81Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1365Omny Studio
38
82Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience81PRX
79
83Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience663Megaphone
32
84Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience30Libsyn
53
85Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
86Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science443Megaphone
62
87Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience89ART19
52
88Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
89Podcast The VPZD ShowThe VPZD ShowDrs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin DamaniaScience45Megaphone
59
90Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience78Audioboom
59
91Podcast Podcast UFOPodcast UFOProducer: Donna KilleenScience988Spreaker
53
92Podcast The Science of Everything PodcastThe Science of Everything PodcastJames FodorScience172Podbean
31
93Podcast ApprovedApprovedAlex Kesin and Matthew PechScience6Transistor
58
94Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science638Megaphone
58
95Podcast The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalThe Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & SupernaturalGhost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural StoriesScience500Audioboom
53
96Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience459Spreaker
59
97Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience337Acast
49
98Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience374Simplecast
48
99Podcast Real Organic PodcastReal Organic PodcastReal Organic ProjectScience305Megaphone
63
100Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1096PRX
63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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