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 09 Feb 2026

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02/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 499

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 31:07:57

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. BBC World Service (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Spreaker (10 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
4	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
11	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
12	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	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	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
16	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
17	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
18	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
20	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
22	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
23	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
24	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
25	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
26	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
27	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
28	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
29	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
30	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
31	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
32	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
33	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
34	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
35	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
36	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
37	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
38	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
39	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
40	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	235	Simplecast	83
41	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
42	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
43	6 Ranch Podcast	James Nash	Science	339	Buzzsprout	52
44	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
45	Curiosity Theory	Dr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin Shaifer	Science	61	Buzzsprout	68
46	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
47	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
48	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
49	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
50	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
51	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
52	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
53	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
54	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
55	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
56	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
57	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
58	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
59	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
60	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
61	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
62	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
63	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	315	Spreaker	84
64	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1152	BBC	28
65	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
66	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	296	Spreaker	59
67	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
68	My Bigfoot Sighting	Vic Cundiff	Science	248	Spreaker	53
69	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
70	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	566	Spreaker	49
71	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
72	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
73	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	238	Spreaker	49
74	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
75	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
76	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
77	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
78	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
79	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	350	BBC	38
80	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
81	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
82	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
83	Wildlife Investments	Moriah Boggess	Science	38	Buzzsprout	58
84	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
85	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
86	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
87	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	517	BBC	48
88	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	377	Simplecast	48
89	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
90	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1047	ABC Australia	43
91	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
92	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
93	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	818	Spreaker	54
94	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
95	Big Brains	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Science	226	Simplecast	63
96	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
97	The Pulse	WHYY	Science	222	PRX	43
98	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
99	Ask a Spaceman!	Paul M. Sutter	Science	288	Libsyn	48
100	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63

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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