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 Mar 2026

03/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 484
Frequency: every 13 days
Duration: 31:44:56

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (5 shows)
2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. NHPR (2 shows)
5. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. BBC (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience676Simplecast
63
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1358Megaphone
58
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience632Simplecast
48
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience538Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1141Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1436Simplecast
63
7Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience514Libsyn
48
8Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience732Libsyn
43
9Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience64Simplecast
73
10Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience545Spotify for Podcasters
28
11Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience480Megaphone
63
12Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience503Buzzsprout
42
13Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
14Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1583Simplecast
58
15Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1112Libsyn
38
16Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience101Megaphone
83
17Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience309Omny Studio
62
18Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience218Megaphone
73
19Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience350Megaphone
69
20Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience321Megaphone
53
21Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience343Simplecast
63
22Podcast Shot At LoveShot At LoveKerry BrettScience245Simplecast
58
23Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience450Libsyn
42
24Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
25Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience144Omny Studio
42
26Podcast Life WithoutLife WithoutBBC Radio 4Science14BBC
43
27Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience376Transistor
73
28Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience857Omny Studio
48
29Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience127Megaphone
58
30Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
31Missing podcast logo
Statistics Made Simple
Feed not publicly shared by the creator
Brad R. Fulton, PhDSocial Sciences26N/A
N/A
32Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
33Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
34Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience416Megaphone
48
35Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science285Libsyn
42
36Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
37Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience437Libsyn
52
38Podcast Ask Us Anything by Popular ScienceAsk Us Anything by Popular SciencePopular ScienceScience66Megaphone
68
39Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
40Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1604Unknown
48
41Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Libsyn
53
42Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience632Spreaker
69
43Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences120N/A
N/A
44Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
45Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science242BBC
38
46Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience645Libsyn
58
47Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1989Megaphone
38
48Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience160Buzzsprout
53
49Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience357PRX
53
50Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience374PRX
53
51Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science169BBC
38
52Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
53Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience565Spreaker
49
54Podcast Human Potential LabHuman Potential LabScott Barry KaufmanScience482ART19
69
55Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1151BBC
28
56Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience91ART19
52
57Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1368Omny Studio
38
58Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
59Podcast Public Health Group ChatPublic Health Group ChatAriel, Olivia, and MattieScience4Buzzsprout
53
60Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience117Buzzsprout
53
61Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience665Megaphone
32
62Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science249Spotify for Podcasters
28
63Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience391Podbean
41
64Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience382ART19
42
65Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience604ART19
42
66Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience418Libsyn
37
67Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1099PRX
63
68Podcast Ground TruthsGround TruthsEric TopolScience98Substack
53
69Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience494Audioboom
53
70Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience35Simplecast
68
71Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
72Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience242Unknown
73
73Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience224Simplecast
58
74Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience752Megaphone
63
75Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience125Acast
59
76Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience160PRX
69
77Podcast All In The MindAll In The MindABC AustraliaHealth & Fitness1045ABC Australia
43
78Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience369Megaphone
53
79Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science445Megaphone
62
80Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience462Spreaker
59
81Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science675BBC
38
82Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience247Spreaker
53
83Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience268Omny Studio
63
84Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience383Audioboom
63
85Podcast The Marginal Revolution PodcastThe Marginal Revolution PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason UniversityScience0Libsyn
57
86Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience348Simplecast
53
87Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience65Unknown
73
88Podcast Dope LabsDope LabsiHeartPodcastsScience144Omny Studio
53
89Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience426Simplecast
48
90Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience46Unknown
89
91Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science110Megaphone
69
92Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience314Spreaker
84
93Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience237Spreaker
49
94Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
95Podcast Unexpected ElementsUnexpected ElementsBBC World ServiceScience349BBC
38
96Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
97Missing podcast logo
跨国串门儿计划
Details temporarily unavailable
yikaiScience700Unknown
53
98Podcast Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweEarthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton HoweScience100Podbean
47
99Podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersBigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersW.J. SheehanNature300Blubrry
42
100Podcast CrowdScienceCrowdScienceBBC World ServiceScience516BBC
48

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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