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 Sep 2025

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

09/09/2025

Average data

Episodes: 487

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:45:48

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. TED (2 shows)

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

5. 8th Kind (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. PRX (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
6	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
7	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1559	Simplecast	58
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
9	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	467	Megaphone	63
10	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1404	Simplecast	63
11	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
12	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
13	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	155	PRX	74
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
15	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
16	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
17	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
18	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
19	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
20	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
21	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
22	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
23	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
24	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
25	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
26	My Take On It with Your Angelic Karma®	Your Angelic Karma	Science	718	Spreaker	43
27	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	361	Simplecast	58
28	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
29	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
30	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
31	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
32	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
33	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
34	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
35	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
36	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
37	Reinvent Yourself with Dr. Tara	Dr. Tara Swart Bieber	Science	31	Simplecast	68
38	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
39	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
40	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
41	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
42	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
43	The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu	theliuniverse	Science	80	Podbean	57
44	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
45	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
46	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
47	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
48	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
49	Terrible Lizards	Iszi Lawrence and David Hone	Science	139	Libsyn	78
50	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
51	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
52	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
53	Plant People	New York Botanical Garden	Science	32	PRX	74
54	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
55	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
56	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	659	Megaphone	32
57	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
58	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
59	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	226	Unknown	54
60	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
61	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1966	Megaphone	32
62	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
63	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
64	Shocked	UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder	Science	14	Simplecast	69
65	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
66	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
67	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
68	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
69	Flash Forward	Rose Eveleth	Science	186	N/A	N/A
70	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
71	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
72	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
73	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
74	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
75	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
76	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
77	Native Plants, Healthy Planet	Pinelands Nursery, Bleav	Science	333	Simplecast	52
78	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
79	Curiosity Weekly	Discovery	Science	1632	Acast	69
80	ScienceStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	68	Omny Studio	53
81	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
82	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	510	BBC	48
83	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	630	Megaphone	58
84	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
85	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
86	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1360	Omny Studio	38
87	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
88	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
89	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	301	ART19	63
90	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
91	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	412	Libsyn	37
92	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1583	Unknown	48
93	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
94	The Future of Everything	Stanford Engineering	Science	391	Simplecast	69
95	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
96	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
97	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
98	Speed & Scale	TED	Science	75	Acast	69
99	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1141	BBC	28
100	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	233	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice