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 10 Jul 2025

07/10/2025

Average data

Episodes: 410
Frequency: every 11 days
Duration: 00:51:25

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. NPR (3 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
5. Vox (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Simplecast (18 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 Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
4Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
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 Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
9Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
11Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
12Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
13Podcast 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
14Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
15Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
16Podcast On HumansOn HumansIlari MäkeläEducation109Spotify for Podcasters
53
17Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience520Spotify for Podcasters
28
18Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
19Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
20Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
21Podcast The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and CourageThe Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and CourageBen and JamesaScience81Buzzsprout
37
22Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
24Podcast WeatherBrainsWeatherBrainsBig Brains Media LLCScience100Libsyn
43
25Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience76Audioboom
59
26Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture29PRX
69
27Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
28Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
29Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
31Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
32Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
33Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
34Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
35Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
36Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
37Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
38Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
39Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69
40Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
41Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
42Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
43Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
44Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
45Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
46Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
47Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
48Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
49Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
50Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness257Megaphone
38
51Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
52Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
53Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
54Podcast Tomorrow's CureTomorrow's CureMayo ClinicScience46PRX
69
55Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
56Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience297Spotify for Podcasters
52
57Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science166BBC
38
58Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
59Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
60Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
61Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
62Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience267Omny Studio
63
63Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
64Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience38Libsyn
53
65Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
66Podcast KindredKindredKate CoffinScience102Spotify for Podcasters
63
67Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
68Podcast Reinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraReinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraDr. Tara Swart BieberScience31Simplecast
68
69Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
70Podcast Future EcologiesFuture EcologiesFuture EcologiesScience114Captivate
63
71Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
72Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience415Libsyn
37
73Podcast Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIWild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIRNZScience67Acast
62
74Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience52Simplecast
62
75Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
76Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience743Megaphone
63
77Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience68Megaphone
53
78Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science442Megaphone
62
79Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience386Podbean
41
80Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1593Unknown
48
81Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
82Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
83Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience187Omny Studio
48
84Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
85Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
86Podcast DiscoveryDiscoveryBBC World ServiceScience855BBC
28
87Podcast Behavior BitchesBehavior BitchesStudy Notes ABA, LLCScience200Captivate
38
88Podcast Cryptids Of The CornCryptids Of The CornCryptids of the Corn PodcastScience583RedCircle
43
89Podcast Overheard at National GeographicOverheard at National GeographicNational GeographicScience160Megaphone
48
90Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
91Podcast MCAT Basics (from MedSchoolCoach)MCAT Basics (from MedSchoolCoach)MedSchoolCoachScience151Libsyn
48
92Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
93Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
94Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience562Spreaker
49
95Podcast Native Plants, Healthy PlanetNative Plants, Healthy PlanetPinelands Nursery, BleavScience336Simplecast
52
96Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
97Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience123Acast
59
98Podcast The Future of EverythingThe Future of EverythingStanford EngineeringScience395Simplecast
69
99Podcast CREOGs Over CoffeeCREOGs Over CoffeeCREOGs Over CoffeeScience343Podbean
48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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