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 12 Jul 2025

07/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 420
Frequency: every 11 days
Duration: 00:49:36

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)
2. NPR (3 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
5. Sam Harris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Simplecast (17 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 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 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
9Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
11Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
12Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
13Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
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 Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
17Podcast On HumansOn HumansIlari MäkeläEducation109Spotify for Podcasters
53
18Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience520Spotify for Podcasters
28
19Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
20Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
21Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
22Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
23Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
24Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture29PRX
69
25Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
26Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience76Audioboom
59
27Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness257Megaphone
38
28Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
29Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
30Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
31Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
32Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
33Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
34Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
35Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
36Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
37Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
38Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
39Podcast The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and CourageThe Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and CourageBen and JamesaScience81Buzzsprout
37
40Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
41Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
42Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
43Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
44Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
45Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
46Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69
47Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
48Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
49Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
50Podcast WeatherBrainsWeatherBrainsBig Brains Media LLCScience100Libsyn
43
51Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
52Podcast How WildHow WildNPRScience16PRX
63
53Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
54Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science166BBC
38
55Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
56Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
57Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
58Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
59Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
60Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
61Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience52Simplecast
62
62Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1593Unknown
48
63Podcast Tomorrow's CureTomorrow's CureMayo ClinicScience46PRX
69
64Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
65Podcast Your Brain OnYour Brain OnDrs. Ayesha and Dean SherzaiScience69Libsyn
68
66Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience38Libsyn
53
67Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science442Megaphone
62
68Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience123Acast
59
69Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience297Spotify for Podcasters
52
70Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience267Omny Studio
63
71Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
72Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience662Megaphone
32
73Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
74Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
75Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
76Podcast Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIWild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIRNZScience67Acast
62
77Podcast Reinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraReinvent Yourself with Dr. TaraDr. Tara Swart BieberScience31Simplecast
68
78Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
79Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
80Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1975Megaphone
32
81Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience415Libsyn
37
82Podcast Behavior BitchesBehavior BitchesStudy Notes ABA, LLCScience200Captivate
38
83Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
84Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience68Megaphone
53
85Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
86Podcast KindredKindredKate CoffinScience102Spotify for Podcasters
63
87Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
88Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience702Libsyn
43
89Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience562Spreaker
49
90Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
91Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience187Omny Studio
48
92Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience303ART19
63
93Podcast Freakonomics, M.D.Freakonomics, M.D.Freakonomics Radio + StitcherScience87Simplecast
53
95Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
96Podcast Overheard at National GeographicOverheard at National GeographicNational GeographicScience160Megaphone
48
97Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience373Simplecast
48
98Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience577RedCircle
53
99Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
100Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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