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 Aug 2026

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08/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 473

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 00:48:08

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Goalhanger (1 shows)

4. Mission.org (1 shows)

5. Common Descent (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (16 shows)

3. Omny Studio (10 shows)

4. Libsyn (10 shows)

5. PRX (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	531	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
6	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
7	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	17	Megaphone	58
8	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	192	Libsyn	62
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
10	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	467	Megaphone	63
11	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1558	Simplecast	58
12	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1403	Simplecast	63
13	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
14	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
15	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	361	Simplecast	58
16	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
17	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
18	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
19	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	23	PRX	69
20	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
21	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	309	Megaphone	53
22	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	333	Acast	49
23	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
25	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	88	Megaphone	83
26	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
27	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	492	Buzzsprout	42
28	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	58	Podbean	42
29	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	363	Transistor	73
30	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
31	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
32	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	7	Omny Studio	69
33	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
34	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
35	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
36	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
38	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
39	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
40	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
41	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	40	Unknown	89
42	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	74	PRX	59
43	پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri	nimac	Science	353	Castbox	42
44	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
45	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
46	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
47	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	806	Spreaker	54
48	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
49	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
50	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
51	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
52	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	408	Megaphone	48
53	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
54	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
55	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
56	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
57	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
58	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
59	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
60	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
61	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
62	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	659	Megaphone	32
63	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
64	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
65	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
66	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
67	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
68	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	370	Simplecast	48
69	Undoctrinate Yourself	Dr. Alexis Cowan	Science	58	N/A	N/A
70	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
71	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1582	Unknown	48
72	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
73	Wild Times: Wildlife Education	Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante	Science	478	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
75	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
76	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
77	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
78	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
79	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
80	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
81	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
82	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
83	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
84	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	699	Libsyn	43
85	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
86	The Hotshot Wake Up	The Hotshot Wake Up	Science	210	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1359	Omny Studio	38
88	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1965	Megaphone	32
89	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
90	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
91	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
92	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	232	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	926	Acast	43
94	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	547	Spreaker	64
95	Approved	Alex Kesin and Matthew Pech	Science	5	Transistor	58
96	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	573	RedCircle	53
97	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
98	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
99	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	292	Acast	43
100	Back From the Brink, from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom	Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom	Science	31	Transistor	83

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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