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 Sep 2026

09/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 466
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:47:22

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. GBH (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. American Birding Association (1 shows)
5. Vox (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Acast (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1360Megaphone
58
2Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience632Simplecast
48
3Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience22Megaphone
58
4Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience677Simplecast
63
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience539Simplecast
63
6Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1142Simplecast
62
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1438Simplecast
63
8Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience64Simplecast
73
9Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience199Libsyn
62
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience351Megaphone
69
11Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1584Simplecast
58
12Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience549Spotify for Podcasters
28
13Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience515Libsyn
48
14Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience482Megaphone
63
15Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience345Simplecast
63
16Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience35ART19
73
17Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience371Simplecast
52
18Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience733Libsyn
43
19Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience102Megaphone
83
20Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience321Megaphone
53
21Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience309Omny Studio
62
22Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience218Megaphone
73
23Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience28PRX
69
24Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences120N/A
N/A
25Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
26Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience450Libsyn
42
27Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience339Acast
49
28Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience495Audioboom
53
29Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience858Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science87Podbean
42
31Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience376Transistor
73
32Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience358PRX
53
33Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience128Megaphone
58
34Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience437Libsyn
52
35Podcast Weather GeeksWeather GeeksWeather Group TelevisionScience445ART19
68
36Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
37Podcast ScienceSphereScienceSphereStephania MillsScience74Libsyn
49
38Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
39Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
40Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
41Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience8Acast
74
42Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience503Buzzsprout
42
43Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience78PRX
59
44Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
45Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience417Megaphone
48
46Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience47Unknown
89
47Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience35Simplecast
68
48Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience666Megaphone
32
49Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
50Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1607Unknown
48
51Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience374PRX
53
52Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience13Omny Studio
69
53Podcast The VPZD ShowThe VPZD ShowDrs. Vinay Prasad & Zubin DamaniaScience46Megaphone
59
54Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science285Libsyn
42
55Podcast Albertans In Space PodcastAlbertans In Space PodcastAlbertans In Space PodcastScience21Acast
63
56Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience52Podbean
62
57Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience269Omny Studio
63
58Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience65Unknown
73
59Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience229Unknown
54
60Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
61Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
62Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience818Spreaker
54
63Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience383ART19
42
64Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience239Megaphone
63
65Podcast DeltaPi | دلتاپیDeltaPi | دلتاپیFarzad Fakhrizadeh Science8RSS.com
52
66Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience339Buzzsprout
52
67Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience646Libsyn
58
68Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
69Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1113Libsyn
38
70Podcast Unearthing OptimismUnearthing OptimismArbor Day FoundationScience10Simplecast
73
71Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience92ART19
52
72Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience605ART19
42
73Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience753Megaphone
63
74Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1991Megaphone
38
75Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience242Unknown
73
76Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience634Spreaker
69
77Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science110Megaphone
69
78Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
79Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Libsyn
53
80Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
81Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience419Libsyn
37
82Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
83Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience144Omny Studio
42
84Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1369Omny Studio
38
85Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience87PRX
79
86Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience161Buzzsprout
53
87Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience377Simplecast
48
88Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience348Simplecast
53
89Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience475Megaphone
53
90Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience225Simplecast
58
91Podcast From Our Neurons to YoursFrom Our Neurons to YoursWu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas WeilerScience89Buzzsprout
72
93Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience384Audioboom
63
94Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science676BBC
38
95Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience150Simplecast
58
96Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience392Podbean
41
97Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience42Acast
94
98Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience646Spreaker
54
99Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience369Megaphone
53
100Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science243BBC
38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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