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 14 Oct 2026

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10/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 454

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 00:47:59

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

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

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. Emily McDonald (1 shows)

5. Science Friday and WNYC Studios (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (17 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. PRX (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1353	Megaphone	58
3	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	22	Megaphone	58
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1138	Simplecast	62
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	63	Simplecast	73
8	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	535	Spotify for Podcasters	28
9	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1428	Simplecast	63
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1577	Simplecast	58
11	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
12	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	349	Megaphone	69
13	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	318	Megaphone	53
14	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	197	Libsyn	62
15	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	96	Megaphone	63
16	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
17	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	98	Megaphone	83
18	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
20	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
21	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
22	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
23	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
25	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
26	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	366	Simplecast	52
27	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	45	Unknown	89
28	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
29	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	142	Omny Studio	42
30	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	64	Spotify for Podcasters	68
31	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	373	Transistor	73
32	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
33	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
34	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	63	Megaphone	53
35	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
36	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
37	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	854	Omny Studio	48
38	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
39	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
40	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
41	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
42	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	88	Buzzsprout	72
43	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
44	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
45	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	301	Acast	43
46	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
47	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
48	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	34	Simplecast	68
49	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	630	Spreaker	69
50	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
51	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
52	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	12	Omny Studio	69
53	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
54	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	238	Megaphone	63
55	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
56	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
57	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
58	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	704	Libsyn	43
59	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
60	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1983	Megaphone	38
61	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	240	Unknown	73
62	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
63	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	814	Spreaker	54
64	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
65	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	159	Buzzsprout	53
66	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
67	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	241	BBC	38
68	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
69	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
70	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	664	Megaphone	32
71	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	83	PRX	79
72	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	379	ART19	42
73	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
74	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	461	Spreaker	59
75	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	858	BBC	28
76	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	444	Megaphone	62
77	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	619	Spreaker	54
78	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
79	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
80	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	749	Megaphone	63
81	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
82	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	375	Simplecast	48
83	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
84	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	90	ART19	52
85	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1600	Unknown	48
86	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	571	Libsyn	68
87	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1367	Omny Studio	38
88	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
89	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	80	Audioboom	59
90	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
91	پادکست اتاق تراپی \| The Therapy Room	Ali Shahab	Science	24	Simplecast	58
92	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
93	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
94	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
95	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
96	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
97	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	168	BBC	38
98	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	417	Libsyn	37
99	The End Of The World with Josh Clark	iHeartPodcasts	Science	13	Omny Studio	63
100	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	190	Omny Studio	48

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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