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 15 May 2026

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05/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 499

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 00:49:23

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. Neil deGrasse Tyson (1 shows)

4. The Planetary Society (1 shows)

5. iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. Acast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	720	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	277	Omny Studio	63
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	873	Simplecast	63
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
6	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1147	Simplecast	62
7	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
8	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
9	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
10	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
11	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1979	Simplecast	58
12	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
13	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
14	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
16	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	734	Libsyn	43
17	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
18	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	377	Megaphone	73
20	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
21	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
22	Songbirding	Rob Porter	Science	268	Transistor	69
23	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
24	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
25	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	339	Acast	49
26	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
27	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	865	Omny Studio	48
28	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1135	Audioboom	48
29	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
30	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
31	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
32	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
33	Smarter Than Cancer	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center	Science	19	Captivate	63
34	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	359	PRX	53
35	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
36	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
37	Dope Labs	iHeartPodcasts	Science	144	Omny Studio	53
38	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
39	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
40	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
43	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	2410	Simplecast	59
44	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
45	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
46	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	371	Simplecast	52
47	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
48	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
49	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	240	Megaphone	63
50	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
51	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	19	Libsyn	53
52	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
53	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
54	The Forever Problem	Sahana Chaubal	Science	7	Captivate	73
55	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
56	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
57	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
58	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	458	Acast	38
59	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
60	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
61	Curiosity Theory	Dr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin Shaifer	Science	61	Buzzsprout	68
62	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
63	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
64	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
65	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
66	Plenary Session	Vinay Prasad, MD MPH	Science & Medicine	401	Soundcloud	49
67	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
68	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
69	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
70	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
71	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
72	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
73	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
74	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
75	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
76	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
77	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	962	Megaphone	63
78	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	308	Unknown	73
79	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
80	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	706	Libsyn	43
81	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	251	BBC	38
82	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	125	Acast	59
83	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
84	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	47	Unknown	89
85	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
86	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
87	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	609	Acast	63
88	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
89	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	818	Spreaker	54
90	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
91	HOLOSKY PODCAST	Holosky Podcast	Science	583	RedCircle	53
92	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	502	Spreaker	69
93	Ascending Node	Tory Bruno, Tabitha Lipkin	Science	2	Podbean	33
94	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
95	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
96	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
97	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
98	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
99	Partly Serious with Keith Carson	Keith Carson	Science	1	RSS.com	52
100	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53

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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