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 16 Jul 2026

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07/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 470

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 31:08:04

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. Vincent Racaniello (1 shows)

5. KUOW News and Information (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (14 shows)

4. Omny Studio (9 shows)

5. PRX (7 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	1335	Megaphone	58
3	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	671	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1131	Simplecast	62
6	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	23	PRX	69
7	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	468	Megaphone	63
8	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
9	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	362	Simplecast	58
10	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1406	Simplecast	63
11	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
12	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
13	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1560	Simplecast	58
14	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	193	Libsyn	62
15	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	504	Spotify for Podcasters	28
16	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	508	Libsyn	48
17	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
18	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
19	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
20	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
21	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	345	Megaphone	69
22	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
23	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	89	Megaphone	83
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
25	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	334	Acast	49
26	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
27	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
28	Songbirding	Rob Porter	Science	264	Transistor	69
29	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
30	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
31	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
32	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
33	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
34	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
35	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
36	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
37	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
38	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
39	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
40	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
41	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
42	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	75	PRX	59
43	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	41	Unknown	89
44	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1585	Unknown	48
45	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	427	Libsyn	52
46	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	700	Libsyn	43
47	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
48	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
49	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	124	Megaphone	58
50	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
51	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
52	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
53	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	282	Libsyn	42
54	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
55	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	86	ART19	52
56	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	807	Spreaker	54
57	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
58	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
59	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
60	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
61	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
62	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	33	Libsyn	53
63	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
64	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	371	Simplecast	48
65	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	147	Simplecast	58
66	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	301	Spreaker	84
67	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	373	ART19	42
68	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	660	Megaphone	32
69	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
70	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	264	Omny Studio	63
71	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
72	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
73	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	735	Megaphone	63
74	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
75	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	7	Simplecast	52
76	Safe Aerospace Podcast	Americans for Safe Aerospace	Science	3	Transistor	58
77	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
78	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
79	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
80	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
81	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
82	The Story Collider	Story Collider, Inc.	Science	729	Megaphone	49
83	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
84	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
85	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
86	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
87	Wild Times: Wildlife Education	Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante	Science	478	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
89	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
90	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
91	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
92	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	233	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	185	Omny Studio	48
94	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	413	Libsyn	37
95	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
96	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1141	BBC	28
97	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	119	Soundcloud	42
98	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	553	Spreaker	64
99	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
100	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42

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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