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 Aug 2026

08/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 480
Frequency: every 8 days
Duration: 00:47:19

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
3. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)
4. Spotify Studios (1 shows)
5. Sam Harris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (15 shows)
2. Megaphone (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (10 shows)
5. Spreaker (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1336Megaphone
58
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience671Simplecast
63
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience532Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1131Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience345Megaphone
69
7Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience18Megaphone
58
8Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience61Simplecast
73
9Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1406Simplecast
63
10Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience193Libsyn
62
11Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience468Megaphone
63
12Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience505Spotify for Podcasters
28
13Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1560Simplecast
58
14Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience29ART19
73
15Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience303Omny Studio
62
16Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience338Simplecast
63
17Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience362Simplecast
58
18Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience728Libsyn
43
19Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
20Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience508Libsyn
48
21Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience89Megaphone
83
22Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience7Omny Studio
69
23Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience310Megaphone
53
24Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience334Acast
49
25Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience23PRX
69
26Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
27Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
28Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1107Libsyn
38
29Podcast پادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy Roomپادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy RoomAli ShahabScience24Simplecast
58
30Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science66Podbean
42
31Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience57Spotify for Podcasters
68
32Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
33Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
34Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
35Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience364Transistor
73
36Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience846Omny Studio
48
37Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
38Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience41Unknown
89
39Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
40Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
41Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1585Unknown
48
42Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1117Audioboom
48
43Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience807Spreaker
54
44Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience7Simplecast
52
45Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience660Megaphone
32
46Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
47Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science282Libsyn
42
48Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience75PRX
59
49Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
50Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
51Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience226Unknown
54
52Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience353PRX
53
53Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience427Libsyn
52
54Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
55Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
56Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience560Spreaker
49
57Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
58Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
59Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience365PRX
53
60Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
61Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience371Simplecast
48
62Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience124Megaphone
58
63Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience36Libsyn
53
64Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
65Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
66Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience86ART19
52
67Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience242Spreaker
53
68Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience264Omny Studio
63
69Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
70Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
71Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1967Megaphone
32
72Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
73Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience380Audioboom
63
74Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience373ART19
42
75Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience301Spreaker
84
76Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
77Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience46Podbean
62
78Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
79Podcast ScienceSphereScienceSphereStephania MillsScience74Libsyn
49
80Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
81Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience420Libsyn
38
82Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science440Megaphone
62
83Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
84Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
85Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science234Spotify for Podcasters
28
86Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
87Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience147Simplecast
58
88Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
89Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience232Spreaker
49
90Podcast The PulseThe PulseWHYYScience218PRX
43
91Podcast 6 Ranch Podcast6 Ranch PodcastJames NashScience333Buzzsprout
52
92Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience556Spreaker
64
93Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1361Omny Studio
38
94Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience641Libsyn
58
95Podcast CrowdScienceCrowdScienceBBC World ServiceScience511BBC
48
96Podcast From Our Neurons to YoursFrom Our Neurons to YoursWu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas WeilerScience86Buzzsprout
72
97Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience413Libsyn
37
98Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1092PRX
63
99Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
100Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience236Unknown
73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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