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 Oct 2025

10/16/2025

Average data

Episodes: 506
Frequency: every 8 days
Duration: 31:28:02

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)
4. Scott Barry Kaufman (1 shows)
5. Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Simplecast (14 shows)
3. Libsyn (13 shows)
4. Spreaker (12 shows)
5. Omny Studio (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience630Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1351Megaphone
58
3Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience675Simplecast
63
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience537Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1138Simplecast
62
6Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience513Libsyn
48
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1427Simplecast
63
8Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1576Simplecast
58
9Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience477Megaphone
63
10Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience730Libsyn
43
11Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience307Omny Studio
62
12Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience349Megaphone
69
13Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience216Megaphone
73
14Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience63Simplecast
73
15Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience366Simplecast
52
16Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience532Spotify for Podcasters
28
17Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience448Libsyn
42
18Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience317Megaphone
53
19Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience854Omny Studio
48
20Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience500Buzzsprout
42
21Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience372Transistor
73
22Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
23Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
24Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
25Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
26Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1600Unknown
48
27Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience704Libsyn
43
28Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience342Simplecast
63
29Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience629Spreaker
69
30Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1110Libsyn
38
31Podcast Human Potential LabHuman Potential LabScott Barry KaufmanScience479ART19
69
32Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
33Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience414Megaphone
48
34Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
35Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience564Spreaker
49
36Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience379ART19
42
37Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
38Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences119N/A
N/A
39Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience142Omny Studio
42
40Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience356PRX
53
41Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
42Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience371PRX
53
43Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science168BBC
38
44Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science241BBC
38
45Podcast Altered StatesAltered StatesPRXScience25PRX
69
46Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience30Libsyn
53
47Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience117Buzzsprout
53
48Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience814Spreaker
54
49Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
50Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience748Megaphone
63
51Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience644Libsyn
58
52Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science284Libsyn
42
53Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience383Audioboom
63
54Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience460Spreaker
59
55Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience223Simplecast
58
56Podcast The FuturistsThe FuturistsProvoke.fmScience164Blubrry
43
57Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1149BBC
28
58Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture31PRX
69
59Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience388Podbean
41
60Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience238Megaphone
63
61Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1982Megaphone
38
62Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience159Buzzsprout
53
63Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1097PRX
63
64Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
65Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience664Megaphone
32
66Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience189Omny Studio
48
67Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience602ART19
42
68Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
69Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
70Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart GarySpaceTime with Stuart GaryStuart GaryScience1000Spreaker
53
71Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
72Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience580RedCircle
53
73Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness265Megaphone
38
74Podcast Wild Times: Wildlife EducationWild Times: Wildlife EducationWildlife Educator - Forrest GalanteScience212Spotify for Podcasters
22
75Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience433Libsyn
52
76Podcast DiscoveryDiscoveryBBC World ServiceScience857BBC
28
77Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience268Omny Studio
63
78Podcast Backwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot StoriesBackwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture290Spreaker
59
79Podcast The End Of The World with Josh ClarkThe End Of The World with Josh ClarkiHeartPodcastsScience13Omny Studio
63
80Podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersBigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersW.J. SheehanNature300Blubrry
42
81Podcast Podcast UFOPodcast UFOProducer: Donna KilleenScience990Spreaker
53
82Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
83Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience79Audioboom
59
84Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience64Spotify for Podcasters
68
85Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
86Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science244Spotify for Podcasters
28
87Podcast Astronomy CastAstronomy CastFraser Cain and Dr. Pamela GayScience570Libsyn
68
88Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience367Megaphone
53
89Podcast Curiosity TheoryCuriosity TheoryDr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin ShaiferScience61Buzzsprout
68
90Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience90ART19
52
91Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
92Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience94Libsyn
68
93Podcast Century LivesCentury LivesStanford Center on LongevityScience78Megaphone
59
94Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience310Spreaker
84
95Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
96Podcast Big Picture ScienceBig Picture ScienceBig Picture ScienceScience696Megaphone
53
97Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
98Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience149Simplecast
58
99Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience246Spreaker
53
100Podcast Unbiased ScienceUnbiased Science@unbiasedscipodScience235Simplecast
83

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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