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 18 May 2025

05/18/2025

Average data

Episodes: 440
Frequency: every 11 days
Duration: 00:45:20

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. NPR (2 shows)
5. In Defense of Plants (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Libsyn (13 shows)
3. Simplecast (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. PRX (9 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience532Simplecast
63
4Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1334Megaphone
58
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1130Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1404Simplecast
63
8Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
9Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
10Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture28PRX
69
11Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1559Simplecast
58
12Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience310Megaphone
53
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience467Megaphone
63
14Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience364Transistor
73
15Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience303Omny Studio
62
16Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience365PRX
53
17Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
18Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience361Simplecast
58
19Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
20Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
22Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
23Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
24Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience75Audioboom
59
25Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience74PRX
59
26Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
27Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience845Omny Studio
48
28Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
29Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
30Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
31Podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantGoing Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantPBS NatureScience43Megaphone
59
32Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
33Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
34Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
35Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
36Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
37Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
38Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
39Podcast Big BrainsBig BrainsUniversity of Chicago Podcast NetworkScience226Simplecast
63
40Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
41Podcast Nephilim Death SquadNephilim Death SquadNephilimdsquadComedy383Spotify for Podcasters
28
42Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
43Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
44Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science176BBC
43
45Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
46Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
47Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
48Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience51Simplecast
62
49Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
50Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience379Audioboom
63
51Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
52Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
53Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience236Unknown
73
54Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
55Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
56Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
57Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1117Audioboom
48
58Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness238Megaphone
38
59Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
60Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience412Libsyn
37
61Podcast MinuteEarthMinuteEarthMinute EarthScience449Megaphone
59
62Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience419Libsyn
38
63Podcast Unbiased ScienceUnbiased Science@unbiasedscipodScience221Megaphone
83
64Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
65Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
66Podcast Plant PeoplePlant PeopleNew York Botanical GardenScience32PRX
74
67Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience219Simplecast
58
68Podcast Professor Brian Cox Live Q and A PodcastProfessor Brian Cox Live Q and A PodcastThe Cosmic Shambles NetworkScience & Medicine3Soundcloud
32
69Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
70Podcast Patterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High StrangenessPatterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High StrangenessKLAɄЅ & GΔRRΞTTScience82Podbean
32
71Podcast Altered StatesAltered StatesPRXScience25PRX
69
72Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
73Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science439Megaphone
62
74Podcast The Deep EndThe Deep EndScience News Science8PRX
59
75Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience155PRX
74
76Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
77Podcast Living PlanetLiving PlanetDWScience100Unknown
43
78Podcast Ground TruthsGround TruthsEric TopolScience96Substack
53
79Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
80Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
81Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science630Megaphone
58
82Podcast Your Brain OnYour Brain OnDrs. Ayesha and Dean SherzaiScience69Libsyn
68
83Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
84Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1141BBC
28
85Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience226Unknown
54
86Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience456Spreaker
59
87Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience122Acast
59
88Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience66Megaphone
53
89Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience228Libsyn
57
90Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1092PRX
63
91Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1583Unknown
48
92Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53
93Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience467Megaphone
53
94Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience231Spreaker
49
95Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1966Megaphone
32
96Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
97Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
98Podcast Health WantedHealth WantedWABEScience106Omny Studio
63
99Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
100Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience301ART19
63

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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