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 Jun 2026

06/18/2026

Average data

Episodes: 521
Frequency: every 13 days
Duration: 31:26:54

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight Media (1 shows)
5. AsapSCIENCE (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Libsyn (14 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Spreaker (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1344Megaphone
58
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1135Simplecast
62
5Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
63
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
8Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience195Libsyn
62
9Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1568Simplecast
58
10Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
11Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience520Spotify for Podcasters
28
12Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
13Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience25PRX
69
14Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience340Simplecast
63
15Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience364Simplecast
52
16Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
17Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
18Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
19Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
20Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience94Megaphone
83
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
22Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
23Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
24Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience336Acast
49
25Podcast SongbirdingSongbirdingRob PorterScience266Transistor
69
26Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
27Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
28Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
29Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
31Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
32Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
33Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
34Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
35Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
36Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
37Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
38Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
39Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
40Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
41Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
42Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
43Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience48Podbean
62
44Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience743Megaphone
63
45Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience7Simplecast
52
46Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1593Unknown
48
47Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
48Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience702Libsyn
43
49Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1975Megaphone
32
50Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
51Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
52Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
53Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
54Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience40Acast
94
55Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
56Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
57Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
58Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
59Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
60Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
61Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
62Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1146BBC
28
63Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience386Podbean
41
64Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
65Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience662Megaphone
32
66Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science442Megaphone
62
67Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
68Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience76Audioboom
59
69Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience43Unknown
89
70Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
71Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
72Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science635Megaphone
58
73Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1095PRX
63
74Podcast Wild Times: Wildlife EducationWild Times: Wildlife EducationWildlife Educator - Forrest GalanteScience211Spotify for Podcasters
22
75Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
76Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience267Omny Studio
63
77Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
78Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
79Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
80Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience306Spreaker
84
81Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience589Spreaker
54
82Podcast Performance Neurology with Josh Turknett, MDPerformance Neurology with Josh Turknett, MDJosh Turknett, MDScience47Libsyn
32
83Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
84Podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersBigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersW.J. SheehanNature300Blubrry
42
85Podcast Beyond the HumanBeyond the HumanBeyond the HumanScience40Spotify for Podcasters
48
86Podcast Real Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories OnlineReal Ghost Stories Online | Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror RadioScience500Audioboom
48
87Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
88Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
89Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience577RedCircle
53
90Podcast Psychology of the StrangePsychology of the StrangeTara PerreaultScience52Acast
73
91Podcast Astronomy CastAstronomy CastFraser Cain and Dr. Pamela GayScience568Libsyn
68
92Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
93Missing podcast logo
跨国串门儿计划
Details temporarily unavailable
yikaiScience700Unknown
53
94Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience415Libsyn
37
95Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience373Simplecast
48
96Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
97Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science239Spotify for Podcasters
28
98Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience346Simplecast
53
99Podcast Podcast UFOPodcast UFOProducer: Donna KilleenScience986Spreaker
53
100Podcast The Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked ScientistsScience1294Acast
48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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