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 20 Jul 2026

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07/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 472

Frequency: every 9 days

Duration: 31:07:18

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

3. Popular Science (1 shows)

4. Nic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries Podcast (1 shows)

5. Jeremiah Byron (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (17 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
2	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	675	Simplecast	63
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1139	Simplecast	62
6	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	63	Simplecast	73
7	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1431	Simplecast	63
8	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	198	Libsyn	62
9	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	539	Spotify for Podcasters	28
10	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
11	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	367	Simplecast	52
12	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
13	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	319	Megaphone	53
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
15	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	479	Megaphone	63
16	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1579	Simplecast	58
17	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
18	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
19	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
20	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
21	Sidenote by AsapSCIENCE	AsapSCIENCE	Science	338	Acast	49
22	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
23	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
24	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
25	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
26	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
27	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
29	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
30	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
31	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
32	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
34	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
35	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
36	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
37	Songbirding	Rob Porter	Science	267	Transistor	69
38	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
39	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
40	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
41	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
42	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	46	Unknown	89
43	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
44	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1603	Unknown	48
45	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
46	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
47	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
48	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
49	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	564	Spreaker	49
50	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
51	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
52	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
53	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
54	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
55	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
56	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	143	Omny Studio	42
57	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
58	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1150	BBC	28
59	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	665	Megaphone	32
60	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
61	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	246	Spotify for Podcasters	28
62	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
63	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	444	Megaphone	62
64	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
65	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	228	Unknown	54
66	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
67	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
68	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
69	Science of the Strike	Science of the Strike, LLC	Science	28	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	24	Libsyn	53
71	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	418	Libsyn	37
72	Your Brain On	Drs. Ayesha and Dean Sherzai	Science	69	Libsyn	68
73	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
74	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
75	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	375	Simplecast	48
76	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
77	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
78	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
79	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	425	Simplecast	48
80	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	461	Spreaker	59
81	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	312	Spreaker	84
82	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	380	ART19	42
83	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
84	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	236	Spreaker	49
85	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1368	Omny Studio	38
86	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
87	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	1045	ABC Australia	43
88	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
89	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	241	Unknown	73
90	The Story Collider	Story Collider, Inc.	Science	729	Megaphone	49
91	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
92	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	626	Spreaker	54
93	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	750	Megaphone	63
94	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
95	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
96	Overheard at National Geographic	National Geographic	Science	160	Megaphone	48
97	Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics	Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne	Science	120	Soundcloud	42
98	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	447	Spreaker	54
99	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
100	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	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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