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 Oct 2025

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10/20/2025

Average data

Episodes: 494

Frequency: every 13 days

Duration: 31:26:08

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. BBC World Service (2 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

5. Micah Hanks (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (15 shows)

2. Megaphone (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (10 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	870	Simplecast	63
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	537	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1137	Simplecast	62
6	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	730	Libsyn	43
7	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1425	Simplecast	63
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	348	Megaphone	69
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	63	Simplecast	73
10	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	476	Megaphone	63
11	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1574	Simplecast	58
12	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	500	Buzzsprout	42
13	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	513	Libsyn	48
14	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	216	Megaphone	73
15	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	307	Omny Studio	62
16	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	366	Simplecast	52
17	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	530	Spotify for Podcasters	28
18	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1110	Libsyn	38
19	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	448	Libsyn	42
20	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	317	Megaphone	53
21	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
22	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
23	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	853	Omny Studio	48
24	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	372	Transistor	73
25	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
26	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	126	Megaphone	58
27	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
28	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
29	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
30	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1598	Unknown	48
31	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	284	Libsyn	42
32	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	644	Libsyn	58
33	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
34	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	629	Spreaker	69
35	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
36	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
37	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	167	BBC	38
38	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	378	ART19	42
39	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	663	Megaphone	32
40	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	563	Spreaker	49
41	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	240	BBC	38
42	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
43	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	142	Omny Studio	42
44	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
45	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
46	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
47	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
48	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	460	Spreaker	59
49	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1149	BBC	28
50	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	382	Audioboom	63
51	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
52	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
53	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	813	Spreaker	54
54	Altered States	PRX	Science	25	PRX	69
55	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
56	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	228	Unknown	54
57	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	433	Libsyn	52
58	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	388	Podbean	41
59	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	265	Megaphone	38
60	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	238	Megaphone	63
61	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	159	Buzzsprout	53
62	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
63	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	124	Acast	59
64	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1981	Megaphone	38
65	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	602	ART19	42
66	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
67	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	493	Audioboom	53
68	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	240	Unknown	73
69	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	424	Simplecast	48
70	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
71	Into the Impossible With Brian Keating	Big Bang Productions Inc.	Science	640	Megaphone	58
72	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
73	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	109	Megaphone	69
74	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1366	Omny Studio	38
75	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
76	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
77	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	68
78	CREOGs Over Coffee	CREOGs Over Coffee	Science	343	Podbean	48
79	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	79	Audioboom	59
80	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	235	Spreaker	49
81	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
82	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
83	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	149	Simplecast	58
84	Unexpected Elements	BBC World Service	Science	347	BBC	38
85	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	704	Libsyn	43
86	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
87	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	416	Libsyn	37
88	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	89	ART19	52
89	Fortean Winds	RamX	Science	40	Buzzsprout	68
90	پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokri	nimac	Science	353	Castbox	42
91	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
92	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
93	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	371	PRX	53
94	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
95	UFO Chronicles Podcast	Nik Hunter	Science	444	Spreaker	54
96	The Grave Talks \| Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural	Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories	Science	500	Audioboom	53
97	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	243	Spotify for Podcasters	28
98	CrowdScience	BBC World Service	Science	514	BBC	48
99	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
100	My Bigfoot Sighting	Vic Cundiff	Science	245	Spreaker	53

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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