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 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

10/20/2026

Average data

Episodes: 448

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 31:25:35

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)

4. Dr. Scott Taylor (1 shows)

5. Scientific American (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (10 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1355	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	22	Megaphone	58
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	676	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1140	Simplecast	62
6	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	538	Simplecast	63
7	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	63	Simplecast	73
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1580	Simplecast	58
9	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	97	Megaphone	63
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	540	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	350	Megaphone	69
12	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1432	Simplecast	63
13	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
14	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	320	Megaphone	53
15	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
16	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	99	Megaphone	83
17	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	34	ART19	73
18	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	217	Megaphone	73
19	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	514	Libsyn	48
20	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	367	Simplecast	52
21	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
22	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	198	Libsyn	62
23	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	308	Omny Studio	62
24	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
25	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	449	Libsyn	42
26	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	303	Acast	43
27	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1111	Libsyn	38
28	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	502	Buzzsprout	42
29	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	77	PRX	59
30	Atomic Adventures	Jess Sharpe	Science	22	Podbean	42
31	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	494	Audioboom	53
32	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	374	Transistor	73
34	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	143	Omny Studio	42
35	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
36	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	46	Unknown	89
37	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
38	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
39	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	856	Omny Studio	48
40	Biotech Hangout	Daphne Zohar, Josh Schimmer, Brad Loncar, Tim Opler and more	Science	169	Spotify for Podcasters	38
41	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	631	Spreaker	69
42	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	435	Libsyn	52
43	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
44	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
45	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	64	Megaphone	53
46	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
47	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	357	PRX	53
48	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	415	Megaphone	48
49	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	603	ART19	42
50	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
51	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
52	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
53	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1986	Megaphone	38
54	Robinson's Podcast	Robinson Erhardt	Science	303	Spotify for Podcasters	52
55	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
56	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
57	Natural Causes	Cool Zone Media & iHeartPodcasts	Science	12	Omny Studio	69
58	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	242	BBC	38
59	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	41	Acast	94
60	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
61	BioCentury This Week	BioCentury	Science	403	Buzzsprout	58
62	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	445	Megaphone	62
63	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	241	Unknown	73
64	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
65	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	645	Libsyn	58
66	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
67	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	368	Megaphone	53
68	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	27	PRX	69
69	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	665	Megaphone	32
70	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
71	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	91	ART19	52
72	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1604	Unknown	48
73	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
74	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	389	Podbean	41
75	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	169	BBC	38
76	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	751	Megaphone	63
77	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	461	Spreaker	59
78	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
79	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
80	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	268	Omny Studio	63
81	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	373	PRX	53
82	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
83	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	51	Podbean	62
84	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
85	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
86	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
87	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
88	The Science of Everything Podcast	James Fodor	Science	172	Podbean	31
89	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	190	Omny Studio	48
90	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	816	Spreaker	54
91	Uncharted with Hannah Fry	BBC Radio 4	Science	22	BBC	28
92	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	25	Libsyn	53
93	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	474	Megaphone	53
94	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
95	BrainStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2001	Omny Studio	49
96	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
97	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1368	Omny Studio	38
98	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	247	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
100	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	628	Spreaker	54

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.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice