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 21 May 2025

05/21/2025

Average data

Episodes: 422
Frequency: every 12 days
Duration: 00:47:43

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. NPR (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. Theories of Everything (1 shows)
5. Hannah Fry (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (22 shows)
2. Simplecast (16 shows)
3. Libsyn (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. PRX (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1344Megaphone
58
3Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
63
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1135Simplecast
62
6Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture29PRX
69
7Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
8Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1568Simplecast
58
9Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
10Podcast 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
11Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
12Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
14Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
15Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience305Omny Studio
62
16Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience368Transistor
73
17Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
18Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
19Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
20Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
21Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience76Audioboom
59
22Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
23Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
24Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
25Podcast Oceans: Life Under WaterOceans: Life Under WaterCrowd Network | Greenpeace UKScience27Megaphone
69
26Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
27Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
28Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
29Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
30Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
31Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
32Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
33Podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantGoing Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantPBS NatureScience43Megaphone
59
34Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
35Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
36Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
37Podcast Ground TruthsGround TruthsEric TopolScience96Substack
53
38Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
39Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
40Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness257Megaphone
38
41Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
42Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
43Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
44Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
45Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
46Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
47Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
48Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
49Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
50Podcast Big BrainsBig BrainsUniversity of Chicago Podcast NetworkScience226Simplecast
63
51Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
52Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science166BBC
38
53Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
54Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience297Spotify for Podcasters
52
55Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
56Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
57Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
58Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience68Megaphone
53
59Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience415Libsyn
37
60Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience94Libsyn
68
61Podcast Living PlanetLiving PlanetDWScience500Unknown
48
62Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
63Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
64Podcast Plant PeoplePlant PeopleNew York Botanical GardenScience32PRX
74
65Podcast Patterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High StrangenessPatterns Tell Stories | UFOs & High StrangenessKLAɄЅ & GΔRRΞTTScience82Podbean
32
66Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
67Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience52Simplecast
62
68Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
69Podcast MinuteEarthMinuteEarthMinute EarthScience449Megaphone
59
70Podcast The Hamilton Morris PodcastThe Hamilton Morris PodcastHamilton MorrisScience40Buzzsprout
37
71Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
72Podcast Nephilim Death SquadNephilim Death SquadNephilimdsquadComedy383Spotify for Podcasters
28
73Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
74Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience810Spreaker
54
75Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53
76Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
77Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
78Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience303ART19
63
79Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience159PRX
69
80Podcast SkeptoidSkeptoidBrian DunningScience1095PRX
63
81Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
82Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
83Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
84Podcast Health WantedHealth WantedWABEScience106Omny Studio
63
85Podcast Altered StatesAltered StatesPRXScience25PRX
69
86Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience662Megaphone
32
87Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
88Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience20Megaphone
58
89Podcast Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious StatisticsNormal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious StatisticsRegina Nuzzo and Kristin SainaniScience17Transistor
73
90Podcast Unbiased ScienceUnbiased Science@unbiasedscipodScience235Simplecast
83
91Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
92Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science635Megaphone
58
93Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
94Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
95Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
96Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1975Megaphone
32
97Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience228Libsyn
57
98Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart GarySpaceTime with Stuart GaryStuart GaryScience1000Spreaker
53
99Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
100Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience471Megaphone
53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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