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 24 Apr 2025

04/24/2025

Average data

Episodes: 416
Frequency: every 13 days
Duration: 00:47:10

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. NHPR (2 shows)
3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)
4. NPR (2 shows)
5. Minute Earth (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)
2. Simplecast (18 shows)
3. Libsyn (11 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. PRX (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience628Simplecast
48
2Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1568Simplecast
58
3Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1344Megaphone
58
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience535Simplecast
63
5Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience673Simplecast
63
6Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1135Simplecast
62
7Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience62Simplecast
73
8Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience510Libsyn
48
9Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience347Megaphone
69
10Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
11Podcast On HumansOn HumansIlari MäkeläEducation109Spotify for Podcasters
53
12Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1416Simplecast
63
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience473Megaphone
63
14Podcast The FuturistsThe FuturistsProvoke.fmScience164Blubrry
43
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 The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience76PRX
59
18Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture29PRX
69
19Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
20Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience33Simplecast
68
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience215Megaphone
73
22Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience497Buzzsprout
42
23Podcast Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIWild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIRNZScience67Acast
62
24Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
25Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
26Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
27Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
28Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience158Buzzsprout
53
29Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
30Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
31Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1109Libsyn
38
32Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
33Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
34Podcast Seeking A ScientistSeeking A ScientistKCUR StudiosScience20Omny Studio
53
35Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
36Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience850Omny Studio
48
37Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
38Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience411Megaphone
48
39Podcast Nephilim Death SquadNephilim Death SquadNephilimdsquadComedy383Spotify for Podcasters
28
40Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
41Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
42Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
43Podcast Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantGoing Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-GrantPBS NatureScience43Megaphone
59
44Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
45Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
46Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience52Simplecast
62
47Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
48Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
49Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience222Simplecast
58
50Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
51Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
52Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience20Megaphone
58
53Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
54Podcast Altered StatesAltered StatesPRXScience25PRX
69
55Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience238Unknown
73
56Podcast Plant PeoplePlant PeopleNew York Botanical GardenScience32PRX
74
57Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience376ART19
42
58Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience68Megaphone
53
59Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
60Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience365Megaphone
53
61Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
62Podcast Robinson's PodcastRobinson's PodcastRobinson ErhardtScience297Spotify for Podcasters
52
63Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
64Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience458Spreaker
59
65Podcast Most Terrifying Places in AmericaMost Terrifying Places in AmericaTravel ChannelScience67Acast
53
66Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
67Podcast Patient ZeroPatient ZeroNHPRScience13Megaphone
48
68Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
69Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science166BBC
38
70Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience643Libsyn
58
71Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart GarySpaceTime with Stuart GaryStuart GaryScience1000Spreaker
53
72Podcast MinuteEarthMinuteEarthMinute EarthScience449Megaphone
59
73Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
74Podcast Completely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryCompletely ArbortraryScience303ART19
63
75Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience346Simplecast
53
76Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience88ART19
52
77Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience267Omny Studio
63
78Podcast Frankly Speaking About Family MedicineFrankly Speaking About Family MedicinePri-MedScience501Podbean
27
79Podcast Science Rules! with Bill NyeScience Rules! with Bill NyeStitcher & Bill NyeScience151Simplecast
58
80Podcast Living PlanetLiving PlanetDWScience500Unknown
48
81Podcast Oceans: Life Under WaterOceans: Life Under WaterCrowd Network | Greenpeace UKScience27Megaphone
69
82Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42
83Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience429Libsyn
52
84Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience368PRX
53
85Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience662Megaphone
32
86Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience493Audioboom
53
87Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience386Podbean
41
88Podcast The Couples Therapist CouchThe Couples Therapist CouchShane BirkelScience302Libsyn
52
89Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1975Megaphone
32
90Podcast The Pie: An Economics PodcastThe Pie: An Economics PodcastBecker Friedman Institute at UChicagoScience136Megaphone
48
91Podcast Nature GuysNature GuysNature GuysScience268Libsyn
38
92Podcast Unbiased ScienceUnbiased Science@unbiasedscipodScience235Simplecast
83
93Podcast Cryptids Of The CornCryptids Of The CornCryptids of the Corn PodcastScience583RedCircle
43
94Podcast GraveYard TalesGraveYard TalesAdam Ballinger & Matt RudolphScience381Audioboom
63
95Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
96Podcast The Deep EndThe Deep EndScience News Science8PRX
59
97Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
98Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience577RedCircle
53
99Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53
100Podcast 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

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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