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 25 Apr 2026

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04/25/2026

Average data

Episodes: 447

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:47:10

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

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

3. NHPR (2 shows)

4. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

5. Expanded Perspectives (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Spreaker (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
3	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
6	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
7	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
8	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
9	NOVA Remix	GBH	Science	9	PRX	84
10	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
11	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
12	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	102	Megaphone	83
13	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
14	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
15	Songbirding	Rob Porter	Science	268	Transistor	69
16	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
17	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
18	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
19	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
20	Wild Thing	Foxtopus Ink	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	63
21	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
22	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
23	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
24	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
26	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
27	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
28	The Pools Scientific Podcast	John Cooper	Science	3	Buzzsprout	68
29	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
30	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
31	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
32	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
33	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
34	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
35	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
36	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
37	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
38	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
39	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
40	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
41	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
42	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
43	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
44	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
45	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
46	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
47	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
48	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
49	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
50	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
51	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
52	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
53	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
54	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
55	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
56	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
57	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	161	Buzzsprout	53
58	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	191	Omny Studio	48
59	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
60	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
61	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	47	Unknown	89
62	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
63	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
64	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
65	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
66	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
67	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
68	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
69	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
70	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	229	Unknown	54
71	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
72	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
73	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
74	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
75	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
76	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
77	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	161	PRX	69
78	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	377	Simplecast	48
79	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
80	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	81	Audioboom	59
81	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
82	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
83	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
84	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
85	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
86	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
87	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
88	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
89	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
90	This Week in Cardiology	Medscape	Science	427	Simplecast	48
91	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
92	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	566	Spreaker	49
93	Real Organic Podcast	Real Organic Project	Science	308	Megaphone	63
94	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
95	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
96	Curiosity Theory	Dr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin Shaifer	Science	61	Buzzsprout	68
97	Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't	Tony Santore	Science	297	Spreaker	43
98	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	315	Spreaker	84
99	Ask MIT Climate	MIT Climate Project	Science	85	Simplecast	73
100	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	646	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.
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