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 26 févr. 2026

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02/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 479

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 31:25:48

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)

2. NHPR (2 shows)

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

4. Kerry Brett (1 shows)

5. Sean Carroll (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Libsyn (13 shows)

4. Omny Studio (8 shows)

5. Spreaker (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
4	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
5	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
6	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1559	Simplecast	58
7	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
8	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1404	Simplecast	63
9	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
10	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	467	Megaphone	63
11	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
12	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
13	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	Spotify for Podcasters	28
14	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	89	Megaphone	83
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	507	Libsyn	48
16	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
17	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	344	Megaphone	69
18	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
19	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
20	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
21	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
22	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
23	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
24	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
25	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
26	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	845	Omny Studio	48
27	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
28	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
29	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
30	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
31	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
32	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
33	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
34	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
35	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
36	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	60	Megaphone	73
37	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
38	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	39	Acast	94
39	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
40	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
41	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
42	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
43	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
44	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
45	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	806	Spreaker	54
46	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
47	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
48	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1583	Unknown	48
49	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
50	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	559	Spreaker	49
51	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
52	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	85	ART19	52
53	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	699	Libsyn	43
54	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
55	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1966	Megaphone	32
56	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	371	ART19	42
57	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
58	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
59	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
60	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
61	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
62	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
63	The Persistence Lab	AbbVie	Science	3	CoHost	63
64	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
65	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
66	StarTalk Podcast	StarTalk Podcast	Science	96	RSS.com	32
67	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	185	Omny Studio	48
68	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
69	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
70	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
71	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	233	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
73	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	32	Simplecast	68
74	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
75	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	659	Megaphone	32
76	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
77	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	46	Podbean	62
78	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
79	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
80	Public Health Group Chat	Ariel, Olivia, and Mattie	Science	4	Buzzsprout	53
81	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
82	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
83	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
84	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
85	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
86	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	116	Buzzsprout	53
87	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42
88	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
89	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1360	Omny Studio	38
90	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	57	Spotify for Podcasters	68
91	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	4	Megaphone	73
92	Wild Times: Wildlife Education	Wildlife Educator - Forrest Galante	Science	478	Spotify for Podcasters	22
93	Astronomy Cast	Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay	Science	566	Libsyn	68
94	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
95	Unbiased Science	@unbiasedscipod	Science	221	Megaphone	83
96	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	412	Libsyn	37
97	Altered States	PRX	Science	25	PRX	69
98	Discovery	BBC World Service	Science	853	BBC	28
99	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	278	Spreaker	59
100	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63

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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