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 Apr 2026

04/26/2026

Average data

Episodes: 464
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:47:12

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (4 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
4. NHPR (2 shows)
5. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Simplecast (14 shows)
3. Libsyn (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
2Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
3Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1334Megaphone
58
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1130Simplecast
62
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience531Simplecast
63
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience61Simplecast
73
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1403Simplecast
63
8Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
9Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
11Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1558Simplecast
58
12Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience501Spotify for Podcasters
28
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience467Megaphone
63
14Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience88Megaphone
83
15Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience309Megaphone
53
16Podcast SongbirdingSongbirdingRob PorterScience264Transistor
69
17Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
18Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience338Simplecast
63
19Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience845Omny Studio
48
20Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
21Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience303Omny Studio
62
22Podcast The Marginal Revolution PodcastThe Marginal Revolution PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason UniversityScience0Libsyn
57
23Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
24Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences117N/A
N/A
25Podcast Wild ThingWild ThingFoxtopus InkScience48Spotify for Podcasters
63
26Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
27Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience363Transistor
73
28Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
29Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
30Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience28ART19
73
31Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience46Podbean
62
32Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
33Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
34Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1117Audioboom
48
35Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
36Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
37Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5Planet Visionaries – SEASON 5A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience60Megaphone
73
38Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science439Megaphone
62
39Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
40Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
41Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
42Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
43Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
44Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
45Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1582Unknown
48
46Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
47Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
48Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
49Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience559Spreaker
49
50Podcast The Pools Scientific PodcastThe Pools Scientific PodcastJohn CooperScience3Buzzsprout
68
51Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
52Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience408Megaphone
48
53Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience492Buzzsprout
42
54Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience641Libsyn
58
55Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
56Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
57Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
58Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
59Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
60Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience235Unknown
73
61Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
62Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience40Unknown
89
63Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience22Captivate
48
64Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience85ART19
52
65Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience185Omny Studio
48
66Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience219Simplecast
58
67Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
68Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1965Megaphone
32
69Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience32Simplecast
68
70Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience412Libsyn
37
71Podcast The Observable UnknownThe Observable UnknownDr. Juan Carlos ReyScience160Podbean
48
72Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience926Acast
43
73Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
74Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience228Libsyn
57
75Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience419Libsyn
38
76Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1359Omny Studio
38
77Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience57Spotify for Podcasters
68
78Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience365PRX
53
79Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience370Simplecast
48
80Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience226Unknown
54
81Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1140BBC
28
82Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
83Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
84Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
85Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience147Simplecast
58
86Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
87Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience263Omny Studio
63
88Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience241Spreaker
53
89Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience733Megaphone
63
90Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience38Acast
94
91Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
92Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience300Spreaker
84
93Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience155PRX
74
94Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience547Spreaker
64
95Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience231Spreaker
49
96Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience75Audioboom
59
97Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
98Podcast The Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked ScientistsScience1289Acast
48
99Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science232Spotify for Podcasters
28
100Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science670BBC
38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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