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: 466
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 00:47:16

Top 5 authors

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (8 shows)
5. Spreaker (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience677Simplecast
63
2Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience633Simplecast
48
3Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1362Megaphone
58
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1143Simplecast
62
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience539Simplecast
63
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience64Simplecast
73
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1440Simplecast
63
8Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience516Libsyn
48
9Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
10Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience351Megaphone
69
11Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1586Simplecast
58
12Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience551Spotify for Podcasters
28
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience483Megaphone
63
14Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience102Megaphone
83
15Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience322Megaphone
53
16Podcast SongbirdingSongbirdingRob PorterScience269Transistor
69
17Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience733Libsyn
43
18Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience345Simplecast
63
19Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience859Omny Studio
48
20Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience218Megaphone
73
21Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience310Omny 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 CarrollScience451Libsyn
42
24Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences121N/A
N/A
25Podcast Wild ThingWild ThingFoxtopus InkScience48Spotify for Podcasters
63
26Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
27Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience377Transistor
73
28Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience8Acast
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 MediaScience35ART19
73
31Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience53Podbean
62
32Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1113Libsyn
38
33Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
34Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
35Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience145Omny Studio
42
36Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience437Libsyn
52
37Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience66Megaphone
53
38Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science446Megaphone
62
39Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience128Megaphone
58
40Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience666Megaphone
32
41Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
42Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science285Libsyn
42
43Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
44Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience495Audioboom
53
45Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1609Unknown
48
46Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience239Megaphone
63
47Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
48Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience383ART19
42
49Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience566Spreaker
49
50Podcast The Pools Scientific PodcastThe Pools Scientific PodcastJohn CooperScience3Buzzsprout
68
51Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience358PRX
53
52Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience417Megaphone
48
53Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience504Buzzsprout
42
54Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience646Libsyn
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 PhillipsenScience161Buzzsprout
53
59Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
60Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience242Unknown
73
61Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science110Megaphone
69
62Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience47Unknown
89
63Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Libsyn
53
64Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience92ART19
52
65Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience192Omny Studio
48
66Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience225Simplecast
58
67Podcast Human Potential LabHuman Potential LabScott Barry KaufmanScience482ART19
69
68Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1992Megaphone
38
69Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience36Simplecast
68
70Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience419Libsyn
37
71Podcast The Observable UnknownThe Observable UnknownDr. Juan Carlos ReyScience160Podbean
48
72Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
73Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science243BBC
38
74Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience234Libsyn
57
75Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience427Simplecast
48
76Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1369Omny Studio
38
77Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience65Unknown
73
78Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience375PRX
53
79Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience377Simplecast
48
80Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience229Unknown
54
81Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1152BBC
28
82Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience605ART19
42
83Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience392Podbean
41
84Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience370Megaphone
53
85Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience150Simplecast
58
86Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience634Spreaker
69
87Podcast Drilled: DisplacedDrilled: DisplacedPushkin IndustriesScience270Omny Studio
69
88Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience248Spreaker
53
89Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience754Megaphone
63
90Podcast Get BirdingGet BirdingPeanut & CrumbScience42Acast
94
91Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
92Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience316Spreaker
84
93Podcast Lost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceLost Women of ScienceScience161PRX
69
94Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience650Spreaker
54
95Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience238Spreaker
49
96Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience82Audioboom
59
97Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
98Podcast The Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked ScientistsScience1303Acast
48
99Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science251Spotify for Podcasters
28
100Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science676BBC
38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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