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 27 Jun 2025

06/27/2025

Average data

Episodes: 463
Frequency: every 11 days
Duration: 00:49:26

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (5 shows)
2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)
3. NPR (2 shows)
4. Tyler and Charlie (1 shows)
5. Expanded Perspectives (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (17 shows)
2. Simplecast (17 shows)
3. Libsyn (12 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (8 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience626Simplecast
48
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience670Simplecast
63
3Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience532Simplecast
63
4Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1334Megaphone
58
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1130Simplecast
62
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience61Simplecast
73
7Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience507Libsyn
48
8Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1559Simplecast
58
9Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience344Megaphone
69
10Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience361Simplecast
58
11Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience310Megaphone
53
12Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1404Simplecast
63
13Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience467Megaphone
63
14Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience303Omny Studio
62
15Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience727Libsyn
43
16Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience364Transistor
73
17Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience213Megaphone
73
18Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience263Omny Studio
63
19Podcast On HumansOn HumansIlari MäkeläEducation109Spotify for Podcasters
53
20Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience123Megaphone
58
21Podcast Proxy with Yowei ShawProxy with Yowei ShawYowei ShawSociety & Culture28PRX
69
22Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience444Libsyn
42
23Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience75Audioboom
59
24Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
25Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience502Spotify for Podcasters
28
26Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience845Omny Studio
48
27Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience493Buzzsprout
42
28Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
29Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience352PRX
53
30Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
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American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
31Podcast Strange Encounters with Rick BurgessStrange Encounters with Rick BurgessBlaze Podcast NetworkScience239Megaphone
38
32Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
33Podcast InvisibiliaInvisibiliaNPRSociety & Culture89Simplecast
73
34Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience156Buzzsprout
63
35Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience139Omny Studio
48
36Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1106Libsyn
38
37Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience409Megaphone
48
38Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience236Megaphone
63
39Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science247BBC
39
40Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
41Podcast Kohroner ChroniclesKohroner ChroniclesDr. Roland M. KohrScience20Buzzsprout
68
42Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science281Libsyn
42
43Podcast The Psychology PodcastThe Psychology PodcastiHeartPodcastsScience478Omny Studio
38
44Podcast Nephilim Death SquadNephilim Death SquadNephilimdsquadComedy383Spotify for Podcasters
28
45Podcast The House of PodThe House of PodKaveh MDScience296Acast
43
46Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience598ART19
42
47Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
48Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience236Unknown
73
49Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience371ART19
42
50Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science108Megaphone
69
51Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience74PRX
59
52Podcast ScienceStuffScienceStuffiHeartPodcastsScience68Omny Studio
53
53Podcast EverydaySpy PodcastEverydaySpy PodcastAndrew BustamanteBusiness238Megaphone
38
54Podcast Google DeepMind: The PodcastGoogle DeepMind: The PodcastHannah FryScience51Simplecast
62
55Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience219Simplecast
58
56Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience425Libsyn
52
57Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1117Audioboom
48
58Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
69
59Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience370Simplecast
48
60Podcast Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsBelieving the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & MythsTyler and CharlieScience322Spreaker
59
61Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience27Libsyn
53
62Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience625Spreaker
69
63Podcast Curious CasesCurious CasesBBC Radio 4Science176BBC
43
64Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience559Spreaker
49
65Podcast More or LessMore or LessBBC Radio 4Society & Culture1141BBC
28
66Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1966Megaphone
32
67Podcast Big BrainsBig BrainsUniversity of Chicago Podcast NetworkScience226Simplecast
63
68Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
69Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience365PRX
53
70Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
71Podcast Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIWild Sounds: Kākāpō Files IIRNZScience67Acast
62
72Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
73Podcast The Supermassive PodcastThe Supermassive PodcastThe Royal Astronomical SocietyScience122Acast
59
74Podcast Sasquatch OdysseySasquatch OdysseySasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot EncountersSociety & Culture766Spreaker
64
75Podcast Alive AgainAlive AgainiHeartPodcastsScience47Omny Studio
89
76Podcast Paranormal PortalParanormal PortalParanormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal GhostsScience491Spreaker
69
77Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience363Megaphone
53
78Podcast Back From the Brink, from Mutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomBack From the Brink, from Mutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomMutual of Omaha's Wild KingdomScience31Transistor
83
79Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience659Megaphone
32
80Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience641Libsyn
58
81Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience147Simplecast
58
82Podcast The Future of EverythingThe Future of EverythingStanford EngineeringScience391Simplecast
69
83Podcast FDA DirectFDA DirectU.S. Food and Drug AdministrationScience & Medicine18Feedburner
43
84Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience806Spreaker
54
85Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience456Spreaker
59
86Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1583Unknown
48
87Podcast Inquiry with Kelly ChaseInquiry with Kelly ChaseKelly ChaseScience66Megaphone
53
88Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience85ART19
52
89Podcast Origin StoriesOrigin StoriesThe Leakey FoundationScience93Libsyn
68
90Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience384Podbean
41
91Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience412Libsyn
37
92Podcast Giant Leap with Taylor WilsonGiant Leap with Taylor WilsonGiant LeapScience17Acast
68
93Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience491Audioboom
53
94Podcast Behavior BitchesBehavior BitchesStudy Notes ABA, LLCScience200Captivate
38
96Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience574RedCircle
53
97Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
98Podcast The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Micah Hanks ProgramMicah HanksScience699Libsyn
43
99Podcast Wild Times: Wildlife EducationWild Times: Wildlife EducationWildlife Educator - Forrest GalanteScience478Spotify for Podcasters
22
100Podcast Need To KnowNeed To KnowBryce ZabelScience83Megaphone
69

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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