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 28 Feb 2026

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02/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 461

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 31:26:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)

3. NHPR (2 shows)

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

5. Nate Hagens (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Spreaker (9 shows)

5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1363	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	540	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1143	Simplecast	62
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1442	Simplecast	63
7	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	484	Megaphone	63
8	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	352	Megaphone	69
9	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1588	Simplecast	58
11	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
12	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	516	Libsyn	48
13	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	553	Spotify for Podcasters	28
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
15	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	323	Megaphone	53
16	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	103	Megaphone	83
17	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	310	Omny Studio	62
18	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
19	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	346	Simplecast	63
20	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	246	Simplecast	58
21	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
22	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	504	Buzzsprout	42
23	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	451	Libsyn	42
24	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	860	Omny Studio	48
25	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	378	Transistor	73
26	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	145	Omny Studio	42
27	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
28	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
29	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
30	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	359	PRX	53
31	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
32	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
33	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	667	Megaphone	32
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	439	Libsyn	52
35	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	66	Megaphone	53
36	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	384	ART19	42
37	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
38	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
39	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
40	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	376	PRX	53
41	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1611	Unknown	48
42	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	635	Spreaker	69
43	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
44	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
45	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
46	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	240	Megaphone	63
47	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	126	Acast	59
48	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	244	BBC	38
49	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
50	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	420	Libsyn	37
51	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1994	Megaphone	38
52	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
53	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
54	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
55	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	230	Unknown	54
56	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
57	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	161	Buzzsprout	53
58	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
59	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
60	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
61	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
62	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
63	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	252	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Tomorrow's Cure	Mayo Clinic	Science	46	PRX	69
65	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
66	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories	Backwoods Bigfoot Stories-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	298	Spreaker	59
67	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	566	Spreaker	49
68	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	677	BBC	38
69	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	243	Unknown	73
70	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1370	Omny Studio	38
71	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
72	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	161	PRX	69
73	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	819	Spreaker	54
74	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	754	Megaphone	63
75	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	192	Omny Studio	48
76	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
77	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	36	Simplecast	68
78	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	48	Unknown	89
79	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	370	Megaphone	53
80	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	463	Spreaker	59
81	The Persistence Lab	AbbVie	Science	3	CoHost	63
82	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	151	Simplecast	58
83	The Pulse	WHYY	Science	226	PRX	43
84	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
85	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
86	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
87	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	6	Megaphone	73
88	Why This Universe?	Dan Hooper, Shalma Wegsman	Science	117	Buzzsprout	53
89	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	53	Podbean	62
90	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	707	Libsyn	43
91	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	238	Spreaker	49
92	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
93	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
94	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
95	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
96	StarTalk Podcast	StarTalk Podcast	Science	96	RSS.com	32
97	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
98	SASQUATCH THEORY	SASQUATCH THEORY	Science	316	Spreaker	84
99	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
100	Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and Encounters	W.J. Sheehan	Nature	300	Blubrry	42

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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