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 Mar 2026

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03/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 473

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:03

Top 5 authors

1. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

3. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

4. NHPR (2 shows)

5. Linda Moulton Howe (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Spreaker (8 shows)

5. Omny Studio (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	677	Simplecast	63
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	539	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1142	Simplecast	62
6	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
7	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
8	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
9	Get Birding	Peanut & Crumb	Science	42	Acast	94
10	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
11	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	482	Megaphone	63
12	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
13	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	733	Libsyn	43
15	Beastly History	Wild Beast	Science	8	Acast	74
16	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	304	Acast	43
17	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	102	Megaphone	83
18	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
19	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
20	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
21	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
22	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
23	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
24	Safe to Drink	NHPR	Science	6	Megaphone	53
25	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
26	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
27	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
28	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
29	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
30	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
31	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
32	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	229	Unknown	54
33	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
34	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
35	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
36	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
37	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
38	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	128	Megaphone	58
39	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
40	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
41	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
42	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
43	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
44	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
45	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
46	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
47	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	161	Buzzsprout	53
48	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
49	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
50	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
51	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
52	Let's Learn Everything!	Maximum Fun	Science	150	Simplecast	58
53	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
54	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1113	Libsyn	38
55	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
56	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
57	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
58	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
59	Lost Women of Science	Lost Women of Science	Science	161	PRX	69
60	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
61	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
62	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	605	ART19	42
63	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	634	Spreaker	69
64	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
65	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
66	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1369	Omny Studio	38
67	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
68	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
69	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
70	StarTalk Podcast	StarTalk Podcast	Science	96	RSS.com	32
71	Need To Know	Bryce Zabel	Science	83	Megaphone	69
72	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
73	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
74	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
75	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	238	Spreaker	49
76	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	47	Unknown	89
77	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
78	Astrum Space	Astrum	Science	250	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	392	Podbean	41
80	BBC Inside Science	BBC Radio 4	Science	676	BBC	38
81	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
82	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
83	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	462	Spreaker	59
84	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	377	Simplecast	48
85	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
86	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	303	ART19	63
87	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	646	Libsyn	58
88	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
89	Regenerative Agriculture Podcast	John Kempf	Science	234	Libsyn	57
90	The World, the Universe and Us	New Scientist	Science	475	Megaphone	53
91	Better Brain Fitness (a Brainjo Production)	Josh Turknett, MD	Science	99	Libsyn	48
92	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	646	Spreaker	54
93	Life Without	BBC Radio 4	Science	15	BBC	43
94	Science Weekly	The Guardian	Science	296	Acast	38
95	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
96	SpaceTime with Stuart Gary	Stuart Gary	Science	1000	Spreaker	53
97	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
98	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	566	Spreaker	49
99	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
100	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	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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