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 Apr 2026

04/28/2026

Average data

Episodes: 451
Frequency: every 14 days
Duration: 31:25:58

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
2. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (2 shows)
3. NHPR (2 shows)
4. GBH (1 shows)
5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (19 shows)
2. Simplecast (15 shows)
3. Libsyn (14 shows)
4. Spreaker (8 shows)
5. Omny Studio (7 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1360Megaphone
58
2Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience677Simplecast
63
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience632Simplecast
48
4Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1142Simplecast
62
5Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience539Simplecast
63
6Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience64Simplecast
73
7Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
8Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1584Simplecast
58
9Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1438Simplecast
63
10Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience733Libsyn
43
11Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience549Spotify for Podcasters
28
12Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience515Libsyn
48
13Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience351Megaphone
69
14Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience321Megaphone
53
15Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience482Megaphone
63
16Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience218Megaphone
73
17Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience102Megaphone
83
18Podcast SongbirdingSongbirdingRob PorterScience268Transistor
69
19Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience128Megaphone
58
20Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience503Buzzsprout
42
21Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience450Libsyn
42
22Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience309Omny Studio
62
23Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience858Omny Studio
48
24Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1113Libsyn
38
25Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences120N/A
N/A
26Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
27Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience345Simplecast
63
28Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience1095Simplecast
59
29Podcast The Marginal Revolution PodcastThe Marginal Revolution PodcastMercatus Center at George Mason UniversityScience0Libsyn
57
30Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience376Transistor
73
31Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience52Podbean
62
32Podcast Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet InitiativeScience65Megaphone
53
33Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience144Omny Studio
42
34Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1000Spreaker
79
35Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience500Audioboom
48
36Podcast Wild ThingWild ThingFoxtopus InkScience48Spotify for Podcasters
63
37Podcast The Observable UnknownThe Observable UnknownDr. Juan Carlos ReyScience160Podbean
48
38Podcast Houston We Have a PodcastHouston We Have a PodcastNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science446Megaphone
62
39Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience666Megaphone
32
40Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science285Libsyn
42
41Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience239Megaphone
63
42Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
43Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience437Libsyn
52
44Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
45Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience8Acast
74
46Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience35ART19
73
47Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1991Megaphone
38
48Podcast Safe to DrinkSafe to DrinkNHPRScience6Megaphone
53
49Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
50Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience495Audioboom
53
51Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience383ART19
42
52Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience20Libsyn
53
53Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
54Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience605ART19
42
55Podcast The Infinite Monkey CageThe Infinite Monkey CageBBC Radio 4Science243BBC
38
56Podcast People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastPeople Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology PodcastZachary ElwoodScience225Simplecast
58
57Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience392Podbean
41
58Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1607Unknown
48
59Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience242Unknown
73
60Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience358PRX
53
61Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience818Spreaker
54
62Podcast MythfitsMythfitsPionaire PodcastingScience81Audioboom
59
63Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience417Megaphone
48
64Podcast Crash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods: The UniverseCrash Course Pods, ComplexlyScience12Simplecast
68
65Podcast Human Potential LabHuman Potential LabScott Barry KaufmanScience482ART19
69
66Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
67Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science110Megaphone
69
68Podcast The Science of BirdsThe Science of BirdsIvan PhillipsenScience161Buzzsprout
53
69Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience65Unknown
73
70Podcast Bigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersBigfoot Terror in the Woods Sightings and EncountersW.J. SheehanNature300Blubrry
42
71Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience92ART19
52
72Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience646Libsyn
58
73Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience374PRX
53
74Podcast Inner Cosmos with David EaglemanInner Cosmos with David EaglemaniHeartPodcastsScience191Omny Studio
48
75Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience753Megaphone
63
76Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience419Libsyn
37
77Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
78Podcast Crime Pays But Botany Doesn'tCrime Pays But Botany Doesn'tTony SantoreScience297Spreaker
43
79Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience47Unknown
89
80Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience462Spreaker
59
81Podcast The Nature Of with Willow DefebaughThe Nature Of with Willow DefebaughAtmosScience35Simplecast
68
82Podcast The World, the Universe and UsThe World, the Universe and UsNew ScientistScience475Megaphone
53
83Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience634Spreaker
69
84Podcast You Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartYou Are Not So SmartScience348Simplecast
53
85Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience566Spreaker
49
86Podcast HOLOSKY PODCASTHOLOSKY PODCASTHolosky PodcastScience583RedCircle
53
87Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1369Omny Studio
38
88Podcast Regenerative Agriculture PodcastRegenerative Agriculture PodcastJohn KempfScience234Libsyn
57
89Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience150Simplecast
58
90Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience315Spreaker
84
91Podcast When Science Finds a WayWhen Science Finds a WayWellcomeScience40Libsyn
89
92Podcast Theories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of Everything with Curt JaimungalTheories of EverythingScience369Megaphone
53
93Podcast MissPerceivedMissPerceivedAudiocraftyScience129Acast
69
94Podcast Plant PeoplePlant PeopleNew York Botanical GardenScience32PRX
74
95Podcast Babbage from The EconomistBabbage from The EconomistThe EconomistScience11Acast
63
96Podcast Bedtime AstronomyBedtime AstronomySynthetic UniverseScience646Spreaker
54
97Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience427Simplecast
48
98Podcast The Pools Scientific PodcastThe Pools Scientific PodcastJohn CooperScience3Buzzsprout
68
99Podcast TED Talks Science and MedicineTED Talks Science and MedicineTEDScience & Medicine37Unknown
28
100Missing podcast logo
Stanford Psychology Podcast
Details temporarily unavailable
Stanford PsychologyScience181Buzzsprout
42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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