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 29 Jun 2025

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06/29/2025

Average data

Episodes: 470

Frequency: every 10 days

Duration: 00:49:37

Top 5 authors

1. iHeartPodcasts (6 shows)

2. BBC Radio 4 (3 shows)

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

4. NPR (2 shows)

5. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (16 shows)

3. Libsyn (11 shows)

4. Omny Studio (11 shows)

5. Spreaker (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Radiolab	WNYC Studios	Science	670	Simplecast	63
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
4	Ologies with Alie Ward	Alie Ward	Science	532	Simplecast	63
5	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Science	1130	Simplecast	62
6	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	61	Simplecast	73
7	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1559	Simplecast	58
8	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	508	Libsyn	48
9	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1405	Simplecast	63
10	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	345	Megaphone	69
11	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	361	Simplecast	58
12	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	310	Megaphone	53
13	Blurry Creatures	Blurry Creatures	Science	468	Megaphone	63
14	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	727	Libsyn	43
15	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	303	Omny Studio	62
16	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	213	Megaphone	73
17	Alive Again	iHeartPodcasts	Science	47	Omny Studio	89
18	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	364	Transistor	73
19	On Humans	Ilari Mäkelä	Education	109	Spotify for Podcasters	53
20	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
21	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	493	Buzzsprout	42
22	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	123	Megaphone	58
23	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	444	Libsyn	42
25	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
26	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	503	Spotify for Podcasters	28
27	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	846	Omny Studio	48
29	Strange Encounters with Rick Burgess	Blaze Podcast Network	Science	239	Megaphone	38
30	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1106	Libsyn	38
31	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	75	PRX	59
32	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
33	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	236	Unknown	73
34	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
35	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
36	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1001	Spreaker	79
37	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
38	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
39	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	139	Omny Studio	48
40	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	176	BBC	43
41	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	409	Megaphone	48
42	Crash Course Pods: The Universe	Crash Course Pods, Complexly	Science	12	Simplecast	68
43	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	281	Libsyn	42
44	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	75	Audioboom	59
45	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	156	Buzzsprout	63
46	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1584	Unknown	48
47	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
48	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	247	BBC	39
49	Nephilim Death Squad	Nephilimdsquad	Comedy	383	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	Osterholm Update Details temporarily unavailable	CIDRAP	Science	226	Unknown	54
51	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	108	Megaphone	69
52	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
53	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1966	Megaphone	32
54	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
55	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	625	Spreaker	69
56	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	598	ART19	42
57	Big Brains	University of Chicago Podcast Network	Science	226	Simplecast	63
58	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
59	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	372	ART19	42
60	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	69
61	ScienceStuff	iHeartPodcasts	Science	68	Omny Studio	53
62	More or Less	BBC Radio 4	Society & Culture	1141	BBC	28
63	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	236	Megaphone	63
64	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
65	Google DeepMind: The Podcast	Hannah Fry	Science	51	Simplecast	62
66	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	660	Megaphone	32
67	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	425	Libsyn	52
68	This Week in Virology	Vincent Racaniello	Science & Medicine	103	Libsyn	63
69	Sasquatch Odyssey	Sasquatch Odyssey-Bigfoot Encounters	Society & Culture	766	Spreaker	64
70	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	363	Megaphone	53
71	TED Talks Science and Medicine	TED	Science & Medicine	37	Unknown	28
72	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	439	Megaphone	62
73	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	365	PRX	53
74	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
75	Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio	Vic Cundiff	Science	559	Spreaker	49
76	Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Conspiracies & Myths	Tyler and Charlie	Science	322	Spreaker	59
77	Nature Podcast	Springer Nature Limited	Science	927	Acast	43
78	All In The Mind	ABC Australia	Health & Fitness	248	ABC Australia	43
79	The Supermassive Podcast	The Royal Astronomical Society	Science	122	Acast	59
80	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
81	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	86	ART19	52
82	Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II	RNZ	Science	67	Acast	62
83	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	371	Simplecast	48
84	My Bigfoot Sighting	Vic Cundiff	Science	241	Spreaker	53
85	Earthfiles Podcast with Linda Moulton Howe	Linda Moulton Howe	Science	100	Podbean	47
86	Kohroner Chronicles	Dr. Roland M. Kohr	Science	20	Buzzsprout	68
87	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	296	Acast	43
88	Completely Arbortrary	Completely Arbortrary	Science	301	ART19	63
89	Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science	The Planetary Society	Science	1360	Omny Studio	38
90	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	93	Libsyn	68
91	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
92	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
93	The Michael Shermer Show	Michael Shermer	Science	641	Libsyn	58
94	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	491	Audioboom	53
95	Paranormal Portal	Paranormal Portal - Ufo's Paranormal Ghosts	Science	491	Spreaker	69
97	Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo	Bigfoot and Beyond LLC	Science	456	Spreaker	59
98	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	384	Podbean	41
99	SciShow Tangents	Complexly	Science	338	Simplecast	73
100	Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman	iHeartPodcasts	Science	185	Omny Studio	48

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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