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 30 Aug 2026

08/30/2026

Average data

Episodes: 522
Frequency: every 9 days
Duration: 00:47:19

Top 5 authors

1. GBH (3 shows)
2. iHeartPodcasts (3 shows)
3. Vic Cundiff (2 shows)
4. BBC World Service (2 shows)
5. Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (16 shows)
2. Simplecast (14 shows)
3. Libsyn (13 shows)
4. Omny Studio (9 shows)
5. Spreaker (9 shows)

RankLogoNameArtistMain CategoryEpsHostingScore
1Podcast RadiolabRadiolabWNYC StudiosScience868Simplecast
63
2Podcast Something You Should KnowSomething You Should KnowMike Carruthers | OmniCast MediaScience1342Megaphone
58
3Podcast Hidden BrainHidden BrainHidden Brain, Shankar VedantamScience714Simplecast
48
4Podcast Ologies with Alie WardOlogies with Alie WardAlie WardScience533Simplecast
63
5Podcast StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonStarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse TysonScience1133Simplecast
62
6Podcast Science of Perception BoxScience of Perception BoxUnlikely Collaborators | Pod PeopleScience19Megaphone
58
7Podcast Science FridayScience FridayScience Friday and WNYC StudiosScience1412Simplecast
63
8Podcast Big Ideas LabBig Ideas LabMission.orgScience61Simplecast
73
9Podcast Science VsScience VsSpotify StudiosScience346Megaphone
69
10Podcast Boring History for SleepBoring History for SleepVelvetScience514Spotify for Podcasters
28
11Podcast Blurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesBlurry CreaturesScience471Megaphone
63
12Podcast Short WaveShort WaveNPRScience1960Simplecast
58
13Podcast Health Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine PodcastHealth Optimization Medicine and PracticeScience194Libsyn
62
14Podcast Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCare More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationCorinna BellizziScience363Simplecast
58
15Podcast Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeGet Obsessed : With Living Your Best LifeJulie Lokun and Mika AltidorScience340Simplecast
63
16Podcast Suspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseSuspicious Minds: AI and the ApocalypseAgoric MediaScience30ART19
73
17Podcast DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse PodcastBret Weinstein & Heather HeyingScience495Buzzsprout
42
18Podcast Sasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch ChroniclesSasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot EncountersScience729Libsyn
43
19Podcast Natural CausesNatural CausesCool Zone Media & iHeartPodcastsScience9Omny Studio
69
20Podcast UnexplainableUnexplainableVoxScience313Megaphone
53
21Podcast Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksTooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal AttacksWes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith | Daylight MediaScience370Megaphone
73
22Podcast Making Sense with Sam HarrisMaking Sense with Sam HarrisSam HarrisScience509Libsyn
48
23Podcast This Podcast Will Kill YouThis Podcast Will Kill YouExactly Right and iHeartPodcastsScience304Omny Studio
62
24Podcast Are We Doomed?Are We Doomed?NPR NetworkScience24PRX
69
25Podcast The Rest Is ScienceThe Rest Is ScienceGoalhangerScience92Megaphone
83
26Podcast Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and IdeasSean CarrollScience446Libsyn
42
27Podcast The Best of Coast to Coast AMThe Best of Coast to Coast AMiHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AMScience2010Omny Studio
48
28Podcast Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzLive Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy PelzDr. Mindy PelzScience367Transistor
73
29Podcast Sidenote by AsapSCIENCESidenote by AsapSCIENCEAsapSCIENCEScience335Acast
49
30Podcast Huge If True PodcastHuge If True Podcastcleoabram931Science79Podbean
42
31Podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseDaniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary UniverseiHeartPodcastsScience855Omny Studio
48
32Podcast The Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseThe Skeptics' Guide to the UniverseDr. Steven NovellaScience1108Libsyn
38
33Podcast Stuff To Blow Your MindStuff To Blow Your MindiHeartPodcastsScience2000Omny Studio
49
34Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate HagensThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensNate HagensScience428Libsyn
52
35Podcast Bigfoot SocietyBigfoot SocietyJeremiah ByronScience1001Spreaker
79
36Podcast Okay, But... BirdsOkay, But... BirdsDr. Scott TaylorScience42Unknown
89
37Missing podcast logo
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Details temporarily unavailable
Charles SchwabSocial Sciences118N/A
N/A
38Podcast Universe Today PodcastUniverse Today PodcastFraser CainScience1589Unknown
48
39Podcast Pursuit of the ParanormalPursuit of the ParanormalAsh and GregScience318RSS.com
32
40Podcast From First PrinciplesFrom First PrinciplesKrishna Choudhary and Lester NareScience58Spotify for Podcasters
68
41Podcast Psychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastPsychiatry & Psychotherapy PodcastDavid Puder, M.D.Science283Libsyn
42
42Podcast NOVA RemixNOVA RemixGBHScience9PRX
84
43Podcast When autistic kids grow upWhen autistic kids grow upThe TransmitterScience6Unknown
48
44Podcast This Week in VirologyThis Week in VirologyVincent RacanielloScience & Medicine103Libsyn
63
45Podcast Particles of ThoughtParticles of ThoughtGBHScience77PRX
79
46Podcast The Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekPopular ScienceScience237Megaphone
63
47Podcast Outside/InOutside/InNHPRScience410Megaphone
48
48Podcast The Joy of WhyThe Joy of WhySteven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta MagazineScience75PRX
59
49Podcast Science Magazine PodcastScience Magazine PodcastScience MagazineScience661Megaphone
32
50Missing podcast logo
Speaking of Psychology
Details temporarily unavailable
American Psychological AssociationScience439Libsyn
43
51Podcast NASA's Curious UniverseNASA's Curious UniverseNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Science109Megaphone
69
52Podcast BirdNote DailyBirdNote DailyBirdNoteScience2410Simplecast
59
53Podcast UAP Unidentified Alien PodcastUAP Unidentified Alien PodcastGamut Podcast NetworkScience374ART19
42
54Podcast That UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastThat UFO PodcastScience1121Audioboom
48
55Podcast Nature PodcastNature PodcastSpringer Nature LimitedScience927Acast
43
56Missing podcast logo
Osterholm Update
Details temporarily unavailable
CIDRAPScience227Unknown
54
57Podcast TheThinkingAtheistTheThinkingAtheistThe Thinking AtheistScience809Spreaker
54
58Podcast The Quanta PodcastThe Quanta PodcastQuanta MagazineScience367PRX
53
59Podcast Bigfoot Eyewitness RadioBigfoot Eyewitness RadioVic CundiffScience561Spreaker
49
60Podcast The Wild with Chris MorganThe Wild with Chris MorganKUOW News and InformationScience140Omny Studio
42
61Podcast The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessPRX and Greater Good Science CenterScience355PRX
53
62Podcast Mysterious UniverseMysterious Universe8th KindScience20Megaphone
79
63Podcast My Bigfoot SightingMy Bigfoot SightingVic CundiffScience243Spreaker
53
64Podcast Paranormal MysteriesParanormal MysteriesNic Ryan | Paranormal Mysteries PodcastScience626Spreaker
69
65Podcast Therapist Uncensored PodcastTherapist Uncensored PodcastSue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhDScience309Blubrry
33
66Podcast Into the Impossible With Brian KeatingInto the Impossible With Brian KeatingBig Bang Productions Inc.Science633Megaphone
58
67Podcast Somewhere in the SkiesSomewhere in the SkiesSpectreVision RadioScience947Megaphone
63
68Podcast Just the Zoo of UsJust the Zoo of UsEllen & Christian WeatherfordScience372Simplecast
48
69Podcast Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore InterviewsMysterious RadioScience44Libsyn
53
70Podcast EmonthebrainEmonthebrainEmily McDonaldScience48Podbean
62
71Podcast پادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy Roomپادکست اتاق تراپی | The Therapy RoomAli ShahabScience24Simplecast
58
72Podcast BrainStuffBrainStuffiHeartPodcastsScience2001Omny Studio
49
73Podcast DrilledDrilledPushkin IndustriesScience274Omny Studio
63
74Podcast This Week in CardiologyThis Week in CardiologyMedscapeScience421Libsyn
38
75Podcast SASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYSASQUATCH THEORYScience304Spreaker
84
76Podcast Science WeeklyScience WeeklyThe GuardianScience296Acast
38
77Podcast Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingPhenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy HealingMerraki Media LLCScience7Simplecast
52
78Podcast The Common Descent PodcastThe Common Descent PodcastCommon DescentScience385Podbean
41
79Podcast Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and SciencePlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceThe Planetary SocietyScience1362Omny Studio
38
80Podcast Ancient AliensAncient AliensPodcastOneScience87ART19
52
81Podcast Beastly HistoryBeastly HistoryWild BeastScience7Acast
74
82Podcast Science QuicklyScience QuicklyScientific AmericanScience1972Megaphone
32
83Podcast Why This Universe?Why This Universe?Dan Hooper, Shalma WegsmanScience116Buzzsprout
53
84Podcast The Michael Shermer ShowThe Michael Shermer ShowMichael ShermerScience642Libsyn
58
85Podcast Expanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesExpanded PerspectivesScience492Audioboom
53
86Podcast The American Birding PodcastThe American Birding PodcastAmerican Birding AssociationScience414Libsyn
37
87Podcast Astrum SpaceAstrum SpaceAstrum Science237Spotify for Podcasters
28
88Podcast In Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of Plants PodcastIn Defense of PlantsScience601ART19
42
89Podcast Unexpected ElementsUnexpected ElementsBBC World ServiceScience345BBC
38
90Podcast Let's Learn Everything!Let's Learn Everything!Maximum FunScience148Simplecast
58
91Podcast NOVA PresentsNOVA PresentsGBHScience112PRX
79
92Podcast پادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokriپادکست آذرخش مکری - azarakhsh mokrinimacScience353Castbox
42
93Podcast WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappWEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George KnappJeremy Corbell and George KnappScience126Megaphone
58
94Podcast CrowdScienceCrowdScienceBBC World ServiceScience512BBC
48
95Podcast Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and BoboBigfoot and Beyond LLCScience457Spreaker
59
96Podcast The Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked Scientists PodcastThe Naked ScientistsScience1292Acast
48
97Podcast Bigfoot CrossroadsBigfoot CrossroadsMatt KnappScience233Spreaker
49
98Podcast Constant WonderConstant WonderBYUradioScience237Unknown
73
99Podcast SpaceTime with Stuart GarySpaceTime with Stuart GaryStuart GaryScience1190Spreaker
53
100Podcast BBC Inside ScienceBBC Inside ScienceBBC Radio 4Science671BBC
38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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