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 31 Oct 2026

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10/31/2026

Average data

Episodes: 411

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:25

Top 5 authors

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

2. iHeartPodcasts (2 shows)

3. BBC Radio 4 (2 shows)

4. Unlikely Collaborators | Pod People (1 shows)

5. Gamut Podcast Network (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Megaphone (21 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Omny Studio (6 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	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	Big Ideas Lab	Mission.org	Science	64	Simplecast	73
7	Science Vs	Spotify Studios	Science	351	Megaphone	69
8	Science Friday	Science Friday and WNYC Studios	Science	1438	Simplecast	63
9	Bite Back with Abbey Sharp	The Roost Podcast Network	Science	98	Megaphone	63
10	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
11	Short Wave	NPR	Science	1584	Simplecast	58
12	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
13	Health Optimization Medicine Podcast	Health Optimization Medicine and Practice	Science	199	Libsyn	62
14	The Rest Is Science	Goalhanger	Science	101	Megaphone	83
15	Making Sense with Sam Harris	Sam Harris	Science	515	Libsyn	48
16	Sasquatch Chronicles	Sasquatch Chronicles - Bigfoot Encounters	Science	732	Libsyn	43
17	Unexplainable	Vox	Science	321	Megaphone	53
18	DarkHorse Podcast	Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying	Science	503	Buzzsprout	42
19	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
20	Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration	Corinna Bellizzi	Science	371	Simplecast	52
21	This Podcast Will Kill You	Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts	Science	309	Omny Studio	62
22	Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks	Wes Larson, Jeff Larson, Mike Smith \| Daylight Media	Science	218	Megaphone	73
23	Huge If True Podcast	cleoabram931	Science	87	Podbean	42
24	Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas	Sean Carroll	Science	450	Libsyn	42
25	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
26	Okay, But... Birds	Dr. Scott Taylor	Science	47	Unknown	89
27	The Joy of Why	Steven Strogatz, Janna Levin and Quanta Magazine	Science	78	PRX	59
28	Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe	iHeartPodcasts	Science	858	Omny Studio	48
29	The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens	Nate Hagens	Science	437	Libsyn	52
30	Expanded Perspectives	Expanded Perspectives	Science	495	Audioboom	53
31	Planet Visionaries – SEASON 6	A podcast in partnership with The Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative	Science	65	Megaphone	53
32	The Best of Coast to Coast AM	iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM	Science	2010	Omny Studio	48
33	Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelz	Dr. Mindy Pelz	Science	376	Transistor	73
34	Outside/In	NHPR	Science	417	Megaphone	48
35	Speaking of Psychology Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychological Association	Science	439	Libsyn	43
36	From First Principles	Krishna Choudhary and Lester Nare	Science	65	Unknown	73
37	Stuff To Blow Your Mind	iHeartPodcasts	Science	2000	Omny Studio	49
38	The Wild with Chris Morgan	KUOW News and Information	Science	144	Omny Studio	42
39	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
40	Science Magazine Podcast	Science Magazine	Science	666	Megaphone	32
41	The Infinite Monkey Cage	BBC Radio 4	Science	243	BBC	38
42	Bigfoot Society	Jeremiah Byron	Science	1000	Spreaker	79
43	Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast	David Puder, M.D.	Science	285	Libsyn	42
44	Science Quickly	Scientific American	Science	1991	Megaphone	38
45	Paranormal Mysteries	Nic Ryan \| Paranormal Mysteries Podcast	Science	633	Spreaker	69
46	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
47	Are We Doomed?	NPR Network	Science	28	PRX	69
48	Particles of Thought	GBH	Science	87	PRX	79
49	BirdNote Daily	BirdNote	Science	1095	Simplecast	59
50	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
51	WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp	Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp	Science	127	Megaphone	58
52	3SchemeQueens	3SchemeQueens	Science	55	Buzzsprout	89
53	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
54	From Our Neurons to Yours	Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University, Nicholas Weiler	Science	89	Buzzsprout	72
55	Just the Zoo of Us	Ellen & Christian Weatherford	Science	377	Simplecast	48
56	Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal	Theories of Everything	Science	369	Megaphone	53
57	Emergency Medicine Board Bombs	EM Board Bombs	Science	297	Spotify for Podcasters	22
58	Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant	PBS Nature	Science	45	Megaphone	53
59	Curious Cases	BBC Radio 4	Science	170	BBC	38
60	The Nature Of with Willow Defebaugh	Atmos	Science	35	Simplecast	68
61	The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week	Popular Science	Science	239	Megaphone	63
62	Science of Perception Box	Unlikely Collaborators \| Pod People	Science	22	Megaphone	58
63	Constant Wonder	BYUradio	Science	242	Unknown	73
64	Universe Today Podcast	Fraser Cain	Science	1607	Unknown	48
65	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
66	Babbage from The Economist	The Economist	Science	11	Acast	63
67	Mythfits	Pionaire Podcasting	Science	81	Audioboom	59
68	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
69	The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe	Dr. Steven Novella	Science	1112	Libsyn	38
70	In Defense of Plants Podcast	In Defense of Plants	Science	604	ART19	42
71	UAP Unidentified Alien Podcast	Gamut Podcast Network	Science	383	ART19	42
72	Atomic Adventures	Jess Sharpe	Science	22	Podbean	42
73	Ancient Aliens	PodcastOne	Science	92	ART19	52
74	Houston We Have a Podcast	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	446	Megaphone	62
75	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
76	The American Birding Podcast	American Birding Association	Science	419	Libsyn	37
77	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
78	The Quanta Podcast	Quanta Magazine	Science	374	PRX	53
79	Operation Night Cat	New Hampshire Public Radio	Science	5	Megaphone	53
80	Stories of Trees	Corazón Latino	Nature	3	N/A	N/A
81	Emonthebrain	Emily McDonald	Science	52	Podbean	62
82	The House of Pod	Kaveh MD	Science	304	Acast	43
83	Real Organic Podcast	Real Organic Project	Science	308	Megaphone	63
84	Black Bird Joy: Conversations in Nature	Black Bird Joy	Science	5	Buzzsprout	68
85	TheThinkingAtheist	The Thinking Atheist	Science	818	Spreaker	54
86	Phenomena Podcast: The Science & Stories of Energy Healing	Merraki Media LLC	Science	8	Simplecast	52
87	NASA's Curious Universe	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	Science	110	Megaphone	69
88	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
89	Origin Stories	The Leakey Foundation	Science	95	Libsyn	68
90	When autistic kids grow up	The Transmitter	Science	6	Unknown	48
91	The Common Descent Podcast	Common Descent	Science	391	Podbean	41
92	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
93	Bedtime Astronomy	Synthetic Universe	Science	642	Spreaker	54
94	The Micah Hanks Program	Micah Hanks	Science	706	Libsyn	43
95	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
96	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
97	Bigfoot Crossroads	Matt Knapp	Science	238	Spreaker	49
98	Real Ghost Stories Online	Real Ghost Stories Online \| Paranormal, Supernatural & Horror Radio	Science	500	Audioboom	48
99	The Science of Birds	Ivan Phillipsen	Science	160	Buzzsprout	53
100	Extremely Accurate Bird Songs (The Podcast)	Extremely Accurate Bird Songs	Science	20	Acast	78

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.

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