Apple Podcast Rankings - USA - Social Sciences

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 01 Jan 2026

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01/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 281

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:50:50

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

4. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

5. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Unknown (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
10	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
13	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
15	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
25	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
26	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
33	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
35	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
36	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
37	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
38	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
41	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
42	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
43	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
44	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
46	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
47	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
49	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
50	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
51	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
53	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
54	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
55	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
56	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
58	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	47
59	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
60	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
61	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
62	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
63	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
64	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
65	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
66	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
69	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
70	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
71	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	150	Substack	43
72	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
73	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
74	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
75	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
76	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
77	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
78	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
79	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
80	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
81	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
82	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
83	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
84	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
85	How to Think about the Economy: A Primer	Mises Institute	Science	12	Unknown	48
86	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
87	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
88	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
89	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
90	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
91	Scientista Details temporarily unavailable	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
92	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
93	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
94	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
95	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	599	Simplecast	53
96	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
97	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
98	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	83	Buzzsprout	68
99	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
100	Deception Tips Podcast	Spencer Coffman	Science & Medicine	103	Feedburner	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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