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 Feb 2026

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02/01/2026

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Episodes: 266

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:51:40

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

5. Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	520	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
13	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
14	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
22	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
31	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
32	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
35	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
36	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
37	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
38	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
39	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
41	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
42	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
43	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
44	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
45	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	49	Blubrry	64
46	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
47	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
48	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
49	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
50	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
51	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
52	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
53	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
55	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
56	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
58	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
59	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
60	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
62	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	33	Audioboom	32
64	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
65	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	58
66	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
67	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
68	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
69	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
70	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
71	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
72	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
73	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
74	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
75	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
76	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	297	Podbean	52
77	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
78	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
79	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	How to Think about the Economy: A Primer	Mises Institute	Science	12	Unknown	48
81	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	341	Audioboom	52
83	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
84	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
85	How to Think Like a Psychologist Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Stanford Continuing Studies Program	Social Sciences	6	N/A	N/A
86	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
87	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
88	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
89	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
90	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
91	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	29	Buzzsprout	47
92	Tails from a Vet Tech	Tabitha Kucera	Science	57	Buzzsprout	73
93	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
94	Women Making Moves	Amy Pons	Science	161	RSS.com	73
95	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
96	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
97	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
98	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
99	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
100	The ABCs of SBC	UNICEF SBC	Science	18	Buzzsprout	69

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