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 May 2026

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05/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 331

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:52:04

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

5. Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Megaphone (10 shows)

3. Podbean (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
20	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
23	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
24	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
32	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
35	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
36	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
38	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
39	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
42	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
44	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
47	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
48	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
49	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
52	Feminist Economics Podcast	The Feminist Economics Podcast	Science	3	Captivate	62
53	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
54	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
55	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
56	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
57	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
58	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
59	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
62	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
63	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
64	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
65	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	263	Libsyn	48
66	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
67	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
68	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
69	The Brain Blown Podcast	The Brain Blown Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	28
70	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
71	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
72	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
73	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
74	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
75	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
76	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
77	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
78	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
79	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
80	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
81	PsychCasts	Vicky & Tony	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
82	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
83	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
84	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
85	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
86	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
87	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
88	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
89	Creating the Future	Hildy Gottlieb	Science	21	RSS.com	73
90	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
91	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
92	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
93	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
95	Positive Humanism: Thriving Without Superstition	Owen Hawthorne	Science & Medicine	27	Unknown	38
96	ACCESS Division 33	APA Division 33 (IDD/ASD)	Science & Medicine	23	Squarespace	69
97	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
99	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
100	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53

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