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 Jun 2026

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06/01/2026

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Episodes: 299

Frequency: every 25 days

Duration: 00:50:14

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. 洪晃|晃然大悟 (1 shows)

4. ABA Inside Track (1 shows)

5. Jacob Martinez (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (13 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
11	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
20	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
30	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
31	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
32	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
33	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
35	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
36	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
39	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
43	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
44	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
45	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
46	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
47	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
48	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
49	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
50	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
51	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
52	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
53	Underground History	Chelsea Rose	Science	68	Unknown	43
54	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
55	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
57	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
58	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
59	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
60	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
61	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	71	Podbean	42
62	NACSW Podcasts	North American Association of Christians in Social Work	Science & Medicine	24	Feedburner	53
63	Decolonising Social Work Field Education	Decolonising Social Work Field Education Podcast	Science	11	RedCircle	58
64	Queens of Social Work Details temporarily unavailable	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
65	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
66	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
67	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	116	Spreaker	38
68	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
69	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
70	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
71	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
72	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
73	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
74	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	103	Buzzsprout	57
76	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
77	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
78	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
79	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	83	Buzzsprout	68
80	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
81	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
82	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
83	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
84	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28
86	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
87	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
89	X侦探｜儿童侦探故事｜三分钟破案	静静流过	Science	325	Ximalaya	49
90	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
91	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
92	柏拉图《理想国》朗读解读	远听山声	Science & Medicine	312	Ximalaya	49
93	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
94	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
95	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
96	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
97	Social Work Sessions	The Social Work Sessions	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
99	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
100	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73

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