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 Jul 2026

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07/01/2026

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:49:22

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. James Morris (1 shows)

4. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

5. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

2. Libsyn (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (12 shows)

5. Podbean (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
6	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
9	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
12	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
13	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
18	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
20	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
23	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
28	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
32	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
33	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
35	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
36	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
37	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
39	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
40	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
41	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
42	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
43	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	105	Spreaker	38
44	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	125	Acast	69
45	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
46	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
47	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
49	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
50	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
51	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
52	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
53	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
56	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
57	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
58	UFO to UAP Explained	Matt Tones	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	58
59	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
61	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
62	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
63	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	49	Blubrry	64
65	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
66	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
67	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
68	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
69	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
70	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
71	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
72	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
73	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
74	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
75	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	122	Buzzsprout	48
76	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
77	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
78	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
79	Criminal Behaviorology	Timothy Joseph	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	48
80	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
81	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
83	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
84	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
86	Before Us	Erich Fisher and Helen Farr	Science	19	Buzzsprout	89
87	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
88	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
89	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
90	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
91	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
92	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
93	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
94	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
95	The Adoption Files	Ande Stanley	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	52
97	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
98	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
99	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
100	In Common	The In Common Team	Science	245	Podbean	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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