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 Sep 2026

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09/01/2026

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Episodes: 269

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:47:06

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Abraham (1 shows)

5. Velvet (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1336	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	505	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	737	Megaphone	63
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
12	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	316	RSS.com	32
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	36	Libsyn	53
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
16	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
19	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
28	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
29	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
30	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
31	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
32	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
33	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
34	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
35	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
36	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
38	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
39	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
42	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	40	Spotify for Podcasters	48
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
45	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
46	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
47	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
48	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
49	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	179	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
51	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
52	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
53	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
54	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
55	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
56	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
57	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
58	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
59	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
60	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
62	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
64	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
65	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
66	Public Health Did That	Rebecca Drewette-Card, DrPH, MSPH	Social Sciences	23	N/A	N/A
67	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
68	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
69	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
70	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
71	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
72	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
73	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63
74	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
75	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
76	New Books in Language and Translation	Marshall Poe	Science	593	Megaphone	53
77	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
78	Cold Takes Audio	coldtakes	Science	50	Buzzsprout	32
79	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
80	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
81	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	400	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	ABA MOM	Allie Langan	Science	72	RSS.com	58
83	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	612	Spreaker	59
84	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
85	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
86	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
88	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
89	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
91	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
92	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
93	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
94	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
95	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
96	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
97	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
98	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
99	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
100	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73

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