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 02 May 2026

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05/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 302

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:50:38

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

4. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (1 shows)

5. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Podbean (7 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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
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	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
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 Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
18	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
22	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
23	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
28	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
35	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
36	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
37	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
38	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
39	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
40	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
41	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
42	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	Feminist Economics Podcast	The Feminist Economics Podcast	Science	3	Captivate	62
44	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
47	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
48	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
49	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
50	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
51	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
52	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
55	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
57	Standing Up Strong	The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center	Science	8	Buzzsprout	73
58	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
59	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
60	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
61	Firing & Wiring	Interocept Labs	Science	4	Buzzsprout	68
62	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
63	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
64	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
65	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
66	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
69	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
71	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
72	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
73	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
74	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
75	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
77	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
78	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
79	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
80	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
81	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
83	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	263	Libsyn	48
84	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
85	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
86	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
87	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
88	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
89	The Brain Blown Podcast	The Brain Blown Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
91	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
92	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
93	Dr. thOTs	Dr. thOTs	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
95	Community Solutions	Division of Children’s Health Services Research, Dept. of Pediatrics, IU School of Medicine	Science	40	Podbean	48
96	The Human Intelligence Podcast	IQ & Human Intelligence by Riot IQ	Science	15	RSS.com	57
97	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
98	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
100	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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