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 Jun 2026

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06/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 362

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:51:55

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW (2 shows)

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

5. The Autistic VOICE Project (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (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	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
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	345	Simplecast	53
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
19	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
20	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
21	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
28	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
32	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
33	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
34	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
36	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
40	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
41	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
42	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
43	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
45	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
46	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
47	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
48	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
49	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
50	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
52	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
53	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
54	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
55	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
56	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
57	Underground History	Chelsea Rose	Science	63	Unknown	43
58	Meet the Authors: A Neuropsychology Podcast	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (SCN)	Science	19	Libsyn	62
59	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
60	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
61	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
62	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
64	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
65	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
66	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
67	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
68	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
69	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
70	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
72	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
73	Scholarly Grounds	Lori Clune	Social Sciences	2	N/A	N/A
74	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
76	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
77	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
78	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
79	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
80	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
81	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
82	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
83	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
84	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
85	Standing Up Strong	The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center	Science	8	Buzzsprout	73
86	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
87	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
88	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
89	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
90	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
91	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
92	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
93	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	72	Podbean	48
95	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
96	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
97	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
98	NACSW Podcasts	North American Association of Christians in Social Work	Science & Medicine	24	Feedburner	53
99	Decolonising Social Work Field Education	Decolonising Social Work Field Education Podcast	Science	11	RedCircle	58
100	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78

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