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 sept. 2026

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09/02/2026

Average data

Episodes: 323

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:31

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (3 shows)

3. Elfonomics (1 shows)

4. Policy Press (1 shows)

5. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Spreaker (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1311	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	708	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	487	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Health & Fitness	22	Acast	63
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	333	Podetize	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	116	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1110	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Somewhere in the Skies	Ryan Sprague/ Entertainment One (eOne)	Science	911	Acast	59
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	350	PRX	53
11	Skeptoid Details temporarily unavailable	Brian Dunning	Science	1086	PRX	69
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	344	Simplecast	53
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	217	Simplecast	52
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & LORE Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	87	WideOrbit	48
17	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	309	RSS.com	32
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	377	Audioboom	63
19	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	293	Libsyn	58
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	337	Libsyn	52
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	148	Libsyn	63
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	604	Libsyn	63
27	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
28	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	196	Libsyn	53
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	322	Unknown	48
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	134	Megaphone	48
32	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase & Jay Christopher King	Science	74	Simplecast	63
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	316	Libsyn	43
35	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	588	Libsyn	42
36	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
37	The Answer Is Transaction Costs	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	196	Buzzsprout	78
39	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
41	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
42	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
43	The Marginal Revolution Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	13	Libsyn	62
44	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
45	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
47	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
48	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Social Sciences	35	N/A	N/A
49	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
50	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	116	RedCircle	64
51	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
52	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
53	The Medical Mind	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
54	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	30	Blubrry	59
55	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	62
56	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
57	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
58	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	505	Substack	53
59	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	100	Spreaker	38
60	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
61	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	73
62	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
63	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
64	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	58
65	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
66	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
67	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	100	Libsyn	59
68	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	52
69	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	598	Spreaker	33
70	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	179	Spotify for Podcasters	32
71	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	1054	Megaphone	63
72	Messy Social Work	Messy Social Work	Science	116	Buzzsprout	48
73	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
74	Ideas of India Details temporarily unavailable	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	166	Libsyn	63
75	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	397	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
77	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Megaphone	53
78	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
79	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity Details temporarily unavailable	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	52
80	Elfonomics - with Elf Lyons and Dr Gerard Lyons	Elfonomics	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	48
81	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	1991	Megaphone	53
82	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	241	Wistia	48
83	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	48	Blubrry	59
84	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	80	Captivate	53
85	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	334	Audioboom	52
87	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
88	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
89	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	53
90	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
91	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
92	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	74	Buzzsprout	38
93	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
94	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	941	Libsyn	54
95	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	325	Podbean	37
96	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	612	Spreaker	59
97	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	68
98	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
99	The Science of Personality Podcast	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
100	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	120	Buzzsprout	79

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