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 03 Mar 2026

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03/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 306

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:50:31

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

4. Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph (1 shows)

5. Scott Carney (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
10	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
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	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
17	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
23	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
28	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
29	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
30	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
31	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
33	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
34	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
35	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
36	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
37	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
39	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
43	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
44	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
45	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
46	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
49	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
50	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
51	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
52	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
53	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
54	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
55	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
56	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
58	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
59	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
60	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	Multiverse 5D Podcast \| Spirituality, Metaphysics, Multiverse and Ancient Secrets	Multiverse 5D Network	Religion & Spirituality	999	Podbean	27
62	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
63	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
64	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
65	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
66	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
67	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
68	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
69	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	75	Libsyn	58
70	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
71	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
72	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
73	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
74	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
75	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
76	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2306	Acast	28
77	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
78	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	71	Podbean	42
79	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
80	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
82	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
84	Hollerlogue	James Browning	Science	3	RSS.com	63
85	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
87	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
89	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
90	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
91	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
92	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
93	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
94	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
95	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
96	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
97	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
98	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	72
99	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
100	Military Psychology Podcast	Division 19	Science	34	Captivate	62

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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