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 May 2026

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05/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 338

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:50:18

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke (1 shows)

4. Julian Jaynes Society (1 shows)

5. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
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	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
22	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	DefusedNews	Anthony Rispo and Dane Madore	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
33	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
35	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
36	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
38	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
39	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
40	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
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	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
44	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
45	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
46	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
47	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
48	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
49	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
50	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
51	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
52	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
56	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
57	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
58	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
59	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
60	Feminist Economics Podcast	The Feminist Economics Podcast	Science	3	Captivate	62
61	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
62	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
63	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
64	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
65	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
66	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
68	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
69	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
70	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
71	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
72	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
73	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
74	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47
75	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
76	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
77	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
78	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
79	The We Society	AcSS	Science	93	Audioboom	79
80	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
81	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
82	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
83	Standing Up Strong	The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center	Science	8	Buzzsprout	73
84	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
85	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
86	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
87	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
88	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
89	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
90	Firing & Wiring	Interocept Labs	Science	4	Buzzsprout	68
91	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
92	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
93	Positive Humanism: Thriving Without Superstition	Owen Hawthorne	Science & Medicine	27	Unknown	38
94	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
95	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
97	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
98	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
99	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	159	Buzzsprout	58
100	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48

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