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 Sep 2026

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09/03/2026

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:55

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. Dr. Elio Martino (1 shows)

5. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	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	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
12	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
13	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
19	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
31	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
33	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
36	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
40	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
41	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
42	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
43	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
44	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
46	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
47	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
48	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
49	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
52	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
53	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
54	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
55	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	349	Audioboom	52
56	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
57	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
58	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
59	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
60	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
61	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
62	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
63	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
64	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
65	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
66	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
67	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
68	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
69	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
70	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
72	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
73	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
74	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
75	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
76	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	25	RSS.com	52
77	Thinking Well & Why	Awareness to Action	Science	11	Captivate	68
78	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
79	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
80	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
81	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
82	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
83	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
84	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	52
85	New Books in Education	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
86	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
87	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
88	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
89	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
90	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
91	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
92	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
93	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
94	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
95	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
96	Anthropology on Air	Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen	Science	25	Simplecast	58
97	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
98	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
99	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
100	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	599	Simplecast	53

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