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 04 Sep 2026

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09/04/2026

Average data

Episodes: 256

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:16

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

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

3. PHI Media (1 shows)

4. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

5. Dr. Daniel W Cox (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (12 shows)

5. Megaphone (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
18	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
24	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
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
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
31	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
34	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
36	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
39	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
40	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
41	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
44	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
45	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
46	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
47	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
49	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
50	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
52	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
53	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
54	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
55	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
56	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
57	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
58	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
59	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
60	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
61	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
62	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
63	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
64	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
65	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
66	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	25	RSS.com	52
67	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
68	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
69	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	348	Audioboom	52
70	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
71	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
72	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
73	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
74	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
75	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
76	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	6	Podbean	63
77	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
79	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
80	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
81	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
82	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
83	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
84	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	115	Spreaker	38
85	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
86	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
87	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
88	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
89	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
90	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
91	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
92	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	342	Buzzsprout	63
93	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
94	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
96	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
97	Guns for Hire	Atlantic Council	Science	29	Buzzsprout	78
98	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
99	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
100	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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