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 05 mars 2026

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03/05/2026

Average data

Episodes: 334

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:54:09

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

4. Courtroom Sciences (1 shows)

5. Jason Carpenter (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
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	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	1117	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
14	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
29	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
32	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
33	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
34	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
35	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
36	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
38	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
41	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
42	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
43	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
44	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Creating the Future	Hildy Gottlieb	Science	21	RSS.com	73
47	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
48	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
49	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
50	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
52	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
53	Meet the Authors: A Neuropsychology Podcast	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (SCN)	Science	19	Libsyn	62
54	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
55	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
56	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
57	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
58	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
59	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
60	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
61	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
62	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
63	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
64	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
65	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
66	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
67	AfterMASH	AfterMASH Podcast	Science	3	Substack	84
68	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
69	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
70	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
71	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
72	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
73	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
75	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
76	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
77	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
79	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
80	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
81	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
82	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
83	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
84	UF Law Presents Serious About Law	Merritt McAlister, Dean of the University of Florida Levin College of Law	Science	9	RSS.com	57
85	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
86	Multiverse 5D Podcast \| Spirituality, Metaphysics, Multiverse and Ancient Secrets	Multiverse 5D Network	Religion & Spirituality	999	Podbean	27
87	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
88	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
89	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
90	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
91	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
92	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
93	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
94	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
95	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
96	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
97	Military Psychology Podcast	Division 19	Science	33	Captivate	68
98	Behavior Analysis	Chad Poncinie, MS, BCBA	Science & Medicine	1	Podbean	38
99	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
100	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	83

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