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 Sep 2026

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09/05/2026

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Episodes: 256

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:18

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. Sucheta Kamath (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Podbean (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1362	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	552	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	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	121	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	754	Megaphone	63
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
18	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	307	Libsyn	52
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
24	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
25	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	328	RSS.com	32
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	618	Libsyn	58
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
29	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
30	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
32	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
33	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
35	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	203	Buzzsprout	78
36	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	598	Libsyn	37
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	322	Libsyn	38
38	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
39	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
44	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
45	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
46	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
47	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
48	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
49	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	118	Spreaker	38
50	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
51	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
52	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	407	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
54	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	80	Libsyn	68
55	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	83	Spotify for Podcasters	27
56	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
57	Thinking Well & Why	Awareness to Action	Science	11	Captivate	68
58	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
60	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	334	Podbean	37
61	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	34	Blubrry	59
62	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
63	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
64	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	342	Buzzsprout	63
65	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
66	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	25	RSS.com	52
67	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	350	Audioboom	52
68	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	85	Captivate	53
69	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
70	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
71	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	69	Podbean	31
72	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
73	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
74	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	267	Libsyn	48
75	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	55	Spotify for Podcasters	22
76	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
77	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
78	This Anthro Life	Anthrocurious, LLC	Science	232	Spreaker	74
79	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
80	Public Health Did That	Rebecca Drewette-Card, DrPH, MSPH	Social Sciences	23	N/A	N/A
81	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
82	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
83	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
84	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
85	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	6	Podbean	63
86	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
87	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
89	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
90	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
91	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
92	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
93	New Books in Education	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
94	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
95	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
96	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
97	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
98	Latin American Perspectives	Alexander Scott	Science	34	Libsyn	48
99	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
100	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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