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 déc. 2025

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12/05/2025

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Episodes: 276

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:50:49

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

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

3. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

4. Public Health is Dead (1 shows)

5. Yowei Shaw (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1338	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	509	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	339	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	45	Libsyn	53
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
14	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
17	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	247	Megaphone	38
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
20	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	739	Megaphone	63
21	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	265	Omny Studio	63
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
28	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
30	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
31	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
33	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
34	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
42	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
43	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
46	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
47	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
48	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
49	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
50	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
51	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
52	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
53	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
54	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
55	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
56	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
57	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
58	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
59	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
60	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
61	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
62	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
63	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
64	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
65	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
66	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
67	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
68	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
69	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
70	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
71	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
72	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
73	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
74	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
75	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
76	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
77	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
78	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
79	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
80	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
81	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	78
82	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
83	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
84	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
85	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
86	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
87	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
88	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
89	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
90	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
91	POP: Public Opinion Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	American Association for Public Opinion Research	Science	11	Libsyn	62
92	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
93	International Politics Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale University	Social Sciences	10	N/A	N/A
94	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
95	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
96	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
98	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
99	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
100	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	519	Simplecast	63

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