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 06 Mar 2025

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03/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 240

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:44:23

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. David Flora (1 shows)

5. Rob Gray (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	714	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
4	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
5	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
6	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
7	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	76	Megaphone	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1123	Audioboom	48
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
10	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	949	Megaphone	63
13	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
18	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	275	Omny Studio	63
21	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1096	PRX	63
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	614	Simplecast	63
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
25	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	13	Libsyn	57
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
30	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
31	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	147	Blubrry	59
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	319	Libsyn	38
33	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
35	The Sound Mind	Sophia Omarji	Music	40	Spotify for Podcasters	63
36	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
38	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
39	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
40	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
41	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
43	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	605	Simplecast	73
44	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
46	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
47	The CommUnity Lab - Connecting Professional Communication Research, Practice & People	Daniel Wolfgruber	Science	17	Unknown	68
48	Know What You See with Brian Lowery	Brian S. Lowery	Science	48	PRX	53
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
51	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
52	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
53	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
54	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
55	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
56	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
57	Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About Stigma	Dr. Carmen Logie, Canada Research Chair	Science	71	Buzzsprout	42
58	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
59	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	165	Buzzsprout	58
60	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
61	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
62	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	655	Simplecast	63
63	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
64	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
65	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
66	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
68	The Matt Phifer Experience	Matthew Phifer	Science	270	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	624	Simplecast	69
70	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
71	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
72	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
73	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
75	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
76	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	653	Simplecast	63
77	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
78	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
79	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
80	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	606	Simplecast	69
81	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
82	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
83	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
84	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
85	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
86	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
87	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
88	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
89	Enneagram Type 9	Joel Hubbard and Jim Zartman	Science	11	Buzzsprout	38
90	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
91	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
92	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
93	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
95	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
97	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
98	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
99	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	93	Unknown	52
100	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42

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