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 Apr 2026

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04/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 299

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:53:52

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

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

4. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

5. International Psychoanalytical Association (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1346	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	629	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	522	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	341	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	31	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	30	Libsyn	53
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
10	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
11	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	744	Megaphone	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
17	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
21	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1096	PRX	63
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	303	Libsyn	52
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
25	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
30	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	614	Libsyn	58
35	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
38	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
41	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
42	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
43	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
44	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
45	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
46	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
47	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
48	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	83	Captivate	53
49	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
52	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
53	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
54	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
55	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
56	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
57	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
60	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
61	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	66	Podbean	31
62	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
63	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
65	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
67	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	940	Libsyn	49
68	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
69	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	33	Audioboom	32
70	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
71	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
72	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
73	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	49	Blubrry	64
74	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	28
75	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
76	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	47
77	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
79	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	34	Podomatic	53
80	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
81	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2280	Acast	28
82	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
84	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
85	New Books in Geography	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
86	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	32	Blubrry	59
87	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
88	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
89	Science for the People	Rachelle Saunders, Bethany Brookshire, and Carolyn Wilke	Science & Medicine	300	Feedburner	49
90	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
91	CSPI Podcast	CSPI	Science	76	Substack	48
92	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	330	Podbean	37
93	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
94	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
95	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
96	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
98	Stories of Impact	Talkbox	Science	126	Libsyn	83
99	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
100	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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