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 May 2025

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05/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 258

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:45:50

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW (1 shows)

4. mehdi naji (1 shows)

5. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
3	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
4	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
6	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
8	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	257	Megaphone	38
12	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	743	Megaphone	63
16	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
17	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
20	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
25	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
27	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
30	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
32	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
33	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
34	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
35	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
36	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
37	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
38	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
39	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
40	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
41	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
42	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
43	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
44	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
45	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
46	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
47	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
48	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
49	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
50	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
51	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
52	نظر	Atheer ~ أثير	Science	4	Omny Studio	73
53	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	149	Buzzsprout	73
54	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
55	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
56	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
57	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
58	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	200	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
62	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
63	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
64	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
66	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
67	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
68	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
69	Women Making Moves	Amy Pons	Science	161	RSS.com	73
70	The BIT podcast	The Behavioural Insights Team	Science	18	Libsyn	58
71	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
72	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
73	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
74	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
75	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
76	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
77	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
78	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
79	Low Tech Podcast – Low Technology Institute	Low Technology Institute	Science & Medicine	82	Unknown	38
80	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
81	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	86	Spotify for Podcasters	17
82	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
83	This Anthro Life	Anthrocurious, LLC	Science	232	Spreaker	74
84	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
85	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
86	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
87	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
88	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
89	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
90	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
91	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	29	Buzzsprout	47
92	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
93	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	607	Spreaker	33
94	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
95	The Eye of Jupiter Podcast	Thomas Franklin	Science	221	Spreaker	53
96	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
97	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
98	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	595	Simplecast	53
99	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
100	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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