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 Jul 2026

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07/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 279

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:49:36

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

4. Velvet (1 shows)

5. Spencer Greenberg (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

2. Libsyn (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (13 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
19	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
20	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
21	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
24	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
25	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
28	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
32	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
35	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
36	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
38	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
39	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
40	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
41	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
42	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
43	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
44	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
45	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
46	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
49	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
50	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
51	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
52	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
53	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
54	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
55	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
57	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
58	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
59	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
60	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
62	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
63	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
64	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
65	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
66	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
69	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
70	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
71	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
72	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
74	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
75	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
76	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
77	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
78	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
79	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
80	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
81	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
82	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
83	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
84	The Hidden Passage	The Hidden Passage	Science	31	Buzzsprout	48
85	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
86	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
87	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
88	Anthropology on Air	Department of Social Anthropology, University of Bergen	Science	25	Simplecast	58
89	UFO to UAP Explained	Matt Tones	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	58
90	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
91	Kontrapovijest	Hrvoje Klasić	Science	60	Transistor	53
93	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
94	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2306	Acast	28
97	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
98	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	141	Podbean	48
99	AI in Qualitative Research	Dr Susanne Friese	Science	21	Spotify for Podcasters	48
100	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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