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 Sep 2026

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09/06/2026

Average data

Episodes: 311

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:32

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

3. iHeartPodcasts (1 shows)

4. Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor (1 shows)

5. Treehouse Sound Inc. (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1332	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	625	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	499	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	732	Megaphone	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	344	Simplecast	53
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	198	Libsyn	48
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	299	Libsyn	52
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	323	Unknown	48
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
26	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
27	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
28	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	314	RSS.com	32
29	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
32	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
35	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
36	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	134	Megaphone	48
37	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
38	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	593	Libsyn	37
39	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
44	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
47	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
48	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
49	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
50	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	30	Blubrry	59
51	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
52	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
53	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
55	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
56	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
57	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
58	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
59	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
60	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
61	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2251	Acast	28
62	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
63	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
64	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	1054	Megaphone	63
65	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	364	Podbean	42
66	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
67	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
68	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	505	Substack	53
69	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
70	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	399	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast	Lorain Moorehead	Science	33	Buzzsprout	42
72	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	1000	Megaphone	53
73	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
74	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	326	Podbean	37
75	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
76	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
77	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
78	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
79	Thinking Well & Why	Awareness to Action	Science	8	Captivate	58
80	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
81	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
82	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
83	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
84	Dangerous World Podcast	Ryan Dean	Science	436	RedCircle	38
85	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
86	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
87	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
88	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
89	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
91	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
92	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
93	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
94	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
95	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
96	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
97	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
98	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
99	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	24	RSS.com	52
100	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58

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