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 Nov 2025

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11/06/2025

Average data

Episodes: 330

Frequency: every 32 days

Duration: 00:50:25

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (1 shows)

4. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

5. Kerry Brett (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Megaphone (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	625	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1332	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	499	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
6	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Education	243	Buzzsprout	48
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	27	PRX	69
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	732	Megaphone	63
15	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Captivate	48
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
17	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
18	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
19	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	237	Megaphone	38
20	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	262	Omny Studio	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	299	Libsyn	52
24	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
25	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
29	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	323	Unknown	48
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
32	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	134	Megaphone	48
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	198	Libsyn	48
35	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
36	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
37	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
43	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
44	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
45	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
46	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
47	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	74	Spotify for Podcasters	22
48	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
49	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
50	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	1054	Megaphone	63
51	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
52	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	32	Buzzsprout	62
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
55	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	326	Podbean	37
56	Mind You with DK	Dakotah A. Carter	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
58	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
59	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
60	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	593	Libsyn	37
61	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
62	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
63	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
64	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
65	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
66	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	30	Blubrry	59
67	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
68	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
69	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
71	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
72	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	62	Podbean	31
73	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
74	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
75	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
76	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
77	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
79	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
80	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1575	Megaphone	59
81	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
82	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
83	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
84	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
85	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
86	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
87	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
88	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
89	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	505	Substack	53
90	Drug Cultures	Unquantifiable Creations	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	28
91	Stillbirth Happens - Let's Talk	Project Hummingbird	Health & Fitness	13	CoHost	83
92	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	1991	Megaphone	53
93	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
94	New Things Under the Sun	Matt Clancy	Science	66	Buzzsprout	68
95	A BA Study Podcast	Hannah Dollinger	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	Southern Remedy	MPB Think Radio	Science	1638	Acast	44
97	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
98	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
99	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
100	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68

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