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 07 Aug 2026

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08/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 326

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:41

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. محمد فاضلی (2 shows)

3. Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph (1 shows)

4. Brown University School of Public Health (1 shows)

5. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (13 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
26	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
29	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
33	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
34	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
35	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
36	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
39	Memingless	Memingless	Science	59	RSS.com	52
40	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
41	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
42	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
43	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
44	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
45	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
46	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
47	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
48	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
49	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
50	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
51	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
52	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
54	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
55	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
56	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
57	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
58	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
59	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
60	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
61	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
62	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
63	Within & Between	Within&Between Podcast	Science	59	Spotify for Podcasters	43
64	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
65	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
66	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
68	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
69	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
70	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
71	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
72	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
73	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
74	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
75	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Logically Answered	Logically Answered	Science	311	Megaphone	53
77	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
78	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48
79	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
80	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
81	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
82	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
83	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	24	RSS.com	52
84	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
85	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
86	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
87	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	1912	Megaphone	59
88	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
89	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
90	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
91	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	72	Podbean	48
92	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
93	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
94	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
95	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
96	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	34	Podomatic	53
97	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
98	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
99	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
100	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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