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 Oct 2025

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10/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 237

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:51:16

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

3. Mj Jahangirzade (1 shows)

4. Scott Carney (1 shows)

5. Pushkin Industries (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

2. Libsyn (16 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1344	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	519	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
7	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
8	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	222	Simplecast	58
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	256	Megaphone	38
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	38	Libsyn	53
13	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	29	PRX	69
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
16	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
17	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
18	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	267	Omny Studio	63
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	742	Megaphone	63
20	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	381	Audioboom	63
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	302	Libsyn	52
25	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1095	PRX	63
26	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
27	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
30	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	613	Libsyn	58
32	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	65	Podbean	31
36	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
37	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
38	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
40	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
41	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
42	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
43	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
44	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
45	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
46	The Upstander Ripple Effect	The Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center	Science	40	Buzzsprout	58
47	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
48	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
49	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
50	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
51	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	484	Audioboom	63
52	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
53	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
55	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
56	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	22
57	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
58	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
59	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
60	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	32
61	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	136	Megaphone	48
63	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	200	Buzzsprout	78
64	The Veterinary Culture Lab	Flourish Veterinary Consulting	Science	18	Buzzsprout	42
65	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
66	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
67	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
68	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
69	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
70	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	47
71	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
72	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
74	پادکست روانشناسی کودک و نوجوان	Mj Jahangirzade	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
76	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
77	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	32	Blubrry	59
78	روزنک Rozanak \| روانشناسی و سلامت روان با رویکرد علمی	Farzad Bayan	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
79	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
80	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
81	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
82	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	25	Buzzsprout	73
83	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
84	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
85	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
86	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
88	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
89	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
91	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
92	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
93	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
94	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
95	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
96	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
97	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
98	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
99	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	78	Buzzsprout	38
100	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	129	Buzzsprout	79

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