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 2026

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10/07/2026

Average data

Episodes: 256

Frequency: every 18 days

Duration: 00:44:53

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

3. Michelle Skeen (1 shows)

4. The British Psychological Society Research Digest (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1350	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	32	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	529	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
6	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	355	PRX	53
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	223	Simplecast	58
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	746	Megaphone	63
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	382	Audioboom	63
18	kikapekiskwewin	Dr Josie Auger	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
19	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
20	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	200	Libsyn	48
21	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
22	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	68	Megaphone	53
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	614	Libsyn	58
32	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
33	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
34	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
35	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
36	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	72	Libsyn	58
39	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
41	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
43	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	201	Buzzsprout	78
44	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
45	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
46	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
47	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
48	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
49	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	65	Spotify for Podcasters	47
50	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
51	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
52	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	52	Blubrry	38
53	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
54	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	124	Buzzsprout	48
55	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
56	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
57	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	5	RSS.com	52
58	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
59	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
62	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
64	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
65	Relationships 2.0 With Dr. Michelle Skeen	Michelle Skeen	Science	335	Podomatic	48
66	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	52
67	Cognitive Revolution and the Age of AI	jiajiezhang	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	38
68	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
69	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	609	Spreaker	33
70	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	403	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	A (slightly) Better Tomorrow	kire (githugs)	Science	5	Unknown	58
72	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	485	Audioboom	63
73	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
74	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
75	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	343	Audioboom	52
76	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2287	Acast	28
77	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
78	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	630	Spreaker	53
79	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
80	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	172	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
82	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
83	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
84	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
85	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
86	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	108	Spreaker	38
87	60 Mindful Minutes	Kristen Manieri	Science	301	Libsyn	83
88	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
89	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
90	Plasticity Means Possibility: Developing Policy for Developing Brains	UCLA Center for the Developing Adolescent	Science	2	Libsyn	32
91	Bridging the Gap: Implementation Science in Action	National Implementation Research Network	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	83	Captivate	53
93	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
94	Human Factors Minute	Human Factors Cast	Science	152	Captivate	79
95	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
96	The IR thinker	Martin Zubko	Science	132	Acast	73
97	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	How to Think about the Economy: A Primer	Mises Institute	Science	12	Unknown	48
99	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	20	Spotify for Podcasters	58
100	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	339	Buzzsprout	63

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