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 Dec 2025

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12/07/2025

Average data

Episodes: 328

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:50:37

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Peterson Institute for International Economics (2 shows)

3. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

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

5. Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
10	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	159	Buzzsprout	58
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
13	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
15	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
17	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
19	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
21	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
22	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
24	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
29	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
35	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
36	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
37	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
38	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
39	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
42	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
43	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
44	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
47	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
48	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
49	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
51	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
52	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
53	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
54	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
56	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
57	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
58	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
59	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
60	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
61	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
62	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
63	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
66	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
67	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
68	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
69	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
70	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
71	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
72	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	227	Spotify for Podcasters	38
73	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
74	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
76	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
77	The Human Intelligence Podcast	IQ & Human Intelligence by Riot IQ	Science	15	RSS.com	57
78	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
79	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
80	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
81	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
82	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
83	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
84	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
85	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
86	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	83
87	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
88	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
89	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
90	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
91	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
92	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
93	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
94	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
95	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
96	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
97	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
98	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
100	Deception Tips Podcast	Spencer Coffman	Science & Medicine	103	Feedburner	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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