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 08 Apr 2026

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04/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 262

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:52:44

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Kelly Chase (2 shows)

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

4. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

5. hotaudiobook.com (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (21 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
18	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
20	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
24	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
31	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
33	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
34	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
35	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
38	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
39	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
40	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
41	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
42	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
43	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
44	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
45	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
46	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	181	Simplecast	73
47	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
48	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
49	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
52	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
53	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
54	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
55	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
56	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
57	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
59	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
60	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
61	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
62	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
63	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
64	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
65	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
66	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
67	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
68	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
69	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
70	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
71	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
72	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
73	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
74	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
75	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
76	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
77	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
78	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
79	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
80	Guns for Hire	Atlantic Council	Science	29	Buzzsprout	78
81	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	181	Spotify for Podcasters	32
82	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
83	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
84	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
85	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
86	History of Everything	AMI-1	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	33
87	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	The Veterinary Culture Lab	Flourish Veterinary Consulting	Science	18	Buzzsprout	42
89	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
90	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
91	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	266	Libsyn	48
92	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
93	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
94	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	136	Buzzsprout	78
95	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
96	Common Concerns	Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology	Science	9	podcaster.de	59
97	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
98	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
99	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
100	The Rabbit Hole Conversations	Kelly Chase	Science	4	Spreaker	79

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