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 May 2026

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05/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 288

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:49:52

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Hogan Assessments (1 shows)

4. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

5. Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

2. Libsyn (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
8	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
11	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
14	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
15	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
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 Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
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 Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
31	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
32	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
33	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
37	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
38	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
39	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
43	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
44	DefusedNews	Anthony Rispo and Dane Madore	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
46	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
47	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
48	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
49	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
52	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
53	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
54	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
55	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
56	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
57	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
58	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
59	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
60	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
61	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
62	Personality Psychology Podcast	personalitypsychologypodcast	Science	63	Podbean	37
63	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
65	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
66	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
68	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
69	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
70	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
71	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
72	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
73	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
74	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
75	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
76	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
77	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
78	Public Health Insight	PHI Media	Science	338	Buzzsprout	63
79	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
80	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
81	The Middle of Everything	Sarah McGrath	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	28
82	Not Your Nanna's Norms	Dr Amy	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
83	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
85	Feminist Economics Podcast	The Feminist Economics Podcast	Science	3	Captivate	62
86	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
87	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
88	Война и мы	PS Lab - Лаборатория публичной социологии	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	52
89	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
90	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
91	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
92	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
93	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	72	Podbean	48
94	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
95	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
96	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
97	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	1120	Megaphone	69
98	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
100	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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