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 Jun 2026

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06/08/2026

Average data

Episodes: 287

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:53:24

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Scott Barry Kaufman (1 shows)

4. محمد فاضلی (1 shows)

5. Charles Schwab (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
7	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
12	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
13	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
19	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
20	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
29	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
32	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
34	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
37	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
38	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
41	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
43	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
44	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
46	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
48	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
49	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
50	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
51	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
52	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	348	Audioboom	52
53	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
54	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
55	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
56	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
58	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
59	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
60	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
61	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
62	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
63	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
64	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
65	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
66	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
67	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
68	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
69	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
70	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
71	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
72	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
73	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
74	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
75	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
76	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
77	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
78	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	95	Unknown	52
79	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
80	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
81	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
82	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
83	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
84	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	612	Spreaker	33
85	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	47
86	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
87	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
88	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
89	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
90	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
91	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
92	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
93	Háblame de Ciencia	Universidad de Guadalajara	Science	102	Audioboom	58
94	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
95	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
96	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
97	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
98	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
99	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
100	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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