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 Oct 2026

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10/08/2026

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Episodes: 241

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:46:36

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Hernán Melana (1 shows)

3. VoxDev.org (1 shows)

4. Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group (1 shows)

5. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1352	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	533	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
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	356	PRX	53
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	748	Megaphone	63
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
18	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
19	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
20	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
21	kikapekiskwewin	Dr Josie Auger	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
23	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
30	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	66	Spotify for Podcasters	47
32	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
34	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
35	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	109	Spreaker	38
36	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	73	Libsyn	58
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
38	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	125	Buzzsprout	48
39	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	201	Buzzsprout	78
41	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	404	Spotify for Podcasters	22
42	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
43	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
44	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
45	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
46	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	83	Captivate	53
47	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
48	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
49	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
50	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
51	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	345	Audioboom	52
52	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
53	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
55	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
58	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
59	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
60	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
61	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	610	Spreaker	33
62	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
63	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	486	Audioboom	63
64	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
65	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
66	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
69	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
70	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	172	Spotify for Podcasters	22
71	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
73	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
74	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	630	Spreaker	53
75	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
76	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
77	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	52	Blubrry	38
78	The IR thinker	Martin Zubko	Science	132	Acast	73
79	Human Factors Minute	Human Factors Cast	Science	152	Captivate	79
80	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	126	Acast	69
81	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	22	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
83	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
84	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
85	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
86	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
87	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
88	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	131	Buzzsprout	79
89	La Suite dans les idées Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	14	N/A	N/A
90	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	6	RSS.com	52
91	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
92	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
93	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	44	Podigee	79
94	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
95	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
96	The John Howard Show	John Howard, MA	Science	64	Libsyn	43
97	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
98	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
99	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	52
100	WORK! Exploring the future of work, labor and employment.	Cornell ILR School	Science	19	Buzzsprout	52

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