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 Nov 2025

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11/08/2025

Average data

Episodes: 288

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:49:49

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. National Children's Alliance (1 shows)

3. Rob Gray (1 shows)

4. Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård (1 shows)

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

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
5	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
6	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
8	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
12	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
13	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
14	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
17	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
19	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
20	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
23	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
32	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
35	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
36	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
37	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
38	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
39	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
40	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
45	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
46	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
47	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
48	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
52	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
53	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
54	Conversations on Intellectual Humility	JSTOR Daily	Science	6	Libsyn	52
55	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
56	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
57	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
58	Red Crime - Sportello antiviolenza	Associazione Forensics Group	Science	4	Spreaker	63
59	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
60	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
61	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
62	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
63	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
64	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
66	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
67	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
68	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
69	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
71	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
72	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
73	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
74	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
75	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
76	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	93	Unknown	52
77	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
78	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
79	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
80	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
81	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
83	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
84	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
85	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
86	Ask Dr. Doreen	Autism Network ®	Science	76	Libsyn	49
87	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
88	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47
89	"...And Then We Win!"	Justin Singleton, DSW, LMSW, LSSW	Science	3	Unknown	53
90	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
91	Climate Shifted	Two Hands Brands	Science	9	Podbean	58
92	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
93	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
95	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
96	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
97	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
98	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
99	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
100	Mind You with DK	Dakotah A. Carter	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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