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 09 Feb 2026

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02/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 315

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:54:00

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett (1 shows)

5. Matt Cicoria (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Simplecast (16 shows)

2. Libsyn (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1337	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	507	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	41	Libsyn	53
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
12	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	738	Megaphone	63
19	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
20	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
21	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	264	Omny Studio	63
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
25	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
31	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
34	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
35	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
36	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
37	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
41	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
42	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
43	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
44	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
45	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
46	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
48	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
49	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
50	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
51	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
54	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
55	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
56	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
57	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
59	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
61	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
62	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
63	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
64	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
65	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
66	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
67	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
68	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
69	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
70	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	295	Podbean	52
71	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
72	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
73	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
74	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
75	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
76	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
77	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
78	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
79	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
80	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2261	Acast	28
81	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
82	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
83	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
85	Psych Mic	Maya Metser	Science	62	Buzzsprout	78
86	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
88	ABA Happy Hour	Linnine & Jessy	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	63
89	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
90	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
91	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
92	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
93	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	612	Spreaker	59
94	Social Work Sorted with Vicki Shevlin	Vicki Shevlin	Science	171	Buzzsprout	48
95	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
96	Impolite Society: Exploring the Weird, Taboo & Macabre	Flyover Radio, Inc.	Science	104	Buzzsprout	52
97	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
98	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
99	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
100	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48

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