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 Jun 2026

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06/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 259

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:52:32

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (1 shows)

4. hotaudiobook.com (1 shows)

5. Velvet (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1363	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	554	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	347	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	359	PRX	53
7	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	756	Megaphone	63
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
10	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	121	N/A	N/A
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
12	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	36	ART19	73
13	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	385	Audioboom	63
16	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
20	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	307	Libsyn	52
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
26	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
28	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	618	Libsyn	58
31	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
32	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
33	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	328	RSS.com	32
34	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
35	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	598	Libsyn	37
36	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
37	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
38	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
39	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
41	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
42	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	118	Spreaker	38
43	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	84	Spotify for Podcasters	27
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
48	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
49	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
50	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	203	Buzzsprout	78
51	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	48	Libsyn	47
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	322	Libsyn	38
54	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	127	Buzzsprout	48
55	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	334	Podbean	37
56	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
58	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
59	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	351	Audioboom	52
60	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	69	Podbean	31
61	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
62	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
63	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
64	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	96	Unknown	52
65	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	27
66	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	172	Buzzsprout	58
67	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	134	Buzzsprout	79
68	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	70	Spotify for Podcasters	47
69	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
70	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	73	Libsyn	58
71	Scott Carney Investigates	unknown_author	Science	104	Megaphone	27
72	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	79
73	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
74	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
75	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
76	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
77	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
78	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
79	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	98	Podbean	47
80	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
81	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
82	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	34	Blubrry	59
83	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	246	Simplecast	58
84	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
85	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
86	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	47	Podigee	79
87	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
88	The Systemic Way	Sezer and Julie	Science	112	Buzzsprout	69
89	Richard Wiseman's On Your Mind	Podimo & TellTale	Science	42	Audioboom	N/A
90	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
91	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
92	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	182	Simplecast	73
93	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
94	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
95	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
96	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
97	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	33	Captivate	68
98	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
99	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
100	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	85	Captivate	53

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