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 Jul 2026

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07/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 248

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:26

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Dr. Shiri (1 shows)

4. KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Podbean (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
10	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
11	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
13	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
19	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
20	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
21	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
23	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
25	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
26	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
29	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
30	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
31	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
32	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
33	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
34	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
37	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
39	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
40	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
41	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
42	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
43	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
44	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
45	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
47	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
50	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
51	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
52	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
53	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
54	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
55	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
56	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	23	Spotify for Podcasters	58
58	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
59	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
60	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
61	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
62	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
63	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
65	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
66	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	47
67	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
68	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
69	That Implementation Science Podcast	Mike Pullmann	Science	24	Podbean	37
70	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
71	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	301	Podbean	52
72	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
73	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
74	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
75	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
76	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
77	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
78	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
79	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
80	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
81	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
82	Amateur Psychology - Tay mơ học đời bằng Tâm lý học	Nguyen Doan Minh Thu	Science	105	Spotify for Podcasters	52
83	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
84	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
85	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
86	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
87	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
88	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
89	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
90	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
91	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
92	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
93	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
94	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
95	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
96	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	11	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Talking Child Development	ccfdau	Science	40	Podbean	42
98	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
99	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
100	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63

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