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 Aug 2026

Country

Main category

Sub category

Date

08/09/2026

Average data

Episodes: 285

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:49

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

3. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

4. Curt Sandvig (1 shows)

5. Rob Gray (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Simplecast (10 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
20	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
26	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
27	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
28	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
30	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
32	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
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	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
39	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
40	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
41	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
44	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
45	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
48	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
49	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
50	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
51	Memingless	Memingless	Science	59	RSS.com	52
52	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	348	Audioboom	52
53	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
54	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
55	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
56	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
57	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
58	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	155	Megaphone	53
59	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
60	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
61	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
62	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
63	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
64	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
65	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
66	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
67	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
68	Logically Answered	Logically Answered	Science	311	Megaphone	53
69	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
70	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
71	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
72	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
73	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
74	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
75	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
76	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
77	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
78	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
80	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	NarSin - Myanmar Podcast	Science	62	RedCircle	38
81	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
82	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
83	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
84	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
85	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
86	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
87	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
89	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
90	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
91	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	27
92	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
94	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
95	UFO to UAP Explained	Matt Tones	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
97	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
98	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
99	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
100	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

The podcast landscape in USA is constantly evolving, with new shows emerging and established ones climbing the ranks. Our data reveals intriguing trends in podcasting, such as the average number of episodes produced, typical episode lengths, and the most consistent publication schedules. These insights can help listeners find their next favorite podcast and give creators a deeper understanding of what resonates with their audience.

For those interested in podcast creation, knowing the best hosting services and the most successful authors in your category can provide a competitive edge. Whether you're looking to start your own show or just want to see what's popular, this ranking offers a valuable snapshot of the podcasting world in USA.
Explore more data on podcast rankings by diving into other categories and countries, and stay ahead in the ever-changing podcast scene.

Previous charts Next charts

About Methodology Contact Support me Privacy Policy Legal Notice