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 Nov 2025

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11/09/2025

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Episodes: 260

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:50:13

Top 5 authors

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

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. New Books Network (2 shows)

4. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

5. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1341	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
5	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	42	Libsyn	53
11	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
14	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	741	Megaphone	63
17	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
19	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
20	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	252	Megaphone	38
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
23	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
26	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
30	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
31	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
33	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
35	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
36	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
40	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
41	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
43	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
44	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
45	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
48	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
51	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
52	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
53	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
54	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
55	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
57	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
59	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
60	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
61	Red Crime - Sportello antiviolenza	Associazione Forensics Group	Science	4	Spreaker	63
62	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
63	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	939	Libsyn	49
64	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
65	Conversations on Intellectual Humility	JSTOR Daily	Science	6	Libsyn	52
66	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
67	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
68	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
69	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
70	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
71	Psychology in 10 Minutes	David B. Feldman - psychology \| social science \| politics \| mental health	Science	55	Podbean	32
72	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	143	Substack	43
73	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
74	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
75	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
76	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
78	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
79	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
80	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
81	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
82	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
83	The Reflective Urbanist	Peter Hendee Brown	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	48
84	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
85	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
86	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
87	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	339	Audioboom	52
88	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
89	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
90	On Wisdom	Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann	Science	68	Fireside	84
91	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
92	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
93	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
94	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
95	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
98	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	42	Podigee	79
99	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
100	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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