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 10 Apr 2026

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04/10/2026

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Episodes: 264

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:52:40

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

4. Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård (1 shows)

5. Stanford Center on Longevity (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Simplecast (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

5. Podbean (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	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	41	Libsyn	53
13	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
14	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
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	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
20	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
21	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
22	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
30	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
31	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
32	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
36	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
37	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
38	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
39	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
40	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
41	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
43	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
44	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	28
45	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
46	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
47	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
49	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
50	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
51	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
52	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
53	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
54	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
55	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
56	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
57	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
58	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
59	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
60	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
61	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
62	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
63	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
64	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
65	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
66	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
67	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
68	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
69	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
70	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
71	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
72	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
73	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
74	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
75	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
76	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
77	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
78	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
79	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
80	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
82	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
83	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
84	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
86	The Reflective Urbanist	Peter Hendee Brown	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	48
87	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
88	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
89	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
90	西皮笑脸	西皮笑脸	Science	373	lizhi.fm	38
91	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
92	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
93	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
94	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
95	Sage Political Science & International Relations	SAGE Publications Ltd.	Science	135	Libsyn	38
96	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	93	Spotify for Podcasters	62
97	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
99	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
100	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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