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 Jun 2026

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06/10/2026

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Episodes: 367

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:52:54

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

4. VoxDev.org (1 shows)

5. Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
9	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
10	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
17	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
25	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
28	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
29	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
30	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
35	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
36	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
37	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
38	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
39	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
40	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
41	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
42	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
43	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
47	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
48	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
49	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
50	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
51	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
52	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
53	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
54	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
55	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
56	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
57	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
58	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
59	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
60	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
61	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
62	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
63	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
64	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
65	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
66	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
67	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
68	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
69	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
71	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
72	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
73	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
74	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
75	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
76	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
77	The Behavior Trap	Alan Lowe	Science	25	Spotify for Podcasters	53
78	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
79	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
80	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
81	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
82	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
84	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
85	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
86	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
87	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
88	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	1120	Megaphone	69
89	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
90	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
91	Dr. thOTs	Dr. thOTs	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	Guerrilla Social Work Podcast	Guerrilla Social Work Podcast	Science	97	Podbean	37
93	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
94	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
97	Social Work Sessions	The Social Work Sessions	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
98	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
99	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
100	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	88	Podetize	63

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