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 Jul 2026

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07/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 335

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:53

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. John Templeton Foundation (1 shows)

5. Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Libsyn (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Podbean (8 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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
10	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
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	610	Libsyn	58
20	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
21	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
22	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
25	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
29	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
30	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
32	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
35	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
36	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
37	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
38	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
39	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
40	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
41	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
42	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
43	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
44	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
45	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
46	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
47	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
48	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
49	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
50	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
52	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	Markus' Academy	MarkusAcademy	Science	179	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
55	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
56	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
57	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
58	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
59	Dangerous World Podcast	Ryan Dean	Science	436	RedCircle	38
60	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
61	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
62	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
63	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
64	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
65	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
66	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
67	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
68	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
69	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
70	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
71	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
72	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
73	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
74	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
75	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
77	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
78	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
79	The Human Risk Podcast	Human Risk	Science	381	Spreaker	48
80	THE PSYCHOLOGY WORLD PODCAST	Connor Whiteley	Science	402	Spotify for Podcasters	42
81	STRANGE MIND PODCAST	Dr. Amy Buesing and Liz Kroll	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	58
82	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
83	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
84	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
85	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
86	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
87	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
88	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
90	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
91	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
92	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
93	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
94	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
96	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
98	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
99	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
100	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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