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 Sep 2026

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09/10/2026

Average data

Episodes: 332

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:53

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Foreign Policy Research Institute (1 shows)

4. Charles Liao (1 shows)

5. Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D. (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Megaphone (10 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1333	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	500	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	337	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
11	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1091	PRX	63
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
16	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	198	Libsyn	48
22	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
23	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
24	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
25	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
26	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
27	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	76	Buzzsprout	38
28	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
31	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
33	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
34	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	30	Blubrry	59
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
37	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
38	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
39	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	134	Megaphone	48
40	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
41	Prison Breakdown	Professors Beck Strah & Eric Bronson	Science	95	RedCircle	49
42	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	314	RSS.com	32
43	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	399	Spotify for Podcasters	22
45	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
46	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
47	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
48	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	505	Substack	53
49	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	593	Libsyn	37
50	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
52	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
53	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
54	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
55	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
56	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
57	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
58	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	122	Acast	69
59	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
60	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
61	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
62	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
63	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
65	دردشة \| د فوزية الدريع وخالد الخالدي	Arabcast	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	N/A
66	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
67	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
68	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
69	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
70	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
71	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
72	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
73	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
74	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
75	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
76	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
77	Shifting Ground	Foreign Policy Research Institute	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
80	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
81	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
82	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
83	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
84	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1575	Megaphone	59
86	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
87	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
88	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
89	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
90	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
91	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
92	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
93	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
94	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
97	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	422	Audioboom	38
98	The Psychobabble BCBAs	Psychobabble BCBAs	Science	4	Podbean	63
99	Because Language	Daniel Midgley	Science & Medicine	4	Unknown	43
100	Cultures of Energy	Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe	Science	263	Libsyn	48

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