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 11 Mar 2026

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03/11/2026

Average data

Episodes: 291

Frequency: every 31 days

Duration: 00:51:22

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

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

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

5. Mysterious Radio (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (20 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 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	1336	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	505	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	36	Libsyn	53
12	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	737	Megaphone	63
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
27	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
31	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
37	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
38	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
41	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	24	RSS.com	52
42	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
44	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
46	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
47	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
50	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
51	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
52	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
53	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
54	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
55	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
56	Meet the Authors: A Neuropsychology Podcast	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (SCN)	Science	20	Libsyn	57
57	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
58	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
59	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
61	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
62	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
63	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2259	Acast	28
65	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
66	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
67	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
68	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
69	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
70	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
71	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
72	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
73	Creative Therapy Umbrella	Kate Shannon	Science	122	Blubrry	38
74	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
75	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
76	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
77	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
78	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
80	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
81	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
82	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	78
83	Scientista	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
84	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
85	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
86	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
87	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
88	My UFO Story	My UFO Story Presents	Science	5	Acast	73
89	The ABA and PT Podcast	Mandy Mason	Science	41	Podbean	52
90	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
91	No Such Thing As Ghosts \| Supernatural & Paranormal Stories	No Such Thing as Ghosts \| Supernatural & Ghost Stories	Science	17	Captivate	63
92	Creating the Future	Hildy Gottlieb	Science	21	RSS.com	73
93	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
94	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
95	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
96	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
98	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
100	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38

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