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 Apr 2026

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04/11/2026

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Episodes: 253

Frequency: every 28 days

Duration: 00:52:01

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Patricia Martin (1 shows)

5. Public Health is Dead (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Unknown (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1354	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	631	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	536	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Libsyn	53
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	749	Megaphone	63
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1098	PRX	63
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
21	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
30	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	100	Spotify for Podcasters	32
33	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
35	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
39	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
40	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
41	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
42	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
43	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
44	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
45	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
46	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
47	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	58	Spotify for Podcasters	28
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
50	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
51	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
53	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	596	Libsyn	37
54	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
55	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
56	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
57	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	332	Podbean	37
58	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
59	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
60	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	49	Blubrry	64
61	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	58
63	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
64	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
65	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	598	Simplecast	53
67	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
68	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
69	How to Think Like a Psychologist Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Stanford Continuing Studies Program	Social Sciences	6	N/A	N/A
70	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
71	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
72	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
73	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
74	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
75	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
76	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
77	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
78	The GLaD Podcast	The GLaD Podcast	Science	37	Podbean	52
79	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
80	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
81	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
82	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	35	Spotify for Podcasters	38
83	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
84	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
86	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
88	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	125	Buzzsprout	48
89	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
90	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
91	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
92	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
93	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
94	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
95	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	66	Spotify for Podcasters	47
96	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	510	Substack	53
97	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	95	Unknown	52
98	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
100	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57

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