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 Sep 2025

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09/11/2025

Average data

Episodes: 257

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:47:51

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. Andrew Bustamante (1 shows)

4. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (1 shows)

5. Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Podbean (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1340	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	513	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	251	Megaphone	38
5	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
9	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	740	Megaphone	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	44	Libsyn	53
14	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
17	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
18	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
20	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
23	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
24	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
32	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
33	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
35	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
36	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
37	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
38	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
39	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
40	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
41	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
42	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
43	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
44	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
45	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
47	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
48	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
49	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
50	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
51	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
52	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
53	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
54	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
55	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
56	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
57	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
58	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
59	On Wisdom	Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann	Science	68	Fireside	84
60	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
61	Trauma Is Real	Sarah Buffie	Science	20	Squarespace	58
62	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
63	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
64	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
65	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
66	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
68	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
69	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
70	The Human Intelligence Podcast	IQ & Human Intelligence by Riot IQ	Science	15	RSS.com	57
71	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
72	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
73	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
74	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2268	Acast	28
75	AEI.ag Presents	AEI.ag Presents	Science	32	Buzzsprout	62
76	Policy for the Planet	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	31	Libsyn	78
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
78	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
79	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
80	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	In Common	The In Common Team	Science	245	Podbean	42
82	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	28
83	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
84	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
85	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	ترجمان علوم انسانی	ترجمان علوم انسانی	Science	233	Unknown	59
87	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	619	Spreaker	59
88	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
89	Why Do We Do That?	Dr. Ryan Moyer	Science	77	Podbean	58
90	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
91	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
92	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
93	SUPERFREQ®	Talie — VERY FREQY GIRL	Science	112	RSS.com	73
94	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	296	Podbean	52
95	In Solidarity: Connecting Power, Place and Health	County Health Rankings & Roadmaps	Science	27	Podbean	48
96	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	170	Libsyn	58
97	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	508	Substack	53
98	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
99	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
100	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	339	Audioboom	52

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