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 12 juin 2026

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06/12/2026

Average data

Episodes: 329

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:51:32

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. CentralReach (2 shows)

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

4. National Children's Alliance (1 shows)

5. Mitchell Croot and Kristy Bohan (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Podbean (9 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
9	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
10	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
19	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
22	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
27	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
28	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
32	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
35	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
36	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
37	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
38	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
39	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
41	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
42	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
43	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
44	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
48	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
49	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
50	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
51	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
52	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
53	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
54	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
55	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
56	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
57	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
58	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
59	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
60	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
61	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
62	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
63	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
64	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
65	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
66	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
67	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
68	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
69	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
70	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
71	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
72	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
73	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
74	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
75	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
76	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
77	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	1120	Megaphone	69
78	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
79	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
80	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
81	The Behavioral View	CentralReach	Science	67	Libsyn	63
82	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
83	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
84	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
85	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
86	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
87	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
88	Beyond Compliance: In Conversation	Beyond Compliance	Science	18	Buzzsprout	42
89	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
90	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
91	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
92	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
93	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
95	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
96	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
97	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
98	The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast	Mitchell Croot and Kristy Bohan	Science	22	Podbean	47
99	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
100	HOPEful Conversations about Child Development	HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experience	Science	10	Podbean	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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