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 Aug 2026

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08/12/2026

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Episodes: 292

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:48:53

Top 5 authors

1. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

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

4. New Books Network (2 shows)

5. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (14 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (5 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	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
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	1117	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	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
13	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
19	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
21	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
24	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
25	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
29	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
30	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
31	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
32	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
35	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
36	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
41	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
42	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	399	Spotify for Podcasters	22
43	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
44	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
46	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
47	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
48	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
49	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
50	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
51	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
52	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
53	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
54	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
55	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
56	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
57	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
58	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
59	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
60	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
62	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
63	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
65	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
66	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
67	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
68	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
69	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
70	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
71	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
72	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
73	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
74	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
75	Dear Social Worker, Let's Talk	Le'Siran Edwards	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	52
76	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
77	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
78	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
79	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
80	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
81	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
83	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
84	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
85	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
86	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
87	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
88	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
89	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
90	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
91	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
92	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
93	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
94	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
95	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
96	The Counseling Student Podcast	Bria Brown	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
97	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
98	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
99	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
100	Not My Type Enneagram	Jack Houser	Science	29	Spotify for Podcasters	28

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