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 Dec 2025

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12/12/2025

Average data

Episodes: 283

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:53:46

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

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

3. 8th Kind (1 shows)

4. SAPIENS (1 shows)

5. Zachary Elwood (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1340	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	513	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	44	Libsyn	53
8	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	740	Megaphone	63
10	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
13	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	165	Buzzsprout	58
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
16	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
18	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	251	Megaphone	38
19	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
20	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
23	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
25	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
26	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
30	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
31	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
33	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
39	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
40	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
41	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
42	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
43	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
44	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
48	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
49	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
50	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
51	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
52	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
53	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
54	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
55	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
56	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
57	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
58	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
59	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
60	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
61	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
62	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
63	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	47
64	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
65	Psychoanalysis and Addiction	Graeme Daniels	Science	131	Buzzsprout	52
66	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
67	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
68	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
69	Multiverse 5D Podcast \| Spirituality, Metaphysics, Multiverse and Ancient Secrets	Multiverse 5D Network	Religion & Spirituality	999	Podbean	27
70	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
71	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
72	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
73	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
74	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
75	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
76	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	81	Buzzsprout	68
77	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
78	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	Bad Art	Colin McLaughlin-Alcock and Mariel Gruszko	Science	8	Blubrry	63
80	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
81	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
82	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
83	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
84	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
87	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
88	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
89	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
90	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	939	Libsyn	49
91	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
92	Public Health is For Everyone	MJ	Science	61	Buzzsprout	27
93	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
94	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
95	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	81	Spotify for Podcasters	27
96	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
97	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
98	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	128	Buzzsprout	79
99	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
100	ASSP Healthcare Practice Specialty's Healthbeat Podcast	ASSP HCPS Healthbeat	Science	83	Spotify for Podcasters	22

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