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 13 Jun 2025

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06/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 224

Frequency: every 23 days

Duration: 00:46:03

Top 5 authors

1. Ben and Jamesa (1 shows)

2. SpectreVision Radio (1 shows)

3. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

4. Study Notes ABA, LLC (1 shows)

5. Economics In Ten (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (23 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Unknown (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	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
4	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
5	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
7	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	251	Megaphone	38
10	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
13	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	44	Libsyn	53
15	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
16	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	266	Omny Studio	63
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
19	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
20	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
21	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
22	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
23	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	740	Megaphone	63
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
27	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
28	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
29	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
30	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
31	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
32	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
33	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
34	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
35	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
36	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 Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
40	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
41	Safe As Podcast	Ben Hutchinson	Science	100	Spotify for Podcasters	42
42	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
43	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
44	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
45	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
46	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
47	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
48	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
49	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
50	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
51	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
52	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
53	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
54	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
55	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	939	Libsyn	49
56	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
57	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
58	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
59	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
60	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
61	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
62	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
63	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
64	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
65	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
66	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
67	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
68	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	424	Audioboom	38
69	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
70	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
71	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
72	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
73	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
74	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	63	Spotify for Podcasters	47
75	PositivePsychology.com Podcast	Seph Fontane Pennock & Hugo Alberts	Science & Medicine	7	Buzzsprout	47
76	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
77	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
79	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
80	Heritage Türkiye	Işılay Gürsu, Peter Cherry	Science	29	Libsyn	58
81	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
82	The Andrea Mitchell Center Podcast	Matthew Roth	Science	100	Libsyn	62
83	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
84	🧠 Let's Talk Brain Health!	Virtual Brain Health Center	Science	56	Spotify for Podcasters	48
85	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
86	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
87	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
88	Love, Sex, and Applied Behavior Analysis	Cammie D.	Science	60	Unknown	62
89	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
90	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
91	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	169	Buzzsprout	58
92	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
93	Talking Child Development	ccfdau	Science	40	Podbean	42
95	Know What I'm Saying?	Mark Rupp & Connor Campbell	Science	90	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	Psych With Mike	Dr. Michael E. Mahon	Science	100	Libsyn	43
97	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
98	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
99	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
100	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37

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