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 Jul 2026

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07/13/2026

Average data

Episodes: 330

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:50:10

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. Jasper Manders (1 shows)

4. Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (11 shows)

5. Podbean (8 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	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
7	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
10	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
11	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
12	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
16	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
22	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
25	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
30	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
31	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
32	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
33	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
34	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
35	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
36	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
37	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
38	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
39	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
40	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
42	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
43	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
45	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
47	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
48	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
49	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
50	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
51	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
52	The Evolving Behavior Analyst	The Society for the Expansion of Behavior Analysis	Science	5	Unknown	32
53	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
54	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
55	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
56	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
57	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
58	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
59	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
60	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
61	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
62	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
63	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
64	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
65	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
66	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
67	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
68	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
69	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
70	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
71	A Resilient Republic	Ben Klutsey	Science	3	Substack	59
72	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
73	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
74	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
75	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
76	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	72	Podbean	48
77	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
78	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
79	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
80	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
81	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
82	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
83	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
85	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
86	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
87	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
88	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
89	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
91	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
92	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
93	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
94	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
95	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
96	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
97	Thinking Well & Why	Awareness to Action	Science	8	Captivate	58
98	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	649	Megaphone	53
99	Bent Not Broken: Starting Over After Divorce \| Post Divorce Life	Deborah Griffiths	Science	88	Podetize	63
100	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48

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