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 Nov 2025

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11/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 242

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:48:27

Top 5 authors

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

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

3. Shane Birkel (1 shows)

4. Cambridge University (1 shows)

5. Yowei Shaw (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (22 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Simplecast (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (7 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1336	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	506	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
7	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	737	Megaphone	63
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	36	Libsyn	53
14	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
15	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	244	Megaphone	38
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	27	PRX	69
20	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
24	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	264	Omny Studio	63
25	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
30	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
35	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
36	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
37	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
41	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
42	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
44	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
45	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
46	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
47	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
48	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
49	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
50	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
51	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
52	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
53	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
54	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
55	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
56	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
57	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
58	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
59	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
60	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
61	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
62	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
63	Sur-Urbano	Latin American Cities Working Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	38
64	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
65	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
66	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
67	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
69	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
70	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
71	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
72	Public Health Did That	Rebecca Drewette-Card, DrPH, MSPH	Social Sciences	23	N/A	N/A
73	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
74	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
75	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
76	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
77	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
78	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
79	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
80	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
82	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
83	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
84	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
85	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
86	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
87	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
88	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
89	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
90	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
91	Otaghe Moshavereh \| پادکست اتاق مشاوره	PersianBMS	Science	30	Transistor	48
92	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
93	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
94	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
95	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
96	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	423	Audioboom	38
97	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
98	Tails from a Vet Tech	Tabitha Kucera	Science	57	Buzzsprout	73
99	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
100	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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