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 déc. 2025

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12/13/2025

Average data

Episodes: 290

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:50:24

Top 5 authors

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

2. New Books Network (2 shows)

3. Fergal Schmudlach (1 shows)

4. Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam (1 shows)

5. Study Notes ABA, LLC (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (14 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
13	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
20	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
21	Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media	David Beckemeyer	Science	159	Buzzsprout	58
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
23	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
24	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
27	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
28	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
33	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
34	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
37	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
38	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
39	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
40	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
43	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
44	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
45	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
46	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
47	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
48	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
49	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
50	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
51	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
52	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
53	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
54	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
56	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
57	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
58	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
59	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
60	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
61	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
62	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
63	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
65	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
66	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
67	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
68	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
69	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
70	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
71	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
72	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
73	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
74	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
75	Public Health is For Everyone	MJ	Science	59	Buzzsprout	27
76	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
77	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
78	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
79	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
80	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
81	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
82	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
83	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
84	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
85	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
86	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
87	PsyberSpace® - we help you understand your world	Dr. Leslie Poston, Research Psychologist: Applied Psychology, Media Psychology, Organizational Psychology	Science	121	Transistor	83
88	The Disability Squeeze	Dr. Zach Morris	Science	9	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
90	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
91	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
92	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
93	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
94	Bad Art	Colin McLaughlin-Alcock and Mariel Gruszko	Science	8	Blubrry	63
95	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
96	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
97	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
98	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
99	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
100	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38

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