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 14 avr. 2026

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04/14/2026

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Episodes: 243

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:53:08

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Ideas in Development (1 shows)

4. Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU (1 shows)

5. Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu) (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1338	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	508	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	339	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	738	Megaphone	63
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	43	Libsyn	53
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
16	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
18	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
19	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
22	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
23	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	27	Spotify for Podcasters	38
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
26	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
30	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
31	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
32	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
33	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
34	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
35	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
36	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
38	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
40	Scientista Details temporarily unavailable	Scientista	Science	61	Buzzsprout	38
41	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
42	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
43	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
44	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
45	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
48	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
49	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	64	Podbean	31
50	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
51	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
52	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
53	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
54	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
55	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
56	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
57	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
58	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
59	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
60	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
61	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
62	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
63	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	33	Audioboom	32
64	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
65	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
66	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
67	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
68	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
69	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
70	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
71	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
72	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
73	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
74	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
75	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
76	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
77	King's of Curiosity with Gillian Tett	King's College Cambridge	Science	7	Libsyn	52
78	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
79	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
80	Economics In Ten	Economics In Ten	Science	71	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
82	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
83	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
84	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
85	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
86	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	148	Buzzsprout	73
87	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	295	Podbean	52
89	ABA Sissyahs	ABA Sissyahs, LLC	Science	3	RSS.com	58
90	The Behavioral Design Podcast	Samuel Salzer and Aline Holzwarth	Science	77	Spotify for Podcasters	42
91	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
92	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
93	Sur-Urbano	Latin American Cities Working Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
95	Whiskey & International Relations Theory	Drs. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson & Daniel Nexon	Science	34	Podomatic	53
96	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
97	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
98	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
99	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
100	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	423	Audioboom	38

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