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 May 2026

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05/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 254

Frequency: every 17 days

Duration: 00:50:28

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (3 shows)

3. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

4. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (1 shows)

5. محمد فاضلی (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Simplecast (11 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
9	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
10	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
15	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
16	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
20	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
21	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
24	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
25	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
26	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
28	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
29	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
32	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
33	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
34	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
35	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
36	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
38	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
39	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
40	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
41	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
42	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
43	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
44	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
45	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
46	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
47	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
48	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
49	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
50	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
51	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
52	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
53	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
54	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
55	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
56	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
57	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
58	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
59	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
60	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
62	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	83	Buzzsprout	68
63	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
64	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
65	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
66	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
67	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
68	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
69	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
70	Finding Our Voice	American Psychiatric Association Publishing	Science	15	Libsyn	59
71	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
72	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
73	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
74	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
75	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
76	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	156	Megaphone	53
77	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
78	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
79	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
80	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
81	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
83	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
84	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
86	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
87	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
88	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
89	New Books in Journalism	Marshall Poe	Science	526	Simplecast	69
90	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
91	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
92	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
93	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
94	For Better or Worse: A Family Law Podcast	TALG LAW	Science	5	Spotify for Podcasters	22
95	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
96	Underground History	Chelsea Rose	Science	68	Unknown	43
97	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
98	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
99	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
100	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73

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