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 Jun 2026

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06/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 313

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:52:46

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

3. Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D. (1 shows)

4. Converging Dialogues (1 shows)

5. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Simplecast (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

4. Podbean (9 shows)

5. Buzzsprout (8 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	1359	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
6	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
12	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
15	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
16	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
17	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
20	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
22	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
23	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
27	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
30	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
31	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
32	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
34	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
36	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
43	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
45	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
46	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
47	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
50	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری Details temporarily unavailable	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	191	Unknown	33
51	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
52	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
53	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
54	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
55	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
56	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
57	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
58	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
59	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
60	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
61	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
62	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
63	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
64	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
65	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
66	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
67	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
68	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
69	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
70	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
71	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
72	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2305	Acast	28
73	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
74	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
75	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
76	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
77	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
78	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
79	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
80	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	487	Audioboom	63
81	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
82	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
83	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
84	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
85	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	348	Audioboom	52
86	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
87	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
89	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
90	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
91	Les Aventuriers de la pensée (sciences sociales : sociologie, anthropologie, psychologie, histoire)	HD_Doc	Science	127	Spotify for Podcasters	32
92	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
93	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
94	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
95	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
96	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
97	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
98	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
99	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
100	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53

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