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 Aug 2026

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08/14/2026

Average data

Episodes: 236

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:49:54

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Kelly Chase (2 shows)

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Stanford Psychology (2 shows)

5. Mission Critical Team Institute (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Unknown (5 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1359	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	546	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	344	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	752	Megaphone	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
18	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
21	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
26	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
29	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	71	Megaphone	53
30	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
31	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
33	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
34	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
35	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
36	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
37	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
42	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
43	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
44	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
45	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
46	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
47	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	47
48	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
49	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
50	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
51	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
53	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	327	RSS.com	32
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
56	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
57	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	348	Audioboom	52
59	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
60	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
61	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	115	Spreaker	38
62	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	406	Spotify for Podcasters	22
63	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
64	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
65	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
66	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
67	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
68	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
69	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
70	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
71	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	46	Podigee	79
72	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	429	Audioboom	38
73	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
74	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	129	Acast	69
75	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	135	Fireside	48
76	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
77	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	301	Podbean	52
78	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	133	Buzzsprout	79
79	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	943	Libsyn	49
80	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
81	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
82	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
83	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	22
84	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
85	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
86	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
87	APA HAI	APA HAI section	Science	106	Spotify for Podcasters	28
88	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
89	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
90	The Rabbit Hole Conversations	Kelly Chase	Science	4	Spreaker	79
91	Public Health Joy: Community Power, Health Equity, and Leadership in Action	Dr. Joyee Washington	Science	94	Spotify for Podcasters	62
92	Stanford Psychology Podcast	Stanford Psychology	Science	184	Buzzsprout	37
93	The Evolving Behavior Analyst	The Society for the Expansion of Behavior Analysis	Science	8	Unknown	32
94	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
95	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
96	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
97	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
98	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
99	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
100	你住吉米²房？	吉米羅羅	Science	37	Spotify for Podcasters	38

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