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 Oct 2026

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10/14/2026

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Episodes: 236

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:53

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. محمد فاضلی (2 shows)

3. New Books Network (2 shows)

4. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

5. Dahlitz Media (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (17 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (9 shows)

5. Podbean (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	630	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1352	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	533	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	33	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	342	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	119	N/A	N/A
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	326	Unknown	48
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	356	PRX	53
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	347	Simplecast	53
12	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	748	Megaphone	63
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	479	ART19	69
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1097	PRX	63
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	383	Audioboom	63
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	304	Libsyn	52
20	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	150	Libsyn	58
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
24	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	137	Megaphone	48
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
26	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	99	Spotify for Podcasters	32
27	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
29	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
30	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	66	Spotify for Podcasters	47
31	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	46	Libsyn	47
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	201	Buzzsprout	78
33	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	150	Buzzsprout	73
34	Anew Narrative	Sam Zagar	Science	73	Libsyn	58
36	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Spreaker	69
37	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
38	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	615	Libsyn	58
39	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	48	Spotify for Podcasters	22
40	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
41	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
42	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
43	Hidden Brain	fertr	Science	630	Spreaker	53
44	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
45	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	69	Megaphone	53
46	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
47	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	79	Buzzsprout	38
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
49	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	486	Audioboom	63
50	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
51	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	404	Spotify for Podcasters	22
53	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	125	Buzzsprout	48
54	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
55	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	34	Audioboom	32
56	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
57	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
58	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	109	Spreaker	38
59	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
60	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
61	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	345	Audioboom	52
62	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
63	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	610	Spreaker	33
64	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
65	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	367	Podbean	42
66	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
67	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
68	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	72
69	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
70	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	331	Podbean	37
71	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
72	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
73	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
74	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
75	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	169	Unknown	69
76	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
77	The Africa Urban Lab Podcast	Kurtis Lockhart	Science	5	Buzzsprout	31
78	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	28
79	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	32
80	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	6	RSS.com	52
81	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
82	State of Mind with Debra Sloss	Debra Sloss	Science	95	Unknown	52
83	Imaginology	Deena Weisberg	Science	4	RedCircle	59
85	ABA MOM	Allie Langan	Science	74	RSS.com	58
86	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
87	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
88	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
89	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	51	Libsyn	68
90	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
91	kikapekiskwewin	Dr Josie Auger	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	43
92	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	170	Buzzsprout	58
93	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
94	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
95	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
96	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
97	The Secret Life of Death Podcast	Gail Golec	Science	28	Squarespace	68
98	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
99	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
100	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68

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