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 15 mai 2026

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05/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 263

Frequency: every 27 days

Duration: 00:52:40

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. That UFO Podcast (1 shows)

3. KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke (1 shows)

4. The Thoughful Counselor Team (1 shows)

5. ABA Inside Track (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	503	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
5	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	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	30	Libsyn	53
9	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
11	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
17	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
18	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	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	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
25	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
26	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
27	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
28	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
33	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
34	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
37	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
39	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
41	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
42	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
43	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
44	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
45	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
46	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
47	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
48	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
49	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
50	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
51	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
52	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
53	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
54	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
55	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
56	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
57	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
58	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
59	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
60	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
61	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
62	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
63	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
64	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
65	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
66	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
67	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
68	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
69	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
70	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
71	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
72	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
73	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
75	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
76	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	28
77	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
78	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
79	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
80	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
81	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
82	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
83	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
84	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
85	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
86	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
87	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
88	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
89	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
90	Hear This Idea	Fin Moorhouse and Luca Righetti	Science	90	Pinecast	79
91	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
92	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
93	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
94	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
95	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
96	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
97	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
98	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
99	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
100	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47

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