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 Jun 2026

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06/15/2026

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Episodes: 371

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:51:35

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

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

3. John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro (1 shows)

4. Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof (1 shows)

5. James Morris (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

3. Podbean (8 shows)

4. Megaphone (8 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
6	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
11	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
14	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
15	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
21	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
22	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
23	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
31	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
32	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
33	Apocalyptic Optimist Podcast	Pique Action	Science	8	Unknown	27
34	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
35	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
38	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
41	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
42	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
44	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
45	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
46	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
47	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
48	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
49	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
50	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
51	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
52	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
53	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
54	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
55	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
56	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
57	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
58	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
59	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
60	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
61	Hayek Program Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	242	Wistia	48
62	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
63	Hidden Brain	liuo	Science	614	Spreaker	59
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
66	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
67	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
68	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
69	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
70	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
71	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
72	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
73	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
74	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
76	Meet the Authors: A Neuropsychology Podcast	Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (SCN)	Science	19	Libsyn	62
77	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
78	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
79	Pursuit of the Paranormal	Ash and Greg	Science	315	RSS.com	32
80	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
81	From Is to Ought	Michael Lewis	Science	14	Squarespace	73
82	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
83	Naruhodo	Naruhodo, Ken Fujioka, Altay de Souza, B9	Science	593	Simplecast	53
84	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
85	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
86	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
87	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
88	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
89	The Counseling Student Podcast	Bria Brown	Science	1	Spotify for Podcasters	42
90	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
91	Think.Fight.Learn.Repeat.	Fight Club International	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
93	Dangerous World Podcast	Ryan Dean	Science	436	RedCircle	38
94	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
95	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
96	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
97	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
98	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
99	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
100	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63

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