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 Sep 2026

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09/15/2026

Average data

Episodes: 313

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:50:35

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

4. Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård (1 shows)

5. quahrc (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
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	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
14	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
18	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Science	49	Blubrry	59
22	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
25	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
27	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
28	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
30	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
31	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
32	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
34	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
35	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
36	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
37	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
38	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
39	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
40	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
41	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
42	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	399	Spotify for Podcasters	22
44	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
45	Significantly Weird	Christine Keelin	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	32
46	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
49	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
50	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
51	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Megaphone	53
52	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
53	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
54	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
55	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
56	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
57	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
58	複心瀚	Ben	Science	32	Spotify for Podcasters	42
59	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
60	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
61	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
62	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
63	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
64	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
65	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
66	The Qualitative Open Mic	quahrc	Science	47	Podbean	58
67	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
68	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
69	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
70	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
71	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
72	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
73	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
74	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
75	Relational Practice: a social work podcast	Jodie Park and Rose Mackey	Science	41	RSS.com	51
76	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
77	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
78	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
79	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
80	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
81	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
82	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
83	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
84	The Information Advantage	The Citadel SHSS	Science	30	Spotify for Podcasters	17
85	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
86	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
87	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	Moral Matters: Conversations with Sociologists on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity	ASA Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity	Science	18	Spotify for Podcasters	42
89	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
90	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
91	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
92	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
93	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
94	CSPI Podcast	CSPI	Science	76	Substack	48
95	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
96	Economics Detective Radio	Garrett M. Petersen	Science	154	Libsyn	48
97	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	47
98	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
99	New Books in Geography	Marshall Poe	Science	646	Megaphone	59
100	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48

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