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 Oct 2025

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10/15/2025

Average data

Episodes: 270

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:53:09

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW (1 shows)

4. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (1 shows)

5. Dr. Shiri (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1362	Megaphone	58
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	551	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	121	N/A	N/A
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
10	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
11	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
14	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
15	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	34	PRX	59
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
17	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	285	Megaphone	38
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	754	Megaphone	63
20	Drilled: Displaced	Pushkin Industries	Science	270	Omny Studio	69
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
22	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	307	Libsyn	52
24	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
25	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
26	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
27	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
28	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
29	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
30	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
31	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	203	Buzzsprout	78
32	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
33	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
34	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
35	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
38	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
39	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
40	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	322	Libsyn	38
41	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	334	Podbean	37
42	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
44	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
45	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
46	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
47	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	598	Libsyn	37
48	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
49	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	69	Podbean	31
50	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
51	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
52	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
53	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
54	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
55	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
57	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
58	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
59	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
60	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
61	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
62	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Education	268	Spotify for Podcasters	28
63	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
65	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
66	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
67	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
68	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	52	Libsyn	68
69	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
70	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
71	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
72	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
73	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
74	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
75	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	85	Captivate	53
76	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	944	Libsyn	49
77	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
78	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
79	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	136	Fireside	48
80	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
81	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
82	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	134	Buzzsprout	79
83	The Eye of Jupiter Podcast	Thomas Franklin	Science	235	Spreaker	53
84	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
85	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
86	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
87	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
88	The Kingless Generation	Fergal Schmudlach	Science	96	Acast	69
89	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
90	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
91	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
92	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
93	The Reflective Urbanist	Peter Hendee Brown	Science	66	Spotify for Podcasters	48
94	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
95	Connecting with Coincidence 2.0 with Bernard Beitman, MD	Bernard Beitman	Science	229	Spotify for Podcasters	32
96	The Criminologist	Joe Arvidson	Science	250	Libsyn	68
97	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	88	Spotify for Podcasters	17
98	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
99	Social Workers Matter	Dr. Sylvia	Science	110	Buzzsprout	79
100	You Are Here	Charlie Hunt	Science	17	Substack	49

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