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 16 Mar 2026

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03/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 291

Frequency: every 29 days

Duration: 00:51:38

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph (1 shows)

4. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

5. Journal of Humanistic Counseling (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Simplecast (11 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

5. Unknown (8 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1337	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	627	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	507	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
5	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
6	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	41	Libsyn	53
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	353	PRX	53
8	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
9	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	220	Simplecast	58
14	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
16	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	738	Megaphone	63
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
22	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
26	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
27	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
28	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
29	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
31	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
32	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
33	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
34	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
35	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
36	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
37	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
38	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
39	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
41	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
42	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
43	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
44	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
45	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
46	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	938	Libsyn	49
47	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
48	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
49	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
50	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
51	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
52	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	79	Spotify for Podcasters	58
53	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
54	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
55	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	482	Audioboom	63
56	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	121	Buzzsprout	48
57	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
58	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
59	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
60	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
61	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
62	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
63	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
64	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
65	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
66	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
67	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
68	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
69	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
70	The Science of Psychotherapy	Dahlitz Media	Science	100	Libsyn	48
71	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
72	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2261	Acast	28
73	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
74	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
75	Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind - The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast	Julian Jaynes Society	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	47
76	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
77	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
78	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
79	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	79	Libsyn	68
80	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
81	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
82	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
83	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
84	The Humanistic Counselor	Journal of Humanistic Counseling	Science	17	Podbean	48
85	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	337	Audioboom	52
86	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	507	Substack	53
87	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
88	Sikolohiya at Diwa	Carl Lorenz Cervantes	Science	10	Spotify for Podcasters	33
89	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
90	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
91	International Law Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale Law School	Social Sciences	17	N/A	N/A
92	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	328	Podbean	37
93	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
94	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
95	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	98	Unknown	58
96	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
97	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	295	Podbean	52
98	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
99	Social Work Radio	Social Work Radio	Science	156	Podbean	48
100	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49

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