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 May 2026

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05/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 280

Frequency: every 19 days

Duration: 00:49:12

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Zoe Weil (1 shows)

3. Rob Gray (1 shows)

4. Velvet (1 shows)

5. PRX and Greater Good Science Center (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (10 shows)

4. Megaphone (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1335	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	711	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	501	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	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
10	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
15	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
16	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
17	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	339	Simplecast	63
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
19	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
22	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
23	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	74	Megaphone	53
26	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
27	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
28	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
30	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
31	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
32	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
34	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
36	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
37	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	13	Libsyn	57
38	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
39	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
41	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	319	Libsyn	38
42	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
43	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
44	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
45	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
46	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
47	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	150	Blubrry	59
49	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
50	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
51	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
52	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
53	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
54	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
55	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
57	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
58	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
59	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
60	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
61	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
62	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	2007	Megaphone	59
63	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
64	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
65	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
66	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
67	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
68	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
69	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
70	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	122	Acast	69
71	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
72	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
73	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
75	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
76	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
77	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	653	Simplecast	63
78	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
79	Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone Podcast	Policy Press	Science	10	Acast	62
80	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
81	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
82	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
83	Play Therapy Community	Jackie Flynn, EMDRIA Approved Consultant	Science	98	Libsyn	53
84	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
85	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
86	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
87	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
88	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	655	Simplecast	63
89	Finding Our Voice	American Psychiatric Association Publishing	Science	15	Libsyn	59
90	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
91	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	24	RSS.com	52
92	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
93	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
94	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
95	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
96	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
97	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
98	Mysterious Universe Details temporarily unavailable	KJH	Science	26	Spreaker	73
99	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
100	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42

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