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 Sep 2026

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09/16/2026

Average data

Episodes: 243

Frequency: every 14 days

Duration: 00:50:29

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (5 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (1 shows)

3. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

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

5. Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (17 shows)

2. Libsyn (15 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1362	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	633	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	552	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
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	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
10	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
11	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	754	Megaphone	63
12	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1100	PRX	63
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
15	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
16	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
17	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
18	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
19	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	307	Libsyn	52
21	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
22	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
23	DeltaPi \| دلتاپی	Farzad Fakhrizadeh	Science	8	RSS.com	52
24	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
25	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	50	Blubrry	64
26	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
28	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
29	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
30	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
33	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	322	Libsyn	38
34	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	85	Captivate	53
35	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
36	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	203	Buzzsprout	78
37	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
38	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	618	Libsyn	58
39	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	598	Libsyn	37
41	Fromm Today	Erich Fromm Study Center an der IPU Berlin	Science	8	Podigee	49
42	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
43	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
44	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
45	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	118	Spreaker	38
46	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
47	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
48	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
49	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	80	Buzzsprout	38
50	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	134	Buzzsprout	79
51	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
52	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	34	Blubrry	59
53	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	55	Spotify for Podcasters	22
54	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
55	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	407	Spotify for Podcasters	22
56	AEI.ag Presents	AEI.ag Presents	Science	32	Buzzsprout	62
57	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
59	Ba Man Harf Bezan \| پادکست با من حرف بزن	PerianBMS	Science	48	Transistor	48
60	Promise Hill \| Renew Your Mind. Change Your Story \| Christian Fiction + Soul Care Podcast	Kimberlee Herman, MSW, LCPC \| Christian Counselor	Science	13	Ausha	58
61	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
62	Psych	David Pizarro	Science	17	Fireside	49
63	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
64	Influence Anyone	Howie Chan, Influence Strategist @ The Behavioring Company	Science	101	Unknown	58
65	Prison Breakdown	Professors Beck Strah & Eric Bronson	Science	101	RedCircle	49
66	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
67	Significantly Weird	Christine Keelin	Science	3	Spotify for Podcasters	32
68	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	69	Podbean	31
69	Goddesses of Social Work Podcast	Renita Ray Davis, LICSW-S, PIP	Science	112	RSS.com	51
70	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
71	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
72	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
73	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Simplecast	63
74	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
75	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
76	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
77	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	52	Libsyn	68
78	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	88	Spotify for Podcasters	17
79	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
80	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
81	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
82	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
83	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
84	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
85	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
86	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
87	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
88	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	53	Blubrry	38
89	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
90	The Qualitative Open Mic	quahrc	Science	47	Podbean	58
91	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
92	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	69	Spotify for Podcasters	47
93	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
94	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
95	Human Action: A Treatise on Economics	Ludwig von Mises	Social Sciences	71	Unknown	48
96	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
97	Big Seance: My Paranormal World	Patrick Keller	Science	269	Libsyn	62
98	The Science of Self \| Personal Development Podcast	Peter Hollins \| Personal Development Author	Science	244	Captivate	42
99	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	126	Buzzsprout	48
100	Relational Practice: a social work podcast	Jodie Park and Rose Mackey	Science	43	RSS.com	51

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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