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 17 Jan 2026

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01/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 298

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:51:24

Top 5 authors

1. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies (2 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran (1 shows)

4. Ashley Hamer Pritchard (1 shows)

5. New Books Network (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (19 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (9 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (8 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	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
6	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	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	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
12	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
13	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
14	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
16	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
18	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
19	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
20	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
21	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
26	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
29	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
32	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
33	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
34	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
35	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
36	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
38	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
39	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
40	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
42	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
43	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
44	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
45	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
46	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
47	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
48	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
49	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
50	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
51	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
52	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
53	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
54	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
55	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
56	The Motivation Mindset with Risa Williams	Risa Williams	Science	133	Buzzsprout	53
57	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
58	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
59	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
60	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
61	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
62	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
63	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
64	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
65	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
66	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
67	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
68	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
69	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
70	UCLA Housing Voice	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	133	Buzzsprout	78
71	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
72	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	481	Audioboom	63
73	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	612	Spreaker	59
74	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
75	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
76	Psychoanalysis and Addiction	Graeme Daniels	Science	131	Buzzsprout	52
77	All The Way Authentic	Podgo	Science	46	Simplecast	59
78	The Vertue Podcast	Shona Vertue	Health & Fitness	52	Spotify for Podcasters	22
79	Questions du soir : l'idée Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Culture	Social Sciences	22	N/A	N/A
80	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
81	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
82	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
83	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
84	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
85	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
86	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
87	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
88	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
89	Experimental History	Adam Mastroianni	Science	77	Buzzsprout	38
90	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
91	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
92	The Middle of Everything	Sarah McGrath	Science	16	Spotify for Podcasters	28
93	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
94	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
95	Unpopular Neuroscience	Patrick D. Watson	Science	11	Podbean	48
96	Spooky Psychology	Lauren Mollica and Megan Baker	Science	50	Libsyn	43
97	NEU DENKEN	Mission Wertvoll	Science	41	Podigee	79
98	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
99	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
100	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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