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 Apr 2025

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04/17/2025

Average data

Episodes: 333

Frequency: every 16 days

Duration: 00:44:35

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (7 shows)

2. Yao Lin (1 shows)

3. Peter Hollins (1 shows)

4. Noa Kageyama (1 shows)

5. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (13 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Megaphone (12 shows)

5. Simplecast (7 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
2	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1334	Megaphone	58
3	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
4	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
5	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
8	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
10	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
11	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
12	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
15	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
17	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
18	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
19	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
21	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
22	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
23	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
24	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
25	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
26	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
27	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
28	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
32	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
33	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
35	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
36	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
37	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
38	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
40	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
41	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
42	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
43	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
44	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
45	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
46	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
47	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
48	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
49	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
50	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
51	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Seven: Disturbing Chronicle Stories of Scary, Paranormal & Horror Tales	Science	19	Spotify for Podcasters	38
52	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
53	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
54	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
55	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
56	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
57	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
58	سهند ایرانمهر	سهند ایرانمهر	Science	49	Spreaker	69
59	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
60	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
61	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
62	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
63	催稿拉黑 Philosophically Procrastinating	Yao Lin	Science	46	Spotify for Podcasters	28
64	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
65	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
66	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
67	بوفه حقوق	Namaashoum Production - نماشوم	Science	8	Spotify for Podcasters	53
68	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
69	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
70	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
71	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
72	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
73	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
74	Global Health Pursuit	Hetal Baman	Science	79	Captivate	59
75	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
76	HazChat	HazMat 101 Consultants	Social Sciences	51	Blubrry	38
77	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
78	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
79	Shrink Space	Rob Patterson, Ph.D. David Colarossi, Ph.D.	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	28
80	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
81	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
82	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
83	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Questions & Answers	Jacob Martinez	Science	6	Spotify for Podcasters	28
84	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	137	RSS.com	52
85	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
86	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
87	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
88	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
89	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
90	Alabaster:A Broken Jar	Paula Sammons	Science	2	Spotify for Podcasters	48
91	Filosofía, Psicología, Historias	Hernán Melana	Science	600	Spreaker	33
92	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	197	Spotify for Podcasters	38
93	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48
94	New Books in Law	New Books Network	Science	1912	Megaphone	59
95	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Megaphone	53
96	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
97	Human Centered	Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences	Science	90	Simplecast	69
98	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
99	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
100	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53

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