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 mai 2026

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05/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 317

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:53:45

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Cambridge University (1 shows)

3. Brian Dunning (1 shows)

4. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (1 shows)

5. You Are Not So Smart (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (15 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 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	1334	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	626	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	502	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	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
9	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
11	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
13	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
14	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
15	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
16	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
17	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
18	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	29	ART19	73
19	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
20	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
21	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
25	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
26	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
27	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
30	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
31	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
32	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
33	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
34	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
35	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
36	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
38	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
39	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
40	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
41	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
42	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
43	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
44	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
45	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
46	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
47	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
48	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
49	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
50	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
51	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1495	Libsyn	57
52	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
53	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
54	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
55	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
56	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
57	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
58	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
59	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
60	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
61	Sage Sociology	Sage Publications	Science	100	Libsyn	38
62	Ideas in Development	Ideas in Development	Science	32	Audioboom	32
63	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
64	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
65	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
66	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
67	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
68	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
69	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
70	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
71	Self Careapist Therapist Podcast: Expert Insights & Practical Therapy Skills	Lorain Moorehead	Science	37	Buzzsprout	42
72	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
73	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3744	Megaphone	59
74	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	80	Buzzsprout	68
75	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
76	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
77	Radio Ecozoic	Radio Ecozoic	Science	7	Spotify for Podcasters	58
78	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
79	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
80	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
81	Anatomy of the State Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Mises Institute	Social Sciences	1	N/A	N/A
82	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
83	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
84	Low Tech Podcast – Low Technology Institute	Low Technology Institute	Science & Medicine	82	Unknown	38
85	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
86	Everybody Has Something To Say	Jessica Rey	Science	78	Podbean	58
87	The Social Work Bubble Podcast	Laura Swanson	Science	102	Buzzsprout	57
88	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	120	Buzzsprout	48
89	The Death Studies Podcast	The Death Studies Podcast	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	27
90	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
91	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
92	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
93	Antifragil Podcast	Omar Enfedaque & Tribal Uri	Science	144	Spotify for Podcasters	38
94	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
95	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
96	the Building Performance Podcast	the Building Performance Workshop	Science	93	Libsyn	38
97	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
98	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	28
99	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
100	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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