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 Aug 2026

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08/17/2026

Average data

Episodes: 325

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:47:46

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Mercatus Center at George Mason University (2 shows)

4. C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago (1 shows)

5. Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D. (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Megaphone (10 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	501	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	28	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
7	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
9	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
10	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
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	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	345	Simplecast	53
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
22	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
24	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
25	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
26	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
27	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
28	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	39	Spotify for Podcasters	48
29	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
30	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
31	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	168	Spreaker	69
32	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
33	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
34	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
35	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
38	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
39	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
40	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
41	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
42	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
43	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
44	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
45	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
46	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
47	Solutionary Voices	Zoe Weil	Science	24	RSS.com	52
48	Inner Propaganda with Owen Fitzpatrick	Owen Fitzpatrick	Science	100	Libsyn	68
49	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	95	Spotify for Podcasters	32
50	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	85	Spotify for Podcasters	17
52	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
53	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	62	Podbean	48
54	Femmes d'exception Feed not publicly shared by the creator	France Inter	Social Sciences	5	N/A	N/A
55	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
56	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
57	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
58	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
59	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
60	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
61	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
62	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
64	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
65	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
66	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	23	Substack	48
67	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
68	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
69	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
70	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
71	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
72	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
73	Aporia Podcast	Aporia Magazine	Science	152	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	Law of Attraction Tribe Podcast: Manifestation hacks and tips	Stephanie Keith	Science	399	Spotify for Podcasters	22
75	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
76	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
77	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
78	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
79	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
80	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
81	World Bank Group │ What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast	World Bank Group / Independent Evaluation Group	Science	25	Podbean	37
82	ABA on Tap	Mike Rubio, BCBA & Dan Lowery, BCBA (co-Hosts) & Suzanne Juzwik, BCBA (Producer)	Science	127	Buzzsprout	79
83	MissPerceived	Audiocrafty	Science	123	Acast	69
84	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	102	Spreaker	38
85	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
86	Behaviour Speak with Ben Reiman	Ben Reiman	Science	293	Podbean	52
87	APA Journals Dialogue	American Psychological Association	Science	31	Megaphone	48
88	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
89	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
90	Functional Relations	Zachary Bird, PhD, BCBA-D and Caleb Davis, PhD, BCBA-D	Science	50	Libsyn	68
91	MBT EN – Understanding Mentalization-Based Treatment	Jasper Manders	Science	45	Spotify for Podcasters	52
92	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
93	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	62	Spotify for Podcasters	47
94	Public Health is For Everyone	MJ	Science	59	Buzzsprout	27
95	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
96	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2253	Acast	28
97	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
98	David A. Hughes	Resisting the Global Technocratic Coup One Person at a Time	Science	142	Substack	43
99	New Books in Genocide Studies	Marshall Poe	Science	649	Megaphone	53
100	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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