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 18 Jul 2026

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07/18/2026

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Episodes: 255

Frequency: every 15 days

Duration: 00:48:09

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Circle Of Insight Productions (1 shows)

4. Charles Schwab (1 shows)

5. محمد فاضلی (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (16 shows)

2. Spotify for Podcasters (14 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (12 shows)

4. Simplecast (11 shows)

5. Podbean (9 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1360	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	632	Simplecast	48
3	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
4	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	549	Spotify for Podcasters	28
5	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
6	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
8	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
9	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
10	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
11	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
12	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
13	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
14	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
15	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
16	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	348	Simplecast	53
17	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	225	Simplecast	58
18	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
19	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
20	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
21	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
23	Beyond the Human	Beyond the Human	Science	41	Spotify for Podcasters	48
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
28	Psychology of the Strange	Tara Perreault	Science	52	Acast	73
29	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	202	Libsyn	48
30	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
31	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
32	دغدغه ایران	محمد فاضلی	Science	170	Spreaker	69
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
34	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	84	Captivate	53
35	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
36	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
37	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
38	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
39	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
40	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
41	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
42	The Observable Unknown	Dr. Juan Carlos Rey	Science	160	Podbean	48
43	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
44	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
45	Between the Lines	Institute of Development Studies	Science	82	Acast	84
46	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
47	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
48	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
49	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
50	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
51	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
52	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
53	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
54	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
55	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
56	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
57	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
58	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
59	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
60	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
61	Rad N Bad Podcast	Sean Yocum and Michael Carrero from Hickory Learning Group	Science	68	Spotify for Podcasters	47
62	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
63	Behavioral Scientist Reads	Behavioral Scientist	Science	6	Buzzsprout	52
64	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
65	Misguided: The Podcast	Matthew Facciani	Science	24	Substack	48
66	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
67	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	22
68	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
69	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
70	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
71	The Evolving Behavior Analyst	The Society for the Expansion of Behavior Analysis	Science	8	Unknown	32
72	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
73	The Restoration Psychology Podcast	Restoration Psychology	Society & Culture	5	Spotify for Podcasters	47
74	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
75	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
76	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	116	Spreaker	38
77	Money & Macro Talks	Money & Macro Talks	Science	60	Spotify for Podcasters	28
78	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
79	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
80	Game Theory	Game Theory	Science	120	Spotify for Podcasters	33
81	The Human Progress Podcast	HumanProgress.org	Science	87	Spotify for Podcasters	17
82	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
83	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	22	Libsyn	58
84	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
85	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
86	The Fly-Bottle	The Fly-Bottle	Science	35	Podbean	63
87	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
88	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
89	PSYC 101: General Psychology (DSM-5 Edition) Feed not publicly shared by the creator	David Bailey	Social Sciences	28	N/A	N/A
90	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	27
91	Podcast de Juan Ramón Rallo	Juan Ramón Rallo	Science	2307	Acast	28
92	Talking Child Development	ccfdau	Science	40	Podbean	42
93	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
94	Opinion Science	Andy Luttrell	Science	171	Buzzsprout	58
95	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
96	From the Spectrum: Finding Superpowers with Autism	Ryan Sumner	Science	145	RSS.com	52
97	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	97	Podbean	47
98	Ático Primera con Laia Castel	laiascastel	Science	174	Spotify for Podcasters	22
99	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
100	World Bank Group │ What Have We Learned? The Evaluation Podcast	World Bank Group / Independent Evaluation Group	Science	27	Podbean	31

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