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 19 Apr 2025

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04/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 309

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:44:48

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (6 shows)

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

3. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

4. Hetal Baman (1 shows)

5. Peter Hollins (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (15 shows)

3. Megaphone (11 shows)

4. Podbean (7 shows)

5. Spotify for Podcasters (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	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
4	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
5	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
6	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
7	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
8	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
9	Invisibilia	NPR	Society & Culture	89	Simplecast	73
10	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
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	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	734	Megaphone	63
15	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	27	Libsyn	53
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
17	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
18	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
19	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
20	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
21	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
22	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	611	Libsyn	58
23	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
24	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
25	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
26	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
27	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
29	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
30	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
31	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
33	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
34	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
35	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
36	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
37	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
38	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
39	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
41	Psychology Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Yale School of Medicine	Social Sciences	12	N/A	N/A
42	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3744	Megaphone	59
43	Sociology Ruins Everything	Matt Sedlar	Science	26	Spotify for Podcasters	42
44	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
45	The Social-Engineer Podcast	Social-Engineer, LLC	Science	200	Libsyn	57
46	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
47	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
48	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
49	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
50	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	147	Buzzsprout	73
51	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
52	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
53	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
54	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
55	Ideas of India	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	169	Libsyn	58
56	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
57	Under the Cortex	psychologicalscience	Science	100	Podbean	53
58	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
59	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
60	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
61	Psychotherapy and Applied Psychology	Dr. Daniel W Cox	Science	97	Buzzsprout	73
62	Higher Education with Dr. B Fran	Dr. Brittney Francis	Science	25	Acast	83
63	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
64	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
65	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
66	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	78	Spotify for Podcasters	58
67	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
68	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
69	Grey Dynamics	Grey Dynamics	Science	79	Acast	89
70	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
71	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
72	Paragraph \| پادکست پاراگراف	PersianBMS	Science	54	Transistor	48
73	How I Wrote This	Brett Gordon and Karen Winterich	Science	34	Spotify for Podcasters	38
74	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	365	Podbean	42
75	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
76	Poverty Research & Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty	Science	100	Libsyn	32
77	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
78	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
79	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
80	New Books in Gender	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	69
81	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Science	217	Spotify for Podcasters	33
82	UNICEF Iran	UNICEF Iran	Science	2	Buzzsprout	73
83	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
84	AEA Research Highlights	American Economic Association	Science	100	Libsyn	58
85	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
86	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
87	Global Health Pursuit	Hetal Baman	Science	79	Captivate	59
88	Talking Ties: The Science of Social Networks	communicationssns	Science	11	Podbean	47
89	New Books in Sex, Sexuality, and Sex Work	New Books Network	Science	521	Megaphone	53
90	The Abnormal Psychologist	Dr. Colby Taylor	Science	89	Buzzsprout	47
91	Forgotten Victims: The Forensic Interview	Modell Consulting Group	Science	36	RSS.com	58
92	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
93	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
94	The Social Work Lens	Vermont CWTP	Science	71	Podbean	42
95	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
96	The BRAVE OT Podcast \| Real Conversations with Occupational Therapy Trailblazers	Carlyn Neek - OT Entrepreneur Coach, Educator, Founder of ACTivate Vitality	Science	59	Libsyn	73
97	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2143	Megaphone	53
98	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
99	Introduction To Marx/Marxsim	John Molyneux	Science	14	Spotify for Podcasters	48
100	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22

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