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 2026

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04/19/2026

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Episodes: 231

Frequency: every 20 days

Duration: 00:47:09

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (3 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. Rich and Tim (1 shows)

4. Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor (1 shows)

5. Sobhan Yahyaei (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Buzzsprout (16 shows)

2. Libsyn (16 shows)

3. Simplecast (12 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (10 shows)

5. Megaphone (6 shows)

Rank	Name	Artist	Main Category	Eps	Hosting	Score
1	Something You Should Know	Mike Carruthers \| OmniCast Media	Science	1341	Megaphone	58
2	Hidden Brain	Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam	Science	628	Simplecast	48
3	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	514	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	30	ART19	73
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	340	Simplecast	63
6	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	118	N/A	N/A
7	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
8	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	354	PRX	53
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	221	Simplecast	58
12	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
13	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	741	Megaphone	63
14	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	42	Libsyn	53
15	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
16	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	380	Audioboom	63
17	You Are Not So Smart	You Are Not So Smart	Science	346	Simplecast	53
18	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	67	Megaphone	53
19	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
20	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1093	PRX	63
21	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
22	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
23	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	301	Libsyn	52
24	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
25	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
28	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	325	Unknown	48
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	612	Libsyn	58
30	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
31	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	97	Spotify for Podcasters	32
32	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
33	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
34	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	292	Buzzsprout	52
35	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
36	芭樂人類學@左岸	芭樂人類學、左岸文化	Science	28	SoundOn	73
37	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
39	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
40	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	82	Captivate	53
41	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
42	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
43	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
44	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
45	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
46	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	595	Libsyn	37
47	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	199	Buzzsprout	78
48	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
49	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
50	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	329	Podbean	37
51	EPPP Study Podcast-	Circle Of Insight Productions	Science	104	Spreaker	38
52	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
53	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
54	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
55	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
56	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
58	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Let's Talk Forensic Psychology	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	22
59	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
60	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
61	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
62	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
63	SuperHumanizer Podcast	Dr. Hani Chaabo & Katie Bogen	Science	24	Buzzsprout	73
64	Jung in the World	Patricia Martin	Society & Culture	48	Blubrry	64
65	Tails from a Vet Tech	Tabitha Kucera	Science	57	Buzzsprout	73
66	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
67	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
68	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
69	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
70	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
71	Social Worker's Break Room	Treehouse Sound Inc.	Science	39	Buzzsprout	62
72	Therapy 101	JL McVey	Science	12	RSS.com	63
73	The Divorce Doctor	Elizabeth Cohen, Ph.D.	Science	65	Libsyn	73
74	The International Security Podcast	International Security	Science	28	Simplecast	58
75	Two Psychologists Four Beers	Yoel Inbar, Michael Inzlicht, and Alexa Tullett	Science	134	Fireside	48
76	The Social Work Stories Podcast	The Social Work Stories Team	Science	96	Podbean	47
77	Sex Life Science	Justin Gregory Briggs, Ph.D., LMFT	Science	70	Libsyn	58
78	The Ben & Jamesa Podcast: Conversations about Compassion, Curiosity, and Courage	Ben and Jamesa	Science	81	Buzzsprout	37
79	Know What You See with Brian Lowery	Brian S. Lowery	Science	48	PRX	53
80	The TBRI Podcast	Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development TCU	Science	107	Spotify for Podcasters	52
81	Alpha Male Strategies	AMS	Science	18	RSS.com	48
82	Social Work Sorted with Vicki Shevlin	Vicki Shevlin	Science	171	Buzzsprout	48
83	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
84	The Adoption Files	Ande Stanley	Science	168	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	PsychCrunch	The British Psychological Society Research Digest	Science	50	Libsyn	48
86	The Sociology Show	Matthew Wilkin	Science	213	Spreaker	43
87	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	75	Spotify for Podcasters	22
88	رادیو پانوراما	Sobhan Yahyaei	Science	29	Unknown	52
89	New Books in Anthropology	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
90	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
91	The Beverage Report Podcast	LSE Department of Economics	Science	67	Spotify for Podcasters	22
92	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	73
93	Amateur Psychology - Tay mơ học đời bằng Tâm lý học	Nguyen Doan Minh Thu	Science	104	Spotify for Podcasters	58
94	Southern Remedy	MPB Think Radio	Science	1638	Acast	44
95	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
96	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	198	Spotify for Podcasters	38
97	The Black Vault Radio w/ John Greenewald, Jr.	John Greenewald, Jr.	Science	25	Unknown	43
98	Messy Social Work	Rich and Tim	Science	122	Buzzsprout	48
99	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	78
100	Dead Men Walking: Conversations on Global Norms and Institutions	IFIT	Science	6	Captivate	38

Understanding Podcast Rankings and Trends in USA

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