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 Oct 2025

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10/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 273

Frequency: every 26 days

Duration: 00:50:49

Top 5 authors

1. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

2. Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW (1 shows)

3. Converging Dialogues (1 shows)

4. Brad R. Fulton, PhD (1 shows)

5. Stanford Psychology (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (15 shows)

2. Buzzsprout (13 shows)

3. Spotify for Podcasters (11 shows)

4. Simplecast (8 shows)

5. Megaphone (7 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	Boring History for Sleep	Velvet	Science	547	Spotify for Podcasters	28
4	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	345	Simplecast	63
6	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
7	Human Potential Lab	Scott Barry Kaufman	Science	482	ART19	69
8	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	384	Audioboom	63
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	500	Audioboom	48
10	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	358	PRX	53
11	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	120	N/A	N/A
12	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	20	Libsyn	53
13	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	280	Megaphone	38
14	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
15	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	72	Megaphone	53
16	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	224	Simplecast	58
17	Suspicious Minds: AI and the Apocalypse	Agoric Media	Science	35	ART19	73
18	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	269	Omny Studio	63
19	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	753	Megaphone	63
20	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	33	PRX	59
21	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
22	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1099	PRX	63
23	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	306	Libsyn	52
25	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
26	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
27	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
28	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	201	Libsyn	48
29	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
30	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	617	Libsyn	58
31	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
32	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	327	Unknown	48
33	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
34	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	342	Libsyn	47
35	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	63
36	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
37	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
38	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	138	Megaphone	48
39	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	202	Buzzsprout	78
40	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	151	Libsyn	58
41	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
42	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	29	Captivate	68
43	The Answer Is Transaction Costs Details temporarily unavailable	Michael Munger	Science	84	Buzzsprout	48
44	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
45	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	500	Podbean	57
46	The Sociology of Everything Podcast	Eric Hsu & Louis Everuss (Lou & the Hsu)	Science	41	Buzzsprout	57
48	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
49	Hayek for the 21st Century: Essays in Political Economy Audiobook	Friedrich A. Hayek	Science	8	Unknown	48
50	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
51	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	47	Libsyn	47
52	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
53	Heal NPD	Mark Ettensohn, Psy.D.	Science	71	Podbean	42
54	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	333	Podbean	37
55	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
56	Taboo Science	Ashley Hamer Pritchard	Science	72	Spreaker	69
57	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
58	Queens of Social Work	Queen P, LCSW & Queen H, LCSW	Science	97	Buzzsprout	78
59	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
60	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	68	Podbean	31
61	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	54	Spotify for Podcasters	42
62	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
63	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	0	Unknown	33
64	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	98	Spotify for Podcasters	52
65	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
66	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	33	Blubrry	59
67	Paranormal Almanac	Curt Sandvig	Science	368	Podbean	42
68	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
69	The Addiction Psychologist	Samuel Acuff and Noah Emery	Science	76	Spotify for Podcasters	22
70	The SIREN Podcast	Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network	Science	46	Transistor	68
71	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
72	Scott Carney Investigates	Scott Carney	Science	102	Spotify for Podcasters	32
73	超リアルな行動心理学	FERMONDO	Education	268	Spotify for Podcasters	28
74	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	600	Simplecast	69
75	Humans in Public Health	Brown University School of Public Health	Science	20	Captivate	53
76	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	511	Substack	53
77	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
78	One in Ten	National Children's Alliance	Science	151	Buzzsprout	73
79	The Science of Personality Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Hogan Assessments	Science	186	Buzzsprout	27
80	Drug Cultures	Unquantifiable Creations	Science	24	Spotify for Podcasters	28
81	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	50	Spotify for Podcasters	22
82	Sociology Sessions	A Sociology Experiment	Science	11	Spreaker	49
83	VoxTalks Economics	VoxTalks	Science	488	Audioboom	63
84	一口經濟學 bitesize economics	Charles Liao	Science	201	Spotify for Podcasters	38
85	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
86	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	293	Buzzsprout	52
87	The Leading Voices in Food	Duke World Food Policy Center	Science	293	Libsyn	72
88	Universal Disclosure Podcast (Investigating UFOs, UAP, and Spiritual Beliefs)	UFO Investigator Mike and Reverend Stu	Science	83	Buzzsprout	68
89	Cryptic Chronicles	Cryptic Chronicles	Science	100	Blubrry Podcasting	33
90	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	597	Libsyn	37
91	Choosing Better	Enoch Hill and Tim Taylor	Science	82	Spotify for Podcasters	58
92	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
93	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
94	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
95	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
96	Psychology After Dark	Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos	Science & Medicine	50	Squarespace	69
97	Dead Rabbit Radio The Daily Paranormal Podcast	Jason Carpenter	Science	1595	Libsyn	57
98	ABA Business Leaders	Stephen Smith	Science	180	RSS.com	63
99	Give Theory A Chance	The Society Pages	Science	73	Unknown	32
100	Why We Do What We Do	Abraham	Science	623	Spreaker	59

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