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 Nov 2025

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11/19/2025

Average data

Episodes: 357

Frequency: every 30 days

Duration: 00:50:54

Top 5 authors

1. New Books Network (4 shows)

2. Marshall Poe (2 shows)

3. KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke (1 shows)

4. Hans-Hermann Hoppe (1 shows)

5. Dr. Shiri (1 shows)

Top 5 hosting

1. Libsyn (18 shows)

2. Megaphone (12 shows)

3. Buzzsprout (9 shows)

4. Spotify for Podcasters (9 shows)

5. Simplecast (8 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	Shot At Love	Kerry Brett	Science	245	Simplecast	58
5	Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life	Julie Lokun and Mika Altidor	Science	338	Simplecast	63
6	People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast	Zachary Elwood	Science	219	Simplecast	58
7	The Science of Happiness	PRX and Greater Good Science Center	Science	352	PRX	53
8	The Psychology Podcast	iHeartPodcasts	Science	478	Omny Studio	38
9	That UFO Podcast	That UFO Podcast	Science	1117	Audioboom	48
10	Therapist Uncensored Podcast	Sue Marriott LCSW, CGP & Ann Kelley PhD	Science	309	Blubrry	33
11	The Marginal Revolution Podcast	Mercatus Center at George Mason University	Science	0	Libsyn	57
12	Choiceology with Katy Milkman Details temporarily unavailable	Charles Schwab	Social Sciences	117	N/A	N/A
13	Mysterious Radio: Paranormal, UFO & Lore Interviews	Mysterious Radio	Science	22	Captivate	48
14	Mysterious Universe	8th Kind	Science	20	Megaphone	79
15	Somewhere in the Skies	SpectreVision Radio	Science	733	Megaphone	63
16	EverydaySpy Podcast	Andrew Bustamante	Business	238	Megaphone	38
17	Proxy with Yowei Shaw	Yowei Shaw	Society & Culture	28	PRX	69
18	Stanford Psychology Podcast Details temporarily unavailable	Stanford Psychology	Science	181	Buzzsprout	42
19	Skeptoid	Brian Dunning	Science	1092	PRX	63
20	Inquiry with Kelly Chase	Kelly Chase	Science	66	Megaphone	53
21	GraveYard Tales	Adam Ballinger & Matt Rudolph	Science	379	Audioboom	63
22	Drilled	Pushkin Industries	Science	263	Omny Studio	63
23	The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria	Matt Cicoria	Science	340	Libsyn	47
24	The Couples Therapist Couch	Shane Birkel	Science	300	Libsyn	52
25	Behavior Bitches	Study Notes ABA, LLC	Science	200	Captivate	38
26	The Social Work Podcast	Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW	Science	157	Unknown	43
27	The Pie: An Economics Podcast	Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago	Science	135	Megaphone	48
28	New Books in Critical Theory	Marshall Poe	Science	2014	Megaphone	59
29	ABA Inside Track	ABA Inside Track	Science	610	Libsyn	58
30	Sekke Podcast \| پادکست سکه	mehdi naji	Science	122	Acast	42
31	Multiverse 5D @ M5D	Luciano Dias Yassuda @ Multiverse 5D	Science	999	Spotify for Podcasters	43
32	Quantitude	Greg Hancock & Patrick Curran	Science	198	Buzzsprout	78
33	NASW Social Work Talks	National Association of Social Workers (NASW)	Science	149	Libsyn	58
34	Navigating Neuropsychology	John Bellone & Ryan Van Patten - NavNeuro	Science	199	Libsyn	48
35	Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg	Spencer Greenberg	Science	324	Unknown	48
36	The Bulletproof Musician	Noa Kageyama	Science	417	Buzzsprout	48
37	Perspectives on Public Space	JSTOR Daily	Science	7	Libsyn	58
38	Before Us	Erich Fisher and Helen Farr	Science	16	Buzzsprout	79
39	Dark Side Of Psychology	Dr. Elio Martino	Science	11	Podomatic	N/A
40	PIIE Insider LIVE	Peterson Institute for International Economics	Science	21	Libsyn	58
42	Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity	The Brookings Institution	Science	45	Libsyn	47
43	The Thoughtful Counselor	The Thoughful Counselor Team	Science	320	Libsyn	38
44	The Human Behavior Podcast	The Human Behavior Podcast	Science	291	Buzzsprout	52
45	New Books in Political Science	New Books Network	Science	600	Simplecast	63
46	Blurry Photos	David Flora	Science	424	Spreaker	49
47	Inquiring Minds	Indre Viskontas	Science	461	Simplecast	43
48	UCLA Housing Voice Details temporarily unavailable	UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies	Science	130	Buzzsprout	78
49	ABA Beyond the Data	J. L. Burton, MA, BCBA, LBA	Science	17	Spotify for Podcasters	38
50	Two Guys on Your Head	KUT & KUTX Studios, Dr. Art Markman & Dr. Bob Duke	Science	299	Blubrry Podcasting	38
51	Mind You with DK	Dakotah A. Carter	Science	4	Spotify for Podcasters	38
52	Statistics Made Simple Feed not publicly shared by the creator	Brad R. Fulton, PhD	Social Sciences	26	N/A	N/A
53	Digging a Hole: The Legal Theory Podcast	Digging a Hole Podcast	Science	80	Spotify for Podcasters	32
54	The Autistic VOICE Project	The Autistic VOICE Project	Science	53	Spotify for Podcasters	42
55	Philosophy	Cambridge University	Social Sciences	3	Unknown	49
56	Evolutionary Psychology (the podcast)	Dave Pietraszewski & David Pinsof	Science	63	Podbean	31
57	Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.	Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård	Science	100	Libsyn	32
58	گوش نیوش های دکتر شیری	Dr. Shiri	Science & Medicine	190	Unknown	33
59	Jung Chicago Radio	C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago	Science	151	Blubrry	59
60	The Litigation Psychology Podcast	Courtroom Sciences	Science	327	Podbean	37
61	Teamcast	Mission Critical Team Institute	Science	81	Captivate	53
62	The Perception & Action Podcast	Rob Gray	Science	594	Libsyn	37
63	New Books in Sociology	New Books Network	Science	3750	Megaphone	59
64	In Pursuit of Development	Dan Banik	Science	178	Simplecast	73
65	It’s a Very Exciting Time	Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose	Science	96	Spotify for Podcasters	52
66	Templeton Ideas Podcast	John Templeton Foundation	Science	87	Libsyn	72
67	Be Reasonable	Merseyside Skeptics Society	Science	83	Libsyn	49
68	Kohn's Zone	Alfie Kohn	Science	31	Blubrry	59
69	New Books in Science, Technology, and Society	New Books Network	Science	2001	Megaphone	53
70	Talks On Psychoanalysis	International Psychoanalytical Association	Science	100	Podbean	58
71	The Skeptic Zone	Richard Saunders	Science	937	Libsyn	49
72	Century Lives	Stanford Center on Longevity	Science	78	Megaphone	59
73	New Books in Public Policy	New Books Network	Science	2147	Megaphone	53
74	Public Health is Dead	Public Health is Dead	Science	15	Simplecast	69
75	Couched	Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC	Science	28	Acast	73
76	ABA on Call	CentralReach	Science	78	Libsyn	68
77	SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human	SAPIENS	Science	92	PRX	78
78	洪晃\|晃然大悟	洪晃\|晃然大悟	Science	213	lizhi.fm	38
79	The Alcohol 'Problem' Podcast with Dr James Morris	James Morris	Science	33	Buzzsprout	62
80	Converging Dialogues	Converging Dialogues	Science	506	Substack	53
81	A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	Science	10	Unknown	48
82	Behavioral Grooves Podcast	Kurt Nelson, PhD and Tim Houlihan	Science	489	Podbean	57
83	Stream Full Audiobook in Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind	hotaudiobook.com	Science	2000	Unknown	53
84	Influence Psychology and Persuasion - Mike Sweet - 10 Minute Coach - Develop and Discover	Mike Sweet	Science	22	Libsyn	32
85	Reverse Psychology	Reverse PsychCast	Science	10	Pinecast	79
86	Full PreFrontal: Exposing the Mysteries of Executive Function	Sucheta Kamath	Science	210	Buzzsprout	68
87	پادکست فارسی امروز فهمیدم Emrooz Fahmidam	احمد صديق پور	Science	53	RedCircle	73
88	The Science of Self	Peter Hollins	Science	245	Captivate	53
89	'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast	The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health	Science	422	Audioboom	38
90	Beyond the Couch: AI in Psychology	Ernest Wayde	Science	26	Captivate	68
91	New Books in Economics	Marshall Poe	Science	1574	Megaphone	59
92	Talking Ties: The Science of Social Networks	communicationssns	Science	11	Podbean	47
93	Joure-digar \| پادکست جور دیگر	joure-digar	Science	18	Podbean	37
94	VoxDev Development Economics	VoxDev.org	Science	336	Audioboom	52
95	Psychoanalysis & You	APsA American Psychoanalytic Association	Science	23	Unknown	73
96	The Medical Mind Details temporarily unavailable	American Psychiatric Association	Science	95	Libsyn	49
97	بودكاست آن	Arabcast	Science	44	Spotify for Podcasters	22
98	The Marrott Mindset	Devon Marrott	Science	13	Spotify for Podcasters	22
99	The Global Health Politics Podcast	Joseph Harris	Science	28	Buzzsprout	47
100	The Criminology Academy	Jose Sanchez and Jenn Tostlebe	Science	140	Podbean	48

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